Building Bricks STEM Challenge Mats - STEM Careers
Ignite your students' passion for STEM and engineering with our Building Bricks Challenge Mats! Designed for K-5 students, these mats offer 26 unique, hands-on design challenges that spark creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Each mat features an engaging scenario and open-ended prompt, encouraging students to think like real engineers as they build solutions using building bricks (such as LEGO® blocks).
Grades: K - 5th; Homeschool
Teaching Duration: 1 hour
Ignite your students' passion for STEM and engineering with our Building Bricks Challenge Mats! Designed for K-5 students, these mats offer 26 unique, hands-on design challenges that spark creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Each mat features an engaging scenario and open-ended prompt, encouraging students to think like real engineers as they build solutions using building bricks (such as LEGO® blocks).
Grades: K - 5th; Homeschool
Teaching Duration: 1 hour
Ignite your students' passion for STEM and engineering with our Building Bricks Challenge Mats! Designed for K-5 students, these mats offer 26 unique, hands-on design challenges that spark creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Each mat features an engaging scenario and open-ended prompt, encouraging students to think like real engineers as they build solutions using building bricks (such as LEGO® blocks).
Grades: K - 5th; Homeschool
Teaching Duration: 1 hour
LESSON OVERVIEW
Ignite your students' passion for STEM and engineering with our Building Bricks Challenge Mats! Designed for K-5 students, these mats offer 26 unique, hands-on design challenges that spark creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Each mat features an engaging scenario and open-ended prompt, encouraging students to think like real engineers as they build solutions using building bricks (such as LEGO® blocks).
These versatile mats are perfect for individual or group work and can be used as a standalone activity or as part of a larger STEM lesson. With challenges ranging from building a fence to help a zookeeper to a robot to help a robotics engineer clean up the classroom, your students will stay engaged and excited about STEM learning!
Features:
Editable Student Handouts: 26 unique engineering design challenges featuring STEM Careers
Editable Teacher Slides
Aligned with NGSS standards
Promotes problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking
Perfect for individual or group work
Versatile for use in various STEM lessons
Reusable and durable for long-term use (if laminated)
Benefits:
Makes STEM learning fun and engaging
Encourages hands-on exploration and experimentation
Supports cross-curricular learning
Easy to implement in any classroom setting
Provides hours of educational entertainment
Materials needed:
Building bricks
Handouts (preferably laminated)
Mesh bags or plastic storage containers (optional, but great for distributing LEGOs to individual students and then you can wash LEGOs in them in the dishwasher to sanitize!)
