STEM Baggies Marshmallow and Toothpick Towers - Family Activities

STEM Baggies Marshmallow and Toothpick Towers – Meet the Teacher Station FREE

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Encourage a love of STEM by using these fun poems with your marshmallow and toothpick STEM challenge! Send these take home science baggies with students and motivate families to complete the challenge.

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Hi, I'm Chloe! I taught 3rd–5th grade math for 11 years, and every resource in this shop was built for real classrooms: low prep, high engagement, and a whole lot of sneaky learning.

Encourage a love of STEM by using these fun poems with your marshmallow and toothpick STEM challenge! Send these take home science baggies with students and motivate families to complete the challenge.

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I place these STEM baggies on each student desk during Meet the Teacher. I encourage my new students to go home and practice with their family before we do the challenge in class. You could also send them home at Open House or any other time of the year to increase family involvement! I hope the fun poem will motivate your families to participate!

The poem says:

“Family fun is sure to be had

If you take home this cool STEM bag.

It’s full of marshmallows – but don’t eat them YET!

Using only the materials in this small set,

Your job as a family is to build a tower as high as a cloud

When you are done, step back and be proud!”

*Doesn’t include marshmallows or toothpicks* 🙂

66 reviews for STEM Baggies Marshmallow and Toothpick Towers – Meet the Teacher Station FREE

  1. Amy Young –

    Such a fun easy challenge! Love!! Hoping to use this as a team building activity!

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  2. AMY C. –

    Perfect for back to school stem! Using it for the first day of school!

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  3. Georgianne C. –

    Thank you!

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  4. Rissa M. –

    Simple and effective STEM lesson for young students. Thank you for sharing.
    Ris

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  5. Tanecia J. –

    Awesome! Thank you!!!! 🙂

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  6. Buyer –

    Fun activity. Thank you very much.

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  7. Cathy D. –

    I I am looking forward to incorporating your STEM activities next year when my students and I are face to face again…I think this will be a great way for parents and students to interact with hands on activities.

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  8. Home Bruce –

    My students enjoyed this activity so much. I loved to see them learn and have so much fun at the same time it also helped them better their teamwork

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  9. Gail G. –

    Kids loved it but the results weren’t great.

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  10. Aisha S. –

    Thank you!

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  11. Teaching with Jenny- ELA for Middle Grades –

    This was perfect to send home STEM kits during Covid

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  12. Elizabeth K. –

    Love these!

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  13. Jennifer A. –

    My students loved this STEM activity. It was highly engaging and they really had to focus to complete it

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  14. elizabeth F. –

    Awesome

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  15. Jody B. –

    Thanks!

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  16. Kaitlin R. –

    My students loved this activity !

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  17. melissa B. –

    Thanks!

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  18. Alejandrina B. –

    Great way to start the year encouraging group work.

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  19. Lisa S. –

    Fun

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  20. Melissa H. –

    Great resource in my 7th grade classroom!

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  21. Julie F. –

    Loved this!

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  22. Melanie Tupaj –

    Thanks for clarifying what you put in the bag. Cute poem and good idea. Was looking for more details (satisfied in the answers to questions below) to know how to prep this activity for a station at a future even w/lot of participants so need to know quantities, provide directions etc. This has helped.

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  23. Elizabeth S. –

    This was a wonderful resource.

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  24. Tarsha B. –

    My students enjoyed this activity.

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  25. Rachel Warren –

    My students loved doing this as a fun challenge!

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  26. Shehna K. –

    Great Idea! Looking forward to using it this coming fall!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  27. Kristi Y. –

    Used this activity with my summer school students. They enjoyed it.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  28. The Lesson Lifeline –

    Adorable!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  29. Maribel Navarro –

    Students really enjoy doing this activity in class and then at home with parents. It allows me to see how they problem solve.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  30. Jessica H. –

    Love using this STEM activity with my students!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  31. Susie C. –

    Such a great resource!!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  32. Lorrie S. –

    Fun beginning of school activity!

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  33. Rosa D. –

    Great activity to promote team work!

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  34. Deborah O. –

    Thank you for this! My students were engaged!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  35. Maegen D. –

    Great resource!

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  36. Tracy D. –

    So much fun and grandparent’s loved having a fun creative activity to do with their grandchild during Grandparent’s Day.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  37. Barbara S. –

    Great resource!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  38. julie M. –

    Fun ideas for Parent Night or STEM Night. Engaging and easy to do.

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  39. Jodi D. –

    Great Resource. Kids enjoyed it! Materials were engaging and useful.

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  40. Joanna H. –

    My students loved this! Thank you so much! It is very helpful!

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  41. Jada T. –

    Very easy to use. My students loved it and were engaged!

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  42. Anna L. –

    I used this activity in class last year, but it has inspired me to start looking for similar activities that I can send home with my students in the future!

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  43. Lori K. –

    I was just looking for something fun for my students to do at home over Spring Break week with their families and this is perfect! I think it would be great for families to take pictures of their tower builds and send them to me so I can post them on our class tag page 🙂 Thank you for such a great take-home activity!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  44. Melissa B. –

    My STEM groups loved working with this resource to help supplement their learning of Geometry. They were engaged and on-task from beginning to end. It was very helpful for prepping for the activity to have this resource available and ready to go when students arrived. Thank you very much.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  45. Heather F. –

    We used this activity for a spring break camp. Ages 6-10. Students loved it!

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  46. Bobbi C. –

    I use this resource as a way to build community and collaborative relationships at the beginning of the year. The kids love it, too.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  47. Samantha K. –

    This was a fabulous resource to send out to my families as we explore structures!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  48. Teaching is Fourth –

    I loved this resource. It was a quick and easy STEM challenge to give to families from our school. They loved being able to share this with their families.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  49. Aimee Garibay –

    Great product! Highly motivating for students on my caseload.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  50. Lynn G. –

    Thank you for sharing this great resource. It worked well in my room.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  51. Nicole W. –

    THE LOVES THIS!!! I used it in class and challenged them to build the tallest tower! They were so engaged it was amazing!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  52. Lisa N. –

    Thank you for this resource! Thank you. It was helpful.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  53. Crystal D. –

    I loved these! Just wish I had more time to make the baggies!

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  54. Jennifer F. –

    Love this resource. Great way to involve the families and have the students participate in STEM at home, or in the classroom.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  55. Makana M. –

    Great STEM/STEAM challenge for my students. Really stretches their thinking.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  56. Kerrie M. –

    Fun activity for my students to participate in. The students were allowed to eat their project when completed.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  57. AC Designs Education –

    This what a take-home project that I sent with my kids on Open House night. It was easy and fun for the children to do with their parents.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  58. Patrice G. –

    I really liked using this resource in my class. It was fun and had no prep. It made family night a success. Thank you

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  59. cherelle R. –

    This worked will as a reinforcing activity for students with disabilities in a co-teach setting.

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  60. Aishah S. –

    Excellent bundle of resource. Very useful for 2nd grade students.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  61. Karen White –

    Used for end of year activity. Kept students engaged.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  62. Evanglene Griego –

    Great resource to leave for a sub or as a supplemental assignment to enrich understanding of content.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  63. Kelli A. –

    Great Meet the Teacher hand out!

    I love this for Meet the Teacher night! A yummy treat mixed with a fun, little STEM activity!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  64. Angela H. –

    Good STEM Start of Year Activity

    Changed the notes from family to classroom and used this to start the year. Kids loved the different activities.

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  65. Mary V. –

    Great resource

    This resource worked out great with good directions and easy to use activity

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

  66. Kim M. –

    Great Community Building Resource

    I love to keep students and adults at home engaged and excited in science! This is a wonderful way to accomplish that!

    (Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)

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