A miniature water slide made out of recycled materials.

STREAM Activity: Water Slide Engineering

Make a splash with this engineering activity.
Activity best for children age 4 and up

Practice your engineering skills and build your own water slide! This can be done anywhere using household materials!

MATERIALS

  • Recycled materials

  • Straw

  • Paper

  • Plastic bags

  • Tin foil

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Tape

  • Tray

DIRECTIONS

STEP 1

Gather recycled materials you think might make a good water slide.

STEP 2

Make a plan! Draw a picture of how you want your water slide to look.

STEP 3

Build it! Use the materials you gathered and tape to build your water slide design.

STEP 4

Test it! Find a small toy and our water on your slide. Does it work? Does your toy make it to the bottom?