Society of Women Engineers-Houston Area Online STEM Challenge
Weekly online STEM challenges focused on getting students to learn that engineering is in their world every day.
Plan
New challenges and activity sheet posted weekly, Monday morning. Visit our website to see what the challenge is for the week.
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CreateFollow the guidelines and instructions. No need to purchase anything, simply use what you have around the house!
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Test
Post images and/or videos of your creation on social media. Make sure to follow the submission guidelines when posting to social media so that you are eligible to win!
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Submission Guidelines
Submit the link to your public images and/or video on social media below.
Image/Video must explain your design, showing how it works
Open to students: 6th grade through 9th grade
Winner will be announced one week after deadline.
$25 Amazon Gift card for each STEM Challenge Winner!
Submit the link to your public images and/or video on social media below.
Image/Video must explain your design, showing how it works
Open to students: 6th grade through 9th grade
Winner will be announced one week after deadline.
$25 Amazon Gift card for each STEM Challenge Winner!
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STEM Challenge #1 Opens Monday April 13, 2020 Balloon Car Race - Make and race a balloon-powered car using just a balloon, a plastic cup, straws, thread and rubber bands. (Activity Sheet) STEM Challenge #3 Opens Monday April 27, 2020 Marble Run - Cardboard. Sticky tape. Marbles. Can you build a run that keeps the marble going for at least a minute? (Activity Sheet) - Challenge #3 |
STEM Challenge #2 Opens Monday April 20, 2020 Spaghetti Bridges - Can you build a spaghetti bridge that's strong enough to hold a bag of sugar? (Activity Sheet) - Challenge #2 STEM Challenge #4 Cardboard Boat - This challenge will test your design and invention skills. Can you design and build a boat from cardboard that’s strong enough to float, even with a weight on board? (Activity Sheet) - Challenge #4 |
Activities Courtesy of Dyson Foundation.
