Engineering with Paper Plates

 Paper plates are cheap and easy to find materials for an assortment of STEM challenges and activities!

This pack of 5 STEM engineering challenges uses paper plates in a variety of ways!

All you need is a large pack of paper plates and a few other supplies.  Many of which you should be able to find at school!

Paper plates can be cut, rolled, folded, or torn in a number of ways.  These challenges get them thinking!

While these STEM engineering challenges are a lot of fun, the Minute to Finish It pack using paper plates is really engaging.

Click here to check out the pack!

These 8 quick STEM challenges can be done in a single day or over the course of a few days!  The kids form a team and then do 8 different activities with paper plates and a few other materials.

One of my favorite activities from this pack is the Plate Flipping!

Can your team flip and catch the highest number of paper plates using just one hand?

Materials (per team):

-1 paper plate per person

-timer

Click here to check out this pack in my TPT store!

Do your students like emojis?

Why not try to make some paper plate emojis in this STEM challenge?

This is a challenge that my kids always want to do more than once!

Click here to check out this challenge.

What are some of your favorite materials to use for STEM activities and challenges?  I am always looking for cheap and easy to find materials for the STEM challenges and activities that I create for my own classroom!

Time to try some STEM challenges and activities in your classroom!