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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
STEM Journal Digital Version Engineering Design Process Project Portfolio
A digital STEM Journal / Notebook you can use with any challenge! This is a digital version for use with Google Drive™, so please only purchase if you have the resources to use it (computers/laptops/tablets, etc. and Internet access). If you have a Google classroom, this is a great way to gain technology fluency while building an e-portfolio of student work. What You'll GetInstructions on using the resource, with examples (10 pages): Also includes instructions for using with Microsoft OneDrive.
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
Cardboard Arcade STEM Project Cardboard Engineering Caine's 4th-8th grade Gifted
STEM Cardboard Arcade Project | PBL | Simple Machines | Caine’s Arcade Inspired Looking for a high-engagement STEM project that blends engineering, creativity, collaboration, and real-world problem solving? Inspired by Caine’s Arcade, this Cardboard Arcade Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit challenges students to design and build their own cardboard arcade or carnival game using at least one simple machine! Perfect for STEM classrooms, gifted and talented programs, summer school, or any
3rd - 6th
Engineering
3D Printing Project Makerspace Activities How to 3D print Introduction Planter
Looking for a fun 3D printing project?? Haven't used the printer in your room yet? This starter kit will get your students to understand the vocabulary related to 3D printing, along with creating a planter! Includes a digital slideshow & grading assessments. A slideshow is also included to introduce 3D printing to your students. Everything is ready to go and digital! Your students will brainstorm & design a planter to grow a plant in! Google Forms is a simple and easy way to collect infor
3rd - 6th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
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
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
STEM Marble Maze Project | Force & Friction STEM Activity | Gifted and Talented
Looking for an engaging, hands-on STEM project that challenges your students to think critically, collaborate, and get creative? This STEM Marble Maze Unit is perfect for upper elementary or middle school students who love to design, build, and test! In this project, students will work in teams to design and build a marble maze out of recyclables while learning about force, friction, motion, and problem-solving. The challenge requires students to create a fun, playable maze that has a theme
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Engineering
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
Earth Week Activities - Grade 5 Energy Project - Earth Day Renewable Energy STEM
Looking for a Renewable Energy STEM Activity or Earth Day Project for your 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th grade students? Your students will love this water wheel project! Challenge your students to design and build a waterwheel that can lift a cup out of a bucket using, plastic plates, cups, wooden skewers, jumbo craft sticks, bottle caps, string, tape, a glue gun, and glue sticks. This activity comes in a print and digital version, so you can choose to print out the pages to give to students or, have th
3rd - 6th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environment
Make Your Own Planet Elementary STEM Project GoogleSlides
Make your own planet! Created specifically for gifted and talented 3rd and 4th grade students, this fun space STEM project will help your students become an expert on our place in space, and then apply everything they have learned to create their own planet - literally! Provided as a self-paced googleslides activity, this elementary STEM project works best over a block of four classes (in person or distance learning), approximately one hour each: Day 1: Students will become an expert on our plac
3rd - 4th
Astronomy, Engineering
NGSS
3-ESS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 4-ESS2-2
MATH Graham Cracker House STEM Project with Differentiation.
Have you ever wondered why the size of graham crackers keep getting smaller? Did you know the boxes are also getting smaller? And yet, the crackers are more expensive. How much smaller? How much more expensive? We will explore this in class. MATH. Engineering? Why do homebuilders use triangles to construct homes? We will explore this too. Powdered sugar will be our glue, and graham crackers will be the building material. Students will use candy and other foods (like pretzels, coconut, etc)
3rd - 10th
Engineering, Math
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 Activity Math Rounding | Math PBL | Math Extension
This math STEM project gives students the opportunity to use the Engineering Design Process and their rounding skills! It is a highly engaging activity where the children round amounts of tokens to buy recycled materials to ultimately create an animal. This math learning opportunity is teacher friendly because it is differentiated, includes rubrics, parent letters, and printable or digital student journals to meet your needs. My students love this extension because they use their rounding know
3rd - 4th
Engineering, Place Value
CCSS, NGSS
3.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.A.3
, K-2-ETS1-2
+7
Also included in: STEM Math Activities Bundle | Math PBL | Math Extensions
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
3rd-6th Grade STEM Units Mini Golf, Marble Maze, and Cardboard Arcade PBL Gifted
Bring STEM learning to life with this hands-on Project-Based Learning (PBL) Bundle! Students will design, build, and test their own Mini Golf Course, Cardboard Arcade Games, and Marble Mazes while exploring engineering, friction, force, geometry, and simple machines in a fun and engaging way. Perfect for gifted and talented classrooms, summer school, end-of-year enrichment, STEM clubs, or project-based learning environments, this bundle provides everything you need to guide your students thr
3rd - 7th
Engineering
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 STEM Activity Challenge Design Leprechaun Trap Simple Machines
STEM activity for St. Patrick's day for upper elementary and middle school! STEM goes digital in this stop animation project where students will trap a leprechaun with simple machines! This St. Patrick's Day animation ties together a classic holiday favorite, the leprechaun trap, with an important science pillar, simple machines (one of the best ways to teach about force and motion). Pair it with a Read Aloud! This is the perfect activity to try after reading How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam W
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
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
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