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!
You can purchase our Harry Potter Inspired STEAM Printable Challenge Cards at Teachers Pay Teachers.
5 Days of Harry Potter Inspired Fun
Check back every day to see what we’re doing to celebrate Harry Potter!
- Day 1 – Harry Potter Inspired STEAM Printable Challenge Cards
- Day 2 – Harry Potter Origami Sorting Hat Fortune Teller
- Day 3 – Wizard Math Printable Multiplication Board Game
- Day 4 – Harry Potter Activities for Kids
- Day 5 – 20 Awesome Harry Potter Gift Ideas
Keep the Potter fun going with Waldock’s Wizards and Wands! Waldock’s Wizards and Wands is a year-long study in which students will read the Harry Potter books, watch the movies, and study courses such as:
- Alchemy
- Astronomy
- Charms
- Enchantments
- Herbology
- Incantations
- Magical Creatures
- Muggle Studies
- Potions
- Spells
These courses are the subjects commonly referred to as language arts, science, history, art, and music.
Take a look at these other Harry Potter themed resources!
Check out our fun Harry Potter Chalk Pastel Teatime complete with themed snacks!
You may also enjoy these Harry Potter inspired posts:
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20 Books for Kids Not Ready for Harry Potter
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Harry Potter Homeschool Perfect for Young Wizards
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25 Books Your Child Should Read After Harry Potter
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5 Life Lessons We Learned from the Harry Potter Books
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20 Magical Books For Your Child To Read: After Harry Potter
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Harry Potter Christmas Tree
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Printable Harry Potter Valentines
How will you celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book?
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Oh my goodness! These sound so fun!! Pinned and shared.
Thanks so much! We had such fun with them!
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I’d really like to use these with my new class this term. They look fab. I might be being stupid but I can’t find a way to download them. Would really appreciate if you could help.
Thanks!
Hi Steph! Thanks for reaching out to me. Have you already received your subscriber welcome email with the password to the subscriber bonuses? Once you have the password go to the subscriber bonuses tab at the top of the blog page. From there you’ll click on the large square button that says FREE Subscriber PRINTABLES. That’s where it will ask for the password. Now you’re in and can click on any link to any of the subscriber printables. Let me know if you have any other problems.