Marble Maze

STREAM Activity: Tinker a Marble Maze

Roll Into Engineering!

Activity best for children ages four and up

Engineering is all around us, from bridges and buildings to roller coasters and playgrounds! For Engineering Week, kids can become little engineers by designing their very own paper plate marble maze. This craft lets children experiment with angles, and pathways, and problem-solving as they figure out how to guide a marble through the maze.

VOCABULARY

  • Engineer: A person who designs, builds, and problem-solves.

  • Maze: A path or puzzle that you have to figure out how to get through.

GUIDING QUESTIONS

  • What can you do to help your marble find its way through the maze?

  • How can you change the paths to make the marble go faster or slower?

MATERIALS

  • Paper plate

  • Marble

  • Paper

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Tape

  • Straws

DIRECTIONS

STEP 1

Start with a paper plate.

Start with a plate

STEP 2

Gather popsicle sticks, straws, paper, tape, and a marble.

Collect your materials for your maze

STEP 3

Build paths and walls on the paper plate using the materials. You can make your maze any way you like.

Build out a path

STEP 4

Place the marble at the start and gently tilt the plate to move it through the maze.

Marble Maze