This 100-minute STEAM program helps 1st-grade students understand gravity and how Moon craters are formed. Kids start by jumping and feeling how gravity pulls them down, then they listen to a story about the Moon. Using a sandbox and different stones, they experiment to see how the weight and size of an object change the crater it makes. They learn cool facts, like how heavy and light objects actually fall at the same speed, which often surprises them. Finally, the students use what they learned to design their own lunar landscape and explain their “scientific” results.

Brief description of the STEAM program

In this STEAM activity, children will investigate, on the one hand, how craters are formed and, on the other hand, what is the impact of gravity is on the falling of different objects in size and weights. In addition, misconceptions about gravity are addressed. For example, children are often surprised that a feather and a stone fall at the same speed. By experimenting and exploring (e.g., experiencing gravity with objects, specifically stones), they acquire the necessary knowledge.

Age group/ Grade	Student numbers	Duration	Number of stages	Subject(s)
1st grade students	Whole class (max. 30 students)	100 minutes	4 stages	natural sciences, visual arts, native language (vocabulary expansion, awareness), mathematics