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No Prep End of the Year STEM Activity Paper Airplane Engineering Design Process
This is the paper airplane STEM activity you are looking for! This low prep paper engineering challenge is EASY to implement and a fun force and motion exploration. ✅ This activity can be used with ANY grade (students will need to be able to fold and crease paper). It's an excellent fine motor skills activity and always produces surprising results. If you are learning about force and motion or measurement, this challenge is perfect for you! ✅ What You'll Get ✅ Challenge PosterDescription and te
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Physics
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Stomp Rocket STEM Unit – Space Forces & Motion Engineering | Grade 2 | 2-Week
In the Stomp Rocket Launch & Redesign unit, students become aerospace engineers as they design, launch, measure, and redesign paper stomp rockets to maximize flight distance. Set inside the Ocean Explorers narrative theme, this 2-week unit challenges Grade 2 students to investigate how rocket fin design, nose cone shape, and launch force affect flight — collecting real distance data and using it to make evidence-based redesign decisions before their final launch. What Students Will Do* Investig
2nd
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+4
Earthquake Tower STEM Sprint – Structural Engineering | Grade 3
In the Earthquake-Resistant Signal Tower challenge, students become structural engineers designing a communication tower for a futuristic city built in an earthquake zone. Set inside the Future City Engineering narrative theme, this 3-week flagship unit immerses Grade 3 students in the real engineering challenge of balancing height and stability — planning a tower within material budget constraints, building and shake-testing it, using data to redesign, and presenting final results in a class a
3rd
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-3
+4
Bullseye Drop STEM Sprint – Accuracy vs Protection Engineering | Grade 4
In the Bullseye Drop Challenge, students become precision delivery engineers as they confront the core engineering tradeoff of their parachute unit — accuracy versus protection. Set inside Mr. B Engineering Games, this 1-week sprint challenges Grade 4 students to optimize their system for landing as close to the bullseye target as possible while keeping the payload intact. What Students Will Do* Review accuracy and survival data from previous drops and identify one variable to adjust * Modify t
4th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Shoe Design STEM Challenge – Impact Protection Engineering | Grades K–8
In the Shock Absorbing Shoes STEM Challenge, students become materials and mechanical engineers as they design and build a miniature shoe or sole system that absorbs shock and reduces impact forces. Using simple classroom materials, students will explore how engineers protect athletes, astronauts, and everyday users from high-impact forces. This high-engagement, low-prep STEM activity is perfect for STEM labs, science classrooms, engineering units, substitute plans, and makerspaces and works
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+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
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