Use batteries, wires, and motors to power moving creations.
Learners build
A motorized straw machine that wiggles, walks, and changes direction through balance and vibration.
Learners start by building a lightweight straw frame with a motor and battery, then test how legs, connectors, and balance affect the movement.
From there, they can redesign it as a racer, creature, dancer, maze runner, drawing partner, or wiggling invention with its own behavior.
Educator Resources
Student-facing slides introduce the concepts, guide the activity, and help learners reflect on what changed. Educator materials support setup, pacing, discussion, and extensions so this can work in classrooms, libraries, homeschool groups, clubs, or makerspaces.
What's included
Choose a pack size to see how the component quantities change for one learner, a small group, or a full class.