Ready, Aim Launch into STEM!!! Get ready to launch your classroom into an engaging hands-on engineering challenge with the Paper Wad Thrower STEM Activity! This exciting project guides students through the Engineering Design Process as they design, build, and test a human-powered paper wad launcher using simple materials like craft sticks, rubber bands, and paper clips. With a real-world problem to solve—accurately hitting a trash can from 10 feet away—students will apply critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity to develop their ultimate paper-launching device.

This activity is perfect for introducing engineering concepts, forces & motion, and iterative design, while also encouraging teamwork and innovation. Whether used as a classroom competition, an engaging STEM challenge, or a bell-ringer warm-up, this lesson will have students eager to design, test, and improve their prototypes!

Why You Will Love This Product:

✅ Engaging & Hands-On – Gets students actively designing and testing real prototypes.
✅ Real-World Engineering Application – Follows the Engineering Design Process from brainstorming to testing.
✅ Creativity Meets Problem-Solving – Challenges students to think critically while having fun.
✅ STEM + Physics Integration – Covers accuracy, force, motion, and design constraints.
✅ Minimal Materials, Maximum Fun – Uses affordable, easy-to-find materials to make this activity accessible for any classroom.
✅ Perfect for Individual or Group Work – Can be completed solo or in teams for a fun class-wide competition!

Turn your classroom into an engineering lab and watch students light up as they compete to create the most accurate, effective, and creative paper wad launcher! This activity demonstrates the Engineering Design Process by having students design and build machines to accurately throw paper wads at a trash can. Great fun and educational too!