Why Teachers Love This Resource
Zero Prep, Plug-and-Play Lesson Plans:
Everything is ready to go. Simply print the templates, hand out simple household materials (CDs, bottle caps, ping pong balls), and let the learning begin!
Real-World Connections:
Uses the thrilling motion of figure skating to teach foundational concepts like rotational motion, angular momentum, centripetal force, and balance
Built-in Engineering Challenges:
Features 3 interactive class challenges ("The Marathon Runner", "The Precision Pilot", and "The Sumo Striker") to keep students engaged, predicting, testing, and refining their designs.
Ready-to-Use Figure Skating STEM: Spin, Balance & Build! (Ages 4–9)
Zero prep time for teachers—print, distribute, and start exploring right away! Includes ready-made template cards for kids to build their own spinning tops in minutes.
Student-Centered Learning That Sticks
Young learners understand science best through play. Our hands-on build activity uses figure skating as an exciting hook to teach balance, center of gravity, and rotation in ways kids ages 4–9 actually understand and remember.
Builds Critical Thinking Skills
Beyond simple crafts, children develop problem-solving and engineering habits. They’ll explore simple physics concepts, make predictions, and test their own spinning tops to discover how skaters spin super fast without falling over.
What’s Inside the Activity Pack?
Student & Educator Activity Sheets: Easy-to-follow guides explaining rotational energy, center of gravity, friction, and gyroscopic resistance in kid-friendly language Step-by-Step Craft Instructions: Clear instructions using everyday items (CDs, paper, markers, bottle caps, ping pong balls) to build a high-performance spinning top. Interactive Classroom Challenges: Inertia & Speed: Testing how edge weight influences spin time. Center of Gravity: Eliminating wobble for maximum balance. Stability & Force: Designing tops for dynamic classroom arena testing.
About the Creator
Dr. Scilla Roncallo is an academic and educational contributor involved in STEM learning and scientific research. Holding a doctorate, she has published research in materials science. She works as a key team member and volunteer with Little Scientists (Switzerland), where she contributes to website content, data analysis, and the creation of hands-on STEM educational resources designed to make science engaging for children.
What's Included in the Activity Pack
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STEM Activity Pack: figure skating
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Ready to Make Physics Exciting?
Stop struggling to keep students engaged in physics class. This complete STEM Activity Pack gives you everything you need to teach the physics of figure skating—and watch your students finally understand why it matters. No prep work. No confusion. Just powerful, proven lessons that work.