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Looking for low prep STEM activities that don't break the bank? These popsicle stick challenges are IT! Catapults are great to inspire a competitive edge, and the bridge STEM challenge offers high engagement. There is a HUGE wow factor with the exploding craft stick activity too!
Use these challenges for:
✅ Early finishers
✅ STEM centers or science stations
✅ STEM Fridays, Maker Mondays, or Tinker Tuesdays
✅ STEM sub plans or a sub tub. The directions and materials are easy to set up and straightforward to use.
✅ What You'll Get ✅
- Teacher Notes: includes terminology and differentiation ideas.
- STEM Challenge Tips: General tips for any STEM challenge.
- Sample photos of completed projects.
- Craft Stick STEM decor
- Recording page for each of the 5 main STEM challenges that guide the students through the engineering design process:
- ⭕ Area puzzler - use craft sticks to make the largest area possible (math concepts)
- ⭕ Craft stick catapult (kinetic and potential energy)
- ⭕ Bridge span design (weight, buckling, deflection)
- ⭕ Craft stick exploding structure (kinetic and potential energy, tension and compression)
- ⭕ Marble run (force and motion, mechanical design)
- Craft Stick Graphic Organizer to use with any of the above challenges or the additional task card challenges.
- STEM spinner page - spin a design challenge (great for independent work).
- Calculate the cost worksheets to create Bill of Materials
- Self-evaluation and rubric options
✂️ Materials Needed ✂️
You will need craft sticks (I recommend using large tongue depressor style sticks, or paddlepop sticks), basic office supplies like tape, binder clips, and rubber bands. You will also need a few large cardboard boxes. Safety goggles are also needed for the catapult and stick bomb challenges.
Get the Bundle of all Low Prep STEM with Simple Materials:
✅ What Teachers Are Saying ✅
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students loved all the activities. I loved that they were aligned to my math lessons, the area and perimeter one was a hit with the kids."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Love these! I used a few already, but have built them into my fall STEM schedule, as well. Fun and easy to prep."
Find more STEM at my blog momgineer
or at STEM Activities for Kids
Popsicle Stick STEM Activities Catapult Challenge Bridge Marble Run STEM Night
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Looking for low prep STEM activities that don't break the bank? These popsicle stick challenges are IT! Catapults are great to inspire a competitive edge, and the bridge STEM challenge offers high engagement. There is a HUGE wow factor with the exploding craft stick activity too!
Use these challenges for:
✅ Early finishers
✅ STEM centers or science stations
✅ STEM Fridays, Maker Mondays, or Tinker Tuesdays
✅ STEM sub plans or a sub tub. The directions and materials are easy to set up and straightforward to use.
✅ What You'll Get ✅
- Teacher Notes: includes terminology and differentiation ideas.
- STEM Challenge Tips: General tips for any STEM challenge.
- Sample photos of completed projects.
- Craft Stick STEM decor
- Recording page for each of the 5 main STEM challenges that guide the students through the engineering design process:
- ⭕ Area puzzler - use craft sticks to make the largest area possible (math concepts)
- ⭕ Craft stick catapult (kinetic and potential energy)
- ⭕ Bridge span design (weight, buckling, deflection)
- ⭕ Craft stick exploding structure (kinetic and potential energy, tension and compression)
- ⭕ Marble run (force and motion, mechanical design)
- Craft Stick Graphic Organizer to use with any of the above challenges or the additional task card challenges.
- STEM spinner page - spin a design challenge (great for independent work).
- Calculate the cost worksheets to create Bill of Materials
- Self-evaluation and rubric options
✂️ Materials Needed ✂️
You will need craft sticks (I recommend using large tongue depressor style sticks, or paddlepop sticks), basic office supplies like tape, binder clips, and rubber bands. You will also need a few large cardboard boxes. Safety goggles are also needed for the catapult and stick bomb challenges.
Get the Bundle of all Low Prep STEM with Simple Materials:
✅ What Teachers Are Saying ✅
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students loved all the activities. I loved that they were aligned to my math lessons, the area and perimeter one was a hit with the kids."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Love these! I used a few already, but have built them into my fall STEM schedule, as well. Fun and easy to prep."
Find more STEM at my blog momgineer
or at STEM Activities for Kids
