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Groundhog Day STEM Groundhog Day Science Groundhog Day Art & Shadow Activities
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a hands-on STEM challenge that’s creative & educational! Perfect for grades 2–8, this activity combines science, art, and engineering & math to explore the fascinating world of light and shadows. Students will love experimenting with angles and distances to create groundhog shadows, while adding a unique twist with “street art” shadow tracing. What’s the Groundhog Graffiti STEM Challenge all about?Students work individually or in teams to: Design and manipulate
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Engineering Design Process Posters and STEM Question Cards and Strategies
Make STEM conversations more purposeful with STEM Questioning Strategies, a classroom-ready resource designed to help students think through each phase of the engineering design process.These prompts give teachers practical questions to ask when students get stuck, need to explain their thinking, or are ready to reflect and improve.This resource supports the full STEM process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Share. Use the posters to introduce or reinforce each step, keep the ques
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Push and Pull STEM
This Pushes and Pulls engineering STEM activity engages students' problem solving skills, engineering thinking, and math skills for Force and Motion. They will love creating a way to successfully move the rocks! This STEM activity targets the NGSS Standards for Force and Motion.
In this Pushes and Pulls Engineering challenge the truck broke down, but the rocks still need moved! Students will build a way to move the rocks using the available supplies, but be sure to stay on budget!
Please
K - 3rd
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Engineering Design Process Posters and Mini Clip Chart
Teach the Engineering Design Process and set up your meaningful makerspace with posters!Excellent resource for any makerspace! There are 6 posters for each step of the Engineering Design Process, as well as a single poster with all 6 Steps. The Mini Clip Charts:Mini Clip Charts can be used with students in small groups or for a whole class lesson where you want students to follow along as you go through the six-step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Mi
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Makerspace Project Ideas
Over 50 STEM Project Ideas!52 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from, students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the year! Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please note that this resource is NOT editable!
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Also included in: Setting up your MakerSpace Bundle
Marble Maze STEM
Balls and Ramps STEM - The toy company wants to sell a marble maze. They need designers to come up creative ideas for a new marble maze. Your students need to design a marble maze on a cardboard box lid using the available supplies while sticking to a budget. They will use their creative thinking, engineering design and math skills for the STEM challenge. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
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K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Force and Motion STEM: Sled Building
Sled Building STEM - Oh no! School is out for a snow day. The stores are closed, but the children want to sled. Help them by building a sled that will slide down the hill. Use your creative thinking because you can only choose from the available supplies and you must stick to the budget.
Your students will love learning about force and motion with this sled building challenge! This STEM covers several NGSS standards and promotes engineering thinking.
Suggested Plan of Implementat
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Also included in: Winter STEM Bundle
Basic Concepts Homework Mini Books
Do your students need help with carry-over of basic concepts at home? These speech therapy homework mini-books are perfect to send home to work on 6 different basic concept skills. This resource includes 7 mini-books covering 6 basic concepts. The 7 mini-books include:• Colors • Shapes • Size • Positional Phrases • Opposites • Following Directions (1-step) • Following Directions (2-step) Each mini-book includes the following:• Daily notation for student to color when finished book. • Pages of c
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles
Also included in: Speech Therapy Homework Mini-Books BUNDLE
Same and Different Worksheets | Sort and Match Attributes: Color, Size, Shape
Same and different worksheets to compare, contrast, sort and match attributes (color, size and shape) printable activities for preschool, kindergarten, elementary school or homeschool for parents or teachers to teach children to identify same and different (size, shape, color, two pictures that are alike) with fun no prep handouts. SEE PREVIEW You may also like: Preschool Math BundleThis product is part of my COMPLETE PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM. Enjoy 700+ no prep Math + ELA activities with my Print
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Math
Also included in: Preschool Math Curriculum | Preschool Math Printable Activities
STEM Innovator Posters Communication Strategy Speech Bubbles Bulletin Board
Inspire young minds and empower meaningful collaboration with this vibrant classroom decor set by Carly and Adam!This bulletin board display pack is the perfect blend of inspiration and functionality. It features colorful posters of famous inventors, scientists, and engineers—such as Ada Lovelace, George Washington Carver, Ellen Ochoa, Garrett Morgan, and many more—alongside STEM Communication Strategy Speech Bubbles that help students express their thinking and work more effectively in group
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Sort It Out: Animal Habitats Cut and Paste Activity
Simple and efficient. These sort it out activities will resonate with your kiddos because most kids love cut and paste activities. They are hands on and easy to use. Perfect for your Science Interactive Journals, Science Centers, use them for small group, early intervention, RTI purposes, and/or send them for homework. These are also great for those ESL, ELL, ELD, and Dual Language Classrooms in Bilingual Literacy Centers Key Words: First Grade Science Sorts, Kindergarten Science Sorts, Sort I
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Science
Also included in: The Ultimate Bundle Preschool | Pre-k | Kindergarten
3D BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE DIORAMA | Springtime Craft Printable Template Pop Up
Learn about Life Cycles with this fun, no-prep craft! * Perfect for Pre-K to 3rd grade! These crafts can be simple for little hands or more complex for older groups. * Practice fine motor skills!These crafts will look great with basic cutting and gluing, but detailed illustrations allow older kids to let their drawing skills shine! * Easily customizable! This can be a great group or individual project. Use the template to make your own diagrams! _ For this craft you will only need paper, glue
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Biology
Back to School STEM Challenge - Apple Wrecking Ball - Team Building Paperless
This back-to-school STEM / STEAM Challenge brings the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! This is a great intro to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which is part of 3rd and middle school NGSS standards! (3PS2-1, MS-PS2-1, and MS-PS2-2) The basic premise: Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build an apple wrecking ball built for annihilation! • Students will set up marker “bowling pins” and try to knock down as many
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
First Week of School Science STEM Activity First Day of School Team Building
This Apple Wrecking Ball Back to School STEM Challenge is the perfect hands-on experience to launch your first week of school science activities while introducing or reinforcing Newton’s Third Law of Motion in a highly engaging way. Whether you're teaching upper elementary or middle school, this engineering challenge promotes team building, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking, ideal for the first day of school STEM activities or any beginning of the year science activities focuse
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Groundhog Day STEM - Groundhog Day Science - Groundhog Day Shadows Art & Science
This Groundhog Day STEM challenge engages students in exploring light, shadows, and design through hands-on experimentation and creative shadow art. Bring Groundhog Day to life in your classroom with this versatile STEM and science activity combining both printable and digital Google Slides™ resources. Perfect for grades 2–8, this resource is packed with NGSS-aligned lessons, editable templates, and extensions for a variety of classroom settings. How It Works:Students work individually or i
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Blank Science Experiment Journal Template | Digital & Print | Grades K, 1st, 2nd
Help students design an experiment and create a memorable scientific experience. This blank science experiment template helps adults and students create a hands-on investigation on the topic of their choice. Included are a PDF printable version and a student-editable Google Slides document. We will guide you step by step to think like a scientist. This download now includes both a PDF of the science journal and the Google Slides link. Choose what works best for you. If you cannot use external
K - 2nd
Basic Principles, General Science, Graphing
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-3
STEM Billy Goats Gruff
Get your kids' engaged with STEM! Read the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff to students and allow them to find the problem. That's the challenge! Pass out materials (there is a suggested list for each grades K-4th), show/read challenge(s) and the expectations, start a timer (I use www.online-stopwatch.com), and let them explore, test, and improve on their OWN ideas. If your students need a little more help, allow them to use the designed QR codes to watch safe videos to help deepen their und
K - 4th
Basic Principles, Physics
Building Blocks Speed Lab: Heavy vs. Light Cars
Grade Levels: Kindergarten - 8th Grade Duration: 60 minutes Building Blocks Speed Lab: Heavy vs. Light Cars (Lesson Plan + Student Worksheet) Engage your students in a fun, hands-on investigation of motion, weight, and engineering design with this interactive STEM lesson! In this project, students design, build, and test Building Blocks cars to explore how weight affects the distance a car travels down a ramp. Through repeated trials, measurement, sketching, and data collection, students practic
K - 8th
Basic Principles, Measurement, Physics
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+5
Sort It Out: 5 Senses Cut and Paste
Simple and efficient. These sort it out activities will resonate with your kiddos because most kids love cut and paste activities. They are hands on and easy to use. Perfect for your Science Interactive Journals, Science Centers, use them for small group, early intervention, RTI purposes, and/or send them for homework. These are also great for those ESL, ELL, ELD, and Dual Language Classrooms in Bilingual Literacy Centers Key Words: First Grade Science Sorts, Kindergarten Science Sorts, Sort It
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Science
Also included in: The Ultimate Bundle Preschool | Pre-k | Kindergarten
Spring STEM Project Ideas
Spring STEM Project Ideas!
Included in this pack are 32 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the spring season!
Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please not
2nd - 4th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Flying Santa Straw Rocket: STEM Activity Grades 1-5
Flying Santa Straw Rocket STEM Activity: Grades 1-5
1st - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
Long ou Court ? Fiches de comparaison des longueurs | Maternelle
Tall or Short? Comparison Worksheets in French | Height Concepts Printables for Kids Aidez les jeunes élèves à comprendre la notion de longueur avec le pack de fiches Long ou Court ? Comparaison des longueurs. Conçu pour les enfants de maternelle, ce support imprimable propose des activités visuelles permettant de comparer des objets et d’identifier ce qui est plus long ou plus court. À l’aide d’illustrations claires et de consignes simples (observer, cocher, comparer), les enfants dévelo
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, French, Other (Math)
Trees and Their Bark Montessori 3-Part Cards | Charlotte Mason Nature Study
Bring the quiet majesty of the forest indoors with our Trees, Their Bark and Leaves Nomenclature 3-Part Cards. This set features the full tree on the main card, a matching tree leaf, and a stunning close-up of the bark texture. Bonus: Print extra copies of the leaf and bark cards for two additional 3-part card sets! ✏️ What is Included ✏️ A digital download (PDF) featuring 12 beautifully illustrated Montessori 3-part cards (Picture Card, Word Card, and Control Card): — 12 distinctly illustrated
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Animal Nests and Burrows Montessori 3-Part Cards | Charlotte Mason Nature Study
Step into the role of a gentle mentor with these beautiful, true-to-life Animal Nests & Burrows Montessori 3-Part cards. Integrate a fun hands-on unit study manipulative into your nature study. Highlighting the incredible architecture of the natural world, this set is designed to spark wonder and observation in your home or classroom. ✏️ What is Included ✏️ A digital download (PDF) featuring 12 beautifully illustrated Montessori 3-part cards (Picture Card, Word Card, and Control Card): — 12 high
PreK - 2nd
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
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