With these LEGO race car ideas, you can capture the excitement of your students as you challenge them to create the best simple LEGO car designs that will win a gravity-powered race. It’s no secret that LEGO bricks just on their own help develop problem-solving abilities, creativity, logical planning, spatial awareness, and hand-eye coordination. But …
Engineering Activities
A big part of STEM activities in elementary are engineering activities for kids. Constructing bridges out of various materials like this q tip bridge and testing them has long been a staple of the classic bridge building engineering challenge, but for this version, I used cotton swabs because I was out of toothpicks and it …
There are a lot of engineering activities for kids out there, but not all of them are easy. If you have spaghetti in your house (or any dried, long noodle), then you already have everything you need to create the spaghetti engineering project! Today’s project is extremely simple, yet teaches some important information about engineering, …
Did you know you can make a LEGO car even if you don’t have wheels? It seems impossible, but you can make a wheel-less LEGO car that works. Follow this easy tutorial for how to make a LEGO car without wheels. This is one of our favorite simple LEGO car designs. The beauty of building …
The paper airplane engineering challenge is a fun way to test kids’ design skills and makes a wonderful introduction to engineering activities for kids and as part of no-prep STEM challenges! One of my kids’ favorite things are paper airplanes. Any time my kids get a piece of loose paper, they try to turn it …
Have you ever thought about starting young engineers through using LEGO? One easy way to start an interesting engineering is how to make a LEGO sports car. Sleek and fast, this Convertible LEGO Sports Car looks like it could outrun anything that comes it’s way. Nothing like a fantastic red color to start off your …