Building Bricks STEM Challenge Cards: STEM Careers FREEBIE

Updated: December 27, 2024

  • Type: Stage 1: Icebreakers & Teambuilding

  • Grade Level: 3 - 5

Introduce your students to STEM Careers with this free version of our STEM Careers Building Bricks Challenge Cards! Students will first construct their landscape (either using building bricks or paper) receiving one of the 5 challenge cards to solve a problem or add a creation to their landscape! This activity works well as an introduction to the engineering design process, in centers, or a Makerspace.

What's Included:

  • 5 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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