Gingerbread House STEM Challenge (Editable!)
🍬 Gingerbread House STEM Challenge | Editable Winter STEM Activity
Add some academic rigor and creative fun to your classroom this holiday season with this Gingerbread House STEM Challenge! This hands-on, standards-based activity keeps students learning, problem-solving, and collaborating before Winter Break — all while designing and building their own gingerbread houses.
Perfect for STEM Fridays, pre-holiday activities, or cross-curricular math and engineering projects!
🧱 Students Will:
1️⃣ Design their gingerbread house
2️⃣ Budget expenses to purchase materials
3️⃣ Build their creation (and make additional supply purchases, if needed)
4️⃣ Reflect on their design choices, challenges, and outcomes
✏️ What’s Included:
- Fully editable PowerPoint version so you can customize materials and prices
- Budgeting and design templates
- Reflection and evaluation pages
- Teacher directions and setup guide
💡 Editable for Any Grade Level!
- For upper elementary or middle school, costs are written as decimals to reinforce real-world math skills.
- For younger students, easily adjust prices to whole numbers.
- Customize materials to match what’s available in your classroom!
📝 Note: The editable portion of the PowerPoint uses the font “KG Blank Space Solid.” Download this free font to maintain formatting consistency.
🎄 Perfect For:
✔️ Pre-Winter Break STEM fun
✔️ Math and engineering integration
✔️ Group projects and team challenges
✔️ Problem-solving and budgeting practice
✔️ Makerspace or design lab activities
