This STEM activity was all about teamwork.  The story goes… There once was a lonely worm who set said on the sea.  When suddenly a storm hit!  The waves were so huge that it capsized poor Fred the worm’s boat.  As fate would have it, Fred was able to climb on top of his boat.  However, his life preserver was stuck underneath his boat.  This is where our challenge came in.  The children had to work as a team to get the life preserver out from under the boat, get it on Fred, and flip his boat back over…all without letting poor Fred sink.  They only had four small metal tools, and could not injure (stab) Fred, or touch him with their hands.  It took a few tries, but almost all teams were successful when they listened to each other, and worked together.  This proved to be a very frustrating challenge for many.  However, I was impressed at how many teams did a nice job of working together to accomplish their goals.