Build a Lego Car Gus's Garage Activity
Build a Lego Car Gus's Garage Activity
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Integrate STEM in your classroom with this build a car challenge! Perfect companion to Gus’s Garage by Leo Timmers!
This STEM activity is designed to support elementary teachers, librarians, STEM Specialists, homeschooling parents, and after-school programs.
With this STEM lesson plan, students design and build their own car. They think about what their car needs to do and how they can use different parts to make it work. They test their design and make improvements. Then, share what they made with the class.
Includes Canva lesson slides.
This STEM challenge aligns with NGSS, Common Core, and TEKS.
Materials:
- LEGO bricks
- LEGO wheels and axles
- color sticks, crayons, or markers
- Gus’s Garage by Leo Timmers (optional)
Included:
- Detailed lesson plan
- Canva Lesson Slides
- STEM Activity
- Writing Extension
- Photo Examples
- Easy-to-follow instructions