
PK Center: STEAM Discovery-Tube Ramps Indicators: Geometry and Spatial Sense M2.2(3), M2.2(4), Patterns, Sorting/Classifying, Reasoning M4.3(3), M4.3(4), Observation and Inquiry SC1.1(3), SC1.1(4), SC1.2(3), SC1.2(4), Curiosity, Initiative, and Risk-Taking AL1.1(3), AL1.1(4), Creative Thinking, Problem-Solving, Reasoning AL2.1(3), AL2.1(4), AL2.2(3) (More...) You Will Need: cardboard tubes (variety of sizes) tape small ball (to fit inside tubes) Prepare the Center: Designate a portion of a blank wall for this activity. Place cardboard tubes and tape next to the wall along with a small ball. Suggested Activity: Invite children to tape the tubes to the wall in any direction they wish. Show them how to place the ball at one end of the tube. Does the ball slide to the other side? Encourage children to experiment with various angles. Extension: Challenge older children to line up tubes so the ball travels through one tube and into the next.

PK Center: STEAM Discovery-Tube Ramps

Indicators: Geometry and Spatial Sense M2.2(3), M2.2(4), Patterns, Sorting/Classifying, Reasoning M4.3(3), M4.3(4), Observation and Inquiry SC1.1(3), SC1.1(4), SC1.2(3), SC1.2(4), Curiosity, Initiative, and Risk-Taking AL1.1(3), AL1.1(4), Creative Thinking, Problem-Solving, Reasoning AL2.1(3), AL2.1(4), AL2.2(3) (More...)

You Will Need:

cardboard tubes (variety of sizes)
tape
small ball (to fit inside tubes)

Prepare the Center:
Designate a portion of a blank wall for this activity. Place cardboard tubes and tape next to the wall along with a small ball.

Suggested Activity:
Invite children to tape the tubes to the wall in any direction they wish. Show them how to place the ball at one end of the tube. Does the ball slide to the other side? Encourage children to experiment with various angles.

Extension: Challenge older children to line up tubes so the ball travels through one tube and into the next.