Name: Leap Day Hexagonal Activity Hands-On STEM Challenge
SKU: 3688
Price: 2.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Leap Day 2024 is right around the corner! If you are looking for Leap Year resources for our middle or high school students – add this one to your list! This activity will guide your students through a time of reflection on what changes they would like to see before the next Leap Year. Designed to be completed around Leap Day, this tool will facilitate self-evaluation and encourage students to set and make predictions about the next Leap Year.

This easy-to-implement activity is ideal for both middle school and high school science students. With no preparation required, educators can simply print the provided questions on a single sheet. Students are then guided to reflect and respond to six essential questions, fostering personal reflection and future-casting for the next Leap Year.

This activity is editable and can be used for any subject!

What is a Hexagonal Thinking One-Pager?

It’s a one-page worksheet with a hexagon split into six sections, each housing a unique and editable question. Your students get to answer questions like “How do you think technology or medicine will change by the next Leap Year, and what new inventions do you hope to see?” in their own creative way. The questions are completely editable, so you can change them to suit your needs.

Once they’ve filled out their hexagons and cut them out, it’s time for a class-wide brainstorm. Students find connections in their answers and link their hexagons together. For example, if a student responds that his most memorable activity was the Mystery Powders CSI Lab, and another student responds that she wants to do more Forensic Science Activities, then those hexagon sides will be matched together. The class continues to collaborate as they connect hexagons based on shared or complementary responses. The result is a colorful tapestry of interests.

The goal of these resources is to get students to open up, connect, and set goals for Leap Year 2028. It’s easy-to-use, customizable, and the perfect way to celebrate Leap Day in your class! Give it a shot, and watch your classroom transform into a community!

Included

1-page Hexagonal Thinking Activity with icons that can be colored (it is recommended that the students use colored pencils to color the icons and use a Sharpie to add their text after the icons are colored).
1-page Hexagonal Thinking Activity without icons

How to:

Celebrate Leap Year 2024
Leap Day 2024 Bulletin Board
Classroom Collaboration Activity

Four versions included.

2 PowerPoint Files:

Leap-Day-2024-Hexagonal-Thinking-Activities-Darker-Images
Leap-Day-2024-Hexagonal-Thinking-Activities-Lighter-Images

2 PDF Files:

Leap-Day-2024-Hexagonal-Thinking-Activities-Darker-Images
Leap-Day-2024-Hexagonal-Thinking-Activities-Lighter-Images

Sometimes, when printing PowerPoint files, it may be necessary to set the printer settings to “color” to retain formatting and images. However, not all schools allow color printing. If that is the case with your school, please print using the PDF files.

The darkness of printers varies, so I have included a version with “darker” images and a version with “lighter” images.

If you have difficulty with this resource, the quickest way to contact me is through the “Ask a Question” tab in my store. I will respond as quickly as possible, usually within a few hours or less.

You may also email me at stephanie@easyfunscience.com