Add in a few power-ups, too, for extra fun! With the Build A Wall Marble Run activity, kids can build their own network of 'tubes,' 'tunnels,' and 'warp pipes' to create a Mario World of their own-on the wall! Pro Tip! Be sure to add in some fun lightweight obstacles (like Koopas) for your marble run object to push through. is a side-scroller game, but when he and Luigi jump into a warp pipe, they are transported to a new location. Science and Engineering Activities with a Mario TwistĬlassic Super Mario Bros. If you don't already have a supply of minifigs, you might find that having small characters (like these or these) boosts the imaginative play value and engagement. Boss Level Tip: Small toys or minifigures can be used with many of these activities to combine storytelling and imaginative play with STEM learning. refresher and some Mario history, just follow this warp-pipe tunnel down to the backstory (aka bottom of this post).

With these free activities, you and your students can use science and engineering to build your own version of Mario World. While there isn't a lot of 'science' to pull out of the Mario gamescape, there are lots of hands-on STEM activities you can do with kids to tie into the Mario storyline. With his overalls, M-emblazoned red cap, and determined attitude, Mario is a super popular video game character (and game franchise). In the classic version, they journey through stages of the side-scrolling platformer game, kicking Koopa shells, hitting question (?) blocks, breaking brick blocks, picking up coins, dropping down tube-like warp pipes, trying to master difficult jumps, and questing for power-ups like Super Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, and 1-Up Mushrooms. Their mission is to rescue Princess Peach (aka Princess Toadstool) from Bowser, King of the Koopas. In the Super Mario games, Mario and his brother Luigi are plumbers in Mushroom Kingdom. When you can tie in fun science and engineering activities, you've got the recipe for an epic win-win with students in the classroom or kids at home.

(Once you see it, you see it!) This is the kind of clever correlation that pop culture loves. March 10 is Mario Day, so known because in the right typeface, M A R 1 0 looks like M A R I O. Your kids and students probably know Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, and the Mario World gang, and chances are you do, too!

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