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St. Patrick's Day STEM Activities Leprechaun Trap Stop Motion Unplugged Coding
STEM and STEAM activities for St. Patrick''s Day all in one place! Explore hands-on STEM activities with the engineering design process, digital STEAM activities like stop motion animation and digital brick builds, and unplugged coding and binary activities. If you teach STEM to multiple grades and are looking for plenty of options to try with students, these are the challenges for you. What You'll Get🍀 Hands-On STEM: Leprechaun Trap, Building Brick Challenges (LEGO) + STEM Challenges with Lar
2nd - 7th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Makey Makey OPERATION GAME
🎮 Makey Makey Operation Game Project (Grades 5–6) Hands-on STEM + Art + Coding = Student Engagement GOLD!In this multi-day Makey Makey Operation Game Project, students design and build their own version of the classic Operation game while learning about simple circuits, conductivity, and Scratch programming. This project blends engineering, creativity, and problem-solving in a way upper elementary students LOVE. Perfect for STEM class, Makerspace, enrichment, or technology units, this pr
5th - 6th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Physics
Sphero Basics: Movement Card Set
This card set describes the basic movement commands to program the sphero. This card set is designed for use with the SpheroEDU app. Great as a reference when doing any coding challenges with the sphero! Includes cards for the students and full pages for projection.
2nd - 12th
Physics, Robotics
Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
VEX Go STEM Sprint – Robotics Obstacle Course Engineering | Grade 5
In the Combat Robotics League VEX Go Field Training sprint, students become robotics field engineers as they program a VEX Go robot to navigate a three-obstacle course — writing sequential movement commands, testing against the course, and redesigning their code until the robot completes all three obstacles within the time limit. Set inside the Combat Robotics League narrative, this 1-week sprint introduces Grade 5 students to block-based robot programming with immediate physical feedback.What S
5th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Paper Airplane Engineering Challenge
Ultimate Paper Airplane Engineering Challenge – STEM Activity Engage your middle school students in an exciting hands-on engineering challenge! Students design, test, and improve paper airplanes while learning about aerodynamics, forces of flight, and the engineering design process. ✔ Student Lab Packet ✔ Teacher Guide ✔ Rubric Included ✔ Perfect for STEM, Physics, or Engineering Units Great for grades 5–8. Printable PDF – No Prep Required!
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physics
The Relationship Between Potential and Kinetic Energy
Engage your students with this colorful science poster illustrating the relationship between potential and kinetic energy!Perfect for grades 4–8, this cartoon-style visual shows how energy changes as a car moves up and down a hill, making abstract concepts easier to understand. Includes clear color-coded labels, arrows, and energy formulas for classroom display or review.
4th - 8th
Applied Math, General Science, Physics
Simple Machine Theme Park Project for Physical Science: STEAM 4th-12th
Tired of searching for a simple machine project that actually excites your students while covering real content? This creative simple machine project for grades 4 through 12 combines writing, art, and science into one engaging theme park activity that works perfectly for your simple machines unit as group work or individual assignments.📋 What's Included:Ready to print student project plans1 completion checklist for students1 grading rubric1 teacher instruction guide💛 Why You'll Love It: This r
4th - 12th
Creative Writing, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-1
4TH Grade Science: NGSS 4-PS3-1 Speed and Energy for Google and Print
This Science Interactive Journal is written to align with NGSS 4-PS3-1 and to lead a student through a 5E Lesson Plan. The journal includes two close readings with questions: one on What is Energy and the other is on Potential and Kinetic Energy. Students explore Speed and Energy with two Science Labs. Students will analyze charts and create their own chart. Vocabulary is included and the Evaluation includes a Rubric. Included is this product is: 1. A 26-page Student Science Journal that is
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Physical Science, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.1
, RI.4.3
, W.4.2
+1
Move It! Move It! 5th grade GT project
This project is designed for 5th grade GT students but can be used for 6th grade (even lower or higher ability students as well). It is science based but includes portion for history connection as well as a short writing component (a detailed description). Students will research simple machines, explore simple machines/potential/kinetic energy and finally design a simple machine with a product proposal. Student sheets, link to Google slides and a rubric are included.
5th - 6th
Engineering, Physics, World History
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
5th Grade STEAM Pendulum Project: Create a Newton's Cradle and Write About It
Looking for a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) project? Look no further! Designed for a highly gifted classroom, but great for any fifth grade class looking for a challenging and creative independent project to complete their unit on pendulums, this document contains Tips for the Teacher, Materials needed, Anchor standards addressed, an anticipatory set based on Carol Ann Tomlinson’s approach for gifted students beginning long-term projects, a detailed 100 point rubric,
5th
Engineering, Physics, Writing-Expository
Montessori Nomenclature Cards — Parts of an Atom
Everything in the universe is made of atoms, yet most children never get to explore what is actually inside one. These printable Montessori nomenclature cards introduce children to the six key parts of an atom through detailed illustration cards paired with child-friendly descriptions, making one of the most abstract concepts in science suddenly concrete and accessible. What's included:1 cover card6 illustration cards6 label cards6 description cards with key vocabulary colour coded6 control card
K - 6th
Chemistry, Physics, Science
Paper Helicopters: Rotor Length vs Fall Time — Data Tables + Scatter Plot | 3–12
🚁 Forces & Motion meets Data Literacy. Learners design three rotor lengths (L1–L3), collect 3 trials each from a fixed drop height, compute averages, and graph Rotor Length vs Time on a scatter plot. Middle/high school extensions add best-fit analysis and force/drag reasoning. What’s Included Student Pack p.1: Background, IV/DV/controls, criteria, sketch box with dimension callouts Student Pack p.2: Three data tables (L1–L3), large scatter-plot grid, best-fit guidance, CER prompts Teache
5th - 12th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Bridge Engineering Design Challenge
This resource provides a directions and recording sheet for students to create a bridge under certain constraints. They want the bridge to hold the most weight, and be the lowest cost. It requires students to "buy" the materials they want to use by evaluating which would be the best options. It also requires students to create two different bridges to show improvements and evaluate test results. Each step of the design process is NGSS aligned. Students have to record their evidence to prove t
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physics
Roller Coaster Force and Motion PBL | Project Based Learning Science Enrichment
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
+9
Also included in: Science PBL | Project and Problem Based Learning Bundle
Egg Drop STEM Workbook – Student Engineering Journal | Grades 3–5 PDF
This Student Engineering Workbook is designed to support students as they plan, test, and improve their designs during the Egg Drop Engineering Challenge. Created specifically for Grades 3–5, this workbook provides structured space for students to sketch ideas, record test results, and reflect on design improvements — without overloading them with writing or technical language. This is a student-facing resource intended to pair with a hands-on Egg Drop project. What’s Included• 4-page Stude
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Egg Drop STEM Workbook Bundle – Engineering Journal | Grades 3–8 PDF
Engineering Design Process Worksheets Posters STEM Booklet Phenomenon Bundle
Inspire future engineers with engineering design process worksheets, posters, and foldable booklets. Each component is carefully crafted to build problem-solving skills and encourage innovative thinking. Bundles are the most economical way to get all the resources. Check out the previews to see how these engineering design process tools can make a difference in your classroom and help your students succeed. Here's what you get:✓ The Engineering Design Process Posters✓ Foldable Booklets✓ Kid-Fr
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physics, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Egg Drop STEM PBL Engineering Science Lab - 3rd - 6th Grade
"You all know the story of Humpty Dumpty and his epic fall. What you don’t know is that even though the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together, the FBI was able to. That is how Humpty Dumpty became a secret agent..."
Engage your students with this STEM/PBL engineering science lab to help design a device that will assist Agent Dumpty in surviving a jump from a second story window on his next case. Working in collaborative groups students will assess the problem, design a plan, crea
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Project Based Learning-Design a Mini-Golf Hole Challenge
Bring math and science to life with Mini-Golf Mayhem — an engaging, hands-on Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit where students design a mini-golf hole through creativity and innovation! By aligning this resource to your own geometry and science standards, students will go through the process of designing and building their very own creative mini-golf hole. Students will: Explore angles, measurement, force, and motion Apply real-world problem-solving and collaboration Innovate with creativity w
3rd - 8th
Geometry, Measurement, Physics
Roller Coaster Engineering Project | Energy, Forces & Motion | NGSS | Grades 6–8
Does your class need a project that gets students genuinely excited about physics? This multi-week roller coaster engineering project challenges student teams to design and build a marble-run prototype for a fictional Six Flags client — applying real concepts of potential energy, kinetic energy, forces, motion, Newton's Laws, and speed calculations the whole way through. It's hands-on, standards-aligned, and built for the real classroom. WHAT'S INCLUDED (19 pages):KWL Warm-Up: Energy & Roller
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS3-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-PS3-5
+1
STEAM Catapult Design Challenge | Edible STEM Activities
Get students engaged in real-world science and design thinking with this exciting hands-on challenge!In the Candy Launcher Challenge, students work in teams to design, build, and test a simple launcher that propels a piece of candy toward a target. Along the way, they apply core physical science concepts like force, motion, and energy transformation, while practicing iteration and teamwork. Designed for grades 6–8, this 60-minute lesson is perfect for: STEM days Middle school science units (
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS2-2
Also included in: Candy STEM Design Challenge Bundle | Edible STEM Activities
Candy Cane Cantilever — Holiday Structures & Torque STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12,
Engineer a festive cantilever that reaches the farthest overhang beyond the table edge—using only candy canes and limited tape! Students plan, build, test, and iterate while applying torque and center of mass ideas. Perfect for a high-engagement holiday lab, stations, or a one-period challenge. 🍬🧰 What students do 🧠 Plan & sketch: identify anchor vs. arm, place joints/tape, predict max overhang. 🧪 Test & measure: record trials, overhang (cm), stability (10 s), failure modes. 📈 Analyze
3rd - 12th
General Science, Geometry, Physics
STEM Activities 10 Low Prep STEM Challenges Careers Engineering Design Process
STEM activities and challenges your students will ❤️ love ❤️! This resource has 10 easy to implement STEM challenges that follow the engineering design process while exposing students to STEM careers. Perfect for hands-on activities with force and motion, sound, materials, computer science, and more! Not only can these be used with a wide grade range, these were created to get students working in small teams, collaborating, and explore various STEM careers. I like to call these "10 STEM Chall
2nd - 12th
Engineering, Physics, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Egg Drop STEM Workbook – Student Engineering Journal | Grades 3–5 Editable
This Editable Student Engineering Workbook is designed to support students as they plan, test, and improve their designs during the Egg Drop Engineering Challenge, while giving teachers flexibility to customize pages for their classroom. Created specifically for Grades 3–5, this resource includes the same student-facing structure as the PDF version, with the added benefit of editable text boxes for easy customization, differentiation, and reuse. This is a student-facing resource intended to
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Cranberry Bog Boat — Buoyancy & Density STEM Challenge (Grades 3–12, NGSS Aligne
Make buoyancy click with a seasonal engineering lab: students design a small foil “bog boat” that carries the maximum mass (cranberries/coins/washers) before sinking. They plan, build, test in a water bin, record data, and iterate to optimize stability and displacement—perfect for stations or a full-period lab. What students do Plan & sketch under material/size constraints, predict capacity. Test in rounds, adding equal-mass items until failure; record max mass, freeboard, and failure mode.
3rd - 12th
General Science, Measurement, Physics
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