Makerspaces
Use cardboard, craft sticks, and hot glue to create an epic marble run! The marbles land in paper cups at the bottom of the track. This is a fantastic engineering challenge for kids. How should we position the sticks? Which path will the marbles take? How
March Madness Basketball STEM: This is a great STEM challenge for March. Younger students design and build a basketball shooter to launch a ping pong ball into a trash can, bucket, or cup. Older students design and build a basketball shooter as well as a
DIY Marble run- fun middle school speech therapy idea! Perfect for the middle school slp
Creativity: Engineering Project for Kids: Build a Straw Roller Coaster! Use straws to create a track that a ping pong ball will roll on. Fun STEM challenge for kids!
Make a Ball Maze Hand-Eye Coordination Game – Great boredom buster for kids!… Make a Ball Maze Hand-Eye Coordination Game – Great boredom buster for kids! Make a Ball Maze Hand-Eye Coordination Game – Great boredom buster for kids!
Want to make a fun DIY toy that moves? This kinetic carousel spins wildly and demonstrates potential and kinetic energy. Learn how w/ PBS Parents.
How to Create Makerspace Procedures that Work: AASL Knowledge Quest post
Science Peer Lesson: Paper plate and toilet paper roll marble roller coaster! Kinetic and Potential energy.
Simple Machines for Kids - 3 Ways to Move a Lion - Fun STEM activity for kids that will have them learning about simple machines (pulley, lever, wheel and axel). A science activity based on a kids' storybook.
A chain reaction contraption, also known as a Rube Goldberg machine, is a complex and often silly way to complete a simple task. Chain reaction contraptions rely on the transfer of
STEM Challenge: Build a water slide and then test it- with water! And, just for fun, add a toy figure to the slide to try it out! Have plenty of towels on hand! Great outdoor activity for kids this summer!
At AASL Knowledge Quest, I share about five makerspace books that had a huge influence on me when I was starting my school library makerspace back in
Build your own Rube Goldberg Machine™! Use this great list of task ideas to choose the type of machine you want to build, gather some of the materials on our big list and make your own machine. Super fun learning opportunities throughout the whole process
Back to school. STEM Challenges: This amazing challenge uses one basic material- Straws! Add a few more items and see if your students can build a suspended bucket that will hold weight!
Sphero Unit - Saving Superman by Karen Atkins
When it's interactive! Make artworks that sing, talk, or play sound effects when they're touched. Makey Makey allows you to control your computer using simple circuits you complete with your body. With Scratch, you can program your c