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Halloween Science Activities & Investigations | Labs, Stations, STEM, Readings
Make October downright electric with hands-on, low-prep Halloween science. This Growing Bundle includes STEM activities, stations, readings, and more-all with a festive twist. Buy once and get every future addition free via bundle updates (price increases as new activities are added). What Students Do Instant hook. Halloween themes turn regular labs into quests—students are curious from the first minute.Hands-on wins. Builds, launches, and visible reactions give quick feedback they can see,
6th - 11th
Chemistry, Engineering, Physical Science
Glow Day Science & Maze STEM Activities | Light Energy Experiments | Grade K 1
Introduce your kindergarten and 1st graders to the science of glow sticks, light energy, and chemical reactions with inquiry-based activities. Includes an easy-prep Investigation, exploration, and a glowing marble maze STEM challenge. We love it for the Halloween season, as a glow-day activity, to introduce the scientific method, or as end of year fun. The supplies are simple and include a detailed teacher guide. This Hands-On Investigation and Teacher Guide Includes:Correlation to the NGSSKinde
K - 2nd
Chemistry, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
 +2
Thanksgiving STEM Challenge and Turkey Craft
Have fun this Thanksgiving with this two part craft/STEM activity. Students first create their own turkey craft with a Styrofoam ball. In the second part, students build a launcher to help the turkey “escape” from the farm. The students start with a simple craft stick catapult and use the engineering design process to improve their designs. This is a super fun way to tie in the holidays, STEM, and science into the curriculum. Want more holiday fun?!? Check out my Thanksgiving Escape Room
3rd - 6th
Art, Engineering
Glow Day Science & Maze STEM 3 4 | Chemical Reactions & Light Energy Experiments
Explore chemical energy with glow sticks. 2nd and 3rd-graders discover chemical reactions, light energy, chemiluminescence, and how temperature affects the speed of a chemical reaction. Includes a glowing marble maze STEM challenge that makes it a perfect end of year science project. Great forInquiry-Based LearningNGSS Matter and Its Interactions StandardsUsing the Scientific Method and Engineering Design ProcessGlow Day Science and STEMOctober Halloween Science ActivityEOY STEM challenge.Summe
2nd - 5th
Chemistry, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
 +8
Halloween or Fall Science STEM and Experiment Inquiry Bundle with 7+ activities!
What do you do with students when they are already excited for a holiday- DO SCIENCE!!! What a great way to keep them focused on crazy days! This is a bundle with 7+ Halloween or Fall STEM and Experiment Inquiry resources: Ghostly Static Electricity! Halloween fun Scientific Method inquiry experimentHalloween Science Inquiry force experiment-Newton's 3rd law- balloon rocketsBat Glider STEM Challenge Fall Halloween Science: Dissolve a Candy Corn w/ the Scientific MethodHalloween Pumpkin Candy C
3rd - 6th
Engineering
Animal Adaptations STEM Challenge Design a Spider Web Lab PRINT and DIGITAL
In this simple STEM challenge, students will experiment with designing and testing a pipe cleaner spider web to explore behavioral animal adaptations (instinct) in the science lab. This resource includes: teacher directions, discussion questions, and extension activitiesbackground information about spider webs and how they are a behavioral adaptation spiders use to catch prey. student directions with photos a student response worksheeta scoring rubrica force copy link to a digital Google Slide
3rd - 6th
Biology, Engineering
NGSS
4-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-LS1-4
 +3
Also included in:Â STEM Challenges Bundle of Hands-On Science Lab Activities PRINT and DIGITAL
Christmas STEM Activities Bundle | Holiday Engineering Challenges & Science Labs
🎄 Christmas STEM Activities Bundle | Holiday Engineering Challenges & Science Labs Keep your students engaged, excited, and learning during the busy holiday season with this high-interest Christmas STEM Bundle! These hands-on activities are designed to bring energy and creativity into your classroom while reinforcing important science and engineering concepts. Perfect for the weeks leading up to winter break, this bundle includes a variety of fun, low-prep STEM challenges and experiments that
3rd - 12th
Engineering, General Science
Snowstorm STEM Challenge | Winter Science & Engineering Lesson | Elementary
Bring the wonder of winter into your classroom with the Snowstorm STEM Challenge — a hands-on, inquiry-driven lesson that blends science, engineering, and creativity in one engaging activity! Students will design and test their own “snowstorm” models while exploring the science behind structural engineering.Perfect for winter or Christmas season lessons, this 10-slide PowerPoint includes everything teachers need for a no-prep STEM experience that excites curiosity and critical thinking. ❄
2nd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
Also included in:Â Ultimate Christmas Lesson Bundle | 17 Cross-Curricular Lessons | Elementary
Grades 4-8 LED Light Valentines STEM Activity: Hands-On Circuits & Electricity
Engage students with this hands-on STEM activity! Build LED Light-Up Valentines using simple circuits while learning about electricity. Perfect for grades 4-8, includes detailed instructions, troubleshooting tips, and reflection questions. Fun and educational!Make learning electrifying with this engaging LED Light-Up Valentines STEM Activity! Perfect for grades 4–8, this hands-on project combines creativity with science as students design Valentine’s cards that light up using simple circuits.
4th - 8th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
4.MD.A.1
, 5.MD.A.1
, CCRA.SL.1
 +6
Renewable Energy STEM Challenge Sailing Ship Lab Using Wind Power
For this STEM Challenge, students must design and test a sailing ship in a tub of water to deliver a marshmallow passenger safely to the other side using a handheld fan for wind power. This is the perfect science lab experiment to complete around Thanksgiving as you learn about the voyage of the Mayflower and the Plymouth colony. It also works well as part of a unit on wind power and renewable energy. This resource includes: teacher directions, discussion questions, and extension activities3 s
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
 +1
Also included in:Â STEM Challenges Bundle of Hands-On Science Lab Activities PRINT and DIGITAL
Thanksgiving Boom Cards Activity Science Properties of Matter STEM Task Cards
Looking for a tasty way to incorporate science, technology, reading, engineering, the arts, and math activities into your Thanksgiving or Christmas tradition? All these activities center around a cranberry sauce science lab. For the rest of the year, your kids’ mouths will water every time you mention mixtures, solutions, solvent, solute, and more. The lab can be cooperative learning or a teacher demonstration. Either way, it will be a tasty way to lock in lots of challenging concepts. Choose th
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
STEM Activity Catapult Candy Launcher STEM Activity Halloween
Launch candy and launch student engagement! 🍬🚀 This hands-on Halloween Candy Launcher Lab is the perfect way to bring engineering, physics, and data analysis to life in your classroom. Students design and test their own candy launcher, collect data, and analyze results, all while having fun with science. This main lesson/lab takes approximately 45 minutes, but additional pages are included to extend it into a two-day activity. Your students will: Design & test a candy launcher Record observa
5th - 8th
Engineering, Graphing, Physical Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
 +3
Environmental Engineering STEM Lab Build a DIY Water Filter Grades 3-8 Earth Day
Students will build and test their own DIY water filter! In this hands-on STEM lab, they’ll learn what environmental engineers do, explore real-world history and fun facts, and apply their knowledge through the experiment. Perfect for grades 3–8, it’s easy to use with multiple kids of different ages—making it great for classrooms or homeschool settings. WHAT'S INCLUDED? ✅ Colorful Anchor Chart / Reference Page – introduces environmental engineering with definition, history, STEM connection,
3rd - 8th
Engineering, Environment, Other (Science)
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
 +6
Peeps Spring Activities Peeps Science Experiment Easter Activities Peep Day
Keep students engaged this Spring! Go beyond a worksheet and dissolve PEEPS in this fun and engaging science lab experiment! Students work through the steps of the scientific method in this easy to execute activity. Great for short week surrounding Easter. This product originated as a way to introduce Mixtures and Solutions in my 4th grade Science class! The original experiment is still there along with some lower level or introductory/extension activities! I have also included a STEM extension
2nd - 4th
Engineering, Science
Valentine's Day STEM Challenge Design Cupid's Catapult Hands On Science Lab
In this Valentine's Day themed STEM (STEAM) challenge, students design and build a catapult using popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a plastic spoon. Then, they test Cupid's catapult by launching candy hearts and measuring the distance they fly. This science lab experiment is the perfect hands on activity to do around Valentine's Day! This resource includes: teacher directions with discussion questions and extension activities background information about catapults including when and how they w
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Measurement, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â STEM Challenges Bundle of Hands-On Science Lab Activities PRINT and DIGITAL
STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge PowerPoint Lesson
The STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge will get your students thinking and team-building before or after a long break, back to school time, or for those days before the end of the school year. Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills!
This product presents a scenario to the students where a couple has been stranded on an island and must design a retrieval device out of materials washed up on the
4th - 9th
Engineering, Physical Science
Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race - PPT - Grades 5-8
The Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race will get your students thinking and team-building in those days leading up to Thanksgiving Break! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills.
This product presents a scenario to the students where the turkeys on Farmer Dave's farm must win a race to prevent them from being the main entree at a Thanksgiving feast. The turkeys decide they need a
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in:Â STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT
Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way - PPT - Grades 5-8
This Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way will get your students thinking and team-building in those days leading up to Winter Break! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills.
This product presents a scenario to the students where Santa needs a new sleigh. Students are asked to design a sleigh that is lightweight and sturdy out of common household items that can tolerate the weight of the
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in:Â STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT
Build the Tallest Pumpkin Tower Halloween STEM Challenge!
Challenge your students to build the TALLEST tower they can out of pumpkin gummy candies and toothpicks! What better to do on a crazy holiday day than science! Keep students engaged, occupied and learning with this simple STEM activity. Recording sheet included for students to analyze their structures. Enjoy! For more STEM activities check out my store! Scienceisfun STEM activitiesCheck out the BUNDLE this product is part of! Halloween, Fall, Thanksgiving Science STEM and Inquiry Bundle-6 act
2nd - 5th
Engineering
Sink or Float Eggs Experiment | Easter Science Activity | Preschool STEM
Make science exciting with this hands-on Sink or Float Eggs Experiment! Perfect for spring and Easter themes, this engaging STEM activity invites young learners to explore, predict, and discover which objects sink or float when placed in water-filled containers or plastic eggs. Students will test different small items inside eggs or on their own, make predictions, and record their observations—building early science and critical thinking skills through play-based learning. Perfect for science c
PreK - K
Basic Principles, Engineering, Other (Science)
Pilgrim Boat Penny STEM Task
Looking for a fun way to incorporate STEM into your curriculum? Here is an easy and fun way to get your kids thinking. Challenge them to design foil boats that will float and then see which design holds the most pennies. After they have found the best design, challenge them to make a boat that can sail across the water carrying 10 pennies. Now they have to think of a way to design and attach a sail to their foil boats.
This is great for Engineering and Design as well as Force and Motion con
K - 2nd
Engineering, Physical Science
Peeps Project STEM Activity Build a Peep Nest STEM Challenge Science Experiment
Looking for a Peep Project or Easter STEM Challenge? This is a great way to develop teamwork and problem-solving skills in your classroom. Students will have 20 minutes to build a tree and Peep nest from spaghetti noodles, string and tape. This is a great activity to use before Easter or Spring break, or when students return from break. This can even be used as a fun activity after state testing! This activity is:LOW Prep (10-15 minutes for the teacher)InexpensiveExtremely engaging for student
5th - 12th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)
NGSS
MS-ETS1-1
Christmas STEM Activity - Reindeer Balloon Rockets - Santa's Reindeer Games
Students will enjoy practicing the engineering design process with this fun holiday STEM Activity. They'll research, design, test, and redesign their balloon rockets using an adorable chimney-shaped target to help Santa add one more reindeer to his flying team. STUDENT'S CHALLENGE: Help! One of Santa’s reindeer hurt his hoof during a recent reindeer game and Santa is holding try outs to fill the spot since Christmas is just days away. Build a rocket that will propel your reindeer towards the ch
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Science
Christmas STEM project: Gingerbread Dream House
Hands on for the holidays! Students will practice using the design process as they follow the given criteria from their "clients" and bring their candy-themed dream houses to life! There are lots of ways to mix up how you use this resource. In a middle school STEM classroom, I assigned students a client at random and had them draft plans for their dream house. Once plans are done, students use craft supplies and fake candy to create a 3D model of the home. The product includes: - 24 Premade cli
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Engineering, General Science
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