STEM Design Challenges

These STEM design challenges combine science, engineering, and agriculture, and they encourage create thinking. Students work in small groups to plan and build their own greenhouse, rain gauge, pea trellis, or pumpkin stand. They are given parameters for the project, but no exact instructions. Each design challenge is linked to New Jersey Learning Standards for kindergarten through fifth grade. If you have questions about these lessons, please contact: njagliteracy@gmail.com.

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Greenhouse

Students work together to build a mini-greenhouse.

Pumpkin Stand

Students work together to build a pumpkin stand.

Pea Trellis K-2

Students in small groups make a miniature trellis for indoor pea plants.

Pea Trellis 3-5

Students in small groups fashion trellises for pea plants in the garden.

Rain Gauge

Students work together to make a rain gauge from recycled bottles.