This February, our students at Trillium Montessori explored motion and design through a fun and creative Bow and Arrow STEAM project. Inspired by Valentine’s Day, this hands-on activity invited children to use simple materials to build and test their own mini bow-and-arrow models.
As they worked, children observed how force and tension create movement. They tested how far their arrows could travel, adjusted their designs, and compared what happened when they changed the strength or angle of the pull.
In Montessori learning, activities like this encourage exploration, problem-solving, and teamwork. Children learn by doing, discovering scientific ideas through curiosity and experimentation. Each giggle, adjustment, and test shot showed how science can be both joyful and full of learning.
