Engaging STEAM Activities for Kids

Group activities built on Superspace, the life-sized magnetic building system. One system. Four open-ended challenge ideas. Zero worksheets.

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Why Educators Choose Superspace

STEAM Accredited, Curriculum Aligned. 

THE SUPERSPACE DIFFERENCE

Built for Group STEAM, Not Tabletop Time

Tabletop tiles are great for individual play. They fall short when you need a class of 25 collaborating, calculating, creating and testing.

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Two teams. Two dodgeballs. One epic race.

The Dodgeball Marble Run Race

Two teams race to design and build a life-sized marble run for a dodgeball using only Superspace panels. First ball to cross the finish line wins. Teams sketch, build, test, and revise as they apply the engineering design cycle and learn how angle and height affect speed.

  • Standards: NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3, NGSS 4-PS3-1, CCSS SL.4.1
  • Group size: 2 teams of 4 to 8
  • Time: 45 to 60 minutes
  • Materials: 1 Classroom Set per team + 2 dodgeballs
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Award-winning designs that grab attention

Build the tallest tower that can survive a 10-second shake test.

The Earthquake-Proof Tower

Teams design and build a free-standing Superspace tower that has to stay upright through a teacher-led "earthquake" (a shaken floor mat or rolling cart). Bonus points for towers that protect a stuffed animal "resident" inside.

  • Focus: Structural engineering, geometry, measurement, iteration
  • Group size: 3 to 4 students per team
  • Time: 30 to 45 minutes
  • Materials: 1 Classroom Set per 2 teams + a small plush
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Design a maze. Trade with another team. Solve it with voice commands.

The Walk-Through Maze

Teams design a walk-through maze using Superspace panels, then swap mazes. One student is blindfolded inside the maze, guided only by a teammate's voice from outside. It is spatial reasoning, computational thinking, and precise communication, with no screen involved.

  • Focus: Spatial reasoning, computational thinking, communication
  • Group size: 2 teams of 4 to 6
  • Time: 45 minutes
  • Materials: 1 Classroom Set per team
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Build a bridge that holds the most weight before it fails.

The Bridge Build

Two teams design and build a free-standing Superspace bridge that spans a marked gap on the floor. They test by adding weight (textbooks, water bottles) one at a time until the bridge collapses. Highest weight before failure wins.

  • Standards: NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3, MP.4 (model with mathematics), 4.MD.A.2
  • Group size: 2 teams of 4 to 6
  • Time: 45 minutes
  • Materials: 1 Classroom Set per team + textbooks or water bottles for weight
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