Description
Team-Based Engineering Activity for Grades 3–8
Put your students' engineering skills to the test with this exciting Survivor Island Raft Rescue STEM Challenge!Students work in teams to design, build, test, and improve a raft capable of transporting supplies to safety. This hands-on STEM activity encourages collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity while following the Engineering Design Process.
Perfect for STEM class, science enrichment, engineering units, makerspaces, summer school, gifted programs, substitutes, or end-of-year activities!
This challenge is designed to be completed in 30–45 minutes, making it an easy, low-prep STEM activity that keeps students engaged from start to finish.
What's Included?
✅ Teacher Guide
✅ Mission Briefing & Challenge Overview
✅ Team Roles & Responsibilities
✅ Team Agreement
✅ Raft Blueprint & Planning Pages
✅ Build Log
✅ Testing & Results Recording Sheet
✅ Engineering Reflection
✅ Teamwork Self-Assessment
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Terms of Use
15 Total Pages
Students Will:
- Apply the Engineering Design Process
- Work collaboratively in teams
- Design and build a functional raft
- Test and improve their design
- Record and analyze results
- Reflect on teamwork and problem-solving skills
Perfect For:
⭐ STEM Class
⭐ Engineering Challenges
⭐ Science Centers
⭐ Summer School
⭐ Gifted & Talented Programs
⭐ Makerspaces
⭐ Team-Building Activities
⭐ Early Finishers
⭐ End-of-Year Activities
⭐ STEM Clubs
Grade Levels
Grades 3–8
This challenge is designed with flexible reflection and teamwork components that allow it to work across upper elementary and middle school classrooms.
Why Teachers Love It
✔ Low-Prep
✔ High Engagement
✔ Collaborative Learning
✔ Real-World Problem Solving
✔ Encourages Creativity
✔ Easy-to-Follow Student Pages
✔ Perfect for a Single Class Period
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Description
Team-Based Engineering Activity for Grades 3–8
Put your students' engineering skills to the test with this exciting Survivor Island Raft Rescue STEM Challenge!Students work in teams to design, build, test, and improve a raft capable of transporting supplies to safety. This hands-on STEM activity encourages collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity while following the Engineering Design Process.
Perfect for STEM class, science enrichment, engineering units, makerspaces, summer school, gifted programs, substitutes, or end-of-year activities!
This challenge is designed to be completed in 30–45 minutes, making it an easy, low-prep STEM activity that keeps students engaged from start to finish.
What's Included?
✅ Teacher Guide
✅ Mission Briefing & Challenge Overview
✅ Team Roles & Responsibilities
✅ Team Agreement
✅ Raft Blueprint & Planning Pages
✅ Build Log
✅ Testing & Results Recording Sheet
✅ Engineering Reflection
✅ Teamwork Self-Assessment
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Terms of Use
15 Total Pages
Students Will:
- Apply the Engineering Design Process
- Work collaboratively in teams
- Design and build a functional raft
- Test and improve their design
- Record and analyze results
- Reflect on teamwork and problem-solving skills
Perfect For:
⭐ STEM Class
⭐ Engineering Challenges
⭐ Science Centers
⭐ Summer School
⭐ Gifted & Talented Programs
⭐ Makerspaces
⭐ Team-Building Activities
⭐ Early Finishers
⭐ End-of-Year Activities
⭐ STEM Clubs
Grade Levels
Grades 3–8
This challenge is designed with flexible reflection and teamwork components that allow it to work across upper elementary and middle school classrooms.
Why Teachers Love It
✔ Low-Prep
✔ High Engagement
✔ Collaborative Learning
✔ Real-World Problem Solving
✔ Encourages Creativity
✔ Easy-to-Follow Student Pages
✔ Perfect for a Single Class Period
Follow My Store!
Be sure to follow Once Upon a Dream Teaching for more STEM challenges, engineering activities, PBL projects, literacy resources, and classroom-ready lessons!
