Valentine's Day STEM Challenge-Building Conversation Heart Towers

This hands-on Valentine's Day activity tests students building skills while reinforcing important mathematical concepts. Students work independently or in partners to build the tallest tower they can using only conversation hearts.  A great February STEM activity that's now available in digital!  Your download includes:  Teacher directions with clearly written objectives, materials list, and steps 3-page printable for students Access to the digital version in Google Slides Parent note home for candy heart donations Skills covered: ♡ 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