STEAM Challenge Friday – Cup Stacking Challenge
Cup Stacking Challenge
Your kids will love this cup stacking STEAM challenge! You’ll need 3 simple materials and 2-4 friendly faces. Work as a team, using yarn and a rubber band to build the tallest the cup pyramid! Make it a fun game and challenge each other!
Materials:
-Rubber ban
-10 Cups
-4 pieces of yarn
For some art, add some fun designs to your cup. Use sharpie or stickers.
Instructions:
- Tie the 4 pieces of yarn to a rubber band.
- Start with the cups upside down.
- Add the rubber band around one of the cups.
- Working as a team, use the strings and rubber band to hold the plastic cup.
- Pull on the strings to open the rubber band to release the cup.
- If working with 2 kids, each kid has 2 strings. If working with 4 kids, each kids get one string.
- Continue using this strategy stacking all the cups into a pyramid shape.
Did your pyramid fall over before finishing all 10 cups?
How tall did you get your pyramid? Try measuring it!
Can you try 15 or even 20 cups?
Can you create a fun shape instead of a pyramid?
We hope you enjoyed this fun engineering and team building challenge. As always, feel free to leave comments and pictures below!
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xo Shiny Happy Kids