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Secret Agent STEM STEAM Mission: Build a Higher Spire
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Build the tallest free-standing skyscraper.
In this mission, your "secret agents" must use file folders and creativity to build a free-standing structure with a spire. Critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration are needed for success!
The 8-page "confidential file" contains all the information needed to walk each agent through the engineering design process. Make copies, gather easy-to-find, inexpensive materials, and you're ready to g
2nd - 6th
Engineering
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
Tallest Pencil Tower - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a terrific STEM challenge to do with pencils?Can your team build the tallest free-standing pencil tower with just 24 pencils? Tallest Pencil Tower ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per team)- 24 unsharpened pencils - masking tape - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your students’ communication and building skills in individual and team ch
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Build a Bone Hut - STEM Engineering Challenge
Do your kids love learning all about the Ice Age? Mine sure do! Can your group build a free-standing model of a bone hut? Materials Needed: (per team of students)- one pack of white model magic - brown paper bags - brown and/or white pipe cleaners - cardboard or cardstock paper base This a really fun STEM Challenge that gets kids working to complete a fun and difficult challenge, students must create a replica of a mammoth bone hut using different materials. *This challenge is also part of a
1st - 5th
Engineering
Gummy Bear Structure - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a great STEM challenge to do with gummy bears?Can your team build the tallest free-standing structure using gummy bears and toothpicks? Gummy Bear Structure ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per group)- 1 bag of gummy bears - 1 box of round toothpicks - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your students’ communication and building skills in
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: Gummy Bear STEM Challenges - Set of 5 Engineering Challenges
Goalpost for Paper Footballs - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a terrific STEM challenge to do during the fall football season?Can your team build a free-standing goalpost that stands 10 inches tall? Goalpost for Paper Footballs ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per pair)- wide smoothie straws - pieces of cardboard or pool noodle - scissors and tape - ruler STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your students’ communication
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: Paper Football STEM Challenges - Set of 3 Engineering Challenges
Pretzel Dome - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a terrific STEM challenge to do at any time during the school year?Can your team build a free-standing geodesic dome with pretzels and mini-marshmallows? Pretzel Dome ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per classroom)- one bag of short pretzel sticks per two teams - one bag of mini-marshmallows per three teams (or masking tape) - ruler or tape measure - cardboard sheet for the base (optional, one per team) STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same t
2nd - 6th
Engineering
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
Tallest Pretzel Tower - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a terrific STEM challenge to do at any time during the school year?Can your team build the tallest free-standing pretzel tower with stick pretzels? Tallest Pretzel Tower ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per team)- mini-sized stick pretzels - masking tape - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your students’ communication and building skil
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Tallest Smarties Tower - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a terrific STEM challenge to do at any time during the school year?Can your team build the tallest free-standing tower using only Smarties candy? Tallest Smarties Tower ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per individual or pair)- 4 rolls of Smarties candies - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your students’ communication and building skills
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: Engineering with Smarties STEM Challenges - Set of 3 Challenges
Lincoln Logs Task cards - 12 building ideas for STEM Bins - Kindergarten Center
Spark imagination and hands-on creativity with this set of 12 Lincoln Logs Task Cards! Perfect for Kindergarten centers, STEM bins, early finishers, or free-choice play, these visual prompts encourage children to build, design, and explore without step-by-step instructions. Each card features a simple picture idea—such as a house, a bridge, a stable, and more—to inspire students to use their Lincoln Logs in new and exciting ways. The focus is on open-ended exploration, allowing kids to problem-
PreK - 5th
Engineering, Geometry, Other (Math)
Candy Cane Tower - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for an engaging STEM challenge to do when teaching students about BUILDING TOWERS using candy canes?Can you build the tallest free-standing candy cane tower? Candy Cane Tower ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per team)- 20 mini candy canes - can of play dough (any color) - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your students’ communication and bui
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Chocolate Kiss Tower - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for an engaging STEM challenge to do when teaching students about BUILDING TOWERS using chocolate kisses?Can you build the tallest free-standing chocolate kiss tower? Chocolate Kiss Tower ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per pair)- 15 chocolate kisses - round toothpicks - index cards - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your students’ communi
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Pumpkin Tower STEM Challenge | Depth & Complexity Lesson Plan | Student Sheets
Bring the excitement of fall into your classroom with this Pumpkin Tower STEM Challenge! Students work in teams to design and build the tallest free-standing tower that can hold a pumpkin using simple materials. This hands-on activity encourages creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking through the lens of Depth & Complexity (Rules). This resource includes everything you need to run the challenge with ease: Teacher Lesson Plan – objective, materials list, step-by-step
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Engineering, Writing
Penny Tower - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for an engaging STEM challenge to do when teaching students about BUILDING TOWERS using pipe cleaners?Can you build the tallest free-standing pipe cleaner tower that can hold a cup of the most pennies on top? Penny Tower ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per team)- roll of pennies - pack of pipe cleaners (any color) - small cup - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be u
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: Engineering with Pennies STEM Challenges - Set of 5 Challenges
Fruit Loop Cereal Tower - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for an engaging STEM challenge to do when teaching students about BUILDING TOWERS using fruit loops cereal?Can you build the tallest free-standing fruit loop tower? Fruit Loop Tower ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per individual)- one large box of Fruit Loops (Rings) cereal (per class, give each student a baggie of fruit loops for the challenge) - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal mat
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Fossil Huntress: Mary Leakey Paleontologist Engineering Design Process Activity
Bring science, literacy, and engineering together with this engaging hands-on STEM activity inspired by the book Fossil Huntress: Mary Leakey written by Andi Diehn. A free book that can be found on Epic Books! Students will learn about pioneering paleontologist Mary Leakey and her incredible fossil discoveries while designing and testing their own excavation tools. In this cross-curricular lesson, students use the Engineering Design Process to create a tool that can safely uncover hidden fossils
PreK - 5th
Archaeology, Engineering, Informational Text
January STEM STEAM Challenge: Snowman on Stilts
What could be more fun than building a snowman? How about building a snowman on stilts? With this STEAM challenge, your students will work to build the tallest free-standing snowman possible!
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Pre-Activity guide
-- Engineering Design Process flow-chart for student record keeping
-- Self-assessment/Reflection page (differentiated for grades K-2 or 3-5)
-- Open-ended writing page for follow-up or related
K - 5th
Engineering, Measurement
Take Home STEM Engineering Challenge - Paper Cup Tower
Are you looking for fun and engaging way to get your students' families involved in STEM challenges? Try a TAKE HOME STEM CHALLENGE!Can your family build the tallest free-standing tower of paper cups? Paper Cup Tower ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per family)- 25 paper cups - tape measure - lab sheet, direction page, information sheet STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! Families can take home a folder of the lab sheets one kid at a time. They can k
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Penny Stack - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for an engaging STEM challenge to do when teaching students about BALANCE and GRAVITY while building a tower stack of pennies?Can you build the tallest free-standing stack of pennies? Penny Stack ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per pair or individual)- bag of 100 (or 2 rolls) pennies (per pair or student) - ruler or tape measure STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improv
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: Engineering with Pennies STEM Challenges - Set of 5 Challenges
Ready for Robots? Science & Tech Activity Set, Word Search - Bonus Puzzle & DIY
Robots! Are you ready for all the new kinds of robots coming soon? Kids will love to learn the basics of robots with this action-packed puzzle set. Follow us to learn about monthly freebies and deals! Includes: Two-Page Activity Set – kids will... Identify various parts of a humanoid robot; Complete a crossword with various robotics terms; Match-up robot names to their descriptions; Color-in a picture to reveal a new type of household robot; and Guide two competing fire-fighting robots through a
3rd - 6th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
Patriotic STEM STEAM Challenge: Memorial Day Flag Day Edition
Whether it's Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, or Veteran's Day, nothing says America like the U.S. Flag! In this low cost, easy prep, high engagement STEM challenge, students must design a free-standing flag pole for the Red, White, and Blue! Included in this pack are: -- Printable student challenge card -- Teacher materials list -- Pre-Activity guide -- Editable criteria, constraints, and materials list -- 2 options for Engineering Design Process flow-chart for student record keeping
1st - 4th
Engineering, Science
Launching Paper Footballs - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a terrific STEM challenge to do during the fall football season?Can your team launch your 6 paper footballs through the goalpost from the farthest combined distances? Launching Paper Footballs ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per pair)- free-standing straw goalpost - paper footballs - masking tape (optional) - ruler STEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your stu
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: Paper Football STEM Challenges - Set of 3 Engineering Challenges
Candy Corn Tower STEM Challenge |STEM Activity for Grades 2–5
Looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate Fall in your classroom? This Candy Corn Tower STEM Challenge is the perfect blend of spooky fun and hands-on learning! Students in Grades 2–5 will work collaboratively to build the tallest free-standing tower using just candy corn and toothpicks — no glue, no tape, just STEM thinking and teamwork. Use this activity during October for a Halloween-themed science center, enrichment project, or STEM Friday. It’s great for practicing the Engine
2nd - 5th
Classroom Community, Engineering
Also included in: Seasonal STEM Challenge Bundle | August - December (Grades 2–5)
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