Today, my classes completed the Cup Challenge! We loved it! The point of this was for students to practice their new lab team roles and develop some teamwork guidelines. Each team gets 6 cups, string, and rubber bands. Using just string and rubber bands, students must make a pyramid with the cups. No touching the ... Read more

Red Cup STEM Challenge for Kids - these simple STEM challenges are perfect for kids of all ages and use things like red cups that you already have at home. Tons of fun with science, tech, engineering and math from Kids Activities Blog!

With the start of the school year coming Monday August 27th, I felt the urge to do a bit of planning of the first week to feel like I accomplished something. I also still want to blog about the 3-d…

Last year the cup stack was one of my FAVORITE team building activities (see post here). So, naturally, I wanted to give it another shot! The Cup Stack is a fun, yet challenging activity that promotes team work. The supplies are basic: cups, string, rubber bands. I go ahead and tie the string to the rubber bands so it is ready to go. I make a few for groups of 4 and a few for groups of 5, this way no matter what the numbers are in the classroom I can make it work. I start by asking students…

Do you ever have an "Ah-ha" moment? Let your child have one of those moments while learning with this red cup STEM challenge.

This is a great beginning of the year/end of the year cooperative challenge. Students needed to work together using a rubber band and string...

Get hands-on with this Rubber Band Powered Cup Launcher DIY project for beginners! Learn everything you need to know with step-by-step instructions and create something awesome!

This is a great beginning of the year/end of the year cooperative challenge. Students needed to work together using a rubber band and string...

Last year the cup stack was one of my FAVORITE team building activities (see post here). So, naturally, I wanted to give it another shot! The Cup Stack is a fun, yet challenging activity that promotes team work. The supplies are basic: cups, string, rubber bands. I go ahead and tie the string to the rubber bands so it is ready to go. I make a few for groups of 4 and a few for groups of 5, this way no matter what the numbers are in the classroom I can make it work. I start by asking students…