Building Bricks STEM Women's History Design Challenge
Are your students ready to learn about Women's History? They will first construct their landscape (either using building bricks or paper). Then, students will receive one of the 30 challenge cards to solve a problem or add a creation to their landscape. They might need to build a school, a bridge, or even a moving "railroad" car and more!
Grades: 3rd - 5th
Teaching Duration: 1 hour
Are your students ready to learn about Women's History? They will first construct their landscape (either using building bricks or paper). Then, students will receive one of the 30 challenge cards to solve a problem or add a creation to their landscape. They might need to build a school, a bridge, or even a moving "railroad" car and more!
Grades: 3rd - 5th
Teaching Duration: 1 hour
Are your students ready to learn about Women's History? They will first construct their landscape (either using building bricks or paper). Then, students will receive one of the 30 challenge cards to solve a problem or add a creation to their landscape. They might need to build a school, a bridge, or even a moving "railroad" car and more!
Grades: 3rd - 5th
Teaching Duration: 1 hour
lesson overview
Break the Stereotypes with 30 Women's History Building Challenges!
Are your students ready to learn about Women's History? They will first construct their landscape (either using building bricks or paper). Then, students will receive one of the 30 challenge cards to solve a problem or add a creation to their landscape. They might need to build a school, a bridge, or even a moving "railroad" car and more!
This activity works well as an introduction to the engineering design process, in centers, or a Makerspace.
What's Included:
Teacher Instructions and Slides
Real-world Connection: Women's History
STEM Career Connection: First Female American Astronauts in Space
30 editable challenge or task cards
Engineering Design Process handout
Materials needed:
Building bricks
Paper plates or building brick base plates
Construction paper (optional)
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