STEM Speed Challenge™: Spring Edition Build • Design • Code

Bring the excitement of spring into your STEM classroom with this fast-paced collection of hands-on engineering, design, and coding challenges.

Students rotate through three engaging stations that encourage creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, and computational thinking while completing a spring-themed mission. Perfect for STEM classes, makerspaces, technology courses, enrichment days, sub plans, and spring learning activities.

Challenge 1: Build Spring Greenhouse Challenge

Students design and construct a freestanding greenhouse using only index cards and tape.

Requirements include:

• Freestanding structure
• Functional opening door
• Uses only provided materials
• Completed within the time limit

Students practice:

• Engineering Design Process
• Structural Design
• Problem Solving
• Creative Thinking

Challenge 2: Design Spring Keychain Creator

Using Tinkercad, students design a custom spring-themed keychain.

Possible themes include:

🌷 Tulip

🐰 Bunny

🦋 Butterfly

🥕 Carrot

🌈 Rainbow

🐣 Baby Chick

🌱 Sprout

Requirements include:

• At least three shapes
• Keyring hole
• Cutout feature
• Student initials

Students practice:

• 3D Modeling
• CAD Design
• Measurement Skills
• Creative Design

Challenge 3: Code Bunny's Garden Supply Run

Spring planting season has arrived!

Students program a Sphero robot to help a bunny gather gardening supplies and prepare a garden for planting.

Mission Stops:

🏠 Garden Shed

💧 Water Station

🌱 Seed Station

🌼 Flower Bed

🐰 Bunny Garden

Students use:

• Movement blocks
• Turns
• Pauses
• LED lighting
• Sounds or recorded messages

Students practice:

• Coding
• Sequencing
• Debugging
• Computational Thinking

What's Included

✅ Teacher Guide

✅ Materials List

✅ Spring Greenhouse Build Challenge

✅ Spring Keychain Creator Design Challenge

✅ Bunny's Garden Supply Run Coding Challenge

✅ Garden Route Setup Guide

✅ Route Station Signs

✅ Supply Collection Cards

✅ Student Reflection Exit Ticket

✅ Ready-to-Print PDF

Perfect For

• STEM Classes
• Technology Classes
• Makerspaces
• Library STEM Programs
• Coding Clubs
• Gifted Programs
• Spring STEM Activities
• Early Finishers
• Sub Plans
• End-of-Year Enrichment