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Spring STEM Activity - Bean Bind Print and Digital Bundle
Looking for an Easter or spring STEM / STEAM activity sure to keep your kids engaged in collaborative, fun critical thinking & problem solving? The basic premise:Due to equipment malfunctioning at the bean factory, several types of beans are all mixed-up, putting the Easter Bunny in a bind! Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a device to sort the jelly beans from the mixed-up beans. (You can skip the story if it's too cutesy for your kids, or if you want to avoid E
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
STEM Activity Engineering Design Process Challenge Transport Device Teamwork
Introductory STEM activity / engineering challenge: Transport device! This STEM activity provides a great introduction to the Engineering Design Process (EDP) and is a great activity for students to practice teamwork! ✂️ Materials Needed✂️ Paper, tape, string or yarn, paper towel rolls, etc. The materials are ultimately up to you; use what you have! This activity is easy to differentiate: increase difficulty by placing limits on the design constraints (materials, size, etc.). ✅ What You'll
2nd - 6th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Building Big Engineering Unit Assessments
These five mini-assessments can be paired along with a study of Building Big or any type of engineering or structures unit. It covers and assesses knowledge on the following structures: bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels. These are not meant to teach the content, but rather to help you check your instruction. If students do not perform well on a quiz after studying the structure, you can make sure to reteach whatever is needed before moving on to the next structure.
**Answer keys a
3rd - 8th
Engineering, Physics
Pi-Day Catapult — Optimize Angle & Tension (Predict vs. Measure) | MS–HS NGSS
Description (NGSS included) Celebrate Pi-Day with a data-driven projectile challenge! Students tune angle and tension on a simple launcher, then predict vs. measure range and compute percent error. Teams graph Range vs. Angle (and optional Range vs. Pullback) and explain results with CER. 🧠📈 🔬 Investigate: hold one variable constant to fairly test the other. 🧮 Model: use a calibration shot or R ≈ (v²·sin(2θ))/g to predict. 📊 Analyze: compare predicted vs. measured; percent error
3rd - 12th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
Conductors v. Insulators - Designing a Habitat
Help you students develop problem-solving and STEM skills by having them design a warm home for a penguin. This can be used as a summative assessment after a conductors and insulators unit, or as a formative assessment during the unit.
Students will be asked to do things like:
-identify materials as insulators or conductors
-conduct research on the habitat of a penguin
-sketch a prototype
-describe a construction plan
-reflect
This was also a great way to make the lesson authentic by talking
3rd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physical Science
The Wild Robot STEM Journal - No Prep STEM Activities - Engineering Design
The Wild Robot STEM Challenge is the perfect low-prep activity to integrate science into literature. This cross-curricular resource will introduce your students to the engineering design process, allowing them to increase their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with 16 STEM challenges! This Wild Robot activity includes a printable and digital option, as well as printable bulletin board decor to get students excited about the challenges. This resource is ideal for teachers wanting
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Activities - Classroom BUNDLE to Use Throughout the Year
Easter STEM Challenge: Egg-hanced Paperless Version
Looking for Easter activities that your students will love but are more than just a craft or activity to pass the time? This Easter STEM Challenge (Easter STEAM Challenge) will keep your students engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun! The basic premise: This is a classic egg-drop challenge with optional modifications. Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a device to protect an egg from cracking when dropped from a predetermined height. (You can skip the
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
End of Year Summer STEM Activity - Water Slide Print & Digital Resource Bundle
This summer STEM challenge is the perfect end of the year activity to keep your students engaged through the very last day of school! The Challenge:In partners/groups, students will design and build a water slide built for speed, thrills, and safety. Resource includes:✅ NGSS aligned standards, Grades 2 – 8✅ Teacher Tips- Links to STEM Challenge How-To videos - Materials and timing - Criteria & Constraints (including modifications to increase difficulty for older students) - Measuring results - P
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Easter STEM Challenge - Carrot Carriage Print and Paperless Bundle
Looking for an Easter or Spring STEM / STEAM challenge activity to keep your kids engaged in collaborative, fun problem-solving? The basic premise:Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a carriage to hold cargo and roll downhill, made primarily of carrots. Resource includes:NGSS aligned standards, Grades 2 – 8Teacher Tips- Links to STEM Challenge "How-to" videos - Materials and timing - Criteria & Constraints (including modifications to increase difficulty for older s
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Spring or Easter STEM Activity - Egg Drop Print and Paperless Bundle
Egg-hanced is a STEM / STEAM lesson sure to engage and delight your students as a spring or Easter activity! The basic premise:This is a classic egg-drop challenge with optional modifications. Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a device to protect an egg from cracking when dropped from a predetermined height. Resource includes:NGSS aligned standards, Grades 2 – 8Teacher Tips- STEM Challenge How-to Video Links - Materials and timing - Criteria & Constraints (includ
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Balloon Rocket STEM Project | Newton’s 3rd Law Science Experiment Grades: 3-6
Balloon Rocket STEM Project | Newton’s 3rd Law Hands-On Science Engage your 3rd–6th grade students in an exciting, hands-on STEM activity that explores Newton’s Third Law of Motion! This comprehensive Balloon Rocket STEM Project is designed to teach fundamental physics concepts through inquiry, experimentation, and critical thinking. Perfect for classroom science units, STEM clubs, or homeschooling, this project combines fun with rigorous learning. What’s Included:- 800-Word Non-Fiction Pass
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Engineering, Measurement
Summer STEM Challenge - Amphibious Phone Print and Paperless 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/groups, students will design and build a summer-proof* case for a smart phone. (No actual smart phones will be harmed in this activity; they’ll create weighted test phones!) *Summer-proof = waterproof & retrievable when dropped in a body of water Resource includes:NGSS aligned standards, Grades 2 – 8Teacher Tips- Links to
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Rube Goldberg Project Based Learning Engineering Design & Critical Thinking
Bring creativity, logic, and engineering together with this Rube Goldberg Project-Based Learning Challenge for grades 4–6! Students will dive into the fascinating world of Rube Goldberg, an inventor and cartoonist famous for his comically complicated machines that perform simple tasks. This engaging 2+ hour activity encourages students to think outside the box, analyze inventions, and design their own Rube Goldberg machine inside a head. Perfect for independent work, whole-class learning, ce
4th - 6th
Close Reading, Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.3
, RI.5.3
, RI.6.3
+9
Easter STEM Challenge Activity - Basket Bounce Print and Paperless Bundle
Looking for an engaging STEM / STEAM Easter activity? Basket Bounce is loads of collaborative fun, coupled with critical thinking, problem-solving, and even a little P.E.! The basic premise:Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a basket that will hold and contain Easter eggs as they participate in a bouncy relay race. - Directions to conduct the race based on whether students design baskets in groups, partners, or individually are included. Resource includes:NGSS ali
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Summer STEM Challenge - Drippin' Dash Print and Paperless 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/groups, students will design and build a water scoop purpose-built for volume and stability to be used in a relay race: The Drippin’ Dash. - If students work in groups, it is recommended that they make at least two designs so they have a back up available if one fails during the race. Resource includes:NGSS aligned standar
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Summer STEM Challenge - Keep it Cool / Make it Melt Print and Paperless 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:In partners or groups, students will design and build two devices: one to slow the melting process (Keep it Cool) and one to speed it up (Make it Melt). Includes modifications for grades 2-8. *This challenge is perfect for addressing NGSS standards for energy and structure & properties of matter. See related standards list at the end of the resource
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Sudoku Puzzle 9x9|Halloween|Easy,Medium,Hard|4th-12th|Logical|60puzzles
"Prepare for the ultimate challenge! Come play the spooky logic game... and conquer all 3 levels of the 9x9 Sudoku!"This "Halloween Sudoku puzzle 9x9" worksheet set doesn't just bring the fright, it brings brain-teasing problems where you must focus to correctly fill in the numbers 1 to 9! 3 Levels of Challenge: Enjoy levels from Easy for beginners, Medium for those seeking excitement, all the way to Hard which will really make you think!Simple, Yet Complex Rules: Fill in the numbers 1-9 in ev
4th - 12th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Other (Science)
Apple Drop - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a great STEM challenge for the first month of school?Can you create a platform using straws that can withstand the highest apple drop? Apple Drop ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per pair or team)- straws (I usually give 20-30 straws per team) - 2 pieces of cardboard (cut up your boxes) - scissors and tape - an apple - 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 i
2nd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: Apple STEM Challenges - Set of 5 Engineering Challenges
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
Black History STEM Activity - Functional Furniture Print and Paperless Bundle
This challenge was created as a way to celebrate Black History Month and/or Women’s History Month in science class. The premise is inspired by Sarah E. Goode’s 1885 invention of the folding cabinet bed. She was one of the first African-American women to obtain a patent for her invention! The basic premise:Working against a criteria/constraints list in groups, students will design and build multi-functional furniture, or furnish an entire apartment. Note: This resource includes both the printable
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Measurement, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Creativity Challenges and Activities Morning Work, Brain Breaks, STEM Sub Plans
Unlock creativity in your classroom with NO PREP Finish the Picture Activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. Perfect for STEM Sub Plans! When students are thinking outside the box it results in creative solutions. In a creativity challenge, students are presented with a problem that they have to solve using their creativity. Typically these challenges are short last
1st - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, Engineering
Halloween STEM Challenges & Activities - Pumpkin Catapult, Fall Party Stations
These Halloween themed STEM & STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in October! They are also perfect for Fall Party Activities. Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation. Check out my Video Tour and Demo of all components on YouTube below!LOW PREP HALLOWEEN STEM CHALLENGES VIDEOIncludes the following LOW PREP Halloween STEM Activities and Challenges:Pumpkin Catapult and 6 Pumpkin Catapult Games (Stat
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
St. Patrick's Day Spring STEM Activities & Challenges Rainbow Bridge Leprechaun
These St. Patrick's Day and Spring themed STEM & STEAM Activities and Challenges are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in March! Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Activities:Wind-powered Maze Rainbow Arch BridgeLeprechaun TrapBonus Brainbuilder: Coin ChemistryThese STEM challenges and Bonus Brainbuilder can be completed as stations or as a whole class. Includes the following components for EACH CHALLENGE:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklists, and Suggested Read Alo
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
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
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+5
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