Parallel Lines Project

This collection of fun and engaging STEM design challenges includes so many seasonal STEM design challenge activities that will engage your students every month of the year! We understand that finding the time to incorporate STEM challenges into your curriculum can sometimes be difficult. That's why this FULL YEAR STEM BUNDLE includes MORE THAN 60 STEM DESIGN CHALLENGES, each with a close reading passage that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text

3rd - 6th

Close Reading, Engineering, Science

The Wild Robot Activities STEM Challenges Novel Study Projects Science Math

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Get ready for STEM activities with The Wild Robot by Peter Brown! In this set of challenges, students follow the adventures of Roz the robot on an island where she must adapt in order to survive. Along the way, Roz encounters many challenges which she must overcome. Your students will overcome the challenges right alongside Roz as they complete the STEM challenges that go along with this engaging read aloud. ✅ What You'll Get ✅ 3 Main STEM ChallengesCamouflage STEM Activity ChallengeShelter

3rd - 6th

Balanced Literacy, Engineering

NGSS

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: Second Grade STEM Homeschooling Curriculum Bundle STEM Activities and Challenges

Engineering Design Process Worksheets STEM Activities Career Exploration Project

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Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

STEM without the Engineering Design Process is like making a pizza without the crust. STEM challenges *need* a solid foundation to provide the best learning experience and growth opportunities for your students. The EDP is the foundational process that should be guiding ALL your STEM activities.If you are new to teaching STEM or the engineering design process, this resource has everything you need to understand the EDP and how to implement it with your students. If you a seasoned STEM educator,

2nd - 12th

Engineering

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

Also included in: STEM Activities Challenges Spring Engineering Design Process Science Gifted

Winter Games Build a Bobsled STEM Activity Project Lesson Plan

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Bring the excitement of the Winter Games into your classroom with this Bobsled Winter Games STEM challenge for grades 3–5. In this winter sports–themed engineering design activity, students design, build, and race their own bobsleds using simple materials. This hands-on STEM challenge is perfect for teaching forces and motion, fair testing, and the engineering design process while building literacy and writing skills. What Students Do:Learn key bobsled vocabulary such as runners, hull, driver

3rd - 5th

Engineering, Physical Science, World History

NGSS

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

Also included in: 3rd-5th Grade Winter Games STEM Activities 2026 BUNDLE

STEM Projects Low Prep STEM Challenges Critical Thinking Activities Engineering

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Looking for EASY STEM activities to implement that are low prep? These are perfect for Pi Day or any time. Not only are paper plates budget-friendly, these are simple enough to leave with a sub, AND offer high engagement. They also allow space for student creativity and critical thinking practice. Never look at paper plates the same way again! Why are these called simple STEM? The challenges are simple for you to set up! The focus is on one material, but multiple activities. If you see multi

2nd - 6th

Engineering

NGSS

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

Also included in: STEM Activities Challenges Spring Engineering Design Process Science Gifted

Index Card Tower: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!

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Engineering Challenge: Using 100 index cards and 12 inches of tape, can you make a tower that is at least two feet tall that can hold a small stuffed animal? Materials: (per group) 100 index cards (lined or unlined, 3x5 size) 12 inches of scotch tape One small stuffed animal (beanie baby size) Scissors This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all inclu

2nd - 7th

Engineering

100th Day of School Activities STEM Challenge Project Spaghetti Tower & Reading

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Are you ready for the 100th Day of School? STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. This 100th Day of School Spaghetti Tower Challenge is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by including a high interest close reading passage and assessment that pair perfectly with the fun engineering design challenge. Integrating ELA into your STEM c

3rd - 6th

Close Reading, Engineering

Cardboard STEM Mini Golf Course Challenge | Putt Putt Project

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Design Education

Make teaching fun with this engaging, hands-on STEM challenge. This design a putt-putt golf course engineering project, will have your students excited to come to school! Upper elementary students will use a print and go engineering notebook to research, plan, build, and share their mini golf course holes. This design challenge has a quick and easy setup because your students will create it with cardboard and recyclable materials. It is the perfect activity for special days, end of the schoo

3rd - 5th

Engineering

NGSS

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: Ultimate Growing Bundle of STEM Activities for Elementary Students

Christmas STEM Activities 12 Challenges Winter Science Projects Party Enrichment

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Christmas STEM activities that are low prep, high engagement, and offer hands-on exploration of a number of science concepts! Perfect for a holiday party before winter break, a family STEM night, fun Fridays, or set up stations for early finishers. Students will engineer a parachute gift drop, a snowball launcher, an elf zip line, and up to 9 more festive challenges. Easy to differentiate, with color-coding based on level of difficulty, these activities are easy enough to do in one class period.

2nd - 8th

Engineering

NGSS

3-PS2-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

Also included in: SALE Christmas STEM Activities MEGA Bundle Easy Frosty, Olive the Other Reindeer

STEM Activities Spring Earth Day Project 2nd to 5th Grade Science Bird Feeder

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Jewel's School Gems

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

January STEM Winter STEAM Activities Project with Reading New Year Science

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January STEM and Winter STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The JANUARY STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. Included you will receive FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with high interest nonfiction reading passages that per

3rd - 6th

Close Reading, Engineering

Also included in: STEM Activities Projects BUNDLE Design Challenges April Easter Earth Day STEM

Tube Toy: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!

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Engineering Challenge: Can you make a toy out of empty cardboard tubes and other supplies? Materials: (per classroom) Empty cardboard tubes Buttons, pom pon balls, paper scraps Tape, glue and scissors Pipe Cleaners, felt scraps, brads Straws, feathers, yarn, etc. This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materials, y

2nd - 7th

Engineering

Tennis Ball Tower: Engineering Challenge Project ~ STEM Activity!

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Engineering Challenge: Can your group create the tallest tower that can hold a tennis ball using only straws and tape? Materials: (per pair or group) 25 straws (can be bendy or straight) 40 inches of masking tape Tennis ball Scissors Tape measure This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materials, you can engage yo

2nd - 7th

Engineering

Also included in: Personalized STEM Pack #21 - 10 Challenges

Water Drop Racer: Engineering Challenge Project ~ STEM Activity!

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Engineering Challenge: Can your group create a wax paper track that gets your water drop from one end to the other in the fastest time? Materials: (per pair or group) Wax paper – 3 foot x 4 inch strip One strip of masking tape 8 inches long Eyedropper Water (we add food coloring to make it easier to see) Chairs, tables, books, etc. to attach the track Stopwatch This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, studen

2nd - 7th

Engineering

Snowball Catapult: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!

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Blossom Curiosity - Christine Butcher

Engineering Challenge: Can you design and build a snowball catapult that launches the snowball the farthest distance? Materials: (per group) One indoor snowball (homemade or premade) Variety of building materials (cardboard, paper, popsicle sticks, rubber bands, tongue depressor sticks, etc.) Plastic spoons Tape, scissors and glue Tape measure This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classro

2nd - 7th

Engineering

Roller Coaster Force and Motion PBL | Project Based Learning Science Enrichment

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Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach about different force and motion or Newton's Laws of Motion? This project allows students to learn about friction, interia, gravity, speed, momentum, and much more by designing their own roller coaster! What is project based learning?Project Based Learning (PBL) is a hands-on way for students to learn as they design, build, and/or research a solution to reach the project's goal or a solution. The project is broken into parts so students can easily sta

3rd - 6th

Engineering, Physics, Science

NGSS

3-PS2-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-PS2-4

Also included in: Science PBL | Project and Problem Based Learning Bundle

Paper Bag Basket: Engineering Challenge Project ~ STEM Activity!

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Engineering Challenge: Can you create a paper bag basket that can hold the most weight? Materials: (per student) 2 brown paper lunch bags 8 inches of tape Weights (we used things we found in the room) Scissors This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materials, you can engage your students in the engineering proces

2nd - 7th

Engineering

STEM Activity Parachute Engineering Design Challenge Science Project Drag Force

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In this hands-on science force and motion STEM activity, students will design and create a parachute while following the engineering design process. This STEM challenge is appropriate for a wide range of grades, students will use simple materials like plastic bags, coffee filters, and string to create parachutes while exploring drag. Try this for Valentine's Day candy or card delivery! ✅ What You'll Get ✅ Challenge PosterDescription and teacher notes, including differentiation ideas, objectiv

2nd - 6th

Engineering

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

Also included in: STEM Activities Challenges Spring Engineering Design Process Science Gifted

Summer STEM Challenge Summer School Projects Boat End of the Year activities

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Miss Tech Queen STEM

Looking for end of the year activities? Engage your students with this summer STEM Challenge Pool Float. Build a pool float for the "lazy river". This activity can be completed as whole group or rotation style. Easy prep & common materials! Digital slide show included! Click here to Save 30% & grab all SUMMER STEM Challenges *Let your students be creative with STEM challenges! Perfect for summer time and the end of the year. This activity includes a printable version AND Google Slides Presenta

2nd - 5th

Computer Science - Technology, Engineering

Also included in: Summer STEM Activities STEM Challenges Low Prep Boat Roller Coaster End of Year

Introduction to 3D Printing – STEAM PROJECT – GRADES 3-6 - Distance Learning

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Simon Says School

Have you purcahsed or are considering purchasing a 3D printer and don’t know where to start? This resource is perfect for classrooms just starting out in the world of 3D imaging and provides you with everything you need to teach the fundamentals of 3D printing. This STEAM project is broken up into two parts: BUILDING BACKGROUNDYour kiddos will begin by doing a research project of the history, current uses, benefits, and future innovcations of 3D printing. Graphic organizers are provided to

3rd - 6th

Engineering, Robotics

CCSS, NGSS

RI.3.7

, RI.3.10

, RI.4.9

+68

Design an Alien UFO STEM Design Challenge Alien Spacecraft STEM Project

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Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. Perfect to use as a class challenge any day of the year, this Alien UFO or Design an Alien Spacecraft with CLOSE READING STEM Challenge seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by including a high interest close reading passage and assessment that pairs perfectly with the fun engineering design challenge. Integrating ELA into your STEM challenge

2nd - 6th

Close Reading, Engineering, Science

Makerspace Project Ideas

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Over 50 STEM Project Ideas!52 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from, students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the year! Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please note that this resource is NOT editable!

1st - 5th

Basic Principles, Engineering, Science

Also included in: Setting up your MakerSpace Bundle

Paper Pinwheels: Engineering Challenge Project ~ STEM Activity!

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