Build a boat that floats stem challenges

Learn how to make an aluminum foil boat that floats and explore gravity and buoyancy! Perfect boat challenge for kids 5-12!

Challenge the kids with a cork raft building challenge. Build a boat, that holds a family, floats and moves. Check out this awesome STEM challenge for kids.

These simple boat themed STEM challenges are easy, fun and great for all ages. The challenges work brilliantly for older children who can use them to

Ready to sail away? I never could have predicted how much STEM kids love to make boats. Building boats is one of the first projects we tackled a few years ago and they loved it so much. But, the boats we built were not sailboats. That didn't seem to matter to some of the

Working against a criteria & constraints list, students will make a boat designed for capacity and/or speed (new twists included in the newly-updated version of this challenge)!I think of this as an "anytime" STEM challenge, but it's perfect for the end of the school year and summer.

Duck Boat Challenge: My school started a STEAM Integration Committee a couple years ago with the purpose of improving STEM education on campus and making STEM a regular part of the education process across content areas. One thing the team has been able to get done is …

Try this STEM Activity Challenge at home or in the classroom!! In this activity students will work in groups to design and build a small boat from aluminum foil. They will then see how many pennies it can hold before it sinks. The goal is for each student to work with their group to build and modify their boat to hold as many pennies as possible. Materials (per group, 3-4 students): 2 aluminum foil squares that are 15cm by 15cm (1 square will be in case they make a mistake or want to…

Summer Camp STEM- fun projects for elementary students. Check this post for ideas to keep those summer camp kids busy and engaged!

STEM Water Projects- This include boats, pipelines, slides, towers, sailboats, & flood resistant structures. Students love the projects and you will, too!

STEM Challenge- It's a bestselling STEM Challenge. Building Boats is our favorite! Check this post to find out why!