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EngineeringSeasonal

Mini Golf

Get students excited about engineering with this hands-on design challenge!

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About this lesson

Get students excited about engineering with this hands-on design challenge! In this lesson, learners are tasked with creating and building their own mini golf hole, blending artistic creativity with structural problem-solving. Students plan their course layout, build obstacles, and test their designs for fun, accuracy, and originality. This challenge promotes teamwork, iteration, and innovation—finishing with a class mini golf course that students are eager to test and play. It’s an ideal mix of engineering, design, and playful learning!

1

Introduce the challenge

2

Design & build

3

Test it

4

Improve & share

At a glance

Grades
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Subject
Engineering
Theme
Seasonal
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 Mini Golf
What’s includedA quick tour of the full Digital Lesson

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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