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STEM Challenge: Build Working Gears out of Popsicle Sticks

Here’s a fun STEM challenge: Build working gears out of plastic caps, popsicle sticks, and a cardboard box! This project demonstrates mechanical concepts using materials you probably already have. Kids will be able to explore how gears mesh together to create motion. We started our project with a sturdy Amazon prime box, an assortment of […]

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five different pictures with the words 5 engineering challenges with clothespins, clips and craft sticks

You do not need to buy expensive building sets! Challenge your learners and future engineers with these simple STEM activities that kids of all ages will love. These challenges will get your children to create all kinds of designs, even if they have short attention spans. Smaller children will enjoy exploring the materials and can practice hand-eye coordination. Older children will have a blast and can practice critical thinking skills.

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Engineering Challenges with Domino Chain Reactions (Printable Cards!) - Frugal Fun For Boys and Girls

Learn new tricks for domino chains with these awesome engineering challenges! There are 8 printable domino challenge cards which will inspire hours of fun!

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the ultimate guide to engineering challenges with simple materials for kids and adults, including building structures

30+ engineering STEM challenges with simple materials. Kids can tinker with bridges, catapults, boats, and more using recycled and inexpensive materials.

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25 amazing engineering activities for bigger kids that are fun and easy to do at home

Kids love to build, engineering projects seem just like play. With the emphasis of STEM and STEAM in the classroom, wouldn't it be fun to do some engineering at home? Engineering Projects for Kids We

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Get out the straws and try your hand at these 10 STEM activities for kids. Using straws kids will hit on math, engineering, science, and technology skills. Fun Schooling activity!

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Learn with Play at Home: 12 Engineering Activities for Kids

Your little engineers will really enjoy these 12 creative engineering activities. On a recent trip to Sydney, Australia, I spent a lot of time admiring (and photographing) the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge which is the widest and one of the longest steel arch bridges in the world. Quite the engineering feat! Between that and the world famous Sydney Opera House, I came back buzzing from my little getaway with lots of thoughts about engineering and just how important it is for our children to…

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the wrecking ball engineering challenge is an easy way to teach kids how to use it

If your kids love engineering, they will love this fun engineering challenge that combines engineering in two ways, structural engineering and demolition engineering. In orange wrecking ball engineering challenge, I challenged my kids to come up with a system where an orange could knock some plastic cups over without them throwing it or rolling it.

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fun engineering activities for kids. Hands-on projects, activities, and challenges that will get your creative little builders learning through play! #engineering #stem #stemeducation #elementary

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STEM Activities for Elementary Engineering Making a balloon car is fun and has lots of science and engineering in it. This was a terrific project. My students were given a variety of materials and asked to make a car that could be powered by a balloon. STEM projects for kids are a great way to introduce students to design thinking and engineering design process for kids.

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a collage of photos with the words build a parachute engineering challenge

Teaching physics can involve a lot of math, but there are fun ways to teach it as well. The parachute engineering challenge combines the study of physics with engineering in a fun STEM project that kids of all ages will enjoy. The older the children, the more you can talk about the math involved. However,

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