5 Days of Harry Potter Inspired Fun ~ Nourishing My Scholar

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Why not enjoy some Harry Potter inspired fun? We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and what better way to do that, than to spend the next 5 days with Harry Potter!

In honor of the 20th anniversary we are kicking off with a collection of Harry Potter Inspired STEAM Printable Challenge Cards! STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. Are you ready for these 5 challenges?

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5 Days of Harry Potter Inspired Fun

So what are these Harry Potter inspired STEAM challenges?

Harry Potter Egg Drop: Can you use your wizarding skills to design a magical contraption to protect a raw egg during a high fall? We even made our egg into Harry Potter with a bit of Sharpie marker! He was the boy who lived…until the third drop!
Aragog Spider Web: How fast can you build a spider web, like you might find in the Forbidden Forest, using one container of dental floss?
Balloon Astronomy Tower: Use your magic to create the tallest freestanding astronomy tower out of balloons!
Peeves the Poltergeist Rocket: Can you build and launch a whirling Peeves the Poltergeist rocket that travels the highest average distance in three trials?
Gringotts Marble Run: Can you build a marble run similar to the Gringotts track that Harry and Hagrid rode on when visiting the underground vaults?

Harry Potter Inspired STEAM Printable Challenge Cards

This printable pack contains:

5 STEAM Challenges
5 Student Lab Sheets
5 Teacher Directions
5 Challenge Rules for each Harry Potter inspired challenge

If you need a little more Harry Potter inspiration be sure to check out my friend Kara’s post Welcome to Herbology and my friend Shawna’s post Harry Potter Has Taken Over Our Homeschool!