Apple harvest studies with STEM

The first integrated studies subject the kindergarten students are studying is harvest. Within harvest there are many sub-categories and our first one is apples. Early fall is the time that apples are harvested. In this engineering experiment students had two pieces of paper to try to make an apple trapper to pick up the paper apples without letting their hands touch the apples.

Some students made the paper into tubes to try to scoop or suck the apples in.

Or used one tube to scoop the apple into another tube.

Some students folded the paper to make it stiffer when lifting the apples.

And some folded their paper in a way that worked like tongs. Although not every try was successful, everyone eventually found a way to grab those apples. They were excited to take them home and show their families. I was proud of their grit and determination when their tries didn't work. No one complained or quit. Great work, Bumblebees!