ENGAGE STUDENTS IN A REAL WORLD STEM ACTIVITY! Make learning fun with a STEM Challenge! For the Marble Run STEM challenge, students are asked by a toy company to design and create a marble run. The STEM Process: Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't. Students would enjoy completing this as a MakerSpace activity or as a STEM center. Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM Teachers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom! Aligns with NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards). What Teachers are saying about Marble Run STEM Project: "Thank you for all of your hard work putting these STEM projects together! My students' favorite school activity/project is STEM Fridays!" - Michelle M. "My students are currently loving this activity, as they are really loving mazes at the moment! This is my second time using a STEM resource of Carly and Adam's. I love the planning pages, it really gets the kiddos thinking about their design beforehand and working together to combine their individual ideas with their group members! " "Great activity for the last week of school! My students really liked making up their own marble run!" - Lauren P. "This was one of our all time favorites for STEM activities at the end of the school year. The students worked hard and loved the process of figuring out what would work best. Your students will love this STEM activity!" - Christie M. Includes: Teacher Instructions with Photo Student STEM Journal Student Instructions Student Prediction and Testing Pages Student Reflection Pages NGSS Standards TpT Digital Version for Distance Learning with Google Classroom Digital Activity: To use Easel for Distance Learning, select "Open in Easel" on this listing. Material List: Paper Plate Marbles Construction Paper Scissors Tape Follow us! TpT Store Facebook Instagram Twitter Other STEM Challenges your students will love! May End of the year STEM Challenge Bundle Water Bottle Flipping End of the Year STEM Activities Paper Plate Marble Run End of the Year STEM Activity Bubble Wand Maker End of the Year STEM Activity June / July Summer STEM Activities Bundle States of Matter Slime Maker STEM Activity Fourth of July Air Powered Firework STEM Activity Toolbox Fathers Day STEM Activity Fishing for Math Fact Fluency STEM Activity Aligns to NGSS: K-2-ETS1-2 Engineering Design Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given  problem. K-2-ETS1-3 Engineering Design Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs. 3-5-ETS1-2 Engineering Design Generate and compare multiple solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.