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Welcome to All Things STEAM, a resource for offering library programming in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. When it comes to developing my STEAM programming, I have turned to a number of go-to resources that for inspiration and concept knowledge support. I've gathered links to those resources, my program how-tos, and other STEAM and maker resources for your convenience. I'm not updating this page very frequently anymore, but I still use it as a repository for my STEAM programs past and present as well as my favorite resources. Bookmark this page and get programming!

My STEAM Programs

Preschool Science Series:

Science Club, Jr. Series:

School-Age Science Series:

STEAM Programs:

Check out the School Library Journal STEAM Pinterest page, where I pin all sorts of STEAM programs for all ages from across the blogosphere.

Explore the BOOMbox, Skokie Public Library's outstanding STEAM space that is flexible (i.e., changing themes) and involves hands-on learning for all ages.

I've written about the take-home activity sheets I made for Preschool Science programs at my former job in Missouri. I've also answered some questions about the planning and implementation of Preschool Science programs.
Other Libraries & Librarians Doing STEAM

Resources for Explaining STEAM Concepts

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Welcome to All Things STEAM, a resource for offering library programming in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. When it comes to developing my STEAM programming, I have turned to a number of go-to resources that for inspiration and concept knowledge support.

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I decided to take on my own challenge of incorporating a STEM activity every day for a week. It turned out to be a huge success where both my students and I had a blast. Here were the various STEM tasks that they took on:
STEM activity 1: Newspaper towers!
For these towers, the only prep work is collecting old newspapers and rolling them into dowels. It is a bit tedious; however, if you get students to help you before or after school, it's not so bad! I gave mine classroom tickets as a thank you (read more about my ticket reward system in this post).

The only supplies students were given were: 7 newspaper dowels and two feet of painters tape. They were told that their "tower" needed to be a free standing structure (not taped to the table and not being braced by binders, etc.) and they were only allowed to use the supplies they were given. I did allow them to trade materials; they could trade in an unused dowel for five additional inches of tape or vise verse.

Each group had approximately 35 minutes to complete their tower. What they came up with was impressive:

A few groups even drew up plans for their designs (awesome!)

Once completed, we had about 10 minutes left in class for their creations to be put to the test. Their height was measured as was their strength. The tallest stood 2.5 meters tall (it was pretty weak). The strongest held 10 weights (approximately 5 lbs), very impressive!

These were the weights I used to test strength of the towers:

Here is one of them being tested for strength. It wasn't our top "winner", but it did well!

STEM activity 2: Army Man Launcher!

For this activity, The setup was pretty simple-just buying the materials and getting them laid out. Students were given: one cup, one army man, one spoon, six Popsicle sticks, two rubber bands two feet of tape (they got the tape separately so it didn't tangle) and two feet of string. They did not have to use all of the materials, but they did need to use at least 2.

This is how I prepped all of the materials on my lab cart (normally, I just put out the materials and have them help themselves since it's less prep for me, but I had more time so I decided to do it this way):

Students came up with some amazing ideas and we all had an absolute blast testing them out!

After they field-tested their inventions, I took them outside and they lined up and launched all at the same time. The farthest of the day when over 20 feet! Very impressive!

STEM activity 3: Popsicle Bridges!

For this activity, the set-up was simple. I separated the students desks by 1 foot, gave each group 25 Popsicle sticks and 3 feet of tape. Their goal was to make the strongest and most aesthetically pleasing bridge across the great desk divide! (So, I guess because of the artistic component of this bridge, this challenge could be classified as STEAM rather than STEM). Some students initially grumbled about having to air their bridge nice looking; however, when I explained that this is a real issue addressed when bridges are built because people don't want to look at an eye-sore, they want bridges to be beautiful!

Super easy setup for this one! Here are my lovely bundles of sticks:

The students really rose to the challenge and came up with some amazing bridge designs:

To test the strength of each bridge, I used the same half pound weights I tested the towers with. The winners of the day were able to hold between 5 and 7 pounds! Outstanding!

STEM activity 4: Designing Life Jackets for Babies!

I adapted this idea from one of the NSTA magazines. My adaptation uses: one rubber band, one plastic baby and one small peice of pipe insulation per students (This activity is cheap! The tiny babies came from a dollar store and were with the baby shower decorations and the pipe insulator was only $1.79).

The idea for this activity is that students need to design a life jacket for a baby. The head must stay above water, no matter how it enters the water. In order to keep them from getting too silly with a water activity that involves miniature plastic babies, we discussed the importance of something like this and the need for safety. They took their task seriously, but still had fun with it!

This was definitely much more challenging than they realized it would be. They spent the entire 40 minutes given to them trying to make it work. Many got very frustrated but then celebrated excessively when they finally figured it out. Overall, I would say they had fun with this one. This was the first individual task they had all week and they rose to the challenge.
STEM activity #5: The Unsinkable Ship!
The prep for this activity was fairly minimal. Each student got a 6×6 inch square of aluminum foil and about a 2×2 inch square of cardboard. Their goal: built/design a boat that could hold the most amount of mass before sinking.

Overall, I was impressed by the focus and the variety of boats I saw. I was afraid by giving them cardboard I would see a lot of flat-bottom boats; however, this was not the case! Many of the boat designs varied greatly and they seemed interested in how theirs would stack up against the others.

This week of STEM activities was astonishing to me. Not only did the students have fun, but they were so focused for every activity. Normally, I give lab sheets that they fill out as they go to keep them focused (typically these handouts include data tables, graphing, analysis questions and full written conclusions). For these activities I did not give handouts and they were just as focused without them. For some kind of follow-through, I did have them write about what they learned in their daily warm-up (what worked, what did not work, what they would do differently next time). I would highly suggest trying something like this in your classroom-allow them to play by giving a challenge and they will rise to the occasion, all while having fun learning!

-The Ardent Teacher

Want to try this in your classroom but don't have the time to create the handouts? You can now purchase the entire week's handouts as a bundle in my TpT store! Check it out!

If you enjoyed reading this post, check out this other week long STEM project I did about the Crashworthiness of cars!

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A few days ago I was putting together some containers of STEM materials for a class challenge and heard a student say this:

"I see straws in those bins. We use a lot of straws!"

Yes, we do! In fact, we use so many straws for challenges that I asked for straws to be added to our school supply list this year! So now I have one entire cabinet filled with straws. Just for fun, we counted the boxes one day and there were 40. FORTY. That is 4000 straws, just in boxes. There are also smaller boxes and bags, and more bags, and even more boxes.

Well, I asked for them! Right?

Let me show a little we have done with straws!

This is going to be a quick look at some of our challenges. If possible I have linked these back to blog posts of the past that would give you more details.

Amazing Mazes!

Above is a Quick Challenge called Straw Mazes. The walls of the maze were built of straws. A little bit of tape and that's about it! { Blog Post}

Yes, tennis ball towers!

Above is another Challenge called Tennis Ball Towers. This one has some unusual materials and a surprising constraint- kids must use all the materials. They get so creative!{ Blog Post}

Bridges and Boats

Above is a bridge challenge. This is one of the first STEM challenges I invented and I promise it was a throw- together- some- junk- and- see- what -they- build kind of challenge! We ended up calling these Straw Bridges (with Toothpicks)!{ Blog Post}

Bubbles and Bubble Wands

Above is M aking Bubbles! There is actually more to it than that. With a bunch of wacky supplies, kids make bubble wands! They LOVE it!

Platforms and Parachutes

Above is a Straw Platform! This was a little challenging since it had to hold weight!

Above kids are making a container to hold an egg. It was then dropped with a parachute! So, of course, we called this one Egg Parachutes!

Towers, Rescue Devices, Hoop Flyers, and Geodesic Domes

Above is a Straw Tower! The trick with this one was that the kids only received 12 straws! Ha!

Above is one of my all-time favorites! Kids had to build a rescue device and it had to wind up! Awesome and clever solutions were part of this one! { Blog Pos t}

Above is one of our most recent challenges! We made hoop flyers and experimented with changing variables. It was spectacular! { Blog Post}

Above is another recent challenge building Bucket Towers! We loved this one, too! The bucket had to be suspended and hold weight! { Blog Post}

Finally, you have another recent challenge about building Geodesic Domes! This was really, really fun! Check back next week because it may be my next Wednesday post!

"Why do we use so many straws?"

Because, my friends, they do not cost very much! I have FIFTEEN classes of STEM each week. I cannot spend a lot of money.

Advice: Ask parents to send in straws. And another little giblet of knowledge for you is this: The best straw you can get is from the Dollar Tree!

So what are you waiting for? Get some straws!

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A few days ago I was putting together some containers of STEM materials for a class challenge and heard a student say this: "I see straws in those bins. We use a lot of straws!" Yes, we do! In fact, we use so many straws for challenges that I asked for straws to be added to our school supply list this year!

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Lots of EPIC Simple Machine Projects for students to make using things around the house! Learn about simple machines for kids!

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You know what STEM is right? Science, technology, engineering and math. These are skills that kids really need to have a nice handle on- both boys and girls. We incorporate STEM into our homeschooling as much as possible.

Let me show you how we took the parts from an old broken toy and turned it into a motorized coloring machine. My kids call this coloring of the future!

Supplies You Will Need:

For the step by step instructions, you can read them here. Here is what the coloring bot looks like in motion.

More STEM Activities for Kids

STEM Activities for Older Elementary Age Kids STEM Activities for Kindergarten and First Graders STEM Activities for Preschoolers Nature Scavenger Hunt (with FREE Printable) DIY Telling Time Game The Curious Kid's Science Book

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Motorized Coloring Machine Kids Can Make

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You know what STEM is right? Science, technology, engineering and math. These are skills that kids really need to have a nice handle on- both boys and girls. We incorporate STEM into our homeschooling as much as possible. Let me show you how we took the parts from an old broken toy and turned it into a motorized coloring machine.

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It's a little bit science, a little bit art, and a whole lot of fun! We tried to see if we could mix colors through motion and came up with some awesome results.

Our color mixing tops were simple to make and used supplies that you probably already have at home. So, get out the craft supplies and get ready to have fun with this STEAM activity.
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Thin cardboard (recycled cereal or cracker box)

We used our circle template (the top of our Barrel of Monkeys) to trace a few circles on our cereal box. A drinking glass or a can would also work for your template. You only need one circle per top. We made four different tops to test our different color combinations.

After we cut out our circles, we divided them into four equal sections. Using our primary paint colors, we alternated the colors in each section. We used only two colors per top. My 5-year-old divided her circles in half, with each half a different color.

Once our paint was dry, I made a tiny hole in the center of each top. (Use a pair of sharp scissors or a paper clip to make the hole.) If you divided your top into quarters, the center is very easy to find. We then poked a toothpick into the middle of each circle.

They turned out so pretty! But, did they work? There's nothing left to do but try. We started spinning and were amazed to see the colors blend together. So cool!

I tried my hardest to get some good pictures, but it wasn't easy! Have you ever tried to photograph a spinning top in low light? Boy, is that tough! I got plenty of crummy pictures, but I was able to capture one that showed the color mixture effect. In the photo below. We were spinning our red and yellow top from the picture above. Can you see the orange? We also discovered that the tops divided into quarters blended the colors much better than the ones divided into halves.

I always love combining science and art. We always have so much fun!
Make this a family adventure:
Cost: Free. Use materials you already have at home.

Planning time: Under 10 minutes to gather supplies and set up a work space.

Notes: If you want to add more learning elements to this project, use an abbreviated version of the scientific method. Ask your question. Let the family make predictions. Then test those predictions. Were the results what you expected?
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Science + Art: Color Mixing Tops - Creative Family Fun

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It's a little bit science, a little bit art, and a whole lot of fun! We tried to see if we could mix colors through motion and came up with some awesome results. Our color mixing tops were simple to make and used supplies that you probably already have at home.

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Do you know the story of the Brooklyn Bridge? Twenty One Elephants and Still Standing tells the tale of the construction of this famous landmark, and serves as the inspiration for this week's Architecture and Engineering activity with a fun engineering science for kids challenge.

Twenty One Elephants and Still Standing tells the true story of the fourteen year construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, in easy-to-read verse with gorgeous, full page illustrations.

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Once the bridge was completed, it linked Brooklyn and New York City. But many were intimidated by its size, worried about its strength and questioned how long it would stand. P.T. Barnum, the creator of 'The Greatest Show on Earth', decided to stage a public spectacle to prove the bridge's integrity. He planned a circus in Brooklyn and marched his elephants, all 21 of them, through Manhattan and across the bridge to Brooklyn!

Engineering Science for Kids Challenge

For our Architecture and Engineering Activity this week, after reading the story, I gave Big M (age 4) a tray full of assorted recyclables and household objects and challenged her to build a bridge for 21 elephants. Our supply set up included the following.

Twenty One Elephants and Still Standing
Popsicle craft sticks
Paper towel rolls
Miniature red cups
Learning Resources Jungle Counters

The elephants for our challenge came from a set of jungle-themed counters from Learning Resources... and you might notice, some of our elephants don't have trunks because they are actually hippos!

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I let Big M take the lead on constructing with the materials, and she opted to use the cups and popsicle sticks to build her bridge.

When she could only get 3-4 across, she started building up...

... but found it a little wobbly, and opted for adding lanes instead.

In addition to engineering science, this also made for great counting practice. At age 4, she's working on counting to and beyond 20. She's pretty good up to about 15 before she starts to stumble. So we worked on counting all the elephants/hippos every time she added one more. Until, finally - all 21 were in place!

Want more great construction ideas for kids? Check out my latest collaborative ebook: Up! Featuring 30+ STEM challenge ideas to transform your child's block play into an endless, hands-on learning center. Download your ebook today and get more than 100 pages of printables to go alongside the activities included. Get yours today from the Playground Parkbench store.

I am super excited to be part of the month-long Storybook Science series hosted by Inspiration Laboratories. Check out all the activities this week featuring Engineering, and all the book-inspired science all month long!

If you enjoyed this week's Engineering Science for Kids challenge, be sure to check out all the posts in our Architecture and Engineering for Kids series. We add new ones every Wednesday! You can find them all on our STEM for Kids - Engineering board on Pinterest.

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We had SO much fun with out Ancient Greek Day that I am postponing my other scheduled posts to share these with you first! I absolutely loved them! The first activity we did was an Ancient Greek Architecture STEM Challenge!

We talked about how the ancient Greeks (and many other cultures still) used the post and lintel system because when you put a top (lintel) on several columns (posts), it can bear much more weight than any of the columns could individually...even if you added them up. We looked at pictures of the parthenon and other 2000+ year old temples built for the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece.

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece:

The STEM Challenge: I gave the kids a set of paper cups (each team had about 18) and two cookie sheets. I challenged them to build their own building using the post and lintel system. Make it as strong as possible! I invited them to test its strength by stacking books on top of it or (if they were really brave) to try standing on it! Of course, they immediately changed the challenge to building a 2-story tower that could hold their weight! They were super excited, and got to work right away!

Super Simple Supplies: paper cups and cookie sheets.

Results: They were all successful! It was wonderful! They needed some teamwork to balance everything as they climbed on top, but then each tower easily held their weight! One team even had three kids stand on it at the same time (total weight: well over 130 pounds)!! They also tested the strength of one cup by itself: one cup was easily crushed when the smallest kid in our group tried to stand on it (about 30 pounds)!

And the tallest one of all:

The kids happily spent about 30 minutes working on this and probably would have been happy spending another 30 minutes, but I made them put it away for two reasons: 1- I'd rather end an activity while everyone is enjoying it than after they start to be tired and frustrated, and 2- We still had a TON to do!

SCIENCE: Qualitative physics...unless you have older kids and want to make them calculate force and pressure distribution!

TECHNOLOGY: Web-based ap from The British Museum. You can also take pictures and make videos of the building and testing of your cup & cookie sheet towers!

ENGINEERING: Designing a tower, and making sure it stays up!

ART: Creating a "cool" looking building/temple/tower/whatever YOU want to call this challenge!

MATH: Qualitative concepts of gravity, force, and pressure...unless, again, you have older kids and want to make them calculate force and pressure distribution!

Older kids could also be challenged to make a building as tall as possible while still maintaining a minimum support weight (for example, How high can you make a tower that still supports 30 pounds?)!

Be sure to come back during the next few days to see all the Ancient Greece activities I have for you!!

Do you love science experiments and STEM activities? If science is your thing, you will want to check out the over 175 preschool science experiments and activities in my collection! This is an amazing resource organized by science type (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.)

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Ancient Greek Architecture STEM Challenge & Activities

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A popsicle stick catapult is an awesome STEM activity for kids of all ages! We love building catapults and have one out of A catapult is an awesome science activity but also incorporates math, engineering, and even technology. Check out how easy it is to make a popsicle stick catapult. It's a great screen free, STEM activity all year round! Grab some marshmallows too!

2 Simple Popsicle Stick Catapult Ideas to Build at Home

These popsicle stick catapults make a great STEM activity! We used technology to assist us in building our simple catapults. We used math to determine the supplies needed to build the catapults.

We used our engineering skills to actually build the popsicle stick catapults. We used science to test how far the catapults flung the items we chose.

Which popsicle stick catapult fired the farthest? Great start to finish STEM activity with simple physics science play at the end!

ALSO CHECK OUT THESE COOL CATAPULTS! Click on photos!

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Firing Power {marshmallows, pompoms, pencil top erasers}

Which will fly the farthest! Make predictions and test results. Why does one fly farther than the other? Read more about the science behind the catapult and simple way to create a catapult science experiment below!

POPSICLE STICK CATAPULT WITH RUBBER BANDS

This is a simple and quick popsicle stick catapult using just two supplies. The directions are clear. Please make sure an adult helps with making the grooves in the popsicle sticks. This requires a knife. Great practice winding rubber bands and counting out materials needed!

You can also check out a plastic spoon catapult or a LEGO catapult.

TURN IT INTO A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT!
Learn more about the scientific process and grab a free printable here.
You can easily set up an experiment by testing different weighted items to see which ones fly farther. Adding a measuring tape encourages simple math concepts that my 2nd grader is just really starting to explore.

Always start out asking a question to come up with a hypothesis. Which item will go farther? I think ______ will go farther. Why? Have fun setting up a catapult to test the theory! Can you design a different catapult?

This is an awesome way to reinforce what he is learning with a super fun activity. Additionally, you can encourage older kids to record the data from measuring all the launches.

Have your kids fire each material {such as a candy pumpkin, plastic spider or eyeball} 10 times and record the distance each time. What kinds of conclusions can they draw from the information gathered? Which item worked the best? Which item didn't work well at all.

You can also test out the amount of popsicle sticks used in the stack to create the tension need to launch the catapult. How about 6 or 10! What are the differences when tested?

POPSICLE STICK CATAPULT WITH BINDER CLIPS AND ZIP TIES

Here's our second popsicle stick catapult which may need more adult help, but it still quick! Gathering materials, counting materials, and following along is part of the learning process. He helped me start the zip ties and pointed to where they should go on the catapult. For this one we hot glued a bottle cap!
EXPLORE THE SCIENCES WITH CATAPULTS!
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First off this is a great simple physics activity for kids of multiple ages. What is there to explore that has to do with physics? Let's start with energy including elastic potential energy. You can also learn about projectile motion.

You can talk about stored energy or potential elastic energy as you pull back on the popsicle stick, bending it. When you release the stick all that potential energy is released into energy in motion producing the projectile motion.

A catapult is a simple machine that has been around for ages. Have your kids dig up a little history and research when the first catapults were invented and used! Hint check out the 17th century!

SIMPLE POPSICLE STICK CATAPULT ACTIVITY!

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Popsicle Stick Catapult Ideas for Kids STEM Activity

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A popsicle stick catapult is an awesome STEM activity for kids of all ages! We love building catapults and have one out of LEGO too! A catapult is an awesome science activity but also incorporates math, engineering, and even technology. Check out how easy it is to make a popsicle stick catapult.

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How strong is spaghetti? Challenge kids to invent a way to find out! This STEM challenge is a lot of fun, and you won't need much in the way of materials! Here are the materials we used:

1 package of spaghetti

2 sheets of styrofoam - purchased at Hobby Lobby

Books

Wooden blocks

We started our project by investigating how much weight spaghetti can hold when it's vertical. We quickly discovered that spaghetti is not very strong! It bends very easily, and breaks easily.

I asked the boys if they thought multiple pieces of spaghetti could hold more weight, and possibly even hold up a book. We tried sticking about 20 pieces of spaghetti into the styrofoam disk.

We decided to see if the spaghetti could hold up our large history book, and of course it could not...

We tried again with our test, and used LOTS of spaghetti. I can't remember how many pieces this was, but I think it was somewhere in the neighborhood of 200. One of the challenges of balancing weight on top of spaghetti is that it bends and sways very easily! We had good success putting another piece of styrofoam on top of the spaghetti, and then adding weight on top of that.

We were able to get 6 board books on top of the spaghetti! Not a ton of weight, but hey - it's spaghetti!

Then we devised a second test to investigate the strength of spaghetti when it is lying down horizontal. Aidan built a small bridge out of blocks and laid the spaghetti across the bridge. We were able to pull the spaghetti out of the styrofoam and use the same pieces.

Aidan put blocks on top of the spaghetti on each side to hold it in place. Then he started adding weight in the middle.

Surprisingly, the spaghetti held a lot of weight! I figured that it would be stronger this way than standing up vertically, but it was stronger than I thought it would be.

As Aidan added more weight to the center, he had to add more weight to the sides to keep the spaghetti in place.
What can we learn about the strength of materials from spaghetti?
This article from Scientific American explains what engineers are looking for when choosing the materials to design a bridge, and it has a neat experiment to test tension and compression in a bridge made out of spaghetti. This is probably best for kids age 13+, but parents and teachers can also summarize the information for youngest students. It's not difficult to read, and I definitely learned something!
Challenge kids to invent their own way to test the strength of spaghetti! Have fun investigating!

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How Strong is Spaghetti? STEM Challenge for Kids! - Frugal Fun For Boys and Girls

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How strong is spaghetti? Challenge kids to invent a way to find out! This STEM challenge is a lot of fun, and you won't need much in the way of materials! Here are the materials we used: 1 package of spaghetti 2 sheets of styrofoam - purchased at Hobby Lobby Books Wooden blocks We started our [...]

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Build a marble track with pool noodles and Duple LEGO® bricks! This is the perfect engineering challenge for a rainy day, or use it with a group of kids because it's fun for a wide range of ages. Duplo bricks create a very sturdy support structure for the marble run, which makes this project exciting and frustration-free.

Pool noodles are the perfect material for a marble run! If you don't have pool noodles, use foam pipe insulation from the hardware store. We actually had some of both on hand. The black sections are pipe insulation, which is pretty affordable. Check Dollar Tree for a great price on pool noodles during the spring and summer months.

Cut your pool noodles or pipe insulation in half using scissors or a serrated kitchen knife. The knife is faster and easier, but the scissors make cleaner edges. Then get out your Duplo bricks, and you're ready to go!

We started with a simple design. Aidan built towers with little walls to hold the pool noodle sections.

It takes a little tinkering to ensure that the pieces of pool noodle have the right amount of slope and that the angles are built just right.

After setting up this basic design, Aidan and Owen worked together to make one with two lanes.

Lots of fun!

Regular LEGO® bricks would definitely work for this as well. We chose Duplos because it was so much faster to build something of the size that we wanted. Maybe regular LEGO® bricks with paper towel rolls? That could be a fun building challenge!
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STEM Building Challenge for Kids: LEGO Duplo and Pool Noodle Marble Run

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STEM Leprechaun Trap Engineering Challenge