Straw Maze Stem

Using straws in stem is such a great material for projects.

Straw maze stem. Paper plate maze stem challenge explained. All you need are straws paper tape and a marble. Invite students to work individually. Maze building with straws age 6 10 great activity to build steam skills.

We use a piece of foam board as the base of the maze and the walls are entirely made of straws. Directions for hexbug maze stem challenge 1. Then use a glue gun to glue down cut pieces of straw to make a fun maze path. This engineering design challenge allows them to build a maze using two simple supplies.

Kids can learn a lot from designing their own maze. Give each student one sheet of posterboard. This is a quick challenge one you can complete in one class session with materials you probably already have. We call it a straw maze.

The teacher s guide features several different materials you can us. Bendy straws similar to these were our favorite. Straw mazes use a cardboard box with the top cut off a flower box works really well to make a really fun diy marble maze for kids. Thicker paper will work better.

We use clear tape to hold the straws in place. Kids are fascinated with mazes. This engineering activity is great for kids from kindergarten age up through 4th 5th and 6th grades. Demonstrate how to attach straws to the poster board using tape.

Above you can see the bendy part of the pink straw. Kids learn elements of the design process such as the selection of the right materials for the task making sure the design is precise trying out multiple designs and testing to make sure it works properly. 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.