Lego engineering

I love LEGO creations that teach! These LEGO engineering challenges, or STEM challenges, are perfect for kids of all ages, from preschool to kindergarten to early elementary.

Here’s a fun STEM project for kids that is perfect for warm weather – build a LEGO® water wheel and experiment with fluid dynamics. It was actually not shockingly hot over the July 4th weekend (we live in Texas), and we enjoyed playing outside with LEGO®! First, Aidan used duct tape to secure some base […]

Dust off your Lego Mindstorms kit with these 5 Engineering Projects! Great for electives, extracurricular clubs, and engineering classrooms.

Here’s a fun STEM building challenge for kids! Set up this bridge building activity and challenge kids to construct a sturdy LEGO® bridge that spans the width of the river. I love activities like this because they are beneficial and engaging for a wide range of ages. In order to build a bridge, kids need […]

So cool. Build a Spirograph drawing machine with LEGO. Fun hands on engineering project for kids | STEM | STEAM

Here are two fun LEGO® machines to build – a paper crimper and a circle drawing device! Challenge kids to build these designs or invent their own. This is a great project for a LEGO® club! What other machines can you build to do something with paper? Maybe a folding machine? We found the paper […]

Here’s another fun LEGO® building challenge – engineering wind powered LEGO® contraptions! We wondered what (if anything!) we could build out of LEGO® bricks that could be powered with the wind from an electric fan. Surprisingly, we came up with some neat things – various wind mills and even a wind powered LEGO® car. Challenge […]

LEGO water activity for building dams and exploring the flow of water. One of the many cool ideas in the Unofficial Guide to Learning with LEGO book.

Simple Machines for Kids: LEGO Pulleys STEM Building Challenge. Learn about simple machines and mechanical advantage with this fun engineering lesson!

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