Each week, I devote 30 minutes to give students a chance to work on something STEM related. 

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Whether they're building the setting from their book report, or completing a short 20 minute STEM card challenge, I want students working with their hands to build and problem solve  various challenges. 

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Looking for ideas? Here are five I've tried! 

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1. With only 5 sheets of paper, build a 15cm bridge that can hold as many paperclips as possible.

2. With 10 pipe cleaners and a plastic cup, build a holder that can support 50 pennies but still stay 5 cm off the ground. 

3. After finishing a novel, build a smaller scale version of one part of the setting.

4. Students have 20 minutes to build the tallest tower that can hold an apple at the top.

5. With 3 paper clips, tape, and a DASH robot, make a spear that can attach to DASH to pop a balloon. Then tape the balloon to the ground and have students write the code script to pop the balloon.

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