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What Problem Will You Solve: A Critical Thinking and Writing Activity
So often, we ask students what they want to be when they grow up but let's shift the mindset. Instead, pose the question of, "What problem will you solve?" This project encourages students to think both critically and globally to help solve issues in our world today. Included in this product are multiple ways for students to brainstorm problems, vocabulary, and processes. There is also draft and final publishing paper that can be used to write a culminating essay. This is a great beginning
5th - 8th
Writing, Writing-Essays
Also included in: Bundle: Monthly Writing Projects for Upper Elementary
Halloween STEM Challenge: Potion Design | Engineering Design Process
Make science magical this Halloween with the Potion Mixing Lab! Students will safely explore chemical reactions while creating visually “magical” potions that fizz, change color, or smoke. This hands-on STEM challenge encourages engineering design thinking, experimentation, and problem-solving. Materials Needed: Baking soda Vinegar Food coloring Cups or small containers Droppers or spoonsAntacid Tablets Salt TeaLemon Juice Optional: Dry ice for extra spooky effect (use with caution) What
5th - 8th
Chemistry, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
Valentine's Thinkerz
5 Fun Valentine's Day themed pages with problem solving and critical and creative thinking activities. These pages are designed to make students think. The thought process is the most important part of these pages. No Key is included to make sure that right answers aren't the most important part. If there is a particular question you need an answer to I can give it to you!
3rd - 6th
Halloween STEM Challenge: Rube Goldberg Ghost Catcher | Engineering Design MS6-8
Halloween STEM Challenge: Rube Goldberg Ghost Catcher | Engineering Design Process ActivityEngage your students with a spooky, hands-on Halloween STEM challenge! In this activity, students become engineers for the day as they design a Rube Goldberg-style contraption to catch a ghost using simple, everyday classroom materials. Perfect for middle school science, STEM, and design thinking lessons, this challenge emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, and the full Engineering Design Process. W
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+3
Halloween SCAMPER Creative Writing Activity
This Halloween-themed writing activity combines creativity, fun, and writing process all in one. This can be used as station work, writing process project, or just a Halloween Day fun activity. It uses the SCAMPER acronym (substitute, combine, adapt, modify, purpose, eliminate, and rearrange) to think critically about our reading stories.
3rd - 8th
Creative Writing, Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.3
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.5
+1
Easter Logic Puzzles Math Critical Thinking Brainteasers | Spring Logic Puzzles
These Easter Logic Puzzles will help you teach your students the process of elimination & critical thinking skills. There are 10 full color puzzles to solve as a class, and 10 b&w half sized puzzles to follow up. The clues are written simply enough for many primary grade students to read. Use them as exit tickets, morning work or during math enrichment! Click here to be notified when new resources are released at 50% off!Here's what other educators are saying about my logic puzzles:"This wa
K - 2nd
Earth Day Logic Puzzle
Matrix Grid Logic Puzzle for Earth Day. Students use deductive reasoning and process of elimination to deduce which 5 kids did which 5 things to help save the earth. Each kid in the puzzle did one thing to help save the earth. This puzzle updated on April 18, 2020. Two versions are now included. The second version has some prompts included which are very helpful to the differentiating teacher and the student who is new to logic puzzles and process of elimination. The color coded answer key
3rd - 4th
Thanksgiving Math Logic Puzzles Brain Teasers Fall Disguise a Turkey in Disguise
Turkeys 🦃 in disguise make it easy it is to teach your students the process of elimination with Disguise a Turkey Thanksgiving Math Logic Puzzles! Practice critical thinking with 12 color puzzles to project and solve as a class, and 10 half size b&w puzzles for students to solve independently, featuring turkeys in disguise! Answers are included for all puzzles. Perfect for busy teachers: no preparation required, simply print and teach!Here's what other educators are saying about my logic puz
K - 3rd
Valentines Day Brain Teasers Valentine Love Potion Math Logic Puzzles Enrichment
Valentine love potions make it easy it is to teach your students the process of elimination! Practice critical thinking with 10 color logic puzzles to project & solve as a class, and 10 half size b&w puzzles for students to solve independently, featuring mysterious pink bottles! Answers are included for all puzzles, and there are 6 half sized math vocabulary posters (label, pedestal, trapezoid, sphere, hexagon, stopper). Perfect for busy teachers: no preparation required, simply print and t
K - 3rd
Ocean Plastic Cleanup STEM Challenge: Engage & Innovate for Earth Day
Are your students eager to tackle real-world environmental issues and apply their problem-solving skills? Introduce your students to a vital environmental challenge with the "Ocean Plastic Cleanup STEM Challenge | Engineering Design Process | Earth Day" resource. This hands-on activity is designed to captivate young learners and empower them to become innovative problem-solvers, saving you valuable planning time while fostering deep engagement. What's Included: Comprehensive teacher guide with a
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Earth Sciences, Engineering
Logic Puzzle Task Cards Find The Ornament - Christmas Critical Thinking - GATE
Put sharp thinking to work! In Find the Ornament, students use deductive reasoning and process of elimination to crack festive logic puzzles—no guessing allowed. With 26 Christmas-themed task cards, this critical thinking activity is perfect for fast finishers, enrichment, centers, and GATE learners in grades 5–9. Each challenge is an engaging color mystery. This fun set is a colorful, hands on, code breaking activity. Don't be fooled by the colorful little ornaments, these puzzles are more c
5th - 8th
For All Subjects
Christmas Holiday Math Logic Puzzles Brain Teasers Critical Thinking Enrichment
This Christmas see how easy it is to teach your students critical thinking including the process of elimination with Christmas Logic Puzzles! There are 10 color puzzles to project and solve as a class, and 10 half size b&w puzzles for students to solve independently, featuring Santa, gingerbread men, holiday decorations and more. Answers are included for all puzzles. Perfect for busy teachers: no preparation required, simply print and teach!Here's what other educators are saying about my log
K - 3rd
Fall Logic Puzzles Math Brain Teasers Critical Thinking Enrichment Activities
This fall 🍁 see how easy it is to teach your students critical thinking including the process of elimination with Fall Logic Puzzle brain teasers! There are 10 color puzzles to project and solve as a class, and 10 half size b&w puzzles for students to solve independently, featuring scarecrows, pumpkins, apples, sunflowers and more. Answers are included for all puzzles. Perfect for busy teachers: no preparation required, simply print and teach!Here's what other educators are saying about my
K - 2nd
Build a Love Boat - Valentine's Day STEM Challenge
Build a Love Boat – Valentine's Day STEM ChallengeGet your students excited about engineering and problem-solving with this Valentine's Day-themed STEM activity! In the Build a Love Boat challenge, students use simple materials—popsicle sticks and aluminum foil—to design and test a mini boat that holds the most candies before sinking. It's the perfect hands-on project for integrating science, creativity, and festive fun! What's Included: Clear student instructions Materials list Sketching and
4th - 8th
Engineering, General Science
Irrigation System STEM Activity | Design a System to Water Plants Efficiently
💧 Irrigation System STEM Activity | Design a System to Water Plants Efficiently (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Bring real-world problem solving into your classroom with this hands-on Irrigation System STEM activity! Students explore how water moves and design their own system to deliver water efficiently to plants—just like real engineers and farmers. This engaging resource guides learners through the engineering design process as they plan, build, test, and improve a working irrigation system using si
1st - 9th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environment
Halloween Critical Thinking Math Logic Puzzles for Enrichment | Brain Teasers
These Halloween printable math logic puzzles are perfect for critical thinking, enrichment, brain teasers, early finishers & teaching the process of elimination! There are 10 color puzzles to project and solve as a class & 10 half size b&w puzzles for students to solve independently. Perfect for busy teachers: no preparation required, simply print and teach!Here's what other educators are saying about my logic puzzles:"These elimination puzzles provide a great introduction to logic and cri
K - 3rd
Christmas Gumdrop STEM Elf Day Activities Marshmallow & Toothpicks STEM Projects
Looking for a Christmas gumdrop STEM activity that feels meaningful—not just festive? This Elf Bridge STEM Challenge invites students to apply the engineering design process as they design and test a bridge strong enough to help an elf deliver presents Santa left behind. Perfect for elf day activities, December STEM lessons, or end-of-semester engagement, this challenge blends creativity, problem-solving, and real engineering thinking into a fun and structured experience your students will l
5th - 8th
Engineering, General Science
February STEM Activities Bundle | Valentine STEM Party Stations +Data & Redesign
Make Valentine’s Day academic and fun with 8 hands-on STEM party centers! Students plan, build, test, record results, and redesign using the Engineering Design Process. Includes station cards + recording sheets. Looking for a Valentine’s Day activity that feels like a party and delivers real learning? These Valentine STEM Activities Party Centers include 8 engaging STEM challenges that are perfect for grades 3–5. Students work in teams to plan, build, test, collect data, and improve—all wi
3rd - 5th
Classroom Community, Engineering, Measurement
Makerspace Fishing Day Task Card Pack
STEM Fishing Day Task Cards are perfect for using in your Maker Space! Join the Maker Movement by giving your students time to create, tinker, problem solve, and invent! This pack revolves around a Fishing Day theme and includes: -7 task cards -task card cover -record sheet -bulletin board letters for a Fishing For Creations Themed board -Writing connections sheet -Fishing DayMaker Space Rules Poster -Directions and How To's This pack with themed task cards offers your students opportunities t
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Also included in: Makerspace STEM Bundle
Valentine Logical Reasoning Puzzles
25 ITEMS with ANSWER KEY ALSO INCLUDES: Empty Puzzle Sheet that the students can use to create their own puzzles Skills developed: Inductive reasoning, logical prediction, problem solving, analytical thinking, memory, visual perception, processing speed, information literacy OTHER VALENTINE-THEMED PUZZLES VALENTINE Rebus Puzzle Game Frames 251–275 PNGsInverted Word and Number Reading (English and Math Integration Task Cards)Word Pairing Bingo Game ♥ 200 Compound Words
4th - 12th
Math
3D Snowflake Craft Reflection with Depth and Complexity | Winter STEM Writing
Looking for a quick reflection activity to go with your 3D paper snowflake craft? This 3D Snowflake Reflection with Depth and Complexity helps students think about the process, materials, and big ideas behind their snowflake instead of “just crafting.” Students answer Depth and Complexity style questions that ask them to look at details, rules, multiple perspectives, change over time, and big idea as they reflect on how they created their snowflake and what they learned. Use after any 3D snow
3rd - 6th
Other (Arts), Writing
St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Trap Engineer Planning Worksheets / Graphic Org.
Use these no-prep student planning sheets/mats for a St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Trap Engineering / STEM Challenge! These planning sheets guide students through the Engineering Design Process, providing them with an organized space to write, plan, design, and revise. Students will love the structure and organization these templates provide! ☘️☘️Want a complete bundle with St. Patrick's Day Math & Writing activities? > > Grab it here!These STEAM tools can be used for all learners t
2nd - 8th
Engineering
June STEM STEAM Challenge: Father's Day Edition
Mama Kangaroo has a pouch to carry baby Joey. But what about Daddy Kangaroo? In this challenge, your students must find a way to help animals of all kinds solve this problem. For Father's Day...or any day...this is a fun activity for building problem solving and creative thinking!
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
K - 5th
Engineering, Science
St. Patrick's Day-Leprechaun Invention Challenge-STEM Project (GATE)
Get your elementary students excited about St. Patrick's Day with the Leprechaun Invention Challenge! This fun and engaging resource includes a charming story about a leprechaun with an everyday problem to solve, as well as printable worksheets and a detailed rubric to guide your students through the invention design process.With the Leprechaun Invention Challenge, your students will enhance their critical thinking and divergent thinking skills as they brainstorm, sketch, and refine their
3rd - 5th
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