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Cup Pyramid Challenge: No-Prep STEM & Team Building Activity or Sub Plans

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Ready to print. Ready to go. Ready to engage.Looking for a no-prep STEM activity that works for a substitute teacher, a Friday afternoon, or your engineering design unit? The Cup Pyramid Challenge gets small teams of 3–4 students working together to build a 6-cup pyramid (3-2-1) without ever touching the cups with their hands. Using only a rubber band and 4 pieces of string, students must stretch, grip, lift, and place cups through coordinated tension and communication. It’s hands-on, noisy

5th - 9th

Classroom Community, Engineering, Other (Science)

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, MS-ETS1-1

Also included in: 5-Day Emergency STEM Sub Plans or Activities Project Bundle

Invention and Innovation Slideshow and Matching Game

Created by

Jason Braverman

Students do their best to sort a series of pictures into invention and innovation pairs. Then, there is an answer key and more information in a slideshow. Lastly, there is a link to a Buzzfeed article showing silly inventions; students should discuss whether they're really inventions or if they're innovations.

5th - 12th

Engineering

Roblox Studio Quest: Newbert's First Day | Intro to Game Design | No Coding |

Created by

STEM4Learning

This 5–7 day intro lesson drops students straight into Roblox Studio, where they navigate a real 3D game engine, build a rescue tower out of Parts (bricks), and develop the "developer mindset" they'll need for every coding lesson that follows. The hook? Meet Newbert — a little bird who quit on Day One because of a single error message. Students take the Developer's Pledge to be braver than Newbert and prove they have what it takes. No scripting. No prior experience. Just hands-on 3D building, pr

5th - 9th

Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, MS-ETS1-4

, MS-ETS1-1

Aviation Research Project

Created by

Rachel Paiz

This is a PowerPoint with one slide detailing what students need to research for an aviation project. This project focuses on the following: •Charles Lindbergh •Amelia Earhart •Jimmy Doolittle •Lawrence Sperry •Howard Hughes Due to there tremendous contributions to aviation.

4th - 12th, Adult Education

Engineering, Social Studies