Join classrooms from around the US for an exciting, hands-on Chain Reaction STEM Challenge designed to spark creativity, collaboration, and design thinking in students aged 9–12. In this live challenge, students will design and build a chain reaction machine using everyday classroom materials, exploring cause and effect, sequencing, and problem-solving through making and testing.
The challenge is a online showcase where schools come together to share the creations that have been designed and built during the session — either through a live demonstration or a short video to be shared later. This is a non-competitive, celebration-style event that puts student thinking at the center, encourages iteration and reflection, and connects learners globally through STEM and design thinking.
Your challenge is to design and build a Chain Reaction Machine using everyday items you can find in your classroom (or school). The goal is not just to make it work, but to think like designers and engineers.Â
You will design, build, test, and refine your machine, all during the live session!
At the end of the challenge, you can join us in the cloud to show us your creation demonstrating it LIVE!
With a decade of experience spanning nearly every corner of the educational landscape, Julia Trigo has done it all—from teaching high school engineering and elementary STEM to developing computer science curricula.Â
This unique perspective is her superpower as Program Manager for the AMER region at Creative Hut where she partners with school districts to bring exciting, hands-on STEAM learning to kids in and out of school settings. Working with partners across the country, she is enthusiastic about providing every student with the chance to build, code, and spark their curiosity.
