STEM Challenges to try at Home!
- Design & create a really fun roller coaster for a ping-pong (table tennis) ball.
- Build a catapult that will launch a marshmallow. How far can you get it to go?
- Make a paper airplane that can carry pennies. See how far you can make it fly and how many pennies it can carry!
- Design & build a play-ground for marbles... include all of your favorite playground equipment!
- Build a bridge that can go between two chairs over the span of a foot. See how many small books it can hold!!
- Create something that will keep an egg from breaking when dropped from 4 ft. ...or even higher!! Design & create a really fun slide for a marble.
- Create a floating raft for “army guys” (or other small toys).
- Experiment with different materials & designs. See how much cargo (pennies) your raft can hold until it sinks.
- Can you create a way for the raft to move on its own? M
- ake a ramp with 2 jumps for Hot wheels cars.
- Build one jump for your car to go far and the other to go high!
- Build a tower out of just paper that can support a book. How many books can it hold? Try different shapes and sizes!