6th January 2026- Ms Pullen’s STEM Challenge

Before Christmas our class was given a S.T.E.M challenge by our teacher. The challenge was to make the longest paper chain possible in a group in 15 minutes.

During an indoor break we (Alannah Fagan,Áine Mc Mahon and Sofia Wilson) decided to make a longer paper chain than the one we made during our S.T.E.M challenge.

We made our paper chain using one and a half pieces of A4 paper and set a 20 minute timer. Later, we measured it with our teacher and it turned out to be a whopping 9 metres and 9 centimeters! Our paper chain was nearly the full length of our classroom!

Here are some of our top tips if you would like to try this challenge yourself:

Cut the paper along the long side(length).

Make sure to cut the strips thin. 

 * To make it more fun, give yourself a time limit , e.g. 10 or 20 minutes. 

Look how long the chain is in comparison to the children in our class!

By Alannah Fagan, Áine McMahon and Sofia Wilson.