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Wind Vs. Skyscraper Challenge
Grade 3 and 5 SEED standards have students design a prototype to decrease the impact of natural events on humans. So, have your students build a skyscraper that can withstand high winds! This lesson plan includes materials needed, instructions on how to test prototypes, planning guide, and reflection questions.
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science, Writing
NGSS
3-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Magnet and Compass
Using the PhET simulation Magnet and Compass and these inquiry based lab resources, your students will investigate the relationship between magnets, magnetic fields, and compasses. Students can change the position and orientation of a bar magnet to observe changes in the compass's needle direction. The simulation illustrates the invisible magnetic field that extends from the magnet’s north to south pole, helping students visualize the magnetic field lines. By changing the strength of the bar mag
9th - 11th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Also included in: Growing Bundle: PhET Simulation Online Physics Labs
STEM- Build a Rollercoaster PROJECT (Potential and Kinetic Energy Challenge)
STEM Build a Roller Coaster Project – Potential & Kinetic Energy Challenge! ⚡ Bring energy concepts to life with this exciting STEM roller coaster project! Students will apply their knowledge of potential and kinetic energy to design, test, and improve their own working roller coaster model using recycled materials. What’s Included? ✅ Step-by-step instructions for planning and building the coaster ✅ Brainstorming sheet for sketching the design ✅ Student reflection questions to reinforce lear
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Instructional Technology, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Valentine Straw Rocket STEM Challenge, K-3 Heart & Cupid Rockets
Cupid’s delivery system is failing, and your students get to be the engineers who save Valentine’s Day. Valentine Straw Rocket STEM Challenge is a hands-on, low-prep engineering activity where kids build simple straw rockets, decorate them as heart or cupid rockets, then launch, measure, and redesign to improve distance and accuracy. It’s the perfect February STEM center, whole-group challenge, or fast-finishers activity that feels like play, but quietly nails real science and math skills. S
K - 3rd
Engineering, General Science, Measurement
CCSS, NGSS
K.MD.A.1
, 1.MD.A.1
, 1.MD.A.2
+15
STEM Theme Park Ride Project | Engineering & Physics Design Challenge w/ Rubric
Bring imagination, engineering, and science to life with the Theme Park Ride Project—a thrilling way to engage your students in STEM learning! In this hands-on challenge, students design and build their own theme park ride models using principles of force, motion, gravity, and energy. From storytelling and blueprinting to budgeting and building, this project sparks creativity while reinforcing academic concepts in a fun, collaborative way. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students,
5th - 12th
Engineering, Physics, Robotics
Ohio Erie Canal Engineering Challenge
As a STEM and PBL teacher, I strive to find engaging and hands-on connections to topics across the curriculum that can be hard for students to imagine. This design challenge would make an excellent blast-off or culminating activity for a study of the Ohio 4th grade Social Studies standards that connect to the history of the Ohio Erie Canal. Activity could easily be adapted for the study of any canal system under study, bringing relevance to an old standard STEM favorite. Includes teacher guid
3rd - 8th
Engineering, Social Studies
Floating Love Boats Valentine STEM Challenge, Foil Boat Buoyancy Lab (K–3)
Cupid’s candy delivery boats are sinking, and your students are the rescue team. In Floating Love Boats, kids design aluminum foil “love boats” and test how many candy hearts they can load before the boat finally goes down. It’s hands-on, hilarious (in the best way), and sneaks in real science like buoyancy, stability, and the engineering design process without anyone realizing they’re learning. Students build, test, record results, then redesign and try again. You get instant engagement, mean
K - 3rd
Engineering, General Science, Other (Math)
CCSS, NGSS
1.MD.C.4
, 2.MD.D.10
, K-2-ETS1-2
+4
Cookie Coal Mining Activity Pack
*Science*Math*Reading* With this pack, your students will learn about coal and its significance as a natural resource. Resources include a reading and response activity, interpreting data about US state's coal production, and finally a hands-on mining experience in which students will create a financial plan for their own mining excursion (in a cookie)! Pages Included: -Informational passage: About Coal Mining -Comprehension response: pros and cons; determine the meaning of words -Interpreting d
2nd - 4th
Basic Operations, Engineering, Informational Text
CCSS, NGSS
2.MD.D.10
, 3.MD.B.3
, 2.NBT.B.7
+4
Also included in: Boho Themed Literacy BUNDLE
STEM- Build a Flying Machine PROJECT (Forces of Flight Challenge)
✈️ STEM Build a Flying Machine Project – Forces of Flight Challenge! Bring aerodynamics and physics to life with this hands-on STEM flying machine project! Students will apply their understanding of the four forces of flight—drag, lift, gravity, and thrust—to design and build their own model flying machine using recycled materials. What’s Included? ✅ Step-by-step instructions for designing and constructing a flying machine ✅ Brainstorming sheet for sketching ideas and planning materials ✅ Refl
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Instructional Technology, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS2-5
Winter Olympics STEM: Curling Target Push (K–2) Force, Motion, Math Activity
👉 This activity is part of the Winter Olympics STEM Bundle. Grab the full unit and save $4.25Bring the Winter Olympics into your classroom with Curling Target Push: Slide to Score! This K–2 STEM activity turns desks into mini curling rinks as students slide a coin or bottle cap “stone” toward a target, then measure, score, and compare results. It’s hands-on, fast to prep, and packed with real learning, kids explore force and motion by testing gentle, medium, and strong pushes, then use math
K - 3rd
Engineering, Measurement, Other (Math)
CCSS, NGSS
1.MD.A.1
, 2.MD.A.1
, 1.OA.A.1
+3
Also included in: Winter Olympics STEM Unit Plan (5 Days, 5 Challenges, Save $4.25)
Clean Water Simulation - Computational Resource Management - NGSS NYSSLS
No-prep, differentiated NGSS simulation where students manage clean water resources through computational modeling and strategic decision-making.NGSS HS-ESS3-3 simulation for high school Earth & Environmental Science - Students use a spreadsheet model to explore sustainability tradeoffs in clean water access. Differentiated, no-prep PDF with SPED/ELL supports. Bring sustainability, strategy, and systems thinking to your classroom with this NGSS- and NYSSLS-aligned computational simulation. Stude
8th - 11th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environment
NGSS
HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ETS1-4
Also included in: Human Sustainability Unit MEGA BUNDLE - NGSS NYSSLS Aligned
Wave on a String PhET Lab Distance Learning
This virtual PhET Wave on a String Lab provides students opportunity to experiment with the various components of waves and the relationships between their anatomy, motion, and energy. It's SO important to see waves in motion to understand them! This virtual lab is a great way to help students to visualize the motion of transverse waves and to give them the opportunity to manipulate waves in order to see the relationships between wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. The lab provides both a gui
7th - 9th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS4-1
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Rachel M
Exploring Fourier: Making Waves – PhET Worksheet (No Prep)
Engage your students in an interactive exploration of Fourier Series with this ready-to-use PhET Simulation Worksheet! Designed for high school and college-level physics or math classes, this resource helps students visualize and analyze how sine waves combine to form complex wave patterns. Using the PhET Interactive Simulation "Fourier: Making Waves", students will: ✅ Investigate fundamental waves and harmonics ✅ Experiment with sine and cosine series ✅ Explore real-world applications of Fo
10th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Engineering, Math, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
HSA-CED.A.2
, HSA-REI.D.10
, HSF-TF.A.2
+3
Also included in: PhET Simulations Worksheet for the Virtual Lab Physics Bundle
VEX VR Debugging Challenge | Robotics Coding STEM Lesson
Teach students how real engineers solve problems with this engaging VEX VR Debugging Challenge! In this robotics-based STEM lesson, students test, analyze, debug, and improve robot code while completing mission-based engineering challenges inside VEX VR. Students must carefully observe robot behavior, identify bugs, make corrections, and repeatedly test their solutions to complete each mission successfully. This lesson is designed to help students build real computational thinking and problem s
4th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
Vehicle Safety Investigation | STEM Crash Test Middle School Activity
Engage your students in a real-world engineering investigation with this highly interactive Vehicle Safety Investigation STEM Activity designed for Grades 5–7! Students become automotive safety engineers as they analyze crash evidence, investigate vehicle failures, evaluate safety systems, and develop engineering solutions to improve passenger protection. This premium STEM investigation resource combines engineering design, physical science, crash analysis, data interpretation, problem solvin
5th - 7th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
Earthquake Engineering STEM Challenge
Can you structure survive an earthquake?Students love completing this natural disaster STEM challenge! Students learn about what causes Earthquakes, as well as some current methods structural engineers are using to design earthquake resistant buildings. After learning about earthquakes students design, build, and test an earthquake proof structure using only the materials provided. In order to successfully complete this STEM challenge the structure must remain standing after going through an ear
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Informational Text, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+4
Bioman Mystery of the Ruby Royale! Interactive Worksheet
Bioman Mystery of the Ruby Royale! Interactive Worksheet This worksheet is written to go with the Bioman Mystery of the Ruby Royale! interactive lesson. Once students are on the website, they can go through the areas of the site to fill in the worksheet. This lesson is a self-paced or teacher-paced lesson using the website to find the answers. Use forensic biotechnology to solve a crime in this fun, quirky mystery! Gather evidence, then use PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction), restriction enzymes, a
6th - 12th
Biology, Engineering, Forensics
Also included in: BioMan Life Chemistry Interactive Worksheets Bundle
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