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No Prep STEM Sub Plans - Science Flexible Thinking & Critical Thinking Activity
Need a quick, easy STEM activity to implement in 30 minutes or less? How about just 10-15 minutes? STEM Improv focuses on developing creativity, mental flexibility & the planning step of the Engineering Design Process (EDP).If you've ever found yourself pressed for time, in need of no prep STEM activities perfect for sub plans, centers, bell ringers and more -- or confused about how to help students develop creativity and imagination -- you'll love STEM Improv! Here's how it works:1. Stud
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Egg Drop STEM Activity End of Year STEM Challenge Force and Motion Engineering
Are you looking for an end of year STEM challenge that's always a crowd pleaser? This classic STEM challenge appeals to kids of all ages, and is an excellent way to explore force and motion, drag, and iterative design and testing. Will the eggs break or survive the drop in a device created by your students? If you have thought about trying a STEM challenge but weren't sure where to start, this is a great challenge to start with. ✏️ What materials will I need? ✏️ Use a variety of easy-to-find
3rd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Engineering Design Process Posters and STEM Question Cards and Strategies
Make STEM conversations more purposeful with STEM Questioning Strategies, a classroom-ready resource designed to help students think through each phase of the engineering design process.These prompts give teachers practical questions to ask when students get stuck, need to explain their thinking, or are ready to reflect and improve.This resource supports the full STEM process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Share. Use the posters to introduce or reinforce each step, keep the ques
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Thanksgiving STEM Activities Cranberry Tower STEM Challenge and Close Reading
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 in November or any day of the year, this Cranberry Tower 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 challenges has nev
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Engineering
Jabari Jumps Self Awareness SEL Activity and Read Aloud STEM Challenge
Integrate STEM, SEL, and Literacy in your classroom!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about the importance of Self-Awareness. They design, build, and test a diving board for Jabari, and learn how to have courage through mindful moments. CASEL Framework: Self AwarenessThis activity is a part of a series of STEM resources designed to follow the CASEL Framework for social emotional Learning. Self-Awareness includes the abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how the
1st - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Performing Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.3.10
+8
Also included in: Self Awareness SEL Activities and Read Aloud STEM Challenges Bundle
Valentine’s Science & Valentine STEM - Valentine’s Day Kindness Activity Center
Looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate Valentine’s Day in your classroom? This Valentine STEM activity combines engineering, problem-solving, and teamwork to create the ultimate no-prep Valentine’s Day lesson! Perfect for grades 2–8, the Tower of Love Challenge encourages students to design and build the tallest structure possible using Valentine’s cards or kindness compliment cards. This activity blends creativity with critical thinking, making it ideal for Valentine’s Day centers
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Thanksgiving Science Activity - Pilgrims & Native Americans Harvest Corn STEM
Thanksgiving Science Activity – Pilgrims & Native Americans Harvest STEM Challenge. Bring history and science together with this hands-on Thanksgiving science activity! In the Harvest Corn STEM Challenge, kids design and build tools to help the Pilgrims and Native Americans cultivate and harvest corn, learning about farming, agriculture, and natural resources in the process. This challenge is the perfect mix of engineering, creativity, and science, making it one of the most engaging Thanksgiving
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Engineering Design Process Posters and Mini Clip Chart
Teach the Engineering Design Process and set up your meaningful makerspace with posters!Excellent resource for any makerspace! There are 6 posters for each step of the Engineering Design Process, as well as a single poster with all 6 Steps. The Mini Clip Charts:Mini Clip Charts can be used with students in small groups or for a whole class lesson where you want students to follow along as you go through the six-step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Mi
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
January STEM Activities & Challenges Snowman STEM - Return from Winter Break
Looking for return from winter break activities? Use this snowman STEM building challenge to ease back into the new year. This ready to go Winter STEM Challenge Project is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning during the month of January. Challenge your students to design and build a snowman using a tissue roll tube, cotton balls, skewers, googly eyes, buttons, felt, colored paper, tape, and glue. The snowman has to be free-standing (n
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Makerspace Christmas & Winter Activity | STEM Building Blocks Task Cards
Bring the magic of the winter holidays to your classroom with this exciting Building Blocks Winter Holiday & Christmas Task Card Set! Perfect for STEM labs, Makerspaces, classroom centers, or early finisher activities, this engaging resource combines hands-on building fun with the festive joy of the season. Students will use imagination, problem-solving, and engineering skills as they design and build creative holiday-themed structures. From igloos, reindeers, and Christmas trees to elf hats, s
2nd - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, General Science
Also included in: Building Block Task Card Bundle STEM STEAM Makerspace Engineering Design
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Fairy Tale STEM Activity
Bring a classic fairy tale to life with this Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Fairy Tale STEM Activity.In this Snow White STEM challenge for elementary students, kids use simple materials to design and build a table big enough for Snow White, all seven dwarfs, and their dinner plates, while exploring story elements and the engineering design process. Perfect for a K–5 STEM lesson, literacy integration, or fairy tale unit, this low-prep activity turns a beloved story into a hands-on design challe
K - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.2.8
+5
Little Red Riding Hood with Depth and Complexity, Logic, and STEM
Using this resource, students will critically analyze a common fairy tale. Students will explore the themes and lessons utilizing the Thinking Frameworks, based on Depth and Complexity, included. A STEM activity is included to further develop the students’ critical and creative thinking. Buy the bundle of all twelve fairy tale STEM/Depth and Complexity units and save 20%! Get 135 pages of full text fairy tales, STEM activities, Depth and Complexity Thinking Frameworks, Reflections and Rubric
2nd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts
Also included in: Fairy Tales with Depth and Complexity and STEM BUNDLE
Pollination STEM Build a Working Pollination Model & Engineering For 3-9 Grades
🌼🐝 Pollination STEM – Build a Working Pollination Model A Hands-On Ecosystem Engineering Challenge (Grades 3–9)Engage students in an exciting, hands-on STEM experience where they design and build a working model that demonstrates how pollination happens in nature! This interactive engineering challenge helps students understand how pollen moves from one flower to another and why pollination is essential for plant reproduction. 🌸 The Challenge Students explore how pollination works and t
3rd - 9th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, General Science
STEM Challenge Activity Civil Engineering Force and Motion Cantilevered Beam
If you want to expose your students to STEM careers, this low prep STEM challenge is a hands-on civil engineering activity. STEM challenges are wonderful for team-building and can be used with a wide grade range. ✅ What You'll Get ✅ Challenge PosterTeacher notes, including overview and objectivesPhoto example5 "Talk Like an Engineer" word cards with relevant vocabulary **includes link to QuizletTalk Like an Engineer PosterMultiple recording options: Graphic organizers (includes Google Slides o
3rd - 8th
Applied Math, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
Summer Science Activity Sun STEM Challenge 3rd 4th 5th Grade Light & Shadows
Put your engineering skills to the test with the Sun Shelter STEM Challenge! This exciting hands-on activity challenges students to design and build a shelter that protects a luminous creature from sun exposure. It is perfect to add some fun while still addressing science standards. Students will use the engineering design process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve, and reflect. Pages are included to select five materials or to buy materials on a budget. Students will then create a c
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
5-ESS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Landforms Earth Science STEM Activity- Plate Tectonics, Rocks & Earth's Spheres
Bring Earth science to life with this engaging Landforms STEM activity. Perfect for teaching landforms, plate tectonics, and Earth’s spheres, this challenge invites kids to design and build the nonliving surface (geosphere and hydrosphere) of a fictional planet, Planetopia. Ideal for grades 2–8, this activity blends science, engineering, and creativity while building communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving. This Google Slides STEM challenge combines hands
2nd - 8th
Earth Sciences, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Groundhog Day Math Measurement & Science Activities – Light and Shadows
Make Groundhog Day meaningful with hands-on math, measurement, and light and shadow activities that get students experimenting, predicting, and thinking like scientists. This Groundhog Day activities resource includes three engaging shadow investigations where students explore how light source angle, distance, and object placement affect shadows. Kids create, test, measure, and record data as they work within constraints. Perfect for Groundhog Day math, science centers, and inquiry-based le
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Measurement
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Pilgrims & Native Americans Harvest Activity - Thanksgiving Fall Science & STEM
Pilgrims & Native Americans Harvest Activity – Thanksgiving Fall Science & STEM (Digital) Looking for meaningful Thanksgiving SEL and STEM activities to keep kids learning before break? In this Corn Cultivator STEM Challenge, kids take on the role of early Pilgrims and Native Americans, designing and building creative tools to help plant and harvest crops during the fall harvest season. This digital version for Google Slides™ blends Thanksgiving science, engineering, and social-emotional lear
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Bible Stories STEM Challenge | Paul and Silas Sunday School Lesson | Materials
Have you ever wondered if STEM and Bible stories can be combined? Well, the answer is YES. Try my Paul and Silas' Chains STEM Challenge and see how fun and engaging the study of Bible stories can be when combined with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)! I created this Bible Stories STEM Challenge | Paul and Silas Sunday School Lesson | Materials especially for our church's Vacation Bible School and it was a hit among students of all ages. Kid-tested, I'm pretty sure your
2nd - 6th
Engineering, Religion
Flywheel Spinner- Rotational Inertia & Stored Energy (Grades 4–9) 2-Page STEM
Title Flywheel Spinner 🔁 Rotational Inertia & Stored Energy (Grades 4–9) — 2-Page STEM Challenge + Data Table & 20-pt Rubric Short blurb Students design a string-pull flywheel and test how mass placement and hub size affect spin time. Quick build, clear metrics, and a student-friendly 20-pt rubric—print & go. Full description In this hands-on challenge, learners build a cardboard (or lid) flywheel with a string-pull axle, then investigate how rotational inertia changes with mass pl
4th - 12th
Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
MS-PS3-5
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, HS-PS3-3
Echo in the Arctic | STEM Challenge & Animal Adaptations Project for Grades 3–5
Meet Echo — your students' new favorite robot!In this engaging STEM and science challenge, students help Echo survive in the Arctic by studying animal adaptations and engineering a creative solution using real science knowledge and their imaginations. Students will explore the Arctic biome, observe 3 native animals, and complete a hands-on design challenge to help Echo move, survive, and thrive using physical and behavioral adaptations. Perfect for project-based learning, enrichment, or end-of-u
3rd - 6th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Also included in: STEM Biome Adaptation Challenges BUNDLE | Echo the Robot | Grades 3-5
Water Filter Engineering Challenge Lesson for Hands On Science Grades 3 4 and 5
Want to give your students some hands-on engineering experience? Not afraid to get a little dirty (in order to get a little clean)? This lesson could be just what you are looking for! Encourage your students to take on the challenge of building a water filter using an empty plastic bottle and various materials such as sand, pebbles, and coffee filters. Kids will work in small groups to try different configurations and determine which works best to clean "dirty water." The class will then come to
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Environment, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
Introduction to 3D Printing – STEAM PROJECT – GRADES 3-6 - Distance Learning
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
Ozobot Activity Robotics Maze Coding Cards Robots Hour of Code STEM Activity
Print and go mazes are a great Ozobot activity! Ozobot™ robots are an excellent way to introduce coding to your lower elementary students. With these maze cards, you never have to worry about having markets on hand! Students use the reusable cards to create "paths" or "roads" for their Ozobots to follow! These make a great no mess STEM center. ⬇️ What You'll Get ⬇️✅ Reusable Coding cards Yes! You do NOT need markers for this resource, and you only need to print the coding cards once). Small co
1st - 5th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
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