Back to School STEM Challenge Activities: 1:1 PAPERLESS Version

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- Super-charge your STEM class with 52 high-engagement, critical thinking, problem-solving, NGSS-aligned challenges to take you through the entire year! Modifications are included to make these activities engaging and challenging for students in grades 2 - 8. (Note: Two of the 52 challenges are includ$104.00$204.77Save $100.77
Description
Back-to-School STEM / STEAM challenges are a great way to build community, establish procedures, and get to know how your kids tick! Plus, they’re a great intro to forces and interactions and Newton’s three laws of motion, which are part of 3rd, 5th grade and middle school NGSS standards! (3PS2-1, 5PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, and MS-PS2-2)
The basic premise:
Students work in partners or groups against criteria & constraints lists to design and build solutions to design challenges using symbols of the season: apples and school supplies! Modification suggestions are included to make these challenges engaging and productive for students in grades 2 - 8.
Bring the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)!
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Note: This version is for use with Google Slides in 1:1 / paperless classrooms. If you prefer to print and have students complete work with paper/pencil, you'll want to look at the PRINTABLE VERSION instead.
If you have questions about which version is right for you, please feel free to leave me a question using the product Q&A below.
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There are five STEM design challenges included in this bundle:
⭐ Back to School STEM Challenge: Apples Aloft 1:1 PAPERLESS
⭐ Back-to-School STEM Challenge: Apples Afar 1:1 PAPERLESS
⭐ Back-to-School STEM Challenge: Apple Annihilator 1:1 PAPERLESS
⭐ Back-to-School STEM Challenge: Apple Ally 1:1 PAPERLESS
⭐ Back-to-School STEM Challenge: Apples A-head 1:1 PAPERLESS
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Materials you’ll need to do the activity are easily modified. Materials lists can be found in the product descriptions for each individual challenge linked above.
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Resource includes:
- Overall STEM Tips
- Suggestions on timing and whether or not to treat these challenges as competitions
- What to say (and what not to say) during STEM Challenges
- 5-event Data Tracker (Google Slide format & printable version)
- NGSS aligned standards, Grades 2 – 8
Teacher Tips
- Links to STEM Challenge How-To videos
- Materials and timing
- Criteria & Constraints (including modifications to increase difficulty for older students)
- Measuring results
- Post-design extension activities list
- Link to a video walk-through of each challenge
Student Slides
- Criteria & Constraints List (editable version provided)
- Design Analysis
- Discussion Questions
Extension slides
- Process Flow Map
- Create & Solve Math Problems Based on Designs
- Several video / website slides for broadening understanding of forces & motion
- Plus, other design-specific extensions (see each individual challenge resource description page for more details)
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Benefits of this STEM Design Challenge:
- Focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and application of learning
- Helps students develop growth mindset traits like persistence and resilience
- High levels of student engagement
- The potential to hit upon all NGSS ETS standards depending on the depth and number of iterations you choose to implement in your classroom (modifications included)
- Highly flexible and differentiated for materials, timing, grade levels, and rigor.
Each design iteration should be planned for ~60-90 min. if you are including data gathering and analysis rather than just building for fun. If you add extension activities, you will need to adjust timing accordingly.
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Related Products:
⭐ Analyze and Interpret Data Unit
⭐ Back to School STEM Challenge Activities Bundle
⭐ Getting Started with STEM Challenges: FREEBIE
⭐ Halloween STEM Challenges: 5-in-1 Bundle_Paperless 1:1 Version
⭐ Planetopia Project STEM Challenge Bundle - PAPERLESS VERSION
⭐ Build a Boat STEM Challenge Mini Bundle - PAPERLESS
⭐ Summer / End of the Year STEM Challenge Bundle PAPERLESS
⭐ STEM Challenges: Year-Round Mega Bundle PAPERLESS VERSION
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Please check out the preview to see the challenge, and don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions!
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