Gingerbread Boat STEM Challenge | Sink or Float

A file or printable companion for Boom Cards

by Smart Sprouts

Price: 300 points or $3 USD

Subjects: science

Grades: 13,1,2,3

Description: Looking for a fun and festive way to teach STEM this winter? This Gingerbread Boat STEM Challenge is the perfect hands-on activity to bring science, engineering, and problem-solving to life for your K–3 students! In this winter-themed experiment, students design, build, test, and improve a gingerbread boat to see if it sinks or floats. The activity is simple to prep, highly engaging, and packed with real science skills. This interactive challenge encourages young learners to make predictions, observe results, and think like engineers—all while having fun with a seasonal STEM twist. You can preview and try an interactive Boom Deck version of this activity here: https://wow.boomlearning.com/deck/q-4fmfQjAZAuPs3i8qa?ref=tpt ⭐ What’s Included Step-by-step PowerPoint (PPT) presentation Printable PDF version 🎯 Skills Covere 🧠 Standards Alignment (NGSS – K–3) K-PS2-1: Pushes and pulls affect motion K-PS3-1: Sunlight & warming (engineering tie-in) 2-PS1-1: Classify materials by properties 3-5-ETS1-2: Compare solutions using data K-2 ETS1-3: Test and refine designs 👍 Perfect For Winter science lessons December STEM centers Whole-class demonstrations Small-group science rotations Early finishers Sub plans Inquiry-based learning