Celebrate STEM with a Cardboard Carnival
The perfect way to hone engineering skills.
Exciting rides for thrill seekers!
Try your luck at the arcade.
A haunted funhouse
Join the parade!
Use the links below for project details
Exciting rides for thrill seekers. Students can use a variety of simple machines to make a merry go round, swings, slides, a bounce house, a bungee ride and more.
Check out our STEM Show series for more ideas.
Add a petting zoo with paper or toy characters. Students can make a catapult or other contraption to safely feed the animals.
Check out our farm challenge for more ideas.
No carnival is complete without arcade games where folks can test their skills for a chance to win prizes.
Check out our arcade challenge for more ideas.
Make a maze for your visitors to get some exercise and test your students computational thinking skills
Students can make long sets of linkages for their puppet-style "floats" and level up with some green screen technology
Build a museum of kooky characters. Use greek and latin roots to add some linguists to your STEM event.
Check out the Kooky Character lesson plan here
No carnival is complete without snacks! Students can build a snack shack and calculate their profit margin..
Find details in the zoo challenge extension
Build a Haunted House with obstacles, pulleys, and more. Level up with motorized monster - bots
Get your build-a-bots here
Need materials?
GOBOX Classroom
Cardboard refills
Machine Maker Kit
Please use this form to submit student work or email marci@3duxdesign.com for a chance to be featured on the Student Showcase and win prizes!