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Shoe Sculpture Challenge - Beginning of Year Group Project - PPT + Instructions
The best beginning of Year/Semester project! Everyone raves over this assignment and it is such a joy watching students collaborate and problem solve with just cardboard, masking tape, and glue. This Shoe Sculpture Challenge allows students to work in a group to build a shoe of any style with basic materials. They must figure it out together and the shoe must fit a group "Cinderella"! Finished shoes are voted on for Most Creative and Best Craftsmanship. This is sure to be a hit in your classro
4th - 12th
Classroom Community, Engineering, Visual Arts
The Best Nest- A Spring Engineering/ STEAM Challenge
This unit has become a go-to favorite each Spring! Packed with hands-on design thinking experiences, it aligns with grade-level standards while encouraging creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Students are fully engaged as they construct and test their nests, applying concepts of weight distribution, materials, and structural stability. This dynamic experience seamlessly weaves together science, math, and engineering—proving that exploration and innovation have no age limits! Prod
K - 6th
Engineering, Environment, Measurement
Bottle Cap Project in Onshape: Complete CAD Lesson with Teacher Resources
This is a beginner-to-intermediate CAD project where learners design a realistic Fanta Orange bottle cap in Onshape. It includes a step-by-step project guide, a teacher’s guide with pacing and built-in checks, a student quiz with answer key, poster-style visuals, and classroom-ready cheat sheets. Students will model the ridged edges that give the cap strength and grip, loft smooth transitions between profiles, shell the cap for lightweight functionality, and apply a branded decal for an authenti
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
Weather & Climate Reading Comprehension + STEM Severe Weather Reports and Graphs
Make science and reading work together—without adding more prep. This Weather & Climate bundle combines meaningful reading comprehension, real-world data collection, and hands-on STEM challenges to help 2nd-grade students truly understand weather, climate, and severe weather. Students read, discuss, observe, build, test, and reflect—connecting science concepts to literacy in a way that feels purposeful and engaging. This bundle includes:✔ A complete Weather & Climate Reading Comprehension
2nd
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Reading
CCSS, NGSS
RI.2.1
, RI.2.2
, RI.2.3
+5
Hands-On Weather Activities | 2nd Grade Science Enrichment STEM Challenges
Hands-on weather activities and STEM challenges for 2nd grade. Science investigations exploring weather patterns, wind, clouds, seasons, and severe weather for enrichment and critical thinking. Looking for engaging hands-on weather activities that go beyond worksheets? These STEM challenges for 2nd grade provide interactive science lessons that strengthen weather concepts through science investigations, engineering challenges, and critical thinking. Designed as 2nd grade science enrichment, t
2nd - 3rd
Earth Sciences, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
Elementary K–2 Rubber Band Guitar STEM Challenge
A simple, hands-on STEM Challenge designed for early elementary learners. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, STEM bins, or after-school enrichment. WHAT’S INCLUDED: • 3-page STEM Challenge set: Cover Page, Instructions Page, Activity Page • Clear, consistent directions designed for real classrooms • Kid-friendly layout that supports independent exploration • Printable PDF (8.5x11) SKILL TARGETS: • Engineering design pr
K - 2nd
Engineering, Other (Science), Physical Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-PS4-1
Hands-On Cardboard Engineering | K–3 SPED STEM Worksheets & Activities
Bring hands-on STEM learning to your K–3 SPED classroom with Adapted DIY Cardboard Plywood | K–3 SPED Reading & Worksheets! This fully adapted resource turns everyday materials like cardboard into strong panels and beams, giving students an engaging, safe, and affordable way to explore engineering, problem-solving, and creative design. Each grade level, Kindergarten through 3rd, includes step-by-step worksheets tailored for SPED learners, making STEM accessible, understandable, and fun. Student
K - 3rd
Engineering, Geometry, Social Emotional Learning
LEGO Letter Cards and Task Cards A–Z Printable Free, Editable on Google Slides
These fun LEGO letter cards & task cards will help your little learners develop fine motor skills, learn letter formation, recognize letters, and identify letter sounds. ALL while they think they're just PLAYING! Print these Lego letter building cards once and laminate them to use year after year. Add in some Legos (or generic building bricks), and put everything in a box. Get 1500 pieces in $25 only! Click hereVoila! You have an instant fine motor center or alphabet intervention activity. What
PreK - 1st
Alphabet, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+2
LEGO Letter Task Cards A–Z Printable, Editable on Google Slides
These fun task cards will help your little learners with fine motor skills, letter formation, letter identification, and letter sounds. ALL while they think they're just PLAYING! Print these Lego letter building cards once and laminate them to use year after year. Add in some Legos (or generic building bricks), and put everything in a box. Voila! You have an instant fine motor center or alphabet intervention activity. Whats Included: Cards with Capital Letters LEGO letter sample image Questio
PreK - 2nd
Alphabet, Engineering, Visual Arts
Design a Park
Your students will step into the role of city planners and park designers, tasked with creating a brand-new community park that serves families, nature lovers, and fitness enthusiasts alike. Using graph paper, students will: Design a park layout that includes required features.Calculate the area of each feature by multiplying length × width.Determine the perimeter of selected features to understand fencing or border needs.Compare areas to make decisions about space usage and layout efficiency.
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Engineering, Measurement
CCSS, NGSS
3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.C.5a
, 3.MD.C.6
+5
Be a Park Ranger: STEAM Choice Board PBL
In this lesson, students explore the responsibilities of a park ranger. The learning begins with a picture book that builds background knowledge and engagement in the topic. Students develop a fictional national park based on real-life locations, landforms, climate, and organisms. Then, students are presented with a STEAM choice board of nine options to explore this career deeply. These tasks range from developing a conservation plan to creating a first aid kit. This resource includes the follow
2nd - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Visual Arts
CCSS, NGSS
L.3.6
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
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