Dominoes Race for S.T.E.M. Activity
My kids where checking out YouTube videos fell across these dominoes races where they stack up hundreds of dominoes and make them do cool puzzles. They where so excited to try them out themselves they saved up their money for over a month to buy some. Once they got them I confiscated them and took them to school to use with my class. The Setup
<< At the end NO MATTER WHAT you start the race. >> (REFLECTION>> Afterwords you discuss what worked and what didn't and let them devise a new plan for the next round. ) Each day I did 2 rounds but could have easily done 3 with no complaints. As they started to work I realized they where learning much more than I anticipated. What They Learned
I gave each group several chances to create the track and each time it improved immensely. The first round they did't complete it. The next time they did, and the last time they finished it very well in less than 5 minutes. With all of this they had a blast and where begging to do the activity again and again. It convinced me to get a set just so I can have one on hand for my class. Check it out in action in the video below.
I had a blast and felt that this was one of the easiest setup for a S.T.E.M. activity with one of the best payouts of learning. Give it a try and let us know how it went for you.
Below is the set I purchased. I looked around a lot for my kids because they used their own money I wanted them to get the best value for their money. I found this one with 600 dominoes as well as machines included. The set worked perfectly and I could not find another that even came close for the price. It was enough for me to do the activity without any students running out of dominoes. I noticed that some of the wood pieces in the machine where loose so I put a small dab of Elmer's glue on them and they have worked great. Please Feel Free to share your success and challenges with this activity.
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Author- Jeff Hall is a techy-teacher.
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