STEM – an a-MAZE-ing project!

Normally, our STEM activities ask kids to work together in a team or partnership.  This is the only activity where they will work individually.  There are three parts of this activity:  1.  Brainstorming and Planning.  2.  Building  3.  Reflection and illustrating our final project.

This project is SO.  MUCH.  FUN.  Kids get a chance to view all of the materials they will have available to them (thank you Scrap Box!) and they begin to write a brainstorming list, along with a plan for their maze.  There are a few rules they must follow.  1.  Their maze must have an entrance on the opposite side of the exit.  2.  The marble must go OVER and UNDER something. 

The best part of this project, of course, is the building.  They have a TON of material to use, but they must construct something that follows the rules and works!  It’s so fun to watch them solve problems and use their creativity to make the mazes their own.  They all look very different and show their personalities!  They came home on Friday, so I hope you’ve had a chance to try out their mazes.