Stem car activities

Does your child love cars, trains, planes, and all things that go?! I've rounded up 17 of the Best STEM Transportation Activities for kids—just for you! Let's Go! Transportation Family Unit Study Before we get into all of the fun STEM activities, I have a newly released Unit Study that you'll LOVE: Let's GO! Transportation!

Most young kids are drawn to activities that make them create, think, discover, and invent. These STEM activities for young kids are perfect and so easy.

Challenge your little ones to build a balloon powered car in this STEAM challenge. A great way to do some junk modelling as well.

My students LOVE, LOVE, LOVE STEAM projects! This week we learned about the Wheel and Axle Simple Machine. A wheel and axle is a simple machine that has a “wheel” and a smaller axle that uses the two parts to rotate together to transfer force from one part to the other.

Learn how to build a car with square wheels that actually rolls! This tutorial will show you how to build a car with square wheels that rolls on a special track made from cardboard toilet paper tubes.

This is a fun engineering project for kids to do. Kids can transport toys, household objects, and small objects with this toy.

Students will create an aerodynamic car that can travel the greatest distance in the shortest amount of time. The car will travel down a ramp. Distance traveled will be measured from the bottom of the ramp.

Learn how to make a car launcher using just Popsicle sticks! Here is the best fun activity to do at home for kids!

This is a science STEM project that focuses on wheels and axels, friction, and aerodynamics. Students used recycled materials to create their cars. The unit ended with a big race!