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Roller Coaster Project - Energy, Force, and Motion
Students explore energy, force, motion, potential energy, kinetic energy, gravity, friction, unbalanced and balanced forces with this project based learning activity. Includes a reading passage, flash cards, a quiz quick check, project build day guideline, and draft page for a roller coaster.
1st - 12th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
3D Winter Art: Q-Tip Snowflakes | STEAM Lesson on Radial Balance
This fun 1 day, low-prep ART lesson teaches radial balance and 6-sided symmetry through a hands-on building snowflake craft activity that includes visual guided Google Slides, along with a printable exit quiz. This Radial Balance Snowflake STEAM - ART lesson teaches students the principles of radial balance symmetry and 3D sculpture while integrating a fascinating science video about how crystals form in nature. Using only Q-tips, glue, and a dash of glitter, your students will create stunnin
2nd - 9th
Engineering, Environment, Visual Arts
Matter Detectives: Exploring Material Properties (Alberta 2024 Science aligned)
"Matter Detectives: Exploring Material Properties" brings the excitement of material science to your Grade 2 classroom! Aligned with the NEW 2024 Alberta Science Curriculum for Grade 2, this resource guides students through the fascinating world of materials and their properties. Students begin by defining and categorizing materials, then take on the role of material engineers to test various materials. Through hands-on investigations, they’ll discover properties like malleability, reflectivit
2nd - 4th
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 2-PS1-1
+2
Coding Challenge Cards for Any Coding Robot | Differentiated STEM
Coding Challenge Cards for Any Coding Robot | Problem-Solving & Differentiated STEM Get your students coding, thinking, and problem-solving with ready-to-use coding challenge cards designed to work with any coding robot! These student-friendly challenges are perfect for STEM centers, small groups, early finishers, or enrichment and allow you to differentiate instruction with ease. 📦 What’s Included Easy coding challenge cards Medium coding challenge cards Hard coding challenge cards Clear, ki
K - 5th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, General Science
CCSS, NGSS
CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.SL.4
, K-2-ETS1-2
+5
STEM Theme Day Classroom Unit | Hands-On Activities, Challenges, and Experiments
This STEM Challenge Unit is packed with hands-on activities that will get your students building, testing, and thinking like engineers. Designed for one to two days of exploration, it is low prep and uses common classroom materials such as popsicle sticks, glue, paper, and straws. It is easy to implement anytime you want to bring STEM to life in your classroom. What’s Included?8 Low-Prep STEM Challenges with clear directions, examples, and engaging hands-on learning experiences.Student STEM Jour
1st - 3rd
Engineering, Reading, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
1.MD.A.1
, 1.MD.C.4
, 2.MD.A.4
+14
Plant STEM Activities | Edible Parts of a Plant Model & Building STEM Snack K-2
Looking for a meaningful, hands-on way to teach plants that your students will actually remember? This Plant STEM Snack pack combines real science, engineering, and edible learning into two engaging activities your students will LOVE. Students don’t just learn about plants… they build them, explore them, and think about how they actually work. This resource includes TWO highly engaging STEM snack activities that are simple to prep, easy to use, and packed with real learning. 🌿 What’s Include
K - 3rd
Biology, Engineering
Playground Design Project | End of Year Theme Day & Activities | ELA, Math, STEM
End of Year Theme Day Activities | Playground Design Project Day | ELA Math STEM Make the last weeks of school meaningful, engaging, and EASY with this no-prep Playground Design Project Day. Students design a playground, build a model, and review key skills across reading, writing, math, phonics, grammar, and vocabulary. This is a full day (or week) of hands-on learning using simple materials you already have: paper, scissors, glue, and crayons. That’s it. This resource is designed to keep stude
1st - 2nd
Engineering, Reading, Writing
CCSS
3.MD.C.5
, 1.NBT.B.2a
, 1.NBT.B.2b
+42
Ultimate Habitat Bundle | K-2 Science, STEM & Habitat Activities
Bring science, engineering, and creativity into your classroom with this comprehensive Ultimate Habitat Bundle! This bundle includes 10 complete habitat resources that help students explore habitats, plants, animals, adaptations, survival, engineering, and environmental problem solving through hands-on and engaging learning experiences. Students will design, build, test, research, write, draw, label, and explain as they learn about five exciting habitats through interactive STEM challenges,
K - 2nd
Engineering, Environment
FREE Space Rocket Origami | Easy Astronomy Craft & STEM Activity with NO PREP
3... 2... 1... Blast off into creativity! Introduce your students to the art of paper folding with this beginner-friendly Origami Rocket project. This isn't just a folding exercise—it’s an engineering challenge that doubles as a unique space-themed coloring activity.From Katie ClemonsWith over 800,000 journals sold, I love finding ways to help kids make things with their own two hands. I designed this freebie to bridge the gap between STEM and Art. Folding origami requires focus, precision, and
K - 5th
Astronomy, Engineering, Science
Fairy Tale STEM & Growth Mindset Bundle - Engineering Activities + Partner Play
Bring storytelling, engineering, and social-emotional learning together with this complete Fairy Tale STEM & Growth Mindset Bundle. This comprehensive set includes 8 engaging STEM challenges, each built around a classic fairy tale and designed to help students develop problem-solving skills, perseverance, collaboration, and a strong growth mindset through hands-on learning. Students explore real-world inspired engineering challenges while working through the full engineering design process: brai
1st - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
Spinning Heart Tops – Valentine STEM Challenge | Forces, Balance & Motion
Make science spin with this engaging heart-themed STEM challenge! In Spinning Heart Tops – Forces & Balance, students design, build, and test their own spinning heart tops while exploring force, motion, gravity, friction, and balance in a fun hands-on way. This Valentine-themed activity fits perfectly into any Forces & Motion or Engineering unit, and it works beautifully all year long. Students will: ✔ Design and build a spinning heart top ✔ Test spin time and balance ✔ Make predictions and
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
The Most Magnificent Team - A STEM and Teamwork Activity Packet
STEM and Stories: The Most Magnificent Team by Ashley Spires A Teamwork-Focused STEM Packet for Elementary Classrooms✨ Inspire teamwork and creativity with this engaging STEM and literacy resource! ✨ Perfect for grades K–5, this activity packet is built around the book The Most Magnificent Team by Ashley Spires and includes hands-on STEM challenges, discussion prompts, comprehension questions, writing extensions, task cards and more—all designed to build collaboration skills and support the en
K - 5th
Engineering, Literature, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS, NGSS
RL.3.1
, RL.3.3
, RL.3.5
+5
Push and Pull Puppet Design Technology Project - Physical Sciences Forces
Want to cover push and pull forces, design technology and performing art/drama all in one lesson? This Push and Pull Puppet Design Technology Project is just what you need. How to use this Push and Pull Puppet Design Technology Project:Reinforce push and pull forcesWork through the design process of planning, making and evaluatingEngage students with a hands on project making puppetsLink science concepts of push and pull forces, design technology and performing arts/dramaWhy you'll love this
K - 2nd
Drama, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
Also included in: Strength & Direction of Push and Pull Forces - Year F-2 STEAM Unit
Ozobot Snow Plow Coding & Engineering STEM Challenge
In this lesson, students will code an Ozobot using ozoblockly block code to remove snow from a parking lot. Their first challenge will be to design a snow plow attachment for their Ozobot robot and work through the engineering design process (OR you can 3D print from the CAD library on Ozobot's website). Then, students will code their Ozobot to remove the "snow" (cotton balls, pom poms, or other). Students will discover their code might be very long/cumbersome with just turn and movement step
2nd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Kid Inventors' Day Project | Design Thinking & STEM Invention Challenge PBL
Celebrate Kid Inventors' Day (January 17th) or launch your STEM unit with this engaging, No-Prep Invention Challenge! This 4-page Project Based Learning (PBL) packet guides students through the Design Thinking process—from identifying real-world problems to drafting a detailed blueprint and writing a patent application. Just print and go! Turn your students into creative engineers! The "Kid Invention Challenge" moves beyond simple crafts and teaches the actual process of innovation. Students
2nd - 4th
Engineering, Robotics
CCSS, NGSS
W.2.2
, W.3.2
, K-2-ETS1-1
+1
Jamie O’Rourke & the Big Potato STEM Challenge | St. Patrick’s Day STEM
Bring STEM, literacy, and St. Patrick’s Day fun together with this hands-on engineering challenge inspired by Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato! 🍀🥔 In this engaging STEM activity, students design and build a structure that can hold a real potato at least 6 inches off the table for 10 seconds using limited materials. Students plan, build, test, improve, and reflect—just like real engineers! Perfect for March STEM centers, St. Patrick’s Day activities, or a literacy-STEM connection, this pack
2nd - 3rd
Engineering, Measurement, Mental Math
Elementary STEM Emergency Sub Plans MEGA BUNDLE
Carly and Adam's Elementary Emergency STEM Sub Plans MEGA Bundle!This low-prep STEM mega bundle is simple to use. Just print and play. These challenges are flexible and can be used at any time. Designed to be used with Pre-K through 5th Grade. With detailed instructions, this STEM lesson plan can easily be left with a sub in a pinch or used when you have limited prep time. Perfect for bell ringers, indoor recess, morning work, makerspace time, or STEM lab. Includes:STEM ChallengesSubstitute Teac
PreK - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Fairy Tale STEM Growth Mindset Bundle 2 - Engineering Activities + Partner Play
Take STEM learning and growth mindset instruction to the next level with this second Fairy Tale STEM & Growth Mindset Bundle. This set includes 8 new, engaging engineering challenges based on classic fairy tales and fables, designed to deepen students’ problem-solving skills, creativity, collaboration, and perseverance through hands-on learning experiences. Students work through the full engineering design process while connecting literacy, science, and social-emotional learning in meaningful, s
1st - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
Rapunzel STEM - Escape Design Activity - Growth Mindset
Inspire creativity, problem-solving, and perseverance with this engaging Rapunzel STEM challenge. In this hands-on engineering activity, students work collaboratively to design a solution that helps Rapunzel escape from her tower safely. Whether building a zipline, ladder, or rescue system, students explore real-world engineering concepts while developing a growth mindset through trial, error, and redesign. This integrated STEM, literacy, and social-emotional learning resource uses storytelling
1st - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
St. Patrick’s Day Zipline Engineering Challenge | STEM Project
St. Patrick’s Day Zipline Engineering Challenge Bring engineering and problem-solving into your classroom with this story-driven St. Patrick’s Day STEM challenge! In this hands-on investigation, students read about the town of Clover Glen and the problem of delivering a pot of gold across a canyon with no bridge. Students are challenged to design, build, test, and improve a zipline system that safely transports the gold. This resource guides students through the full Engineering Design Process
1st - 2nd
Engineering
Full Year Fairy Tale STEM Growth Mindset Bundle - Engineering + Partner Play
Transform your STEM instruction with this comprehensive Fairy Tale STEM & Growth Mindset Mega Bundle, featuring 16 engaging engineering challenges based on classic fairy tales and fables. This complete set integrates science, technology, engineering, math, literacy, and social-emotional learning to help students develop creativity, collaboration, perseverance, and a strong growth mindset through hands-on, story-based problem solving. Students work through the full engineering design process in e
1st - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
Life Skills Through Making Bundle | 10 Hands-On Creative Projects for Kids
10 hands-on projects that build real life skills through creativity and making. Kids don't learn problem-solving, communication, and resilience from worksheets. They learn by making things, testing them, failing, fixing, and trying again. That's what these 10 projects do. Each guide walks you through a multi-step creative project where children lead and you support with simple prompts. No special training needed. No complicated prep. Just open the guide on any device and follow along. What's Inc
1st - 6th
Creative Writing, Engineering, Other (Arts)
Creative Calendar STEM - September - Weather Balloon
The Weather Balloon Challenge brings weather science to life! Students design and test model balloons to explore how air pressure and volume interact. This engaging challenge blends weather, physics, and engineering in a student-friendly way. What’s Inside: Student planning, testing, and reflection pages Teacher guide with setup tips and materials list STEM vocabulary + glossary Built-in data collection and analysis prompts Why You’ll Love It: Hands-on exploration of air and weather conce
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Reading, Writing
CCSS
2.MD.A.1
, 2.MD.D.9
, 3.MD.B.4
+24
Also included in: Creative Calendar STEM - September - Bundle!
Hands-On Winter STEM: Design a Snowman Shelter Challenge for Elementary
Are you searching for a captivating winter activity that ignites critical thinking and hands-on learning in your classroom? Engage your students like never before with the Save the Snowman STEM Activity | Engineering Challenge + Depth & Complexity. This meticulously designed resource offers the perfect solution for teachers aiming to combine seasonal fun with rigorous scientific inquiry and problem-solving. It’s an invaluable tool for boosting student engagement, fostering collaboration, and ma
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Other (Science), Writing
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