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STEM Engineering for Elementary GATE - Wind Power, Windmills, and Wind
Two challenging but age-appropriate engineering projects highlight this unit. If you’ve taught my other STEM units, however, you know they’re not simply building projects. We’re thinking, learning science concepts, developing explanations, applying math and non-fiction reading skills, and bringing a wide variety of areas into a unit. But let’s not take lightly how cool it is to build and experiment with a cool mini glider and a working windmill!
As usual, we have ready-to-print activity shee
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Environment
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
, 4.NF.B.3d
, RI.4.1
+5
STEM or STEAM Structure Challenge
All you need is masking tape, straws, and paperclips for this engaging and fun activity! Students work in groups to create the tallest structure for the cheapest price. All materials are priced out for you, there is a jobs sheet included, there's a money tracking sheet and a task sheet outlined. This is a great way for kids to participate in a hands on learning activity. It's an integrated activity so students will learn math and engineering concepts.
4th - 9th
Basic Operations, Engineering
STEAM Kid Engineering for GATE -- Falling Cats
*This the STEM ONLY portion of the “Cats, Cats, Cats Across the Curriculum for GATE” lesson collection available in my store.
Shouldn’t your 21st Century classroom be just like today’s virtual world? In other words, shouldn’t it be full of cats?!
In this two lesson bundle you get instructions and photos, sample student work, ready-to-print activity sheets, Common Core and Next Generation Science references, and everything you need except the actual cats (you’ll be making your own!).
I’ve use
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Other (Math)
CCSS
5.MD.A.1
, 4.NBT.B.5
, 5.NBT.B.5
+5
Onshape 3D Printing & CAD Project: Personalized Name Keychains
Bring CAD and 3D printing to life with a high-engagement, beginner-friendly project!In this 3-day unit, students will use OnShape (free, cloud-based CAD) to design a custom 3D-printable keychain featuring their own name. This project walks them through the entire engineering design process—from sketching ideas on paper to exporting an STL file for printing. Whether you’re introducing parametric modeling for the first time or need a plug-and-play STEM activity, this resource has everything you n
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-4
Carpentry Math Worksheet | Carpentry Activity GATE Middle School
🧠 Worksheet | Welding | Gifted & Talented Middle School Critical ThinkingEngage your students with this high-interest, real-world Carpentry worksheet focused on Carpentry Math. This resource is designed to promote critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, and real-world application, making it perfect for modern classrooms. Students will explore meaningful scenarios, analyze real-world connections, and express their ideas through structured questions that go beyond basic recall. For a FREE
6th - 8th
Engineering, Instructional Technology, Physical Science
Safety Data Sheets | Applied Chemistry STEM Activity GATE Middle School
🧠 Worksheet | Applied Chemistry | Gifted & Talented Middle School Critical ThinkingEngage your students with this high-interest, real-world Applied Chemistry worksheet focused on Safety Data Sheets. This resource is designed to promote critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, and real-world application, making it perfect for modern classrooms. Students will explore meaningful scenarios, analyze real-world connections, and express their ideas through structured questions that go beyond basi
6th - 8th
Chemistry, Engineering, Physical Science
STEAM for Elementary GATE -- LAND SPEEDERS physics math graphic design
This land speeders STEM project is part of a full 18 hour GATE unit titled, “Land Speeders, Sailboats, Signal Flags, and Semaphores.” You can find the full unit in my store available for just a couple dollars more.
In the land speeders project, students will design logos, build land speeders, and then complete a creative and physics activity with them.
You’ll get all the instructions you need including a rubric, sample photos, and ready-to-print activity sheets with this download. Purchase
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Engineering
MATH Graham Cracker House STEM Project with Differentiation.
Have you ever wondered why the size of graham crackers keep getting smaller? Did you know the boxes are also getting smaller? And yet, the crackers are more expensive. How much smaller? How much more expensive? We will explore this in class. MATH. Engineering? Why do homebuilders use triangles to construct homes? We will explore this too. Powdered sugar will be our glue, and graham crackers will be the building material. Students will use candy and other foods (like pretzels, coconut, etc)
3rd - 10th
Engineering, Math
Engineering Design Challenge Planning Sheet
This is a template for students to use when completing Engineering Design Challenges. All steps of the engineering design process are included with room for students to sketch and explain their thinking.
This can be used to guide students through the engineering design process as you present challenges tied to other subject areas.
5th - 8th
Engineering, Math
Summer STEM Challenge Activity - Pick and Pack Print and Digital Resource Bundle
This summer STEM challenge is the perfect end of year activity to keep your students engaged through the very last day of school! The basic premise:Individually or in partners, students will select items to pack for a road trip. In this 2-D simulation of a 3-D task, students arrange items with different point values into pre-defined car trunk spaces. They can’t have it all, though! They’ll use a criteria & constraints list to bring all of what they need and some of what they want, as they aim fo
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math)
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Spring STEM Activity - Bean Bind Print and Digital Bundle
Looking for an Easter or spring STEM / STEAM activity sure to keep your kids engaged in collaborative, fun critical thinking & problem solving? The basic premise:Due to equipment malfunctioning at the bean factory, several types of beans are all mixed-up, putting the Easter Bunny in a bind! Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a device to sort the jelly beans from the mixed-up beans. (You can skip the story if it's too cutesy for your kids, or if you want to avoid E
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Groundhog Day STEM Groundhog Day Science Groundhog Day Art & Shadow Activities
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a hands-on STEM challenge that’s creative & educational! Perfect for grades 2–8, this activity combines science, art, and engineering & math to explore the fascinating world of light and shadows. Students will love experimenting with angles and distances to create groundhog shadows, while adding a unique twist with “street art” shadow tracing. What’s the Groundhog Graffiti STEM Challenge all about?Students work individually or in teams to: Design and manipulate
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
52 STEM Activities with Spring, End of School Year & Summer STEM Challenges
Super-charge your STEM class with 52 high-engagement, critical thinking, problem-solving, NGSS-aligned challenges to take you through the entire year! Modifications are included to make these activities engaging and challenging for students in grades 2 - 8. The basic idea: Students work in partners or groups against criteria & constraints lists and use a combination of science, engineering, math, and technology skills to design and build solutions to problems. Each challenge includes a video wa
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
STEM House Building Challenge
House Building Stem Challenge
This assignment is geared toward Fifth grade but can be easily modified for 3rd/4th. It could also be used as a STEM intro for sixth grade.
Can easily be extended to be two class periods/2 days long
Power point that can upload to Google Sheets
12 slides:
*Cover slide
*Credits slide
*STEM challenge directions - 3 slides
*Supplies/criteria
*Background knowledge on foundations/houses
*ARE - "ARE" method review (for defending a design/argument)
*Reminders
*Start
4th - 6th
Engineering
Black History STEM Activity - Functional Furniture Print and Paperless Bundle
This challenge was created as a way to celebrate Black History Month and/or Women’s History Month in science class. The premise is inspired by Sarah E. Goode’s 1885 invention of the folding cabinet bed. She was one of the first African-American women to obtain a patent for her invention! The basic premise:Working against a criteria/constraints list in groups, students will design and build multi-functional furniture, or furnish an entire apartment. Note: This resource includes both the printable
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Measurement, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Engineer It! Real-World STEM Design Challenge Unit | Grades 4–10 | NGSS Aligned
5 complete engineering design challenges built around real-world scenarios — no prep required. Each challenge includes a teacher guide, student planning pages, reflection sheets, and scoring rubrics. NGSS aligned (ETS1-1 through ETS1-4). Adaptable for grades 4–10. Topics: wind energy, bridge engineering, thermal insulation, earthquake-resistant structures, and water sustainability. ✅ Print & Go — PDF-ready ✅ 100-point rubrics for each challenge ✅ Engineering Design Process framework built in ✅ V
4th - 10th
Engineering, Instructional Technology
Da Vinci Parachute Prototypes -- Hands-on STEM
In this lesson, students solve geometry problems and learn background physics concepts as they build a working model of Leonardo Da Vinci’s parachute. Logic, critical thinking, a bit of Renaissance history, writing and supporting conclusions with details from a source—it’s all here too!
Make this extended lesson a cross-curricular, standards-based mini-unit, or just make it a cool building activity. Pick and choose the level of commitment right for you and your students. With the suggested e
4th - 8th
Engineering, Geometry, Physical Science
STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources
In this GATE engineering journey, students will each construct a very cool Ferris wheel prototype as a final product. Along the way, they will examine primary source images, read primary source history, and integrate math, engineering, and economics in a learning process which incorporates best practices in gifted and talented education for 21st Century Learners.
This is a challenging engineering project—teacher guided. I used it for GATE 4th grade; however, my kids are experienced builders.
4th - 8th
Applied Math, Engineering, Social Studies
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, RI.4.1
, RI.4.3
+2
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Desktop Zip Lines -- GATE STEM for Upper Elementary
Students not only study physical science, they design with it, build with it, they write about it, calculate with it, and they live it.
It’s the engineering process in miniature as our engineering teams design and then build desktop ziplines from scratch. Students will draft plans, build zipline towers, choose the best zippy materials, and assemble their ziplines. Hey, it’s incredible fun . . . but it’s not just fun and games here! Students will use their ziplines to collaborate on a physica
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Geometry
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Snowman STEM Winter Math & Science - Fun After Winter Break Activity -Winter SEL
The perfect after winter break activity is here! The Snowman Stretch Winter STEM Challenge combines winter math, science and STEM in a hands-on snowman activity where kids design, build, and test the tallest snowman or the one with the greatest volume or surface area while applying real math, science, and SEL skills. It's an ideal winter math or STEM activity to smooth the transition coming back to school after Winter Break! ⛄️ Activity OverviewIn this winter STEM activity, kids work
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+5
Fun Christmas Science STEM Math - Snowman Reindeer Candy Cane Winter Activities
Get ready for December winter activities, engaging Christmas STEM activities, fun Christmas science, and winter math all in one bundle! This Winter Activities Christmas STEM pack includes five creative engineering projects, perfect for before or after winter break activities that keep kids learning, building, and problem-solving through the holidays. From building a towering snowman, to racing reindeer, to rescuing candy canes, along the way they’ll practice communication, collaboration, cri
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Other (Science)
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
End of the Year Activities - Summer STEM - End of School Year Science STEM Math
Wrap up the school year with engaging end of year STEM activities and end of year science activities that keep kids learning through the last day of school. These summer STEM activities are perfect for summer school, summer camp, and end of school year activities, helping you finish strong with meaningful, hands-on learning. This bundle is a great fit for last week of school activities, last day of school activities, and fun summer STEM activities, making it easy to keep kids engaged all the
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
After Winter Break Activity – Winter STEM Sled Challenge (Science, Math, SEL)
Ease students back into learning after winter break with a high-interest winter STEM challenge that feels fun, collaborative, and purposeful. This hands-on after winter break activity invites kids to design, build, and test sleds while exploring force, motion, friction, and engineering design. It’s an ideal way to reset classroom routines, rebuild collaboration skills, and re-engage students after time away from school. Whether you’re planning back from winter break activities, snow day lesso
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Math)
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+6
Easter STEM Challenge Activity - Science Easter Basket - Easter Egg Math Game
Get ready for loads of Easter basket fun & games! In the Easter STEM challenge, Basket Bounce, students design and build creative baskets to hold plastic Easter eggs while competing in a bouncy Easter bunny game / relay race! This engaging activity blends Easter games, problem-solving, and even a little P.E., making it the perfect before or after spring break activity to energize your classroom. The Challenge:Students will work individually or in teams to: Design and build an Easter basket
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
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