3 WEEKS OF

stations

Created by Brooke Brown

 Contents
Page 3-4: Components & How to Use
Page 5: App Extensions
Pages 6-40: MAKER STATIONS & RECORDING
SHEETS

6-7 PAPER AIRPLANE

8-9: ROLLING VEHICLE
10-11: BOX
12-13: TOWER
14-15: BRIDGE
16-17: PARACHUTE
18-23: BOARD GAME
24-25: CHAIN REACTION
26-27: MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
28-29: CATAPULT
30-31: ORIGAMI
32-34: STRAW ROCKET
35-36: MARBLE MAZE
37-38: TRASH TO TREASURE
39-40: TOY

Page 41: Credits

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 COMPONENTS
Instruction Cards
with supply lists
and QR Code Resources Student Planning
for students and Reflection Sheets

Optional
App Extensions

©Brooke Brown
HOW TO USE
Maker Stations provide targeted
design thinking challenges for
elementary students, emphasizing
skills in engineering, art, math,
science, technology, and music. 15
Maker Station options are provided
for 3 weeks of daily home activities.
Each Maker Station includes
simplified supply lists, instructions,
scannable QR code resources, and
student planning/reflection
templates.
App extensions are provided for
students to share and present
creations virtually.
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 station
Extension APPS
SEESAW APPLE NOTES

Take a picture of your Take a picture of your creation.

creation. Write or record your Add labels on your picture.
voice to tell about it. Write about your creation.

DRAW & TELL IMOVIE

Add a picture of your creation as the Record a movie about how

background. Add stickers.
Use the “record” button to tell
you made your creation and
how your creation works. how it works.
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MakER STATION
Make a paper
airplane
that flies.

MATERIALS RESOURCES
MAKE A PAPER AIRPLANE

paper FOLD N FLY

meter stick
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Paper Airplane
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

MATERIALS
FLIGHT TESTS

TEST How far did it fly?

1
2
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Make a
rolling vehicle.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
CARDBOARD VEHICLE CARDBOARD VEHICLE
paper cardboard
paper rolls fasteners circles

hole puncher scissors

MINI CUP VEHICLE MINI CUP VEHICLE

straws
mini
cups
toothpicks

foam
tape and scissors
balls or
playdough

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 VEHICLE
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

MATERIALS

How far did your Build a ramp.

vehicle roll?
How far did your vehicle roll?

_______cubes
_______cubes
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Make a box that
holds pennies.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
BUILDING BRICK CONTAINER

building linking index cards

bricks cubes and tape
INDEX CARD BOX

pennies

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 Box
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

MATERIALS

How many pennies does What else can your

your box hold? box hold?

_______pennies
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Make a
tall tower.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
TALLEST BUILDINGS
STRONG TRIANGLES IN THE WORLD

building linking index cards

bricks cubes and tape
SKYSCRAPERS CUP TOWERS

mini cups wooden magnetic

planks blocks

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TALL TOWER
Maker Station Creation
Name: _________________
Blueprint

MATERIALS

How tall is your tower?

_______cubes

Color the shapes that you used.

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MakER STATION
Make a bridge
that holds
pennies.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
STRONG BRIDGES

building straws and

wooden
bricks pipe cleaners
planks TYPES OF BRIDGES

pennies

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 BRIDGE
Maker Station Creation
Name: _________________
Blueprint

MATERIALS

How many pennies does What else can your

your bridge hold? bridge hold?

_______pennies
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Make a parachute
and basket for
a mini figure.

MATERIALS RESOURCES
coffee filters mini cups HOW PARACHUTES WORK

string tape

MAKING PARACHUTES

mini figures

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 PARACHUTE
Maker Station Creation
Name: _________________

Blueprint

MATERIALS

Did your mini figure What else can your

land safely? basket hold?

YES NO
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MakER STATION
Make a
board game.

MATERIALS RESOURCES
BOARD GAME EXAMPLES
dice

game boards
and playing pieces

MORE BOARD GAME EXAMPLES

scissors and markers

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 BOARD GAME
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________

HOW TO PLAY
FIRST

Game Title
NEXT

Number of Players
LAST ©Brooke Brown
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Make a
chain reaction.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
MAKE A MACHINE

dominoes wooden mini cups

planks

RUBE GOLDBERG INVENTIONS

marbles toy cars spools

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CHAIN REACTION
Maker Station Creation
Name: ______________________

Draw your chain reaction in order.

1 2

3 4
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Make a musical
instrument.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
empty paper paper STRING PERCUSSION
tissue boxes
rolls INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS

paper rubber straws

plates bands

HOW-TO VIDEO PLAYLIST

cups dry beans hole puncher,

scissors, and
or rice tape

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

Type of Instrument:

_______________
MATERIALS

How does your instrument make sound?

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MakER STATION
Make a catapult
to launch a
pom pom.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
SPOON CATAPULT
popsicle plastic
sticks spoons

rubber pom poms

bands POPSICLE STICK CATAPULTS

meter stick

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 cATAPULT
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

Type of Catapult:

_______________
MATERIALS
LAUNCH TESTS

TEST How far did your pom pom go?

1
2
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Make an origami
creation.

MATERIALS RESOURCES
DOG HEART

square paper

BOX HOUSE

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 ORIGAMI
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

MATERIALS

What did you make?

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Make a
straw rocket.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
straws paper scraps PAPER STRAW ROCKETS

paper rockets balloons

BALLOON STRAW ROCKETS

scissors and meter stick

tape

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STRAW ROCKET
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

MATERIALS

TEST How far did it fly?

1
2
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Make a
marble maze.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
BUILDING BRICK MAZE

building bricks
and baseplate linking cubes
MAZE MAKER

marbles
wooden
planks

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MARBLE MAZE
Maker Station Creation
Name: __________________

Blueprint

MATERIALS

OBSTACLES
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MakER STATION
Make something
useful
out of trash.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
paper plastic bottles PAPER ROLL CREATIONS

paper rolls bottle caps

egg cartons markers PLASTIC BOTTLE CREATIONS

scissors tape

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TRASH TO TREASURE
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

What I Made:

________________
MATERIALS

HOW IT IS USEFUL ©Brooke Brown

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Make a
toy.

MATERIAL
OPTIONS
RESOURCES
DIY TOYS

magnetic building pipe

blocks bricks cleaners

TOP 100 TOYS

popsicle rubber scissors
sticks bands and tape

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 TOY
Maker Station Creation
Name: ___________________
Blueprint

MATERIALS

How does your toy work? ©Brooke Brown

 Credits

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Created by Brooke Brown