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Cardboard Arcade STEM Project Cardboard Engineering Caine's 4th-8th grade Gifted
STEM Cardboard Arcade Project | PBL | Simple Machines | Caine’s Arcade Inspired Looking for a high-engagement STEM project that blends engineering, creativity, collaboration, and real-world problem solving? Inspired by Caine’s Arcade, this Cardboard Arcade Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit challenges students to design and build their own cardboard arcade or carnival game using at least one simple machine! Perfect for STEM classrooms, gifted and talented programs, summer school, or any
3rd - 6th
Engineering
STEM Marble Maze Project | Force & Friction STEM Activity | Gifted and Talented
Looking for an engaging, hands-on STEM project that challenges your students to think critically, collaborate, and get creative? This STEM Marble Maze Unit is perfect for upper elementary or middle school students who love to design, build, and test! In this project, students will work in teams to design and build a marble maze out of recyclables while learning about force, friction, motion, and problem-solving. The challenge requires students to create a fun, playable maze that has a theme
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Engineering
Entrepreneur Project-Young Innovators for Social Change
In this unit, students will research what it takes to be an entrepreneur by designing a business, inventing a product, and creating a "pitch" to present. Within this unit, you will have access to a complete unit presentation that includes 46 slides which includes lessons and PDFs for both teacher and student use. One of the 7 PDFs included is listed below. Before you Pitch
5th - 12th
Business, Engineering, Instructional Technology
CCSS
SL.5.1
, SL.5.1b
, SL.5.5
+2
Roller Coasters: The Science Behind the Thrill STEM Project
🎢 Roller Coasters: The Science Behind the Thrill | Reading Comprehension + STEM Lab ChallengeLooking for an engaging, meaningful, and low-prep end-of-year science activity? This roller coaster-themed resource combines science literacy with hands-on engineering to create an unforgettable learning experience for your students!Students will begin by exploring the science behind roller coasters through an engaging nonfiction reading passage that introduces key concepts such as gravitational potenti
5th - 8th
Engineering, Other (Science), Physical Science
Earthquake Shake Tower Challenge – Structural Engineering STEM Project
In the Earthquake Shake Test Tower STEM Challenge, students become civil and structural engineers as they design and build a tower that can withstand simulated earthquake forces without collapsing. Using simple classroom materials, students explore vibrations, structural stability, balance, and energy transfer while engaging in authentic problem-solving through the Engineering Design Process. This exciting, low-prep STEM challenge is ideal for STEM labs, science classrooms, engineering unit
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Bridge Challenge IB MYP Design Cycle | Website | STEM | Project-Based | Easy
Can your students build a popsicle stick bridge strong enough to hold 10 pounds? This complete IB MYP Design project guides middle school students through the full design cycle — Investigate, Plan, Create, and Evaluate — as they engineer their own bridge from scratch. Students use a beautifully designed interactive website as their project hub and a Google Slides template as their graded deliverable. No photocopies. No printed handouts. Zero prep beyond sharing a link. ──────────────────────────
6th - 10th
Engineering, Measurement, Physics
Winter Holiday Interactive Design Project- Canva, Scratch & Makey Makey
🎅❄️ Winter Holiday STEM Design Project – Canva + Scratch + Makey Makey 🎨💻 Bring winter creativity and coding together! This engaging Winter Holiday STEM Design Project gets your students designing, coding, and engineering interactive holiday creations using Canva, Scratch, and Makey Makey!Students will design a holiday-themed image, then code interactive sounds in Scratch, and finally connect their projects with Makey Makey for a fun, hands-on STEAM experience! Perfect for upper eleme
4th - 7th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Graphic Arts
STEM Safari: Zoo Exhibit Design Project | Research, Slideshow, & Diorama
Bring the zoo into your classroom with this engaging STEM Safari unit! Students step into the role of zookeepers and exhibit designers as they research animals, learn about their unique needs, and design a zoo habitat. Through interactive slides, research packets, and a hands-on diorama project, students explore food, water, shelter, enrichment, and animal adaptations in an exciting and meaningful way. This unit blends science, literacy, and creativity, perfect for project-based learning, STE
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Environment, Other (Science)
CCSS
RI.4.3
, W.4.7
, W.5.8
+1
Re-Designing Power Plants - Renewable Energy Sources Project
Engage your Environmental Science or Geography students with this comprehensive, hands-on project where they take on the role of land developers! Students will research an existing non-renewable power plant, analyze its environmental impact, and design a physical 3D model to renovate the land into a renewable energy source. Product OverviewThis project-based learning (PBL) unit guides students through a 6-day journey from data analysis to creative engineering. It connects real-world energy deman
5th - 9th
Engineering, Environment, Geography
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Marshmallow Tower Challenge – STEM Engineering Project for Secondary Science
A hands-on, collaborative STEM activity that engages students in critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork as they design and pitch their unique tower.Bring the excitement of engineering and design into your classroom with this highly engaging project! Perfect for middle and high school science or STEM classes, the Marshmallow Tower Challenge invites students to work in teams to design, build, and present a freestanding tower that will “save” Marshmallow City’s struggling tourism industry. Us
6th - 10th
Engineering, General Science
IB MYP Design Criterion A Project Document Template
This is a Criterion A project document template that I have developed over a period of several years of teaching MYP Design. It is intended as a scaffold for new students and teachers to Design. It targets MYP year 3 but can be adapted lower or higher.
7th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Not Subject Specific
Boat Building Project: Engineering Design Process | STEM Hands-On Challenge
Grades 6–10 | NGSS-Aligned | Science • Engineering • Project-Based LearningThis engaging, standards-aligned Engineering Design Process Boat Building Project invites students to apply real-world design thinking to a hands-on challenge: build a small boat that can hold as many marbles as possible without sinking. Structured around the seven steps of the Engineering Design Process (EDP)—Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Reflect—this project is ideal for secondary science, STEM, or en
6th - 10th
Engineering, General Science
Also included in: Engineering Design Process BUNDLE: Slides, Research, Hands-On Project
Boat Building Project: Engineering Design Process | Student Documentation
This student documentation packet is the perfect companion to the Boat Building Project: Engineering Design Process hands-on challenge. Created specifically for middle and high school learners, this structured, editable worksheet set guides students through the complete engineering design cycle while emphasizing technical writing, reflection, and data-informed redesign. What Students Will Do: Apply Scientific Research Skills Students conduct online research to define and explain core phy
6th - 10th
Engineering, General Science
Also included in: Engineering Design Process BUNDLE: Slides, Research, Hands-On Project
Fish Bowl - STEM, Invention, Enrichment Lesson Plans, Project, Worksheet
Fish Bowl: A STEM & Design Thinking Project for Middle SchoolLike "Shark Tank" but for students! Transform your classroom into an innovation lab with this engaging, standards-aligned invention project that has students identifying real-world problems, researching solutions, and creating prototypes from recycled materials! What's Included:Complete student checklist and work pages broken down into a set of 13 tasksAssessment rubric optionsPresentation guidelines and pitch frameworkWhy Teachers L
5th - 9th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
STEM Engineering Design Process Printable
Add structure to any STEM, STEAM or creative project with these printable worksheets that lay out all of the steps to the Engineering Design Process. Each step contains guiding questions to assist with completion. Memorializing these steps ensure that students are engaging with the tested STEM practices that all engineers use and it keeps students on task and motivated.
2nd - 12th
Engineering, For All Subjects
CCSS
W.5.1b
, W.5.1c
, W.5.2
+2
3D Printing Mini Bundle 10: Straw Topper, Shoe Tag, and Fidget Spinner Tinkercad
Looking for quick, engaging, and classroom-ready 3D printing projects that teach CAD design skills with real-world applications? This Tinkercad Mini Bundle includes three beginner-friendly 3D design lessons: Straw Topper, Shoe Tag, and Fidget Spinner—perfect for upper elementary and middle school students! These hands-on projects are designed to introduce students to CAD modeling in a fun and approachable way while giving them the freedom to personalize and creatively express themselves. What’
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Other (Science)
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+8
3D Printing Mini Bundle 11: Threaded Container, Large Bookmark, Pencil Cup
Looking for quick, engaging, and classroom-ready 3D printing projects that teach CAD design skills with real-world applications? This Tinkercad Mini Bundle includes three beginner-friendly 3D design lessons: Threaded Container, Large Bookmark, and Designer Pencil Cup—perfect for upper elementary and middle school students! These hands-on projects are designed to introduce students to CAD modeling in a fun and approachable way while giving them the freedom to personalize and creatively express
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Other (Science)
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+8
Paper Nest STEM Challenge – Structure & Stability Engineering | Grades K–8
Paper Nest Protector STEM Challenge – Hands-On Engineering & Egg Protection ProjectProtect the “nest” at all costs! In the Paper Nest Protector STEM Challenge, students become engineers tasked with designing a protective structure that keeps a fragile egg safe from impact using only simple classroom materials. This high-engagement, low-prep project introduces students to real-world engineering, force and motion, and structural design through the Engineering Design Process. Perfect for STEM la
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Aerospace Flipped Classroom
Turn your classroom into a launchpad for learning with this Aerospace Flipped Classroom Project! Whether you're teaching earth science, physical science, or STEM, this resource helps students dive into aerospace concepts. Perfect for middle and high school students, this guide empowers learners to explore real-world aerospace topics at their own pace—and come to class ready to build, simulate, or solve. Download once and use all year long! Perfect for STEM weeks, aerospace units, or end-of-yea
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Other (Arts)
Mars Colony STEM Challenge – Delivery System Engineering Design | Grades K–8
Bring real-world problem solving into your classroom with this high-engagement transport engineering challenge! In this project, students act as engineers tasked with designing and building a delivery system to safely transport a small object across a “danger zone.” This challenge is perfect for units on forces & motion, simple machines, and magnetism and works beautifully as an end-of-unit STEAM project. Designed with flexibility in mind, this resource is now fully supported for grades 3–8
Not Specific
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
MYP UNIT: Islamic Tiles Coding & Design (IB / STEAM / Art + Engineering)
Bring beauty, math, and logic together in this engaging, interdisciplinary unit that blends geometric art, computational thinking, and the IB MYP Design Cycle! This project-based learning experience invites students to explore traditional Islamic tile design while learning how to code original digital patterns using platforms like TurtleArt, Scratch, or Tinkercad Codeblocks. Whether you're a Design, STEAM, Art, or Math teacher, this unit offers a structured and creative way to teach sy
6th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Visual Arts
CCSS, NGSS
6.G.A.3
, 7.G.A.1
, 7.G.A.2
+9
Marshmallow Tower Challenge – Student Workbook (Engineering Design Process Compa
A fully guided workbook for students to document their engineering journey and create a persuasive commercial to solve Marshmallow City’s tourism crisis.This editable student workbook is the perfect companion to the Marshmallow Tower Challenge – STEM Engineering Project. It provides a structured space for students to record their team roles, document each step of the Engineering Design Process, and reflect on their successes and challenges. Perfect for middle and high school science or STEM cla
6th - 10th
Engineering, General Science
Engineering Everyday Improvements
Challenge your 5th-8th grade students to take an everyday item and improve it with this 14 day PBL Engineering Design Process Unit. You will get 14 days of slides that include learning targets, what to grade, rubric for final project, CC standards and NGS standards, and ways to shorten the unit. Also included is a student design brief already set up for double sided printing. The design brief matches day by day with the slides. It also includes a rubric for the project and a self reflection base
5th - 8th
Engineering, Other (Arts), Other (ELA)
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.7
, W.6.7
, W.7.7
+12
Communicating with Lego
This is a GREAT activity showing my future engineers how important communication is in product development. This is adapted from an activity a friend of mine found and we tweaked it to fit our engineering classroom. Basically students are playing Telephone to take a project from the client's vision to completed solution. Students are given job titles of Client, Sales Rep., Engineer, and Contractor. Clients work with Sales Reps to create a Lego model, then Sales Reps communicate with Engineers, w
4th - 12th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-1
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