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20+ Fun and Constructive LEGO STEM Activities for Middle School

Easy LEGO Creations are one of those toys that have always stood the test of time for my kids. Even though my kids have access to video games and all kinds of other fun things to do, I’m still surprised how often they find their way back to those classic little bricks. If you are looking for a way to get your middle schoolers interested in learning again, these LEGO STEM activities for middle school are perfect!

All of them use LEGOs to make fun STEM activities that your kids are going to want to do over and over again. Here are 20 LEGO STEM activities for middle school.

If you are looking for a way to get your middle schoolers interested in learning again, these LEGO STEM activities for middle school are perfect!

LEGO STEM Activities for Middle School Kids

These LEGO STEM activities are all designed with middle schoolers in mind! Try one or try them all!

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Supplies for LEGO STEM Activities

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LEGO STEM Kits

Here are some LEGO STEM products you can use in your classroom!

All of these LEGO STEM sets have working, moving parts and are a great way to introduce complete STEM builds and activities to your students.

lego amusement park ride working set

LEGO Amusement Park Ride

lego pinball set

LEGO Pinball Table

lego fairground set

LEGO Expert Fairgrounds Set

lego tecnic mars rover

LEGO Mars Rover

lego amusement park game brick loot

LEGO Carnival Game

simple lego engineering kit

LEGO Simple Engineering Kit

lego space rollar coaster set

LEGO Space Roller Coaster

lego classics lots of bricks

LEGO Classic Lots of Bricks

lego pacman building game

LEGO Pac-Man Game

lego friends technical carnival lego set

LEGO Friends Beach Amusement Park

lego gear bots klutz

Klutz LEGO Gear Bots

klutz lego race cars

LEGO Klutz Race Cars

simple machines lego kit

Simple Building Machines

lego ferris wheel kit

LEGO Ferris Wheel

lego drones

Flying Drones Building Kit

lego solar powered robot

Solar Robot Building Kit

lego ultimate stunt riders challenge

LEGO Ultimate Stunt Riders Challenge

Fun and Constructive LEGO STEM Projects for Middle School

If your middle schoolers love LEGO, they will love these STEM project ideas using LEGO bricks! and check out more middle school STEM activities right here if you get tired of LEGO!

Middle school kids will have a blast with these middle school LEGO STEM projects!

Use LEGO bricks you already own to make this cool LEGO Rainbow. Other fun challenges could be to make a LEGO alligator, a balloon-powered LEGO car, a LEGO wave, a LEGO Eiffel Tower, a working LEGO toaster, or a LEGO submarine!

Get your kids excited to learn with STEM with the help of these LEGO STEM Challenge Cards. Older kids will like these middle school LEGO STEM challenge cards.

Learn about the life cycle of a tree with the help of this Life Cycle Earth Day LEGO Challenge.

Let your kids practice making their own clever LEGO Heart designs out of LEGO bricks.

This 28 Day STEM LEGO Building Challenge will help give your kid nearly an entire month of LEGO STEM challenges to try at home.

Learn how to code with this easy and screen-free Coding Binary Alphabet with LEGO activity.

Build a LEGO Cable Car that actually moves with the help of this clever tutorial.

This DIY Fidget Spinner with LEGOs is so easy to make and so much fun for kids to play with.

Let your kids design their own LEGO cage for their very own LEGO Zip Line.

Challenge your kids with this Building the Tallest Tower challenge to see who can make the tallest tower out of LEGOS.

See how far your LEGO characters can fly with this Lego Parachute Coffee Filter Activity.

Teach your kids how to make a tower that really holds up to the test of time with this Sturdy Tower.

Your kids will have a blast making their own destructive creations with this Wrecking Ball Challenge.

See what kind of cool Assistive Technology your kids can make to help out around the house.

This easy Lego Popsicle Stick Catapult Activity is a great way to incorporate STEM into your child’s playtime.

See what kind of Wind Powered LEGO Contraptions your kids can make with the LEGOs they have at home.

Your kids will have so much fun making these Carnival Games out of LEGOS.

If your kids love the LEGO movie, they will find this LEGO Movie Math Activity so much fun!

Teach your kids to tell time in a unique way by making this LEGO Sundial.

Your kids will have so much fun engineering this LEGO Marble Run.

If your kids are still bored after all that, challenge them to make LEGO carnival games!

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More LEGO Activities to Try

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How to Make a Lego Brick Using a 3D Printer

Easy Things to Build with LEGOs (using a Creative Brick Box)

LEGO Pyramid

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Mary

Sunday 6th of November 2022

I keep getting "page not found" for everything I click on. Trying to get Middle school Lego cards. I see 2022 on the web page so it can't be that old. Any suggestions?

Brenda MacArthur

Tuesday 29th of November 2022

You can find the middle school LEGO cards here.

Robin

Wednesday 19th of January 2022

I tried to print the Lego binary code and it will not print right, do you have any tips?