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STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM
STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM
STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM
STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM
STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM
STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM
STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM
STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM
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What others say

"Great way for students to use their imagination and realize that with limited resource they can still be creative. "
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elisa f.
"This is a great resource for my 1st grade gifted students! The activities are unique and I haven't seen them before. Thank you!"
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Jennifer H.

Description

Are you looking for simply easy ways to add STEM in your classroom? STEM School Box Challenges is a packet of 12 STEM Challenges that will fit into a school box. Great for STEM Soft Starts when students arrive to school early. This packet contains: Challenge Label, Inside the Box Student’s Directions, Teacher’s Page with the directions and materials, and Student STEM Journal.

  • These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Your students will love designing, creating, engineering, predicting, comparing, building, & reflecting about their challenges. Students will problem solve and think critically as they complete their challenges.
  • Check out the list of supplies.

Activities Included:

  • Index Card Tower
  • House of Cards
  • Pipe Cleaner Bridge
  • Popsicle Stick Catapult
  • Army Parachute
  • Fidget Spinners
  • Building Squares Structures
  • Dominoes Diving Board
  • Packing Peanuts Structures
  • Triangle Structures
  • Button Designs
  • Button Towers

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Thank you so much,

Lisa Taylor

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STEM Quick Challenges | STEM Soft Starts |School Box STEM

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What others say

"Great way for students to use their imagination and realize that with limited resource they can still be creative. "
star
elisa f.
"This is a great resource for my 1st grade gifted students! The activities are unique and I haven't seen them before. Thank you!"
star
Jennifer H.

Description

Are you looking for simply easy ways to add STEM in your classroom? STEM School Box Challenges is a packet of 12 STEM Challenges that will fit into a school box. Great for STEM Soft Starts when students arrive to school early. This packet contains: Challenge Label, Inside the Box Student’s Directions, Teacher’s Page with the directions and materials, and Student STEM Journal.

  • These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Your students will love designing, creating, engineering, predicting, comparing, building, & reflecting about their challenges. Students will problem solve and think critically as they complete their challenges.
  • Check out the list of supplies.

Activities Included:

  • Index Card Tower
  • House of Cards
  • Pipe Cleaner Bridge
  • Popsicle Stick Catapult
  • Army Parachute
  • Fidget Spinners
  • Building Squares Structures
  • Dominoes Diving Board
  • Packing Peanuts Structures
  • Triangle Structures
  • Button Designs
  • Button Towers

Other products you will want to check out:

→Follow me on Facebook and on Instagram

Also, follow me and be notified when new products are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted. It pays to follow me!

Thank you so much,

Lisa Taylor

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

Reviews

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Rated 4.9 out of 5, based on 272 reviews
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Great resource
Rated 5 out of 5
June 25, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
Great way for students to use their imagination and realize that with limited resource they can still be creative.
elisa F.
5,562 reviews • Nevada
Grades taught: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties
Fabulous Resource!
Rated 5 out of 5
June 11, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
Exactly what I needed for my STEM bins! Well organized and thought out! Easy to prep!
4th Grade U.
491 reviews • Kansas
Grades taught: 4th
I use these as soft starts for my 1st grade gifted students
Rated 5 out of 5
May 9, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
This is a great resource for my 1st grade gifted students! The activities are unique and I haven't seen them before. Thank you!
1,326 reviews • Georgia
Grades taught: 1st
Student populations: Autism, Emerging bilinguals
Highly engaging!
Rated 5 out of 5
January 30, 2026
This kept my middle school STEAM students focused and collaborating.
Amanda W.
286 reviews
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 5 out of 5
July 14, 2025
I bought these for my soft opennings. They didn't even realize that they were using thier STEM concepts learned to build.
julie N.
155 reviews
Grades taught: 5th
Rated 5 out of 5
June 10, 2025
Great resource for incorporating STEM into your classroom. Saves time on prep and is an easy to organize resource!
Myers Science
(TPT Seller)
203 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Rated 5 out of 5
May 4, 2025
My students loved this! Great intro for STEM and teamwork. I used at the start of the year. Great product.
Goodwine Designs
(TPT Seller)
192 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Rated 5 out of 5
March 16, 2025
The class used these as part of our morning soft start centres and it was a hit! They enjoyed the activities, as well as the team work and connection. It definitely engaged them and created a positive start to our morning.
Amber Ward
(TPT Seller)
99 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th

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NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
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