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October STEM and Halloween STEM Activities and Challenges with Close Reading
October STEM and Halloween STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The OCTOBER STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. Included you will receive FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with high interest nonfiction reading passages that
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Engineering
Scientist Spotlight Margaret Hamilton and the Moon READ ALOUD STEM Activity
Integrate STEM and Social Studies in your classroom during Women's History Month with this Margaret Hamilton Space STEM Challenge! Help NASA Apollo astronauts land safely on the moon with Margaret Hamilton! Build a Lunar Lander STEM Challenge is a fun and unique way to engage your students during Women's History Month. Teach students that anyone can be successful in STEM regardless of gender. Students begin the activity by reading about Margaret Hamilton and learning vocabulary about Lunar Lan
K - 5th
Engineering, Science, Social Studies
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+16
Also included in: Women's History Month READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE #1
December STEM with Christmas STEM Activities and Challenges and Close Reading
December STEM and Christmas STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The DECEMBER STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. Included you will receive FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with high interest nonfiction reading passages tha
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Engineering
Thanksgiving STEM Activities Cranberry Tower STEM Challenge and Close Reading
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. Perfect to use as a class challenge in November or any day of the year, this Cranberry Tower with CLOSE READING STEM Challenge seamlessly allows you to tie together the curriculum by including a high interest close reading passage and assessment that pairs perfectly with the fun engineering design challenge. Integrating ELA into your STEM challenges has nev
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Engineering
Valentine's Day STEM Activities STEM Challenges with Candy Hearts & Coding
Get ready for a STEM activities adventure with Cupid! Perfect for Valentine's Day, students will choose which STEM challenges Cupid should take on to help others get along. Based on their choices, they will encounter different STEM activities. ✅ What You'll Get ✅ Instructions and sample images12-page story booklet to guide your students through the engineering design process. The adventure storybook will have students complete three STEM challenges (by choosing the path they want the story to
2nd - 5th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Bird Beak STEM Activities and Pollination STEM Challenge Animal Adaptations
Learn about bird beaks and pollination while reading a story! Get ready for a STEM adventure with Beth the budding ornithologist. Students will choose which challenges Beth should try as she watches birds. Students will learn about pollination, bird beaks and feeding behaviors, and other fun facts about various birds. Based on their choices, they will encounter different STEM challenges. Materials Needed: In addition to containers of water, you can use any materials you have, but I recommend in
2nd - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Black History Month Science Black Scientists & Inventors Project Lonnie Johnson
Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate Black History Month while building research and critical thinking skills? This Black Scientists and Engineers Research Project invites students to explore the lives, discoveries, and impact of influential Black innovators who shaped science, engineering, medicine, and space exploration. Perfect for Black History Month science lessons, this engaging Black Scientists Project goes beyond biographies to help students understand how scientific innovation c
6th - 8th
Biology, Engineering, General Science
Day & Night STEM - Why does Earth have day and night| A Hands-On Space For K-3rd
🌍☀️ Day & Night STEM | Why Does Earth Have Day and Night? (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Help students explore one of Earth’s most important patterns with this engaging Day & Night STEM activity! Learners discover how Earth’s rotation creates day and night while building and testing simple Earth and Sun models through hands-on investigation. This interactive resource guides students to predict, model, observe, rotate, and record what happens when Earth spins. Using a flashlight as the Sun and a ball
PreK - 4th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)
Also included in: Space Science STEM Bundle | Hands-On Space Activities For K - 3rd
Weather & Climate STEM Project | Explore Weather Patterns & Climate Systems
🌦️ Weather & Climate STEM Project | Explore Weather Patterns & Climate Systems | Hands-On Science Activity Engage your students with this interactive Weather & Climate STEM Project, where they investigate real-world weather conditions and design their own tools to measure and understand atmospheric changes! This resource blends science content with the engineering design process, helping students explore the difference between weather and climate while building meaningful, hands-on connectio
1st - 9th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environment
Straw Rocket Launch STEM – Design and Launch a Paper Rocket | Kindergarten–2nd
🚀 Straw Rocket Launch STEM – Design and Launch a Paper Rocket (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Blast off into hands-on learning with this exciting Straw Rocket Launch STEM activity! In this engaging engineering challenge, students design, build, and launch their own paper rockets using a straw launcher while exploring the science of force, motion, and flight. This activity encourages young learners to think like engineers as they plan, build, test, and improve their rocket designs to see which rocke
PreK - 4th
Engineering, General Science
January STEM Winter STEAM Activities Project with Reading New Year Science
January STEM and Winter STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The JANUARY STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. Included you will receive FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES that will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with high interest nonfiction reading passages that per
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Engineering
April STEM STEAM Challenge: Easter Edition
Jelly beans: they're colorful, they're delicious, and...they're fun to build with! The challenge? Build the tallest house. You provide a handful of jelly beans and some toothpicks, and your students will provide the creativity and imagination. Here's to sweet success!
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Pre-Activity guide
-- Engineering Design Process flow-chart for student record keeping
-- Self-assessment/Reflection page (differentia
1st - 6th
Engineering, Science
Christmas STEM Activities 12 Challenges Winter Science Projects Party Enrichment
Christmas STEM activities that are low prep, high engagement, and offer hands-on exploration of a number of science concepts! Perfect for a holiday party before winter break, a family STEM night, fun Fridays, or set up stations for early finishers. Students will engineer a parachute gift drop, a snowball launcher, an elf zip line, and up to 9 more festive challenges. Easy to differentiate, with color-coding based on level of difficulty, these activities are easy enough to do in one class period.
2nd - 8th
Engineering
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Mayflower STEM - Thanksgiving STEM
Thanksgiving STEM - Mayflower STEM Challenge - This boat building STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills and is a perfect Thanksgiving activity. Oh no! The Pilgrims need a boat to travel to the New World. The Pilgrims have a limited budget so the students must use the available supplies to build a ship for the 102 passengers. The strength of the ship will be test by adding 102 pennies (passengers) to see if the Mayflowe
1st - 5th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Earth Day Game Earth Day Project Spring Planet Earth STEM Task Cards Teamwork
Looking for Earth Day STEM activities that get your students building, problem-solving, competing, and thinking creatively? This Earth-Friendly Outta the Box Classroom Competition is a hands-on, high-engagement STEM experience perfect for Fun Fridays, science blocks, or an Earth Day celebration. Students learn about landfills, water towers, recycling, and creative conservation through a mix of engineering challenges, figurative language tasks, and team-based problem solving. Designe
4th - 6th
Engineering, General Science
CCSS, NGSS
SL.4.5
, SL.5.5
, SL.6.5
+1
Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle | Earth Day and Outer Space
Halloween STEM Activity: Candy Grabber STEM Activity
Fall or Halloween STEM ActivityThis engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Halloween project! Please note: the word "Halloween" is not in the product - the pages are in black and orange with a candy graphic. Students will work in teams to design and build a device that uses the power of levers to pick up candy from a distance. After completing the project, use the provided handout to discuss the real-world STEM career as a prosthetist. Our students have loved thi
3rd - 9th
Engineering
CCSS, NGSS
6.G.A.1
, 6.G.A.2
, 6.G.A.3
+24
Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Valentine STEM Heart Copters
Take flight this Valentine's Day with this fun STEM challenge. This Heart Copter engineering project comes with a Challenge Sheet with rules and holiday scenario, an Informational Reading Passage about the science behind the related topic, printable templates, and several Lab Booklet templates to meet your classroom needs. The lab includes teacher suggestions for materials and pictures. This lab can be created with common, inexpensive materials! ***Heart Copters is also included in my Valentine
3rd - 9th
Engineering, Science
Human Brain STEM – Build a Brain Model | Hands-On Science Activity For K-2nd
🧠 Human Brain STEM – Build a Brain Model | Hands-On Science Activity (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Bring human body science to life with this fun and engaging Human Brain STEM activity! In this hands-on project, students will learn what the brain is, what it does, and how to protect it—then they will design and build their own brain model using simple classroom materials like playdough, clay, paper, and cotton balls. This resource is perfect for early learners because it uses kid-friendly pages, si
PreK - 4th
Engineering, General Science
Valentine Mini Bundle B: 3 Hands-On STEM Challenges
This Valentine Mini STEM Bundle includes three hands-on engineering challenges kids can build with simple materials. Each activity is designed for early learners and supports problem-solving, creativity, and independent exploration. Every challenge includes a cover page, simple instructions, and a printable activity page. Kids test ideas, make adjustments, and discover how things work while having fun with Valentine-themed materials. These activities are perfect for classrooms, homesc
K - 2nd
Engineering, Other (Science), Physical Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+2
Earth Day Clean-Up STEM | How Can You Help the Earth? For Kindergarten–Grade 2
🌍 Earth Day Clean-Up STEM | How Can You Help the Earth? (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Inspire young learners to care for the planet with this meaningful and hands-on Earth Day Clean-Up STEM activity! Students explore ways to help the Earth by sorting, recycling, and cleaning up while learning about environmental responsibility through engaging activities and real-world connections. This resource encourages students to think like problem-solvers as they investigate how everyday actions—like recycling,
PreK - 3rd
Engineering, General Science, Writing
US History Creativity Challenges Morning Work, Brain Breaks, STEM Sub Plans
Celebrate America's 250th Birthday with some amazing creativity challenges.The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. Perfect for STEM Sub Plans!When students are thinking outside the box it results in creative solutions. In a creativity challenge, students are presented with a problem that they have to solve using their creativity. Typically these challenges are short lasting an
K - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, Engineering
Build a Satellite STEM Space Engineering Challenge For Kindergarten–Grade 2
🛰️🌍 Build a Satellite STEM – Space Engineering Challenge (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Take your students on an exciting space mission with this Build a Satellite STEM Challenge! In this hands-on engineering activity, students will design and build a satellite model that helps Earth—perfect for a space unit, STEM centers, or early engineering lessons. This resource walks students through the Engineering Design Process in a simple, kid-friendly way. Students will imagine, plan, build, test, and imp
PreK - 4th
Engineering, General Science
Meteor Crater STEM | How Do Meteors Make Craters? | A Hands-On Space For K-3rd
☄️ Meteor Crater STEM | How Do Meteors Make Craters? (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Launch students into an exciting space science investigation with this hands-on Meteor Crater STEM activity! Learners explore how meteors create craters on planets and moons while testing how different objects make different-sized impacts. This interactive resource guides students to predict, test, observe, measure, compare, and record crater results using simple materials like sand or flour trays and small objects. St
PreK - 4th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)
Also included in: Space Science STEM Bundle | Hands-On Space Activities For K - 3rd
Planet Comparison STEM - How are the planets | A Hands-On Space For K-3rd
🪐 Planet Comparison STEM | How Are the Planets Different? (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Blast off into space science with this exciting Planet Comparison STEM activity! Students explore the planets in our solar system while comparing their sizes, colors, and unique features through hands-on observation and STEM investigations. This interactive resource guides learners to predict, compare, sort, observe, and record information about different planets while developing scientific thinking and early ast
PreK - 4th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)
Also included in: Space Science STEM Bundle | Hands-On Space Activities For K - 3rd
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