Lego Hour STEM Challenge Ideas


If you read my post on our Lego Spinning Challenge Wheel, then you're familiar with our re-vamping Lego Hour at the Library. But here's a brief summary: This school year, we've put a list of different building themes on a spinning wheel and each meeting, one participant gets to spin the wheel that will determine our challenge!

This post is going to be a list of what those challenges are. A PDF copy will be attached below.

Full disclaimer: This list is compiled from different web sites and I can't take credit for the ingenuity of many ideas. If you're looking for fantastic STEM challenges, check out The Lego Librarian. His challenges are incredibly creative and several have made my list.


This is our new Lego spinning wheel that we've started using.

For the tutorial on how it was made, visit this blog post!

There are 19 different challenges.

When the time came to make this list and write them on the wheel, I knew I wouldn't be able to remember them all so each challenge got it's own envelope with a brief description written out.

Some description sheets have pictures to share with an idea of what the end result of a challenge will look like.

Also, several of these description sheets involve other supplies that you'll need to be aware of and have access to on a dime's notice.

These are items such as blindfolds, marbles, a fan, water, etc.

This is a picture of my pile of envelopes and one description sheet.

Here's a list with links leading to some of the sites I took inspiration from...

My 19 Challenges
1. Spinner's Choice
2. Build a Scene From a Book
3. Double-Decker Races
4. Build Something From the Future
5. Alphabet Challenge
6. Build a Bridge
7. Group Masterpiece
8. Build the Tallest Tower
9. Build a Zoo
10. Lego Charades
11. Build a Maze
12. Build a Wind Racer
13. Epic Marble Run
14. Water Works
15. Ramps and Slides
16. Blindfold Builds
17. Build a House on Stilts
18. Turtle Races
19. Build a Castle With a Working Drawbridge

Click here for the PDF file of my list and printable description sheets
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