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STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners

Use these STEM design challenges to foster creativity and create new things! First, print
these cards double-sided and cut them out. Next, choose a design challenge to
complete with your family.

Create a maze for a

Design a structure that
marble using materials
balances on your hand.
you have at home.

Design a structure out

Build something
of rocks and
that floats.
natural materials.

Create a 3D sculpture Use something light

with three and something heavy
different textures. to build something tall.

Create a ramp that Design a fairy garden

makes toy cars go fast. that keeps the rain out.

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Name Date

STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners

Use these STEM design challenges to foster creativity and create new things! First, print
these cards double-sided and cut them out. Next, choose a design challenge to
complete with your family. (Back of cards - extension activities)

Extension
Extension
Now, can you create a
Now, can you create a
structure that balances on
maze using only three
your hand and is the same
household items?
height as your hand?

Extension
Extension
Now, can you design a
Now, can you build
structure out of rocks and
something that floats
natural materials that is
and holds ten pennies?
at least six inches tall?

Extension Extension
Now, can you use something Now, can you create a 3D
light and something heavy to sculpture with three
build something at least a foot different textures that can
tall that doesn’t fall down? hold something?

Extension Extension
Now, can you design a fairy Now, can you create a ramp
garden that keeps the rain that makes toy cars go fast
out and makes bugs happy? using something plastic?

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