Fall STEM Challenge for Middle School and Corn Maze Halloween STEM Activity

Are you looking for the perfect fall STEM challenge to celebrate the season? Or how about a Halloween STEM activity to keep your students on-task in between celebrations? Check out this exciting fall STEM activity that is sure to keep your students' interest.

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First, students will learn about real-world corn mazes. Then they will use the engineering design process to design and build a 3D marble maze modeled after a corn maze. With detailed teacher notes, engaging student worksheets, a lesson slideshow, embedded background research, a grading rubric, and end-of-project certificates included, you only need to make copies and grab the materials from your cabinets to get started.

Grab this resource today so you can take a break from planning and know your students will still be learning and having fun as you enjoy the fall season!

This fall STEM challenge includes:

• PDF, Google, and Easel versions of the student materials
• Embedded background research links for students to learn about real-world corn mazes
• Detailed teacher notes that include suggestions for differentiation and implementation
• A slideshow to assist with lesson facilitation
• A rubric for easy grading
• End-of-project celebration certificates

Materials needed for the Halloween STEM challenge:

• Printed or digital copies of the student project packet
• The building materials for this project are flexible! You can use whatever you have available, such as building bricks, wooden blocks, shoeboxes, paper, straws, tape, cardboard, paper towel rolls, etc.
• Marbles
• Art supplies for decorating the mazes (optional)

What are other teachers saying?

★★★★★

“I'm always looking for new ways to use LEGOS with middle schoolers, and this is a great way!  Creating the maze was not difficult, but meeting all the requirements and making adjustments to the maze was a challenge.  The students enjoyed it.  Thanks!”

★★★★★

“My students loved this STEM challenge! I used it in October and they had so much fun connecting it to the corn maze down the street from us. It is a highly engaging activity that I will be using in my future years of teaching!”

★★★★★

This is such a fun activity! All ages love to play with LEGOS, and this gave them a challenging, but creative way to do it!

How can the fall STEM challenge be used in your classroom?

• Keep students learning and engaged throughout the weather changes and excitement that comes with the fall season and Halloween celebrations
• Use the challenge to keep students on task when you have unusual schedules or low attendance due to field trips, testing, assemblies, or other interruptions
• Give your students practice with problem solving using the engineering design process
• Introduce real-world STEM disciplines and professions
• Give students an opportunity to develop their 21st century skills, such as communication, collaboration, and critical thinking
• Assign the resource for extra credit, a holiday break packet, or an extension activity

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