Engage Grades 5–8 in real-world STEM engineering projects as they design bridges and boats, plan a geometry city, and explore iconic World Heritage Sites through printable worksheets and hands-on design challenges.

This hands-on STEM BUNDLE gives students the chance to explore real-world engineering challenges by recreating famous landmarks, experimenting with buoyancy, applying geometry, and analyzing design features.

Through project-based learning, students will connect engineering principles with global history and architectural marvels. Each lesson includes scaffolded tasks, real-world links, and reflection activities that make design thinking accessible and engaging.

Students Will Learn To:

• Apply forces, motion, and balance principles to bridge and boat design.
• Explore how geometry informs urban planning and construction.
• Study the cultural and historical significance of World Heritage Sites.
• Use diagrams, blueprints, and models to visualize engineering solutions.
• Reflect on the challenges and considerations involved in global architecture.

What's Included:

Building Bridges:

• Informative Posters
• Word Search Activity
• Fact Sheet
• Reading Comprehension Activity
• Forces Guide
• Crossword Evaluation Worksheet
• STEM Project: Building Bridges
• Student Reflection Activity
• Teacher’s Guide
• Project Guide
• Easel Assessment & Easel Digital Workbook

Building Boats:

• Boat Posters Activity
• Word Search Worksheet
• Fact Sheet (Introduction to Buoyancy & Boat Design)
• Reading Comprehension Activity
• Buoyancy Guide
• Salt & Floating Science Activity
• Crossword Puzzle
• Checklist Worksheet (Boat Design Criteria)
• “Be The Scientist” Activity
• Building Boats STEM Project Instructions
• Reflection Activity
• Project Guide
• Easel Assessment & Easel Digital Workbook

Geometry City:

• Geometry City Design Activity
• Geometry Fact Sheet
• Geometry Formula Reference Guide
• Formula Practice Worksheets
• STEM Project: Build Your Own Geometry City
• Student Reflection Worksheet
• Guided Discovery Project Sheet
• Teacher’s Guide
• Easel Assessment & Easel Digital Book

World Heritage Sites:

• World Heritage Sites & UNESCO Activity
• Information Cards
• STEM Projects:
• The Taj Mahal
• The Eiffel Tower
• The Statue Of Liberty
• Angkor Wat
• The Sydney Opera House
• The Great Wall Of China
• The Acropolis Of Athens
• The City Of Teotihuacan
• Stonehenge
• Brooklyn Bridge
• STEM Project Tasks (One for each landmark)
• Reflection Activity Worksheet
• Reflection Quiz (Worksheet, Questions & Answer Key Included)
• Teacher’s Guide

Expected Outcomes:

• Students will construct, test, and reflect on their engineering designs.
• Students will explore real-world applications of STEM concepts across cultures and disciplines.
• Students will build cross-curricular links between science, math, history, and art through meaningful tasks.

Cross-Curricular Links:

• Science: Forces, motion, material strength, buoyancy
• Math: Geometry, formulas, measurement
• History/Geography: World Heritage Sites, cultural context
• ELA: Reflection writing, comprehension, presentation

Designed for classes, distance learning, and individual study.

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Perfect For:

Sub Plans.

Independent Study.

Homework assignments.

Assignments given at the beginning of the week and returned at the end of the week.

Independent work and early finishers.

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