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Earth Day STEM - Weather, Landforms, Plants & Animals Spring STEM Activities
Perfect for Earth Day STEM, spring STEM activities, or anytime you want to integrate weather activities, life science, and Earth science, the Planetopia STEM Challenge Bundle combines hands-on fun with standards-based learning. Each of the five challenges tasks students with designing and building solutions for a fictional planet, Planetopia, while developing critical thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. ✅ What’s Included?This bundle includes five challenges packed with creativit
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Plant STEM Activity - Parts of a Plant Life Cycle Plant Adaptations & Functions
Looking for an engaging way to teach plant life cycles, parts of a plant, needs, plant adaptations, functions, cells, photosynthesis, and/or genetics & heredity? This hands-on Plant STEM Activity is perfect for students in grades 2–8 to explore plant science concepts while fostering creativity and problem-solving skills. Whether for spring lessons, Earth Day, or anytime during the year, this activity inspires students to design and build their own unique plant with never-before-seen ada
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Form Follows Function CER | Architecture | GATE Middle School
📘 Full Length Standard Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | Form Follows Function Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Architecture, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible for gifted & talented middle s
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Informational Text, Physical Science
Forces & Motion Inquiry Plan & Engineering Tasks - Science - Design - IB PYP
This bundle includes: A 13 page 6-7 week inquiry unit plan How the World Works which integrates science and engineering/design. Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experiences and provocationsscience experiments and e
1st - 6th
Engineering
STEM Wikki Stix Template Mat
These mats foster imagination and independence while still keeping students on task. Print on cardstock, laminate and add wikki stix or pipe cleaners! Students can use colors of their choosing for multiple mats.This activity is awesome for little engineers.
PreK - 3rd
Engineering
Plants Spring STEM Activity - Print and Paperless Bundle
Looking for a plant activity to apply learning in plant needs, parts/functions, adaptations, life cycles, cells, photosynthesis, and/or genetics & heredity? This STEM challenge / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully! The challenge is great any time of the year, but works especially well as a spring activity! The completed designs and extension projects make beautiful displays for Back to School Night or Open House as well! The basic premise:Students work indiv
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Makerspace Lesson Plans STEM activities Coding Mat Ozobot Unplugged Curriculum
Plan your STEM curriculum! This ultimate STEM makerspace bundle is ready-to-use & includes building challenges, task cards, coding, robotic activities, animation, movie making, & genius hour. You have access to over 145+ amazing activities that can be used across multiple grade levels. For a teacher, lessons can take hours and hours to prep and plan. Thanks to this bundle, your ENTIRE YEAR can be planned out to include STEM & technology activities! Combine this with your curriculum so you have
1st - 4th
Engineering, Robotics
Weather STEM Activity Severe Weather & Natural Disasters STEM Earth Science Fun
This hands-on Weather STEM Activity is perfect for teaching severe weather, natural disasters, and Earth science, this challenge tasks students with designing and building shelters to withstand 3 or more types of extreme weather or disasters. Whether for spring STEM activities or as part of an Earth Day STEM lesson, this resource inspires creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. The Challenge:Students will work individually or in teams to: Design and construct a shelter to defend
2nd - 8th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
STEM Team Building Activities Brainstorming Intro to STEAM Skills Challenge
Start off the year by reviewing STEM SKILLS. This STEM activity will review the skill of BRAINSTORMING. Students will complete a task, plus encourage discussion questions! Tie in SEL too! This is a great whole group lesson that is printable & digital. ⭐GET ALL 5 SKILLS: Brainstorming, Teamwork, Interest & Talents, Communication & Growth Mindset. All are included in THIS BUNDLE.Brainstorming is an important part of any STEM activity – and not just STEM! Brainstorming allows students to gener
1st - 4th
Engineering
Landform Lesson Plans - Earth’s Surface STEM Activity - Layers of Earth Hands-on
Bring Earth science to life with this engaging Landforms STEM Challenge! Perfect for teaching landform lesson plans, plate tectonics, and Earth’s spheres, this hands-on activity tasks students with designing the nonliving surface (geosphere and hydrosphere) of a fictional planet, Planetopia. The Challenge:Students will work individually or in teams to: Design the nonliving surface (geosphere and hydrosphere) of Planetopia, a fictional planet.Follow specific criteria and constraints to guide
2nd - 8th
Earth Sciences, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Summer Camp or Summer School - End of Year Science - Summer STEM Fun Activity
Looking for a creative Water Day STEM activity or end of the year science activity to engage your students during the last weeks of school? This hands-on challenge tasks kids with designing and building a waterproof, retrievable case for a smartphone using simple materials. It’s a great fit for end of year science activities, Water Day, summer STEM activities, and the last two weeks of school, keeping kids engaged and learning right through the start of summer. Perfect for summer camp, summer s
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
After Winter Break Winter STEM Challenge Activity - Print & Digital Bundle
Winter STEM challenges are a powerful way to channel student energy into focused, hands-on problem solving. The Frosted Forest STEM Challenge blends geometry, engineering, and critical thinking into an engaging design task that works for a wide range of grade levels. In this challenge, students work in partners or small groups to design the iciest tree possible using triangular icicles and a clear set of criteria and constraints. The result is a highly engaging STEM activity that feels playful
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Geometry
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Earth Day STEM Challenge - New Earth City Print and Paperless Bundle
Earth Day is the perfect time for the New Earth City STEM / STEAM challenge activity, but any other time of the year will do! The basic premise:It is Earth Day, and the year 2035. Earth has become overcrowded. The students are part of a pioneering crew tasked with setting up the first city (New Earth City) on Planetopia, a fictional name for a recently discovered Earth-like planet in a distant solar system. Part of the mission is to set up the city to prevent or address the problems we are havin
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
First Week of School Science Back to School STEM Activity First Day Teamwork Fun
Looking for back to school STEM activities for the first week of school that combine hands-on engineering with critical thinking and team-building? The Apples Afar Cantilever STEM Challenge is a student favorite for the first day of school or fall-themed science units. This collaborative activity tasks students with designing and building a cantilever to suspend an apple as far from the edge of a desk as possible. It’s an engaging way to introduce the engineering design process, encourage
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Summer STEM Challenge Activity - Pick and Pack Print and Digital Resource Bundle
This summer STEM challenge is the perfect end of year activity to keep your students engaged through the very last day of school! The basic premise:Individually or in partners, students will select items to pack for a road trip. In this 2-D simulation of a 3-D task, students arrange items with different point values into pre-defined car trunk spaces. They can’t have it all, though! They’ll use a criteria & constraints list to bring all of what they need and some of what they want, as they aim fo
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math)
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Card Tower STEM Challenge
This tower building STEM / STEAM Challenges is perfect for summer – or any time of the year! It brings the joy back to your classroom with collaborative, hands-on, brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! If you have spare index cards, at least 30 minutes, and a class to inspire, run this challenge as a fun, quick task for a rainy day, or select from multiple options provided to add depth and rigor to extend this activity to days or weeks of active learning! The challenge:: Individually, or in pa
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Measurement, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Also included in: Card Tower STEM Challenge Mini Bundle
Squeezing in STEM: Paper Plate Pinball
No time? No problem! When speaking with classroom teachers about STEM, I hear the same problem again and again: there’s just not enough time in the day. Teachers recognize the value of bringing STEM activities into their classrooms, but struggle with how to fit them in. If this sounds all too familiar, then this resource was created with your needs in mind. Here’s what you can expect: •minimal prep •readily accessible materials •15-20 minutes, start to finish •critical thinking and problem s
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Squeezing in STEM: 18 Fast and Fun Challenges Using Everyday Materials!
Squeezing in STEM: Card Castle
No time? No problem! When speaking with classroom teachers about STEM, I hear the same problem again and again: there’s just not enough time in the day. Teachers recognize the value of bringing STEM activities into their classrooms, but struggle with how to fit them in. If this sounds all too familiar, then this resource was created with your needs in mind. Here’s what you can expect: •minimal prep •readily accessible materials •15-20 minutes, start to finish •critical thinking and problem s
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Squeezing in STEM: 18 Fast and Fun Challenges Using Everyday Materials!
Squeezing in STEM: Standing Sticks
No time? No problem! When speaking with classroom teachers about STEM, I hear the same problem again and again: there’s just not enough time in the day. Teachers recognize the value of bringing STEM activities into their classrooms, but struggle with how to fit them in. If this sounds all too familiar, then this resource was created with your needs in mind. Here’s what you can expect: •minimal prep •readily accessible materials •15-20 minutes, start to finish •critical thinking and problem s
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Squeezing in STEM: 18 Fast and Fun Challenges Using Everyday Materials!
Squeezing in STEM: Cubes in a Cone
No time? No problem! When speaking with classroom teachers about STEM, I hear the same problem again and again: there’s just not enough time in the day. Teachers recognize the value of bringing STEM activities into their classrooms, but struggle with how to fit them in. If this sounds all too familiar, then this resource was created with your needs in mind. Here’s what you can expect: •minimal prep •readily accessible materials •15-20 minutes, start to finish •critical thinking and problem s
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Squeezing in STEM: 18 Fast and Fun Challenges Using Everyday Materials!
Squeezing in STEM: Springy Support
No time? No problem! When speaking with classroom teachers about STEM, I hear the same problem again and again: there’s just not enough time in the day. Teachers recognize the value of bringing STEM activities into their classrooms, but struggle with how to fit them in. If this sounds all too familiar, then this resource was created with your needs in mind. Here’s what you can expect: •minimal prep •readily accessible materials •15-20 minutes, start to finish •critical thinking and problem s
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Squeezing in STEM: 18 Fast and Fun Challenges Using Everyday Materials!
Squeezing in STEM: 2-Sheet Chute
No time? No problem! When speaking with classroom teachers about STEM, I hear the same problem again and again: there’s just not enough time in the day. Teachers recognize the value of bringing STEM activities into their classrooms, but struggle with how to fit them in. If this sounds all too familiar, then this resource was created with your needs in mind. Here’s what you can expect: •minimal prep •readily accessible materials •15-20 minutes, start to finish •critical thinking and problem s
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Squeezing in STEM: 18 Fast and Fun Challenges Using Everyday Materials!
Squeezing in STEM: Rock, Don't Roll
No time? No problem! When speaking with classroom teachers about STEM, I hear the same problem again and again: there’s just not enough time in the day. Teachers recognize the value of bringing STEM activities into their classrooms, but struggle with how to fit them in. If this sounds all too familiar, then this resource was created with your needs in mind. Here’s what you can expect: •minimal prep •readily accessible materials •15-20 minutes, start to finish •critical thinking and problem s
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Squeezing in STEM: 18 Fast and Fun Challenges Using Everyday Materials!
Squeezing in STEM: Funnel Fun
No time? No problem! When speaking with classroom teachers about STEM, I hear the same problem again and again: there’s just not enough time in the day. Teachers recognize the value of bringing STEM activities into their classrooms, but struggle with how to fit them in. If this sounds all too familiar, then this resource was created with your needs in mind. Here’s what you can expect: •minimal prep •readily accessible materials •15-20 minutes, start to finish •critical thinking and problem s
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Squeezing in STEM: 18 Fast and Fun Challenges Using Everyday Materials!
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