Build a sled stem challenge

Need an easy to implement Winter STEM Activity? Try pairing it with a children's book you might already have! Literacy and STEM go well...

Looking for the perfect Winter - Christmas STEM Challenge to keep kids engaged in actual learning before winter break? In the Sled & Slope STEM Challenge, students build a sled and ramp designed to transport the sled the greatest possible distance. Perfect for your lessons on forces & motion and simple machines! Click through to the blog for all the details, including a full video walk-through so you'll know just what to do!

One of our favorite ways to increase student engagement during the craziness of the holidays is with STEM. To make it easy for teachers to implement STEM during this busy time in the classroom, we have compiled a list of 12 Days of Christmas STEM activities . Our Day 9 activity is build a sled .

Christmas STEM projects have been so fun to develop! Kids are already excited and this challenge worked so well! They loved building and decorating these sleighs! This unique idea will really present great problem-solving opportunities as your students pre-test their sleighs. It's an amazingly fun challenge!

Integrate STEM during the Iditarod! Students love completing this STEM challenge! Students learn about the history of dog sled racing by reading about the great serum race to Nome, Alaska in 1925.

Become a Christmas engineer with this simple sleigh building challenge using egg cartons! Kids will love this Christmas STEM challenge.

STEM Activity for kids, elementary age, middle school, or high school age. Build a snow plow and test different features. Who can make the strongest shovel? Who can make the best attachment mechanism. This is a super-easy, but FUN STEM challenge that uses common household or craft materials. Ideal for homeschool or classroom use #homeschool science #STEM

It's a challenge to keep students engaged when winter holidays are around the corner. These Christmas STEM activities are just what you need!

Build-a-Sled STEM Challenge: Use recycled materials to build a sled.

Snow ball fights, candy canes, and reindeer…time for some winter STEM activities for kids! Read on for 30 science experiments, math activities, engineering design challenges, and even coding fun - all with a winter theme! All these activities use simple materials and are perfect for the classroom or at home while stuck indoors.