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Secret Message Hypothesis Writing Exercise
Challenge your kids to learn how to crack the secret code while they are learning the basics of writing and testing hypotheses. This beginning of the year activity is engaging, educational and fun.
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, Science
Chemistry Dice Bingo
There are four color-coded dice with the element symbols with atomic numbers 1-20. There are an additional four elements that will make it more challenging. There are also 2 sets of four different Bingo cards with element names 1-20 on them. One set is color-coded with the element name the same color as the color-coded dice its�¢ï¿½ï¿½ symbol is on. The second set of cards is black and white. The third type of card is a partial periodic table for the correct placeme
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, General Science
Testable questions for scientific method slides: 7 & 8
Do your YEAR 7 or 8 students find writing testable questions for science experiments challenging? These 20 teaching slides are designed to help you teach the concept of testable questions as a part of the scientific model using explicit teaching (gradual release of responsibility model). ✨ Looking for PRIMARY/ELEMENTARY scientific variables resources? click hereWhat’s included in testable questions teaching slides?☑️ 20 easy-to-read slides using accessible fonts and visual supports. ☑️ Answer
7th - 10th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Also included in: Testable questions (for scientific method) no prep lesson BUNDLE: 7 & 8
CTE Health Science Halloween Infection-Control Escape Room
Bring spooky fun to infection control with this Halloween-themed Escape Room! Students work through puzzles, codes, and challenges to break the chain of infection and “save the day.” Perfect for high school health science or CTE classes, this engaging activity reinforces infection control concepts, teamwork, and critical thinking — all while keeping students actively learning. Concepts Reinforced• Chain of infection • Infection prevention strategies • Standard precautions • Healthcare safety
7th - 12th
Basic Principles, Family Consumer Sciences, Health
Genetics Escape Room – Digital & Printable Game
Ready to review genetics in a way your students will never forget? This escape room is packed with 5 engaging challenges that reinforce essential biology concepts like Punnett squares, vocabulary, probability, and genetic disorders—all while building critical thinking and collaboration skills. What’s Included: 5 student-friendly puzzle sets (printable or digital) Google Slides version (editable) Teacher instructions + answer keys Optional Google Form escape route (build-it-yourself) Cover
8th - 10th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Also included in: Science Escape Room Bundle – Engaging Middle School Science Games
Photosynthesis/Cellular Respiration Escape Room | Science Puzzle Review Activity
Bring energy concepts to life with this highly engaging escape room designed for middle and high school science! Students work through five puzzles that challenge their understanding of photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and energy flow — all while racing to “escape” using clues and codes. What’s Included: 5 printable puzzles (student versions) Matching teacher answer keys Google Slides version (digital option) Teacher instructions (PDF) Promotional graphics for classroom or LMS Puzz
7th - 10th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Also included in: Science Escape Room Bundle – Engaging Middle School Science Games
Climate Change & Carbon Cycle Escape Room – Science Activity for Middle & High
Bring your climate science lessons to life with this interactive Climate Change & Carbon Cycle Escape Room! Designed for middle and high school students, this engaging activity challenges learners to solve puzzles, crack codes, and apply their understanding of the carbon cycle and human impact on the environment. Perfect for review, test prep, or a fun end-of-unit challenge, this escape room works for in-person, hybrid, or digital classrooms. Students will work collaboratively to complete each
7th - 10th
Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences
Also included in: Science Escape Room Bundle – Engaging Middle School Science Games
Microscopes & Cell Theory Escape Room | Digital & Printable Activity
Bring your cell theory lessons to life with this engaging Microscopes & Cell Theory Escape Room! Perfect for middle school science or introductory high school biology, this interactive activity challenges students with 5 unique puzzles covering microscope parts, cell theory, scientific vocabulary, and more. Students work individually or in teams to solve: Vocabulary Decoder Function vs. Part Identification True or False Trap Microscope Image Match Cell Theory Sort Each puzzle unlocks
7th - 9th
Basic Principles, Biology, Other (Science)
Also included in: Science Escape Room Bundle – Engaging Middle School Science Games
Five ThinkForge Desktop Engineering Challenges Volume 3 - Energy/Motion (MS/HS)
ThinkForge™ Desktop Engineering Challenges are low-prep, classroom-ready engineering design challenges that engage students in hands-on problem solving using common materials and minimal space. Each challenge guides students through the engineering design process as they analyze a real-world problem, design and build a solution, test and redesign, and communicate results. Perfect for STEM, science, and physics classrooms (grades 6–12), these desktop-friendly challenges build critical thinking, c
6th - 12th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
+3
Cookie Chemistry Challenge Lab | Food Chemistry | High School Food Science CTE
Students bake four batches of cookies — each with one variable changed — then measure, taste, and explain the results using food chemistry principles. An engaging, hands-on lab that connects Maillard reaction, gluten chemistry, fat function, and sugar chemistry directly to a product students eat. ✅ WHAT'S INCLUDED: • Student lab document — 7 pages, PDF + editable Word • Teacher answer key with model answers — 7 pages, PDF + editable Word 📋 LAB OVERVIEW: The Cookie Chemistry Challenge uses a con
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Principles, Chemistry, Family Consumer Sciences
Paper Helicopter STEM Challenge: Sub Plan Ready
In this hands-on STEM challenge, students will design, build, test, and redesign a paper helicopter to maximize fall time using air resistance. Perfect for teaching gravity, forces, and the engineering design process (EDP), this resource also includes a full substitute plan — so you can run the lesson even if you’re not there. What’s IncludedComplete 45–60 minute lesson plan with timelineSubstitute Quick-Start guide – print & goStudent worksheets (Pre-Activity, Design, Data, Debrief, Extension
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Other (Science)
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: 5-Day Emergency STEM Sub Plans or Activities Project Bundle
Solar Oven STEM Challenge Project: Cook with the Sun!
Ignite your students' passion for STEM with this comprehensive, hands-on Solar Oven Project! This all-in-one resource is designed to guide your students through the entire process of designing, building, testing, and reflecting on their own functional solar oven. Perfect for units on heat transfer, renewable energy, or Earth Day, this project promotes critical thinking, collaboration, and real-world application of scientific concepts. Students will love the challenge of cooking a delicious s'mor
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physical Science
NGSS
MS-PS3-3
, MS-PS3-5
Also included in: STEM Engineering Design Challenges Bundle | 6 Hands-On Projects
Prosthetic Hand Challenge
Ignite your students' passion for STEM with this immersive Medical Engineering challenge! This comprehensive lesson plan tasks students with designing, building, and testing a functional model prosthetic hand using simple, low-cost materials. It’s the perfect project to integrate hands-on engineering with real-world biological concepts.
6th - 9th
Anatomy, Basic Principles, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: STEM Engineering Design Challenges Bundle | 6 Hands-On Projects
Mission: Build a Bottle Rocket - A Hands-On STEM Design Challenge
Students learn how to work together to design and build a bottle rocket using 2-liter bottles. This is a hands-on activity that teaches them how to use the design process while learning about Newton's Laws. Engage your students in an unforgettable, hands-on STEM experience! In this project, student pairs will become aerospace engineers, tasked with designing, building, and launching a bottle rocket that safely transports a fragile "astronaut" (a raw egg). This comprehensive, multi-day project g
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Also included in: STEM Engineering Design Challenges Bundle | 6 Hands-On Projects
Monster Genetics Challenge – Punnett Squares & Heredity Halloween STEM Lab
Under the eerie glow of a full moon, strange creatures are stirring in the lab—each one a mix of mysterious genes and spooky surprises! It’s up to your students to uncover the secrets of monster heredity by predicting, combining, and sketching their own genetically engineered beasts. In this interactive and creative heredity lab, students “breed” their own monsters using Punnett squares to predict traits like green skin, horns, fangs, and tails. You can also find this activity at a discount ins
9th - 12th
Basic Principles, Biology
Haunted Swamp STEM Lab Investigation: Halloween Water Filtration Challenge
A mysterious toxic spill has cursed the Haunted Swamp! Your class of scientists has been summoned by the local town council to design and build a filtration system that can rescue the swamp’s ghostly residents before Halloween night. Each team must engineer, test, and optimize a filter that clears “swamp sludge” (murky dyed water) while keeping costs low and efficiency high. Bring spooky season into environmental engineering! In this hands-on STEM challenge, teams design and refine a gravity fil
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Survival of the Creepiest – Halloween Creature Adaptation STEM Challenge
On Halloween night, the Earth's climate fractures into eerie realms warped by monstrous weather. Only creatures born of imagination (and backed by science adaptation) can survive. Your mission: design a horrifying yet biologically believable organism that has adapted to, thrives in, one of these cursed environments. Every adaptation must make scientific sense, or your creature won’t survive the Guardians’ test! In this activity, your class joins the Order of Monster Makers. They must design a sc
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
HS-LS2-7
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
+5
Blow Cup Challenge STEM Lab: Bernoulli, Airflow, and Optimal Gap Distance
Engage your students with a fast-paced, low-prep engineering and physics lab that turns two cups and a table tennis ball into a rich investigation of airflow and pressure. Students use the full scientific method to test how the gap between two cups affects the success rate of transferring a ball by blowing, then explain their results using scientific principles. What students doIdentify variables, write a testable hypothesis, and perform the investigationCollect data across five gap distances w
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Film Canister Submarine - Density Lab - Buoyancy & Density STEM Challenge
In this hands-on STEM challenge, students design and test a film canister “submarine” that sinks as slowly as possible. By exploring the relationship between mass, volume, and density, students will learn why some objects float, sink, or hover in water. This activity is perfect for middle school physical science or as an NGSS-aligned enrichment lesson on density and buoyancy. Students love the challenge aspect, and teachers love the ready-to-use directions, data tables, and answer keys! Wh
5th - 9th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
Oreo Experimental Design Challenge
Students use America's favorite cookie to determine if double stuff really do have "double" the stuff.
Materials needed include scales (triple beam or digital), plastic knives, napkins and cookies.
This would be a good assessment for students to ensure that they understand experimental design. It would also make a good review for a final exam at the end of the year, or in preparing for standardized testing.
K - 9th
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Halloween Creatures Dichotomous Key – A Spooky Classification Challenge
The classroom lights flicker. A chill skims across the lab tables as ten mysterious creatures shuffle, flap, and ooze into view. Your students have one tool to survive the night: a dichotomous key. With each YES/NO choice, they narrow the suspects—bat or crow, wisp or witch’s familiar—until every monster is unmasked. Cue the triumphant cackles (yours and theirs). Turn October into a fast, engaging practice of classification and deductive reasoning. Students use a clear, step-by-step dichotom
6th - 11th
Basic Principles, Biology
Gamified Computer Software Basics Worksheet – Spooky Tech Review Challenge
Gamified Computer Software Worksheet – Haunted Digital Review Adventure for Middle & High School Trying to teach students the difference between Photoshop, PowerPoint, and Premiere Pro? Basic software instruction can quickly become boring and feel disconnected from real engagement. You assign worksheets or practice questions, but your students are barely skimming. They forget key terms by the next class, and you're stuck repeating the same lessons without real progress. Meanwhile, students a
7th - 10th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Gamified Computer Hardware Basics Worksheet – Spooky Tech Review Challenge
Trying to get students excited about computer hardware? Most worksheets fall flat—dry terms, forgettable definitions, and disengaged learners who rush through just to be done. You know they need to understand the difference between RAM and ROM, CPUs and GPUs, but your students are zoning out or just circling random answers. Meanwhile, you’re stuck reteaching the same concepts over and over. Inject energy into your lesson with the Gamified Hardware Basics Worksheet—a spooky, no-prep digital act
7th - 10th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
Egg Drop STEM Project: A 6-Day Physics & Engineering Design Challenge
The classic Egg Drop gets a high-stakes upgrade! Engage your students in a hands-on, collaborative STEM unit that blends the creativity of an engineering design challenge with the core principles of physics. This complete, 6-day project guide provides everything you need to lead your students through the entire engineering design process. They won't just build a contraption; they'll research, design, build, test, and analyze their creations while applying Newton's Laws of Motion. Plus, with our
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, HS-PS2-2
+2
Also included in: STEM Engineering Design Challenges Bundle | 6 Hands-On Projects
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