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Wizard of Oz Tornados and Structures | A STEM Challenge Activity
STEM and the Wizard of Oz:"Tornados and Structures"We are off to see the Wizard...and to ask him for engineering skills. Great literature lends itself to numerous engineering activities and The Wizard of Oz is no exception. Students will design and build structures to survive a tornado (disguised as a hair drier) and to keep Dorothy safe. Using their knowledge of structures, students will build, test, and analyze the components needed to survive a force of nature. The packet includes a teache
2nd - 6th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Everyday Materials Objects & Structures Science Unit incl Man-Made/Built Natural
A Grade 1 Ontario Science & 1st Grade Science Unit! This resource includes the science lessons, anchor charts, activities, worksheets, and crafts I use to teach MATERIALS, OBJECTS, AND EVERYDAY STRUCTURES as part of the structures and mechanisms science strand! Every year, this is one of my kiddos' favourite science unit; Who doesn't love building and creating?! Students will learn to differentiate between, describe, and understand the purpose of materials, objects, and structures. From anchor
K - 3rd
Engineering, General Science, Science
Elementary STEM Challenge: Marble Roller Coaster Energy & Motion Activity | 3-5
⭐ NGSS Aligned STEM Activity | Printable, Digital, & Fully Editable | Updated for 2026Engage your students with this high-interest engineering challenge where they explore gravitational potential energy and motion. In this hands-on lab, students design and build a marble roller coaster using foam pool noodles to create a track that carries a marble safely to the ground. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Energy, or Forces and Motion unit. Designed specifically for
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 4-PS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Bird Feeder STEM, No Prep Stem Challenges, Stem Activities 2nd Grade & 1st Grade
This Bird Feeder STEM challenge is designed to help your students think outside the box and learn how the world works. This May STEM lesson helps students explore the engineering design process using common materials. The STEM Process:Present the STEM challenge: Build a feeder that will safely feed birds. Materials NeededWe've included a list for material recommendations, but this challenge can be done with materials you have on hand- cardboard, straws, tape, popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, e
1st - 2nd
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Spring STEM Challenges and Activities
This Spring STEM challenge is perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second-grade engineers working together or alone in centers this April and May. This resource uses the engineering design process to solve problems all spring. Your kids will have fun building a nest, a bird’s house, and a birdbath. Each challenge has a bonus challenge to help differentiate. Make this spring season fun with hands-on STEM activities. STEM is the perfect way to build critical thinking skills and cooperative l
K - 3rd
Engineering
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
100th Day of School Activities and STEM Centers Science, Engineering, Creativity
Celebrate the 100th day of school with 8 STEM challenges!The perfect resource for elementary classrooms, school-wide STEM nights, and STEM clubs. It combines the celebration of the 100th day of school with the excitement of STEM education, fostering critical thinking, art, engineering, problem-solving, and creativity. Why STEAM centers?STEM centers expose students to a lot of different ideas, materials, and challenges in a short amount of time. These challenges keep the attention of students an
K - 5th
Art, Engineering, Math
Also included in: Elementary K-5 STEM Centers MEGA BUNDLE
How to Catch a Leprechaun: Book Companion and STEM Challenge
How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton is the whimsical tale of a savvy Leprechaun skillfully eluding the many traps that different children set for him! The special holiday STEM challenge will engage your students in the engineering process, encouraging them to think outside of the box, while the ELA activities help students dig in and analyze the text! Not to mention, there's a super cute How-To Craft!
This unit includes:
• Literacy Activities
Story Map, Character Trait
K - 3rd
Engineering, English Language Arts
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
Kindergarten Patterns Practice STEM Activities Center for Blocks and Bricks
Explore patterning and patterns with hands-on building brick fun! These STEM Mats have been designed for Kindergarten and Pre-K kids for use with LEGO® DUPLO® blocks (but you can use any similar block). ✅ What's Included ✅ Teacher instructions Introduce the activity and ask questions to engage students in their learning.40 engaging pattern cards: This set includes a variety patterns, from simple to more complex! Cards are provided in both full page and 4 per page options.Multiple recording o
PreK - 1st
Engineering, Math
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.5
+2
Halloween STEAM into Reading Project - Moldilocks and the Three Scares Activity
You've heard of STEAM and STEM, but how about STREAM? The 'R' stands for reading and is such an important part of our day! In these activities, we are linking STEAM projects to a read aloud that’s perfect for Halloween! This pack is dedicated to the picture book, "Molidlocks and the Three Scares," by Lynne Marie. The activities included in this pack are perfect for the month of October and for an engineering project in the days leading up to Halloween. Students are asked to build a chair for M
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Measurement
CCSS, NGSS
RL.3.9
, RL.4.3
, RL.4.10
+3
Fairy Tale STEM Activity Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Table Coding
What's better than a fairy tale? A fairy tale with a STEM twist! Dive into the world of Snow White and help sort out logic problems with the seven dwarfs through an introductory computer science STEM activity. ⭐ The Story: Breakfast for Eight ⭐ The dwarfs are grumpy in the morning when they wake up and often bicker at breakfast! Fear not, as Doc has developed a computer program to help with the seating arrangement! Use the conditional statements so the dwarfs can eat in peace. Along the way, d
1st - 4th
Engineering
CCSS, NGSS
RL.K.1
, RL.K.2
, RL.K.9
+9
Mission To Mars -- PBL Space Exploration and Mars Colony Design
Mission To Mars -- PBL Mars Colony DesignBackground InformationIn Mission To Mars, students propose and design "fully functional" Mars colonies. I designed this project due to the real-world relevance today. Mars exploration is becoming increasingly closer to experiencing human footsteps. This Mars colony design project utilizes various roles and abilities of the students ranging from scientific research to creativity and design. Students are asked to do the following: 1. Brainstorm key vocabula
4th - 12th
Astronomy, Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
SL.9-10.1
, SL.9-10.1b
, SL.9-10.1c
+6
EASY STEM ACTIVITY for Sub Plans, Centers & Warm-ups | Analyze This vs. That
Analyze This vs. That is an easy STEM activity to implement & gives students practice with critical thinking - one of the 4 C's of Engineering! Use in sub plans, centers, as bell ringers, or for early finishers.This short STEM activity takes as little as 5 minutes and prepares students to get their brains in STEM mode while you buy yourself a few minutes to prepare materials and collect your thoughts at the start of class! Students will view two designs that solve a similar problem. St
2nd - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
Force and Motion STEM Marble Tracks
This STEM and Force Unit Activity Pack is perfect for your budding engineers and scientists! Have students apply what they have learned about force and motion to design marble tracks which will have a marble traveling a distance in the slowest amount of time. Students will use the engineering design process to construct a marble track and show what they know about force, friction, motion, etc. This is always a class FAVORITE! STEM: Force and Motion Kit Includes:► Teacher lesson plans ► Engine
2nd - 4th
Engineering, Other (Science), Physics
St. Patrick's Day STEM Leprechaun Trap, Shamrock & Pot of Gold Science Math SEL
These 5 engaging St Patrick’s Day STEM activities go far beyond worksheets or crafts. Kids design, build, test, and revise solutions through hands-on science, math & STEM challenges like building a leprechaun trap, protecting a pot of gold, and exploring shamrock and four leaf clover probability. Perfect for March STEM centers, St Patrick’s Day STEM games, or classroom celebrations that still protect instructional time. 🍀 What’s Included in This St Patrick’s Day STEM Bundle:✅ Five Themed
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Slinky STEM Activity with History & Literature Connection
Are you looking for fun STEM activities that your students will enjoy? I have the one for you! It connects to the books The Marvelous Thing That Came From a Spring by Gilbert Ford and Slinky Innovators: The James Family. Slinky STEM Challenge will give students the opportunity to research the invention of the Slinky as they experiment with many important science concepts. Students will compare entrepreneurs and inventors. Your students will love designing, creating, and engineering. Studen
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Literature
CCSS, NGSS
RL.4.3
, RL.5.5
, W.3.10
+5
Also included in: Inventions STEM Activities Bundle - Engaging, Hands-On, and Educational!
Winter Themed STEM Challenges: December and January
Engage your students during the months of December/January with 5 winter themed STEM challenges. Allow Frosty the STEM man to visit your classroom during the winter months and bring your students hands on, engaging, and meaningful STEM challenges. These winter themed STEM challenges will allow your students to be creative, problem solve, and collaborate with one another. What better way to keep your students engaged and thinking critically during the winter months! Included You Will Find5 Winte
K - 3rd
Engineering, Math
Also included in: Year Long STEM Challenge Bundle
Kindergarten STEM STEAM Challenges, Makerspace Activities, Engineering & Design
These 3 types of STEAM STEM challenges are my favorite way to encourage engineering & design thinking in my kindergarten classroom and makerspace, but can also be used in preschool, first grade or homeschool. Use these makerspace activities as an independent STEAM STEM activity, station, bin, or for morning work, choice time or small group science lessons. Read 3 Types of Makerspace Challenges to Use Across the Kindergarten Year to see how I use this in my own kindergarten classroom for play
PreK - 1st
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: STEAM Activity Bundle, 36 STEM Challenges + Makerspace Setup Guide
STEM Bins® Build & Write (NOVEMBER) - Thanksgiving STEM Activities
SAVE BIG WITH THE 10 MONTH BUILD AND WRITE GROWING BUNDLE!STEM Bins® Build and Write activities combine simple, interactive engineering tasks with engaging writing prompts for first through third grade. Each monthly set contains four seasonal building tasks, related video links, and three writing prompts per task. When combined with STEM Bins, Build and Write is perfect to incorporate into classroom literacy centers. The provided Google Slides and Seesaw versions for paperless or remote learn
1st - 3rd
Engineering, English Language Arts
Winter Melting Snowman Mini Escape Room Reading & Problem-Solving Easy Prep
This is the perfect escape room for the Winter season! If you are looking for a highly engaging breakout that focuses on reading and solving a mystery, then this Escape is for you! This fabulous paper/pencil breakout includes reading a fiction story and completing four puzzles to "escape." This is The Case of the Melting Snowman. ➡️In this Easy Prep No Locks Escape Room, students complete tasks to earn a method of ‘escaping’. The prep for the events with NO LOCKS is minimal- just making co
4th - 5th
Engineering, Literature
CCSS
RF.4.4a
, RF.5.4a
Lego STEM Task Cards Spring and Summer
40 Total Lego Challenges for Spring and Summer
Task card format:
For most challenges, students won't need more than a handful of legos.
There are easier challenges, and some challenges that will really push your students to think use their engineering skills
I use these as an early finisher activity or as a reward. They are a hit in any class.
Tip: Store Task Cards in photo boxes and have a few tupperware bins full of Legos so multiple students may work at a time. Dollar Spot bags of "Legos" ar
K - 5th
Engineering, For All Subjects
Winter Sports and Winter Games STEM Activities
This resource includes 15 engaging STEM activities and engineering challenges inspired by popular winter sports. Designed to spark creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration, these challenges are perfect for winter units, STEM days, enrichment time, or Winter Olympics–themed classroom activities. Each activity encourages students to design, build, test, and improve using an open-ended engineering process. Teacher directions include suggested materials and group sizes, while still allowing fl
5th - 7th
Engineering
120th Day of School PIRATE Day | STEM & Math Centers & Activities
AHOY! Arrrrgghh you ready for fun and engaging day? These pirate STEAM based centers and activities work with numbers to 120. They can be used to celebrate the 120th day of school or ANY day that you would like to have a pirate adventure. The activities are all pirate based and most of them are focused on counting, writing, and identifying numbers to 120. This can be a special day or centers spread out over a week. You can go all out with a room transformation or keep it simple! THE BIG IDEAY
PreK - 1st
Engineering, Math, Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.A.3
+5
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