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Ball Run Challenge Rolls to a Close with More than 14,000 Students!
April 21, 2026 8:00 AM
Thousands of students applied STEM concepts and built and tested ball runs for the 2026 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Winners and leaderboards are now posted. Above: A few of the many students who participated in the 2026 Ball Run Challenge The 2026 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge More than 14,000 K-12 students explored engineering design and entered the 2026 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Working in teams of up to four,… Read more
A Simple 10-Step Guide to the 2026 Ball Run Challenge
February 10, 2026 8:06 AM
Follow the steps below to run the 2026 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge with students. The Ball Run Challenge is a fun and accessible activity for students in grades K-12. The 2026 Ball Run Challenge is an engaging, low-cost way for students to try engineering. As they design, build, test, and improve their ball runs to slow a ping pong ball from start to finish, students use the engineering design process, explore core physics concepts, and build… Read more
10 Reasons to Do the Ball Run Challenge
January 27, 2026 8:00 AM
Thinking about the 2026 Ball Run Challenge? Here are 10 reasons this free engineering challenge is a great fit for K–12 classrooms and programs. The Science Buddies Engineering Challenge The annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge makes it fun for students to try engineering. Each year, the Science Buddies Engineering Challenge presents an engaging engineering task that invites students in grades K–12 to use the engineering design process to… Read more
High School Junior Finds Support and Inspiration at Science Buddies
May 22, 2025 6:00 AM
Online resources and engineering challenge help student build robotics skills and further interest in space science and aerospace engineering. Student Fuels Passion for STEM with Science Buddies Jayden, a junior at International Leadership of Texas, Garland High School, in Garland, TX, participates in science fairs and Science Olympiad, is currently experimenting with a way to make anode materials (used in Lithium-Ion batteries) from kiwi peels,… Read more
Rubber Band Car Challenge Entries Cross the Finish Line!
April 4, 2024 8:00 AM
The Rubber Band Car Challenge sparked interest in engineering in thousands of students around the world. Winners have been announced. Above: a few of the many students who participated in the 2024 Rubber Band Car Challenge The 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge More than 8,800 K-12 students explored engineering and entered the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Working in teams of 1-4, students from 32 countries took the Rubber Band… Read more
2024 Rubber Band Car Engineering Challenge—10 Steps to Success
February 13, 2024 8:00 AM
Follow the 10 steps below to do the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge with your students! This year's challenge is the Rubber Band Car Challenge. Getting a high score requires creative thinking and engineering to make a car that can go as far as possible. How far will your students' cars travel? The 2024 Rubber Band Car Challenge is an exciting way to have students try engineering. As they design, build, test, and improve their cars,… Read more
10 Reasons to Do the Rubber Band Car Challenge
January 30, 2024 8:08 AM
Thinking about the 2024 Rubber Band Car Challenge? Here are 10 reasons this is a great STEM challenge for your students. The annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge makes it fun for students to try engineering. Each year, the Science Buddies Engineering Challenge presents an innovative and engaging engineering task and asks students in grades K-12 around the world to use the engineering design process to brainstorm, design, build, and test a… Read more
Tenth Annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge Revealed
January 11, 2024 8:00 AM
K-12 students worldwide are invited to explore engineering with the 2024 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge—The Rubber Band Car Challenge The Science Buddies Engineering Challenge Every year, from February to March, teams of students around the world work to solve a fun engineering challenge that lets them "try" engineering and builds confidence in using the engineering design process. 2024 Rubber Band Car Challenge The 2024… Read more
2023 Engineering Challenge Sees Record Participation
April 13, 2023 6:00 AM
The 9th annual challenge sparked interest in engineering in thousands of students around the world. Winners have been announced. Record Participation in the 2023 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge More than 13,000 K-12 students were inspired to explore engineering with the 2023 Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Students working in teams of 1-4, from 33 countries around the world took the Ping Pong Pickup Challenge to design a device that can… Read more
Ninth Annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge Announced with Support from EPAM Systems
January 19, 2023 8:00 AM
K-12 students worldwide are invited to explore engineering with the annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge. Every year from February to March, in conjunction with Engineers Week, student teams work to solve a new engineering challenge using a short list of simple materials like paper and tape. The 2023 challenge, Ping Pong Pick Up Challenge, has students build a device that can pick up a ping pong ball from a distance and return it to a start line. How far away can students retrieve… Read more
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