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STEM Challenge Bucket Tower

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A STEM Activity featuring a bucket has turned out to be one of our favorites and your students will love it, too! This challenge is to build a tower (although not a very tall one) that will hold weight. Students engineer a suspending “bucket” within

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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STEM Challenge Index Card Tower

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The Index Card STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! It will give your students such a fantastic engineering opportunity to think through the problems and solve them. The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the kids take

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Earthquake STEM Challenge

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This STEM activity features an earthquake simulation with students building and shaking! This amazing engineering challenge has turned out to be one of our favorites! Students must build a structure following strict rules and then test the

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Printables

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STEM Challenge Boat Building

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This STEM Activity is a runaway hit with my students. They cheer when they see Boat Building on our agenda and your students will too! There is just something about a STEM Challenge to build a boat and testing it to see if it will float (it will).

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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STEM Challenge Spaghetti Tower

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Who knew a STEM Challenge using spaghetti could be so engaging? Kids love this STEM activity! It's a tower-building event using the unlikeliest of materials- spaghetti and one marshmallow. Just how tall and skinny can you make this tower and still

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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STEM Challenges Tower Bundle Set 1

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My students love to build towers more than anything! They are incredibly competitive in trying to make the best and tallest tower. This set gives you three towers to try and we love all of them. Just how tall will your towers be?Please note: This

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Printables

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$8.50

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STEM for the Whole Year Bundle 60 Challenges

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If you are ready for an entire year's worth of STEM Challenges, including back-to-school activities, this set is the perfect choice. This collection of student-tested STEM Challenges for elementary students is jam-packed full of so many projects-

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Lesson Plans (Bundled), Activities, Printables

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$138.00

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STEM Challenge Volume with Popcorn

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It’s the Popcorn STEM Activity! This is one of my absolute favorites to use as an exploration into volume. Second and third graders, especially, will enjoy this as they design those containers to hold the popcorn. Inevitably, there will be gigantic

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Printables

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STEM Challenge Bridges with Marshmallows

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Our STEM Challenge about Building a Bridge (with marshmallows) has been a kid-favorite for several years. Kids love the simple materials and the task of making this one work. The bridges are not very long but will test the patience and diligence of

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities

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STEM Challenge Paper Airplanes

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If you are ready for a highly engaging STEM activity, this Airplane Challenge is for you! You know kids love to throw paper airplanes so take advantage of that energy with this STEM project! Students will experiment and use test results to design

Subjects:

Measurement, Science, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Projects, Printables

$4.50

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STEM Challenge Ferris Wheel

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Are you ready for a Ferris Wheel STEM activity? This fabulous problem-solving challenge features engineering symmetrical sides of a wheel that will turn freely. It is challenging, but oh so fun! Your upper elementary students will love this

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Printables

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278

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STEM Newton's Laws of Motion Bundle

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Do your students struggle to understand Newton's Laws of Motion? Here’s a set of three challenges that all involve those laws! Students will be involved in total hands-on learning as they tackle the second and third laws specifically and designing

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Lesson Plans (Bundled), Activities, Printables

$10.50

$8.50

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STEM Challenge Marble Maze

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Kids love mazes! This STEM activity is one my students look forward to and ask to complete! When they see mazes listed on our agenda they instantly start sketching ideas for the pathways and dead ends. They love testing their mazes and trading with

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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$3.50

462

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STEM Challenge Bridges Bundle

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Can you build a bridge with only a few supplies? Yes, you can! My students love building bridges as much as towers. We push tables close together to make the gap we are bridging and set to work with simple materials and one goal in mind. Build a

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Lesson Plans (Bundled), Activities, Printables

$10.50

$8.50

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Sharks Task Cards Nonfiction Reading Task Cards

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Is it Shark Week in your classroom? This set is perfect for some extra reading, task card games, and practicing the use of nonfiction text features!Note: This set is available in a money-saving bundle!Nonfiction Text Features Task Card BundleThis

Subjects:

General Science, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Literacy Center Ideas, Task Cards, Activities

$4.25

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Kinds of Scientists Posters in Multi-Colors

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Here's a fabulous way to display different kinds of scientists and science! This set has bold graphics and features backgrounds in many colors! This amazing set of posters will decorate your classroom or bulletin board displays to show students

Subjects:

Science

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Posters, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

390

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STEM Challenge Toothpick Tower

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Towers are the best! Kids love to build and stack items to create the tallest possible tower. With this tower challenge, they also have to be diligent in maintaining a solid base and must constantly rethink the task. This is one of our

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Printables

$3.50

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STEM Basketball Challenge

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Basketball Goals! The most fun activity ever in the STEM lab! This challenge is perfect for fall sports but don't forget the great basketball tournament in March! Your students will love competing in this Basketball STEM Challenge! Teamwork at its

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Printables

$3.50

187

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Seed Dispersal STEM Challenge

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Are you ready for a STEM activity that involves seeds? This one is specifically about the ways seeds are dispersed and it’s a fantastic challenge! Every group will design a different method of seed dispersal and your sharing time will be the most

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Printables

$3.50

203

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STEM Challenge Bubble Wand Design

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Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere! Kids love bubbles! This STEM activity has elements of fun, but also a great design and building challenge. After exploring with bubbles students will design and test their own bubble wands! Watch them engineer the

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Printables

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 30+ years! This includes the regular classroom and a specialist position. Grades I have taught:

Grades 3, 4, and 5
Grades 1-2 STEM
Grades 3-5 STEM

MY TEACHING STYLE

I think we learn best by trying something and learning from mistakes.

Hands-On
No Fear of Failure
Learn by Doing

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

A shining moment in my teaching career was moving from a third-grade classroom (after 20 years) to the STEM Lab. I loved third grade but the adventure of a STEM Lab has been terrific! Over 30 years in education now!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Masters Degree in Elementary Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

"If anyone ever tells you your dreams are silly, just remember there is a millionaire walking around who invented the pool noodle". And he probably would have been an excellent student in a STEM Lab!

GRADES

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies - History, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Engineering, Classroom Community

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