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STEM Challenge Sticks and Cups Tower Problem-Solving Activity FREEBIE
This is a tower-building event using two very simple materials! Students will love this and so will you! If you are looking for an easy STEM challenge to get started with STEM this is perfect! (And, of course, it's free!) Ideas for use:This tower challenge is one we completed purely for fun. It’s a fantastic challenge to use as a reward for your class, a sub day, a fun Friday afternoon, STEM night at your school, Grandparent’s Day, a holiday celebration using cups decorated for the holiday, a
2nd - 5th
Engineering
STEM Challenge Roll & Build Problem-Solving Engaging Activity FREEBIE
This easy-prep one-day STEM Challenge is a must-have! Use basic materials and have students earn their supplies and build a structure of their choice. It's fun, highly engaging, quick, and exciting. Will there be groans or cheers as students roll the dice? ✅ What is the challenge?In this challenge, students will roll a number cube and 'earn' six different materials. The structure the teams will build is your option. The resource includes suggestions. (cars, towers, bridges, etc.) ✅ What do you
3rd - 5th
Engineering
60 Engineering Design Process Starters FREEBIE: Easy-Prep Challenge Activities
Do you need fun class starters that practice the steps of the engineering design process? This FREEBIE includes the first set of my 60 activity easy-prep activity set and will engage your students from the get-go! Each of the slide includes: 1) one step of the process and 2) an interesting fact related to the design challenge. A student response page is also included! The only additional materials required are those to build the solution such as modeling clay, paper, or whatever materials yo
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Science
STEM Stations — FREE Animals & Habitats | K-5 Science Centers
Free K-5 STEM stations on animals and habitats — hands-on science centers and engineering challenges to sample the series. This free STEM Stations set gives you a complete, print-and-go toolkit for Animals & Habitats — 8 themed bins, 30 task cards, recording sheets, and a rubric. Ready to print this week.STEM Stations are hands-on engineering and science challenges organized in labeled bins. Students choose a bin, pull a task card, gather materials, and build — independently or in small groups.
PreK - 5th
Biology, Engineering, General Science
STEM Stations — FREE Morning Work & Soft Start | K-5 Science Centers
Free K-5 STEM stations for morning work and soft starts — calm, hands-on science centers to begin the day. No teacher direction needed. Students choose a bin, pull a card, gather materials, and work quietly until the bell. Perfect for soft starts, brain warm-ups, and independent morning routines.What's Included🕰️ 8 Morning-Themed Bin Labels (4×4" and 3×5" sizes) — Mindful Builders, Pattern Makers, Nature Observers, Math Tinkerers, Word Builders, Shape Sculptors, Simple Circuits, and Quiet Chall
PreK - 5th
Biology, Engineering, General Science
STEM Stations — FREE Spring | K-5 Science Centers & Engineering
Free spring K-5 STEM stations — hands-on science centers and engineering challenges to sample the series. This free Spring set gives you 8 nature-themed bins and 30 task cards — all print-and-go, all tied to the science happening right outside your classroom window.STEM Stations work as morning work, science centers, early finisher activities, or makerspace sessions. Students choose a bin, pull a card, gather materials, and build. The spring theme connects engineering challenges to life cycles,
PreK - 5th
Biology, Engineering, General Science
Nurturing a Product-Based, Project-Based STEAM Classroom -- FREE Guide
If you’ve ever thought,
“I’d like students to try something other than writing out answers to show what they know . . .”
or “We need more energy in this classroom . . .”
or “How do I know if they ‘get it’ if they don’t write it out?”
THEN THIS INFORMATIVE SLIDESHOW IS FOR YOU!
Why are products a good measure of critical thinking?
What is the difference between a product and simply “making a cute craft item?”
How do products show understanding?
What makes a good product?
What if a product l
1st - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects
Exercise Algorithm! - Fun, FREE, Technology Worksheet, Activity and Presentation
A fun, engaging activity teaching students about ALGORITHMS. Included is a 6 slide PowerPoint presentation and a fun activity in which students create their own exercise algorithm. You can then direct students to follow each other's algorithms. If you are wondering what an algorithm is... it's is a set of step-by-step instructions that can be followed in order to solve a problem. This resource is part of a 5 lesson computational thinking unit for younger students - perhaps in Kindergarten, Grad
K - 3rd
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Math
ELA Lesson | Public Speaking Activities | Free Vocab Cards
This lesson features the final advertisement presentations and provides students with the opportunity to think about how to use these projects to make an impact in real life. Step 1 - Inquire: Students reflect on the advertisement process and their role in small groups. Step 2 - Investigate: Student present their final advertisements to their peers. Step 3 - Inspire: Students brainstorm what to do with their ideas in order to increase metro/public transit ridership in their community. Lesso
3rd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.3.4
, W.5.2
, SL.5.1
+3
Media Literacy Project for Students | Transportation | Free
In this lesson students explore critical media literacy and begin creating their advertisements. Step 1 - Inquire: Students explore the definition and guiding questions of critical media literacy. Step 2 - Investigate: Students analyze a video about car-free cities. Step 3 - Inspire: Students begin creating their own advertisement for their metro designs. Lesson Plan AccessTo access the lesson plan for FREE click here.More Free Stuff!Free Lesson PlansFree News Articles for Students2000+ Free Res
3rd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.3.4
, W.5.2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
4 FREE STEM BOOKMARKERS
Are you looking for free printable STEM boomarkers to encourage your students to read? These ones will be a big hit with your students. I am adding more, so please keep checking back. This FREE resource includes...Page With Three Identical Black and White Science Technology Engineering Math BookmarkersPage With Three Identical Black and White STEM Rocks BookmarkersPage With Three Identical Black and White STEM (girl) BookmarkersPage With Three Identical Black and STEM (boy) BookmarkersThes
PreK - 6th
Engineering, Math, Science
MY NEW SCIENCE BLOG: FREE ACCESS!
Just GOOGLE, "The Un-Retired Science Teacher" Feel free to make requests, ask questions, or provide feedback. Thanks to all of our hard working teachers trying to make the best of things during these difficult times.
3rd - 10th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
What is STEM: an introduction
This free sample of an introductory mini-presentation can be used to introduce students to the idea of "STEM", and what it means to study it. The introduction briefly covers essential ideas associated with this science-form, and mentions the STEM-design process.
1st - 8th
Engineering, Other (Science), Science
Also included in: STEM Junior - Lesson Bundle
Tinkercad Geometric Shapes Bundle Online Stem
TinkerCAD is a fantastic FREE online 3D modeling program that can be run using your web browser. Your students can make VERY complex and sophisticated 3D designs using TinkerCAD, but where do you start? The best way to start designing in TinkerCAD is to learn how to move, resize and change the geometric solids in the Basic Shapes menu. Did you know that you can make an octahedron out of the box shape, just by changing the values in the shape's radius menu? This bundle includes a set of compr
2nd - 12th
Engineering, Geometry
CCSS
6.G.A.4
STEM Challenge: Spaghetti & Marshmallow Tower
Build it. Test it. Improve it. Challenge students to design and construct the tallest free-standing tower using only raw spaghetti and marshmallows! This hands-on STEM activity encourages teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and engineering skills in a fun and engaging way. Perfect for upper-elementary and middle-school classrooms, this ready-to-use resource includes everything you need to guide students through the engineering design process, from planning to reflection. What’s Included: Goog
3rd - 6th
Engineering, General Science, Writing
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+2
Sphero Indi Shapes & Color Coding Game
Introduce young learners to computational thinking with hands-on Sphero Indi programming challenges! This screen-free coding resource uses color-coded tiles to teach sequencing, loops, and spatial reasoning through engaging shape and pattern activities for grades K-3. What's Inside: 🤖 Color-Coded Tile Reference Guide – Visual command tiles for Go, Stop, Slow, Dance, and directional movements🔄 Loop Programming Challenges – Practice repeating patterns with circular and rectangular paths✏️ Shape
K - 4th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
100 Days of School Low Prep STEM Activities/Printables Prep to Yr 2
Short on time but want to make the 100th day of school meaningful and fun?This free, low-prep STEM resource is just what you need! Designed for busy Prep to Year 2 teachers, it offers six engaging, hands-on challenges that celebrate the 100th day while building key skills in problem-solving, teamwork, and perseverance. Each activity uses 100 simple classroom items to inspire creativity and critical thinking, and comes with a matching worksheet for reflection and recording learning. What’s Inclu
K - 3rd
Engineering, Instructional Technology, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
Tinkercad Project 2: Make a Cookie Cutter
This is the second Tinkercad project I have students complete. The first lesson, making a sideless cube, is free on my TPT site, so I highly suggest you get and teach that lesson first. Both lessons cover the same skills; however, this second lesson allows students to explore what was already taught at their own pace. It reviews basic skills necessary for all other projects. Use this lesson to teach yourself how to make a cookie cutter. Then print this out (one or two slides per page–color is h
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Instructional Technology, Other (Math)
STEM Tallest Tower Index Card Challenge
This is a STEM challenge. Introduce students to famous towers and buildings of the world. Then, challenge them to build their own free-standing structure. Timers are built into the presentation to allow time for brainstorming, planning, and building with a team. The presentation is editable.
3rd - 9th
Engineering, Science
STEM Creating Newspaper Basketball Towers/Engineering/Critical Thinking/Teamwork
STEM Basketball Tower ChallengeGrades 3–6 This high-engagement STEM challenge encourages collaboration, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving as students work together to design and build the tallest free-standing tower that can hold a basketball for the longest amount of time. Students will apply engineering design principles while working within clear constraints, making this activity both exciting and purposeful. The Challenge: Working in small groups, students must design and const
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Engineering, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
SL.5.1
, SL.5.1a
, SL.5.1b
+2
Also included in: March Madness Poetry Challenge & Basketball Tower STEM
STEAM Cantilever Activity Powerpoint
This power point will walk you through a 45-60 minute Engineering lesson on cantilevers. It references "Domino Diving Board" lesson from the Family Engineering book, which is why it is free.
Lesson consists of:
1) Group Discussion: What is engineering? What is a cantilever? (3 minutes)
2) Power point: Shows examples of cantilevers and previews partner activity. (12 minutes)
3) Partner Activity: Domino Diving Board (20 minutes)
4) Power point: Shows YouTube videos with strategies for students to
K - 6th
Engineering
Digital STEM Activities | Engineering Design Process Templates
Imagine, brainstorm, design, and create a STEM project digitally with this simple-to-use digital STEM activities bundle in Google Slides. This exciting resource can be used for many science, engineering, or free-time STEM activities in the classroom. Go through the engineering process with STEM templates, solve pre-made problems, and be inspired by problem ideas. Use this as a planning tool and build digitally with over 70 STEM-inspired moveable clipart pieces. Let the creativity begin! What's
1st - 5th
Engineering, Graphic Arts, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+2
Science Practices Mini Unit | Printable, Digital & Editable Components
This resource has been updated to reflect version 2.0 upgrades! See what is coming to ALL my resources in 2025 and 2026: https://bit.ly/32AmRKrSAVE 50% with a Unit Bundle!Important Notes:• Download a FREE Cheat Sheet for a summary of practices in this bundle • Download a FREE Unit Bundle to learn more about all my products • Save $$ with the Nature of Science Complete Unit Bundle• Save $$$$ with the Integrated Science Complete Curriculum• Consider Daily Lessons as an economical alternative t
3rd - 9th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
St Patricks Day STEM | March STEM Activities DIGITAL Leprechaun Trap and Writing
Imagine, brainstorm, design and create a digital St Patricks Day STEM Leprechaun Trap with this simple to use digital STEM activity bundle in Google Slides. This exciting resource can be used for many science, engineering , free time activities, classroom parties or centers in the classroom. Go through the engineering process with STEM templates, create a leprechaun trap or leprechaun home, be inspired by problem ideas and of course manipulate and build with over 100 STEM inspired moveabl
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+2
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