Marble Run Stem Project

Lego marble run use lego bricks to create a marble run.

Marble run stem project.

A marble run is a fun toy and a great way to learn about physics concepts like kinetic and potential energy. In general i prefer to make homemade play dough. It s similar to how a roller coaster works. Changeable magnetic marble run use pvc pipe clear tubing craft sticks and magnets to create components for a changeable magnetic marble run.

We recently learned about stem challenges from the james dyson foundation. Create a homemade marble run our latest stem activity for kids is all about physics. This week we took on 6 of these challenges. Do you think your marble will make it to the end of the track.

This is an awesome engineering challenge and would be perfect for a lego club. Just like a roller coaster. For each challenge a challenge card with the rules and instructions is supplied. Make sure that your magnets are strong enough to handle the weight of the components.

In this activity you will use recyclable materials to make your own wall marble run. Create a homemade marble run buggy and buddy explore physics by creating a homemade marble run at home and exploring what happens to the marble as you make changes to the track. You ll be creating a homemade marble run and exploring what happens to the marble as you make changes to the track. Building a cardboard chair a spaghetti bridge a cardboard boat a marble run a balloon car and a periscope.

For this project however i think that store bought works slightly better because it s a little more firm. Our cardboard tube marble run is the perfect reusable stem project made new each time it s put together. This keeps everyone occupied even the adults on an indoor day. You ll need 4 5 cans per marble run so if you re doing this with a stem club or class you may want to make your own play dough to save money.

That would be pretty cool.