Keva planks

With no glue and no connectors, how would you go about building this cube?

KEVA planks have become an essential to any STEM makerspace. See how Jessica uses KEVA challenge cards to address building in her library!

Mission: To create a contraption that has at least three phases and catches the ball at the bottom. Overview of Activity: Day 1: Overview of project - Practice build and have...

This post is taken from the archives of All Things Bright and Beautiful. I am always looking for new and creative manipulatives to add to...

This post is taken from the archives of All Things Bright and Beautiful. I am always looking for new and creative manipulatives to add to...

In this STEM activity and lesson plan, you are challenged to design the tallest tower possible using Keva planks, first with three planks touching the table, then two, and finally one. The engineering design process and 21st Century Skills are encouraged, as well as the growth mindset of persistence. Can be used as a remote learning lesson plan for elementary students.

The writings of a very intense, self-taught, amateur woodworker in a tiny basement workshop, who builds some really tricky stuff.

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Science Teaching Ideas for Elementary and Middle School Science with science lessons, science activities, and science units for NGSS and Utah SEEd

Here are five fun engineering challenges for kids to do with KEVA planks! If you’re not familiar with KEVA planks (the brand is Mind Ware), they are small wooden building blocks. You can use them to build all sorts of amazing structures without glue or connections – just stack them! We purchased ours two years […]