STEM Olympiad
The resource packs below provide teachers with a range of curriculum-aligned, mini-STEM challenges that can be delivered in a range of formats.
Resource
In these activities, students are required to:
- construct the tallest tower possible only using limited resources.
- construct the strongest possible bridge only using limited resources.
- construct the strongest possible tower only using limited resources.
- convert a paper bag into a parachute with the slowest rate of fall using only the specified materials
- construct a gyrocopter with the slowest glide rate using one piece of A4 paper
- construct a box using one piece of A4 paper that holds the most volume
- construct a catapult that can throw a small projectile with precision and accuracy
- construct a wheeled vehicle that uses rubber band energy to propel it forward
- construct a greenhouse that can raise the optimal temperature in a short period of time or that has the most transparent surface area
- make the marble run the slowest through the pinball machine from start to finish
- construct a marble maze which has at least five challenging obstacles and allows players to complete the maze in the fastest time
- construct a functioning artificial hand using the suggested resources.