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STEM Activities Spring Earth Day Project 2nd to 5th Grade Science Bird Feeder
Looking for an easy Spring or Earth Day STEM project for your 2nd through 5th grade students? This ready to go Bird Feeder Project is perfect for spring or for your wild animals unit! Challenge your students to design and build a bird feeder that can be refilled easily and can dispense bird seeds on its own. You can use plastic bottles, plastic plates, cardboard, wooden clothespins, and string to engineer this bird feeder. This activity comes in a print and digital version, so you can choose t
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Also included in: Holiday STEM Challenges BUNDLE
SHARK TANK Invention Week Long Project Activity w/ Rubrics STEM TAG | Business
Shark Tank Project | 5-Day Middle School Business & Entrepreneurship Challenge Get your students thinking like entrepreneurs with this engaging 5-day Shark Tank-style project! Perfect for middle school classrooms, this project combines critical thinking, creativity, public speaking, persuasive writing, and real-world math into one unforgettable learning experience. Students will brainstorm, invent a product, create a marketing poster, deliver a sales pitch, and reflect on their experience—j
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Family Consumer Sciences
DIGITAL STEM Project - Build a Pet Home - Seesaw - Google Slides
Are you looking for a STEM activity that you can do with BOTH your face to face students AND your remote learners?!?! Look no further!! This activity is both DIGITAL & HANDS-ON!! This activity is planned out to last you one week!!Day 1: Your students will go on a virtual field tip to the animal shelter. They will learn that the animal shelter has too many pets and that they need to create a pet home. They will then learn about what a pet needs to survive. Then, each student or group will then pi
1st - 2nd
Engineering, Science
Earth Day STEM Renewable Energy Activities 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade Science Project
Looking for a fun Earth Day project for your 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th grade students? You students will love this shoebox solar oven STEM activity! Challenge your students to design and build a solar oven that can actually cook food out of a shoe box, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, black construction paper, craft sticks, and clear tape. It's a great way to learn about renewable energy while having fun. This STEM challenge comes in a print and digital version, you can choose to print out the pages t
2nd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environment
Weather, Landforms, Plants & Animals & Earth Day STEM - Planetopia Project
Looking for Life Science, Earth Science or Earth Day STEM activities that are engaging, low-prep, and easy to assign digitally? This paperless STEM bundle includes five interactive challenges designed for Google Slides, making it perfect for spring STEM, centers, or 1:1 classrooms. Perfect for Earth Day STEM, weather activities, life science, and Earth science, the Planetopia STEM Challenge Bundle combines hands-on thinking with flexible, digital-friendly implementation. 🌏 Students design and
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
Halloween Read-Aloud STEM Challenges | 10 Story-Based Engineering Projects
Bring Halloween learning to life with these 10 hands-on STEM challenges inspired by popular Halloween read-alouds! Each activity connects to a story students love and challenges them to design, build, and solve problems using creativity and critical thinking. Perfect for October STEM stations, small groups, or a full week of festive fun, these story-based engineering projects keep engagement high while reinforcing real science and engineering practices. 🧠 Why Teachers Love This Resource:✅ 1
1st - 3rd
Classroom Community, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Earthquake Shake Tower Challenge – Structural Engineering STEM Project
In the Earthquake Shake Test Tower STEM Challenge, students become civil and structural engineers as they design and build a tower that can withstand simulated earthquake forces without collapsing. Using simple classroom materials, students explore vibrations, structural stability, balance, and energy transfer while engaging in authentic problem-solving through the Engineering Design Process. This exciting, low-prep STEM challenge is ideal for STEM labs, science classrooms, engineering unit
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Groundhog Day STEM Hibernation Day STEM Activities February Family Project
Looking for an engaging and meaningful Groundhog Day STEM activity? This Groundhog Burrow Engineering Design Challenge invites students to think like engineers as they design and build a warm, dark burrow to help a groundhog survive winter hibernation. Perfect for Groundhog Day STEM, Hibernation Day STEM, or a memorable February Family Project, this hands-on activity blends science, engineering, and creativity using simple materials you already have. The ChallengeGroundhogs spend the winter
K - 5th
Biology, Engineering, General Science
Spring STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE | March April May Projects
Spring has sprung and your teacher life just got a little busier with Spring activities you need to plan. Use Spring STEM activities to cover standards and give your students super fun Spring activities they will love. This ready to go Spring STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle - March, April, and May Projects is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning during the month of April. Challenge your students with exciting Spring STEM challenge
2nd - 5th
Engineering
STEM Safari: Zoo Exhibit Design Project | Research, Slideshow, & Diorama
Bring the zoo into your classroom with this engaging STEM Safari unit! Students step into the role of zookeepers and exhibit designers as they research animals, learn about their unique needs, and design a zoo habitat. Through interactive slides, research packets, and a hands-on diorama project, students explore food, water, shelter, enrichment, and animal adaptations in an exciting and meaningful way. This unit blends science, literacy, and creativity, perfect for project-based learning, STE
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Environment, Other (Science)
CCSS
RI.4.3
, W.4.7
, W.5.8
+1
STEM Activity: Zip Lines with Building Bricks - Distance Learning/Summer
Create, build, and test zip lines in this fun maker activity! Your students will love using creativity and innovation to create amazing zip lines. This resource includes editable teaching slides on Google Slides, teacher notes, suggested materials, and fun facts about zip lines. Check out my other STEM resources: Rube Goldberg Machines with LEGOsAstronaut/Space Day with LEGOs and Letter WritingEntrepreneur Project NotebookMovie Trailer Project and Teaching SlidesMakey Makey Game BoardsDo y
2nd - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
STEM Engineering Design Process Printable
Add structure to any STEM, STEAM or creative project with these printable worksheets that lay out all of the steps to the Engineering Design Process. Each step contains guiding questions to assist with completion. Memorializing these steps ensure that students are engaging with the tested STEM practices that all engineers use and it keeps students on task and motivated.
2nd - 12th
Engineering, For All Subjects
CCSS
W.5.1b
, W.5.1c
, W.5.2
+2
Paper Nest STEM Challenge – Structure & Stability Engineering | Grades K–8
Paper Nest Protector STEM Challenge – Hands-On Engineering & Egg Protection ProjectProtect the “nest” at all costs! In the Paper Nest Protector STEM Challenge, students become engineers tasked with designing a protective structure that keeps a fragile egg safe from impact using only simple classroom materials. This high-engagement, low-prep project introduces students to real-world engineering, force and motion, and structural design through the Engineering Design Process. Perfect for STEM la
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Easter Egg STEM Activities Easter Science Activities April Spring STEM Challenge
Easter is here and your teacher life just got a little busier with Easter activities and April projects you need to plan. Use Easter STEM activities to cover standards and give your students super fun Easter activities they will love. This ready to go Spring and Easter STEM Activities | April Challenges BUNDLE | Simple Machines is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning during the month of April. Challenge your students with exciting Easte
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Physical Science
St Patrick’s Day Science STEM – Four Leaf Clover, Leprechaun, Shamrock Math Fun
This print and digital St Patrick’s Day activities bundle includes five engaging STEM challenges built around a leprechaun trap project, four leaf clover probability / shamrock math, and gold coin engineering challenges. Kids build, test, and revise designs using simple materials, then use printable handouts or Google Slides to record data, analyze results, and extend their thinking. These activities go beyond worksheets and crafts while still feeling festive and approachable for March.
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
St. Patrick's Day Science STEM Activities with Google Slides - 5 Fun Challenges
Looking for St Patrick’s Day science, STEM and math activities? This hands-on St Patrick’s Day STEM bundle includes a leprechaun trap project, four leaf clover shamrock math, pot of gold challenges using gold coins and more with Google Slides used for data collection, design analysis, and extensions. 🍀 What’s Included in This St Patrick’s Day STEM Bundle:✅ Five Themed St. Patrick’s Day STEM Challenges:🌈 Guard the Gold: Create a contraption to protect the leprechaun’s pot of gold👑 Get t
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
How to Catch a Leprechaun STEM Activity Leprechaun Trap St Patrick’s Day Science
Bring St Patrick’s Day science to life with this engaging How to Catch a Leprechaun STEM activity, designed around a classic leprechaun trap project with Google Slides support. In this hands-on leprechaun trap STEM activity, kids design and build a trap capable of catching a tricky leprechaun using simple materials and clear engineering constraints. Google Slides are used for planning, data collection, design analysis, and reflection, making this a flexible option for classrooms that want di
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
How to Catch a Leprechaun STEM Activity Leprechaun Trap St Patrick’s Day Science
Bring St. Patrick’s Day science into your classroom with this engaging How to Catch a Leprechaun STEM activity, built around a hands-on leprechaun trap project with both printable materials and Google Slides support. In this leprechaun trap STEM activity, kids design, build, test, and improve a trap capable of catching a tricky leprechaun. Students complete the building using simple classroom materials, then use printable handouts or Google Slides to plan designs, record results, analyze out
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
January STEM Activities & Challenges Snowman STEM - Return from Winter Break
Looking for return from winter break activities? Use this snowman STEM building challenge to ease back into the new year. This ready to go Winter STEM Challenge Project is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning during the month of January. Challenge your students to design and build a snowman using a tissue roll tube, cotton balls, skewers, googly eyes, buttons, felt, colored paper, tape, and glue. The snowman has to be free-standing (n
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Earth Week Activities Earth Day Renewable Energy STEM Wind Car Solar Oven Water
These Earth Week Activities are a fun and engaging way to explore renewable energy with students in grades 2–5. Featuring a wind-powered car, water wheel, and solar oven project, this bundle gives students hands-on opportunities to design, build, test, and learn how natural resources can power real-world solutions. Perfect for Earth Day, science enrichment, STEM challenges, or project-based learning, these activities make it easy to combine creativity, problem-solving, and environmental scie
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Environment
STEM Activities for 6 week ages 6-8 Camp Curriculum (worksheets/lesson plans)
Looking for an engaging, low-prep, and developmentally appropriate STEM curriculum for your elementary learners? This 6-week STEM camp program is designed specifically for ages 6-8, combining exploration-based learning with real science and engineering practices. Each week features a themed mini-project that builds across 3 sessions (45 minutes each)—perfect for camps, elementary classrooms, or enrichment programs. 6 Complete Weekly STEM Units with Hands-On Activities - Scientific Inquiry - Brid
K - 2nd
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
Water Day STEM Activity - Drippin Dash End of Year Science Summer Google Slides
Make your Water Day STEM activity, summer school, or end of the year science activity unforgettable with the Drippin’ Dash! This exciting hands-on challenge combines engineering, math, problem-solving, and summer fun in one engaging experience. Perfect for end of year science activities and fun summer STEM activities, this project has kids designing and building water scoops to compete in a high-energy relay race or single-scoop volume test. 🧠 The STEM ChallengeKids work individually or in t
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Snowman Science Winter STEM SEL – Fun Back to School After Winter Break Activity
Get ready to re-engage your class with a Snowman Science Winter STEM SEL challenge that’s perfect for back to school after winter break! This hands-on activity combines science, engineering, math, and social-emotional learning as kids design and build the tallest snowman possible. It’s the ideal after winter break activity or day before break project to get everyone collaborating, problem-solving, and having fun while learning. Designed for both printable and digital (Google Slides™) formats,
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Earth Week Activities Wind Car - Earth Day Renewable Energy STEM STEAM Activity
Looking for an engaging Earth Day STEM Activity for your 2nd to 5th grade students? You and your students will love this ready to go Wind-Powered Car STEM Challenge. Students will design and build a car that runs on wind power out of a milk carton, wooden skewers, drinking straws, bottle caps, and tape. This project comes in a print and digital version. ❤️ This resource is included in the Earth Day STEM Challenge BUNDLE! ❤️ What's Included:Notes to TeacherFun and exciting STEM Links for you an
2nd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physical Science
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