Science/Engineering Challenges

Throughout the year, we use small 1-week STEM challenges to give kids a break from their quarter long projects. These are usually 1-2 day projects that promote team building, collaboration and quick problem solving. The students are given a challenge with specific time constraints, partners, and limitations. Below are highlights from just a handful of these challenges we have done throughout the last 2 years of this class.


I have also included some of the challenge sheets below for easy access to the project requirements!

Index Card Towers

Addison Marschman & Kenrick Schoenrock

Cups, Cubes and Craft Sticks

Jace Snook & Chandler Dragoo

Foil Boats

Aiden Pavelka & MaiLee Garner

Candy Corn Towers (Ben Starr & Aldo Ramos)

Pringle Rings Challenge (Aiden Novotny)

Balloon Powered Cars (Korey Nippert, Landon McBride and Leah Bridgmon)

Kinetic Sculptures (Aiden Pavelka & Kenrick Schoenrock)

Classroom Catapults (Reese Stone, Leah Bridgmon, Korey Nippert, Jace Snook & Dalton VanLaningham)

Solo Stacking Cups Partner Challenge (Destiny Vocelka & Molly Hansmire)

ESU 5 Robotics Competition (Addison Marschman, Korey Nippert, Landon McBride, Aiden Novotny)

Cups, Craft Sticks and Cubes!
Pringles Challenge
STEM Balloon Powered Cars.pdf
STEM Aluminum Boats.pdf
Solo Cup Challenge
STEM_ Index Card Tower Challenge.pdf

Classroom Catapults

Walker Nickel tests his classroom catapult using a marshmallow.

Kinetic Sculptures

James Martin and Daniel Creekbaum test their Kinetic Sculpture using wind power (blowdryer).