Engineering Challenge Starter Pack

Looking for engaging STEM activities that are easy to implement and fun for students?

The Engineering Challenge Starter Pack includes three ready-to-use engineering design challenges that encourage creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving—all with minimal teacher preparation.

Designed by an educator with 25 years of classroom experience, these challenges are classroom-tested and flexible enough to use in STEM labs, classrooms, enrichment programs, makerspaces, and homeschool settings.

Inside You'll Receive:

🌬️ Blowing in the Wind

Students design and build a structure that can withstand the force of a fan while working through the engineering design process.

🧸 Teddy Bear Tower

Students use limited materials to design and build the tallest tower capable of safely supporting a teddy bear.

🎯 Teddy Bear Knock Out

Students engineer a device to knock a teddy bear off its platform while meeting specific design constraints.

Each challenge includes:

• Teacher directions
• Student handouts
• Design planning pages
• Reflection questions
• Easy classroom implementation

Perfect For:

• Elementary teachers (Grades 3–5)
• STEM & STEAM classrooms
• Engineering units
• Makerspaces
• Gifted & talented programs
• Homeschool educators

These ready-to-use activities provide meaningful hands-on learning while helping students practice the engineering design process in a fun and engaging way.

If you're ready to build a complete, repeatable STEM program, the 40-Minute STEM Challenge Framework expands on these activities with a comprehensive system for planning and leading successful engineering challenges all year long.