Marble Maze Chalenge

This challenge allows for open exploration time with the materials and then provides challenges for your child to complete based on how they respond to being able to first create a maze without restrictions.

Marble maze chalenge.

Follow our stem for kids pinterest board. Boys in years 3 and 4 created marble runs there are some very creative results. Create a magnetic marble maze. A metal pan that can be held and manipulated a baking or pizza pan is great option.

Are you ready to take on a fun stem challenge. Can you build a maze to successfully get a marble from start to finish. We would love to see you try this stem challenge. This is a simple no prep activity that had them busy for an hour.

Let students start creating and testing their paper plate marble maze. This post contains affiliate links. This is a great activity to work as a team with siblings parents or friends when not social distancing to figure out a solution. They must follow all elements of a real design process including brainstorming blueprints prototypes tweaking and testing their designs.

Once students are done creating and testing it is fun to have them try out each other s creations. The boys in years 5 and 6 had to use their lego blocks in a different way to make a lego marble maze or labyrinth. This at home stem challenge teaches teamwork and problem solving using nothing more than cardboard rolls tape and a marble. In this stem challenge for kids children will create a paper plate marble maze game inspired by pinball machines using a paper plate and a marble.

My boys decided to create a magnetic marble maze challenge using items we had on hand. For this magnetic maze activity you will need. This engineering activity is great for kids from kindergarten age up through 4th 5th and 6th grades. The challenge was a welcome back activity set for the boys in years 3 to 6 for their first cdt lessons this term.

In this activity your child will create a marble maze out of large straws and other materials.