December STEM Challenge: Building Peppermint Towers Holiday Activity (Christmas)

This engaging December STEM Challenge activity brings hands-on fun to the weeks before Christmas break while reinforcing important math concepts with a holiday theme. Students work in partners to build the tallest tower they can using only peppermint candies. A great holiday party activity...or perfect for those peppermint leftovers later in the month! Your download includes: ✔ Teacher directions with clearly written objectives, materials list, and steps ✔ 3-page printable for students ✔ Parent note home requesting peppermint donations   In this December STEM activity, you'll find: 1) Fun, hands-on student practice with math & science skills including: collecting data in a table and bar graph comparing numbers using greater than, less than or equal to adding with 3 or more addends subtraction with regrouping mean (average) scientific method & inferring composing written explanations with logical steps 2) An engaging building activity that is perfect for: holiday parties whol