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Preview of Snowman STEM Winter Math & Science - Fun After Winter Break Activity -Winter SEL

Snowman STEM Winter Math & Science - Fun After Winter Break Activity -Winter SEL

The perfect after winter break activity is here! The Snowman Stretch Winter STEM Challenge combines winter math, science and STEM in a hands-on snowman activity where kids design, build, and test the tallest snowman or the one with the greatest volume or surface area while applying real math, science, and SEL skills. It's an ideal winter math or STEM activity to smooth the transition coming back to school after Winter Break!   ⛄️ Activity OverviewIn this winter STEM activity, kids work
Preview of After Winter Break Activity – Winter STEM Sled Challenge (Science, Math, SEL)

After Winter Break Activity – Winter STEM Sled Challenge (Science, Math, SEL)

Ease students back into learning after winter break with a high-interest winter STEM challenge that feels fun, collaborative, and purposeful. This hands-on after winter break activity invites kids to design, build, and test sleds while exploring force, motion, friction, and engineering design. It’s an ideal way to reset classroom routines, rebuild collaboration skills, and re-engage students after time away from school. Whether you’re planning back from winter break activities, snow day lesso
Preview of Easter STEM Challenge Activity - Science Easter Basket - Easter Egg Math Game

Easter STEM Challenge Activity - Science Easter Basket - Easter Egg Math Game

Get ready for loads of Easter basket fun & games! In the Easter STEM challenge, Basket Bounce, students design and build creative baskets to hold plastic Easter eggs while competing in a bouncy Easter bunny game / relay race! This engaging activity blends Easter games, problem-solving, and even a little P.E., making it the perfect before or after spring break activity to energize your classroom. The Challenge:Students will work individually or in teams to: Design and build an Easter basket
Preview of Valentine STEM - Valentine’s Day STEM Activity - Valentine Math Centers Stations

Valentine STEM - Valentine’s Day STEM Activity - Valentine Math Centers Stations

Looking for a Valentine’s Day math game that goes beyond worksheets and crafts? The Heavy Hearts Valentine STEM Challenge is a hands-on February math activity that turns problem-solving, strategy, and math thinking into Valentine’s Day fun. Kids design and build the “heaviest” heart possible using point values, shapes, and constraints, making this one of the most engaging Valentine’s Day math activities for upper elementary and middle school learners. Perfect for February math, Valentine’s Da
Preview of St Patrick’s Day STEM Math Game – Four Leaf Clover & Shamrock Leprechaun Math

St Patrick’s Day STEM Math Game – Four Leaf Clover & Shamrock Leprechaun Math

This St. Patrick’s Day math game & STEM activity blends four leaf clover probability, shamrock math, and leprechaun math into an engaging, classroom-ready challenge. In this St Patrick’s Day STEM math game, kids design, build, and test a four leaf clover flying disc while exploring probability through hands-on experimentation and an optional St. Patrick’s Day game connected to a pot of gold theme. This activity makes abstract math concepts concrete, interactive, and fun. Perfect for St. P
Preview of Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours

Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours

Engaging math and engineering with ramps and toy cars! Your students will go home and share the news about how absolutely cool school seems now. My mathematically gifted 2nd graders were VERY Challenged by this unit, and I would not hesitate to use it for 3rd grade GATE or in 4th grade as an enrichment for the whole class. Schoolhouse Rock Math: We’re using Zero My Hero and 5’s Multiplication to learn multiplication, repeated addition, and patterns to calculate areas of rectangles—a very adva
Preview of February STEM  - Valentines SEL, Science, Math & Measurement Candy Box Activity

February STEM - Valentines SEL, Science, Math & Measurement Candy Box Activity

Looking for February STEM activities that blend Valentine’s SEL, math, and hands-on problem-solving without turning into a craft or party filler? The Candy Box Valentine STEM activity is a meaningful, low-prep way to keep kids engaged while practicing measurement, math, and design thinking. Kids design and build the smallest possible candy box that still meets specific criteria and constraints, making this a high-interest Valentine science and math activity that feels like a challenge but de
Preview of STEAM for Elementary GATE -- LAND SPEEDERS physics math graphic design

STEAM for Elementary GATE -- LAND SPEEDERS physics math graphic design

This land speeders STEM project is part of a full 18 hour GATE unit titled, “Land Speeders, Sailboats, Signal Flags, and Semaphores.” You can find the full unit in my store available for just a couple dollars more. In the land speeders project, students will design logos, build land speeders, and then complete a creative and physics activity with them. You’ll get all the instructions you need including a rubric, sample photos, and ready-to-print activity sheets with this download. Purchase
Preview of STEAM Marble Park Enrichment -- Whole Class and GATE - Math - Engineering

STEAM Marble Park Enrichment -- Whole Class and GATE - Math - Engineering

This school year Portable Gifted and Talented is filling up the portable with whole-class enrichment lessons. The lessons are designed to be used by a gifted resource teacher in a “push-in” model or for classroom teachers who want to reach all levels of ability in an engaging way. Great fun and challenging thinking! This enrichment is designed for whole-class 4th and 5th grade or gifted and talented and high ability 3rd grade students. Success in this unit will rely on hands-on application o
Preview of Waterslide Fun!

Waterslide Fun!

Created by
Amy Bostdorff
This is a STEM project (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Design Teams will create a waterslide out of clay that contains 90 degree angle turns. A marble must roll down the slide and stay on the track the entire way. The height will be measured in cm. The tallest slide with the most turns wins!
Preview of End of the Year Activity - Summer Fun Build a Boat Print & Digital Resource

End of the Year Activity - Summer Fun Build a Boat Print & Digital Resource

Looking for engaging end of school year activities that combine summer STEM, math, and science? This Boat Building STEM Challenge is the perfect way to keep your students excited and learning during those last days of school - or even in summer school or camp settings! This hands-on engineering activity has students designing and testing boats for speed or capacity using everyday classroom materials. It’s packed with real-world math and science connections, wrapped in the kind of fun that
Preview of Christmas STEM Christmas Science - Candy Cane Christmas STEM Challenge Activity

Christmas STEM Christmas Science - Candy Cane Christmas STEM Challenge Activity

Looking for fun Christmas STEM activities that mix candy canes, science, engineering, and math? The Candy Cane Calamity Christmas STEM Challenge is a hands-on favorite that turns Christmas science into holiday fun! Kids will design and test creative packaging to safely “mail” their candy canes, making this one of the most engaging Christmas STEM and candy cane activities of the season. Perfect for your December activities, Christmas party, or winter classroom centers, this challenge blends STE
Preview of Valentine's Science STEM Activity - Fun Valentine's Day Cupid Bow & Arrow Game

Valentine's Science STEM Activity - Fun Valentine's Day Cupid Bow & Arrow Game

This Valentine’s Day science and STEM activity engages students as they create Cupid's Bow & Arrow. Blending engineering, physics, math, and collaboration into a high-energy Valentine’s Day game, Cupid's Quiver keeps kids learning while they play. Designed for grades 2–8, this Valentine’s STEM challenge works as a science lesson, STEM center, or Valentine’s Day party game. Students design, build, test, and improve a bow-and-arrow (or dart-style) launcher for Cupid’s target practice while coll
Preview of STEM Kid Constructions - TOPS! Cool Lessons from the Core

STEM Kid Constructions - TOPS! Cool Lessons from the Core

Tops are the tops! Let’s make our own and experiment! Who would have thought we could blend so much science, engineering, and math into this simple little toy? You’ve probably seen those valentines where you can punch out a circle and insert a pencil to make a top. Those are hugely disappointing. These tops, however, are COOL! Anytime we do something cool in the classroom, we want to sneak in plenty of content with it, right? Such is the case here, and you’ll find Common Core State Standa
Preview of Field Day & End of Year STEM Activity - Summer School & Summer Fun Camp Activity

Field Day & End of Year STEM Activity - Summer School & Summer Fun Camp Activity

Make your field day activities, summer school, or end of year science activities unforgettable with the Drippin’ Dash! This hands-on summer STEM challenge combines engineering, math, problem-solving, and summer fun in one irresistible activity. It’s a great fit for field day activities, end of year science activities, last week of school activities, and summer STEM activities that keep kids engaged and learning through the last day of school. Perfect for May, June, July and August activitie
Preview of Groundhog Day STEM Groundhog Day Science Groundhog Day Art & Shadow Activities

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
Preview of Easter STEM & Science - After Spring Break Activity Fun Egg Drop STEM Challenge

Easter STEM & Science - After Spring Break Activity Fun Egg Drop STEM Challenge

Bring creativity and critical thinking to your classroom with this exciting Easter STEM challenge! Perfect as an after spring break activity or a festive way to explore engineering and problem-solving, this egg drop STEM challenge will have your students designing, building, and testing devices to protect an egg from cracking. This hands-on spring STEM activity blends Easter science, math, and engineering principles into one engaging project that’s perfect for grades 2–8. The Challenge:Stud
Preview of Back to School After Winter Break Activity - Fun Winter STEM Challenge Activity

Back to School After Winter Break Activity - Fun Winter STEM Challenge Activity

The Winter Waiter STEM Challenge is a hands-on Winter STEM activity perfect for the first day back from winter break, the week before winter break, or anytime your students need a burst of creativity and movement! In this challenge, kids design and build a stable waiter’s tray to carry “snowy” 3D solids during a relay race, testing balance, stability, and problem-solving skills in a fun, energetic way. It’s ideal for after winter break activities, winter math centers, or January STEM project
Preview of Back to School After Winter Break Activity - Fun Winter STEM Challenge Activity

Back to School After Winter Break Activity - Fun Winter STEM Challenge Activity

Re-engage students after winter break or fill the week before Christmas break with meaningful learning! This Winter STEM activity is the perfect mix of creativity, engineering, and geometry practice, ideal for back from winter break, January STEM projects, or even a day before winter break activity. ❄️ Frosted Forest STEM Challenge OverviewIn this challenge, students design and build the iciest tree in the frosted forest by constructing branches and attaching triangular icicles. It’s a f
Preview of STEAM Kid Engineering for GATE -- Falling Cats

STEAM Kid Engineering for GATE -- Falling Cats

*This the STEM ONLY portion of the “Cats, Cats, Cats Across the Curriculum for GATE” lesson collection available in my store. Shouldn’t your 21st Century classroom be just like today’s virtual world? In other words, shouldn’t it be full of cats?! In this two lesson bundle you get instructions and photos, sample student work, ready-to-print activity sheets, Common Core and Next Generation Science references, and everything you need except the actual cats (you’ll be making your own!). I’ve use
Preview of After Winter Break Activity - Fun Winter STEM & Science - Back from Winter Break

After Winter Break Activity - Fun Winter STEM & Science - Back from Winter Break

This back to school after winter break STEM and science challenge is perfect for re-engaging students and team building before or after winter break! ❄️ Winter STEM Challenge OverviewIn the Snow Scoop STEM Challenge, kids design, build, and test snow scoops that can clear a “snowy path” or collect the most snow. With options to measure success by capacity or time-to-clear, this winter STEM activity keeps students focused and motivated during those high-energy days after break — or even before t
Preview of Engineering Design Process Slides Worksheets & Easy STEM Challenge Activities

Engineering Design Process Slides Worksheets & Easy STEM Challenge Activities

This Introduction to STEM and the Engineering Design Process PowerPoint presentation can be used to teach students about what STEM is, help them understand how the Engineering Design Process works, and have them experience working on STEM challenges with their peers. The 27-slide Introduction to STEM and the Engineering Design Process PowerPoint presentation contains the following: A slide for the title5 slides on what STEM is7 slides on skills developed by STEM2 slides on the importance of ST
Preview of Engineering Design Process PowerPoint & Google Slides - Introduction to STEAM

Engineering Design Process PowerPoint & Google Slides - Introduction to STEAM

Introduce your students to the Engineering Design Process and STEAM with this PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation. Students will gain a better understanding of how the Engineering Design Process works and prepare them for STEAM challenges with their peers. * This is the STEAM version of my Introduction to STEM and the Engineering Design Process PowerPoint.UPDATE: Link to Google Slides version added. - September 7, 2021The 30-slide PowerPoint presentation contains the following: A slide
Preview of Winter STEM & Science - After Winter Break Activity - Back from Winter Break Fun

Winter STEM & Science - After Winter Break Activity - Back from Winter Break Fun

The Frozen Fortress Winter STEM Activity is a perfect before or after winter break activity where students design and build a marshmallow fortress wall that meets specific criteria for area and stability, and then test its strength against a snowball fight! ❄️ OverviewIn this engaging Christmas STEM activity, students design and build a fortress using marshmallows (or sugar cubes, paper blocks, or other materials) to meet criteria for area, height, and stability. After construction, they te
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