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STEM Investigation: How do boats float? Boat Challenge!!
STEM Challenge: Can you design an aluminum foil boat that will float and hold weight of multiple pennies?
This STEM challenge is a class favorite! It is also the first team activity we do in science, which is awesome because this challenge allows students to make multiple attempts with their design! A hands-on experience that allows students to TRY AGAIN!
This lesson requires students to make observations prior to their building process, a Wonderopolis investigation on how boats float, brains
2nd - 4th
Engineering, Graphing, Science
Boat Float STEM Challenge – Buoyancy Engineering Design Activity | Grades K–8
In the Paper Lifeboat STEM Challenge, students become marine engineers as they design and build a lifeboat made entirely from paper and simple classroom materials that can safely float and carry passengers (cargo). This hands-on STEM challenge introduces students to buoyancy, displacement, stability, and structural design while using the Engineering Design Process to solve a real-world survival problem. This engaging, low-prep STEM activity is perfect for STEM labs, science classrooms, engi
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Float On Water E.D.P.
As students take on the role of an engineer, they must design and create something that will float on water and will be able to hold pennies. We would usually brainstorm as a class what materials are available to use and what they could potentially bring in from home. When testing, I've used blocks, pennies or weights to measure strength!
2nd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
What Floats Your Boat?
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the parts of a ship and their correct names. Students will begin to understand the scientific principle of buoyancy and how the different parts of the ship are necessary to make the ship float. In the end, students will use the information obtained to create a ship out of aluminum foil that is capable of floating and carrying a “cargo.”
K - 5th
Engineering, Environment, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-PS2-2
+1
STEM Design Challenge- Desert Island Raft
Students make a raft that will float. Start by exploring the outdoor near your school to collect sticks and leaves. Show students the real-life raft building video to help inspire their own designs.
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Sanitation Engineers: Creating a Recycling Center
Have you explored materials that sink and float?
Have you explored materials that are magnetic?
Students can use their knowledge of properties of materials to design and create a recycling center to separate recyclables.
These printables will help students use the engineering design process to engineer a recycling center.
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K - 2nd
Engineering, Physical Science
Boat Building STEM Challenge
Students will test out materials and then plan for a boat to float in a tub. Students have to work independently and the collaboratively with a group, justifying their choices in materials and build.
2nd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Science
Balloons Over Broadway Stem Challenge
This is a stem challenge for kids to create balloons for their own Macy's Day Parade and learn the history of the parade! Includes turn and talk questions for the book as well as a teacher guide for the lessons and a worksheet! You will need basic supplies - my class uses Paper Plates, Scratch Paper, Colored Paper, Cotton Balls, Straws, Glue, Staples, Tape, Markers or Crayons. You can include whatever materials you have - allow kids to be creative! That is the whole point!
K - 5th
Engineering, Reading, U.S. History
Space Careers Coloring Pages for Elementary STEM Career Day
Space Careers Coloring Pages Bundle includes 14 printable PDF sets for grades K-5, with 73 pages covering Astronaut in a Space Suit, Astronaut Floating in Space, Astronaut on the Moon, Astronaut with a Rocket, Astronaut Inside a Space Station. Space Careers Coloring Pages Bundle brings together 14 printable PDF coloring page sets with 73 total pages. Topics include Astronaut in a Space Suit, Astronaut Floating in Space, Astronaut on the Moon, Astronaut with a Rocket, Astronaut Inside a Space Sta
K - 5th
Coloring Pages, Engineering, General Science
Submarine Engineering Challenge — Buoyancy & Ballast Tank Design
Title: 🌊 Density Exploration Lab — Build a Submarine Summary: In this hands-on engineering lab, students design and test a simple submarine to explore how density and buoyancy control floating and sinking. Using plastic cups, a balloon, tubing, and a syringe, teams adjust the submarine’s density by inflating or deflating the balloon, mimicking how real submarines use ballast tanks. Students observe how adding or removing air affects displacement and buoyant force, record results, and draw thei
5th - 10th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Scientific Method and Measurement Skill Labs Bundle
Aluminum Foil Boat Engineering Challenge — Density & Displacement
Title: Engineering Challenge — Aluminum Foil Boat Design Summary: In this hands-on engineering lab, students design and test aluminum foil boats to explore how density, buoyancy, and displacement determine whether objects float or sink. Each team builds two boat designs, predicts how many pennies each will hold, tests their designs, and records results. Students analyze how shape changes affect water displacement and buoyant force, then improve their second design based on observations. The lab
4th - 9th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Scientific Method and Measurement Skill Labs Bundle
Aluminum Foil Boat Team Challenge
Students will work in teams to design, create, and test a structure made out of aluminum foil. The teams will compete against each other to create a "boat" that holds the most amount of coins while floating on water. They will have to make predictions, record data, form conclusions, and answer questions throughout the lab.
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Science
Balloons Over Broadway - STEM Activity Planning Sheet
Use this planning sheet after reading the book, Balloons Over Broadway. This is a great planning sheet before completing the STEM activity where students are given materials and they create their own balloons for the Macy's Day Parade.
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Human Biology in Space| Life Support and Adaptation | STEM Middle School & CLIL
What happens to your body when you leave Earth?In this unforgettable STEM module, learners fly in the boots of a Chief Astronaut to explore the incredible, weird, and sometimes gross effects of space on the human body. From floating sweat blobs to burping disasters, students discover how microgravity changes bones, muscles, digestion, hygiene, and even how we cry. Using real NASA videos, creative hands-on activities, and a smart blend of science and humor, this 25-page PDF turns physiology int
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physical Science
It's a Boat Time! - A STEAM challenge in buoyancy, design, and teamwork.
In this hands-on STEM challenge, 4th grade students work in pairs to design tin foil boats that can carry the most marbles before sinking. After predicting their vessel’s load capacity and recording key design choices, students observe as each boat is publicly tested in a fun, high-stakes “sink or float” showdown. Results are shared and analyzed as a class to uncover what makes an effective design. Throughout the activity, students engage in teamwork, measurement, data recording, and scientific
4th
Engineering, General Science
CCSS, NGSS
4.MD.A.1
, MP2
, MP5
+1
NEWTON’S LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION: gravitational force mass distance, planet
NEWTON’S LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION: gravitational force mass distance, planetary orbits Kepler, gravitational potential energy, space travel trajectories, Newton vs Einstein relativity reading comprehension passages. Why do apples fall but satellites soar, could you hurl a cannonball hard enough to loop Earth forever? Students uncover how massive planets yank moons into endless dances, spacecraft pirouette around Jupiter for free speed boosts, and black holes shred light itself. They explore
5th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Sailing with STEM - Engineering Boats and Rain gutters
Can your students build a sailboat that travels the full length of a rain gutter using wind power?Students will use the engineering design process to brainstorm, build, and test sailboats using simple materials, then modify their designs based on performance.Set sail into STEM learning with this hands-on Sailing with STEM Packet! Perfect for grades 3–5, this exciting lesson challenges students to design and test their own sailboats to float and travel down a rain gutter waterway using the power
4th - 7th
Engineering, Measurement, Physical Science
Also included in: STEM Activities | Fifty Lessons Mega Bundle
Submarine Density Engineering Lab — Ballast Tank Design
This engineering challenge takes the complex physics of buoyancy and turns it into a hands-on mechanical system. By manipulating air volume with a syringe, students act as "ballast control officers," gaining a concrete understanding of how density dictates whether an object defies or succumbs to gravity in a fluid. Activity DescriptionBuild a Submarine is a premier STEM engineering lab that focuses on Archimedes' Principle and Density Control. Unlike static sink-or-float activities, this lab r
5th - 12th
Engineering, Physical Science, Physics
Also included in: Scientific Method and Measurement Skill Labs Bundle
STEM Activities for 6 week ages 6-8 Camp Curriculum (worksheets/lesson plans)
Looking for an engaging, low-prep, and developmentally appropriate STEM curriculum for your elementary learners? This 6-week STEM camp program is designed specifically for ages 6-8, combining exploration-based learning with real science and engineering practices. Each week features a themed mini-project that builds across 3 sessions (45 minutes each)—perfect for camps, elementary classrooms, or enrichment programs. 6 Complete Weekly STEM Units with Hands-On Activities - Scientific Inquiry - Brid
K - 2nd
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
Seed Dispersal Activities (Wind, Water, Animal, and Explosion!)
🌱 Seed Dispersal STEM Challenge Hands-On Science | Explore 4 Types of Seed DispersalBring plant science to life with this fun and interactive Seed Dispersal STEM Activity! Students explore four real-world seed dispersal methods—water, wind, animals, and explosion, by building simple, hands-on models using everyday classroom materials. This activity is designed to promote critical thinking, creativity, and scientific observation. With one easy-to-use student worksheet included, it's highly e
1st - 5th
Biology, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, 2-LS4-1
, 2-LS2-2
" THE MAP THAT WOULD NOT STAY STILL"
🌍✨ THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES… BUT THIS TIME, NOTHING STAYS STILL Across Three Worlds: A Journey of Discovery 📖 The Map That Would Not Stay Still What if the map you were following… kept changing? What if the only way forward was to understand how different parts of the world really work? 🧭 When Alex, Sam, and Emily open a mysterious map, something is wrong. The paths move. The directions shift. Nothing stays the same. To find their way, they are sent across three completely different worlds:
1st - 6th
Character Education, Close Reading, Engineering
Magic School Bus S2E13 Ups and Downs PDF
For the Magic School Bus Worksheets they will be available with 2 column styling and traditional styling. There is also an answer key and time stamps for the answers provided This episode is focusing on when the children discover the truth about the Walkerville Lake monster. Is there a monster living in Walkerville Lake? That’s what Ms. Frizzle’s class is trying to find out. The kids try to dive down under the water, but the bus won’t go. The class has to figure out how to turn their floater int
3rd - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science, Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: Magic School Bus Season 2 Bundle PDF
Paper Airplanes STEM Project
This S.T.E.A.M. assignment integrates measurement (using a ruler and converting feet to inches), data (finding median and creating both a pictograph and a bar graph), and engineering (creating paper airplanes and learning from experimentation). Materials needed - 2 pieces of paper per student - 1 Ruler per student or group - A long, flat area that is free of obstacles (used to fly paper airplanes) - 1 copy of the “Paper Airplanes Measurement and Graph” worksheet pages per student Instructions
3rd - 8th
Engineering, Graphing, Measurement
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.B.4
+2
Also included in: STEM Bundle
Ball Launchers S.T.E.M. Project
This S.T.E.A.M. assignment integrates measurement (using a ruler and converting feet to inches), data (finding mean and creating a line graph), and engineering (creating 4 ramps and learning from experimentation). Materials needed - 4 pieces of construction paper or thin cardboard per student or group - 1 ping pong (or other lightweight) ball per student or group - 1 Ruler per student or group - A long flat area with smooth, short carpet or (preferably) hard surface such as linoleum - 1 copy of
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Graphing, Measurement
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.B.4
+2
Also included in: STEM Bundle
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