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EngineeringForces & Motion

Marble Mazes

Get students excited about physics as they explore forces and motion by designing their own marble mazes!

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About this lesson

Get students excited about physics as they explore forces and motion by designing their own marble mazes! In this hands-on engineering activity, learners discover how unbalanced forces cause movement and apply that knowledge to guide a marble through a maze they create. Students build strong structures, test marble movement, and adjust pathways to find the right mix of challenge and fun. The interactive testing phase, where classmates try each other’s mazes, adds energy, teamwork, and excitement to this creative exploration of motion and design.

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Introduce the challenge

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Design & build

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Test it

4

Improve & share

At a glance

Grades
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Subject
Engineering
Theme
Forces & Motion
Formats
Digital Lesson, Mini Lesson, STEAM Kit
Standards
NGSS-aligned, cross-curricular STEAM
File type
PDF (print or project)

Student work examples

Student workReal student work from Marble Mazes
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What’s in the Digital Lesson

  • Step-by-step facilitator guide
  • Learning objectives + suggested time breakdown
  • Materials list (common classroom supplies)
  • Student challenge brief + student pages
  • NGSS / STEAM standards alignment
  • Instant PDF download. Print or project

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