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Lofted Vase Project in Onshape: Complete CAD Lesson with Teacher Resources
This is a beginner-friendly CAD project where students design, loft, and shell a geometric vase using Onshape. It includes a step-by-step project guide, a comprehensive teacher’s guide with instructional support and built-in formative checks, a student quiz with answer key, a direct link to the Onshape file, and more. The project is designed to mirror how professional designers think: students learn to define geometry with constraints, structure their design using offset planes, and generate for
6th - 12th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
Science Fair Project Organizer | Printable 6-Page Student Workbook & Fillable
Guide students through the entire science fair process with confidence. This 6-page Science Fair Project Organizer includes both printable and fillable PDFs, making it easy to plan, organize, and complete projects step-by-step — whether in the classroom or at home. Created by a science educator with 20+ years of experience, this resource saves time, reduces confusion, and helps students focus on real scientific thinking. What’s Included: • 6-page Science Fair Project Organizer • Printable PDF ve
3rd - 10th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
Oil Spill Cleanup | STEM Challenge | Engineering Design Project
Looking for a fun, low-prep STEM challenge your students will love? This printable hands-on engineering activity is part of a 30-challenge STEM series designed to help students explore science, engineering, problem-solving, and critical thinking through meaningful design tasks. In this challenge, students plan, build, test, and improve their ideas using simple materials and the engineering design process. This STEM activity encourages creativity, perseverance, collaboration, and real-world appli
Not Specific
Engineering, Environment, General Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.1b
, W.3.1b
, W.4.1b
+12
Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle | 30 Hands-On Engineering Design Activities
Water Filtration Project | STEM Challenge | Engineering Design Project
Looking for a fun, low-prep STEM challenge your students will love? This printable hands-on engineering activity is part of a 30-challenge STEM series designed to help students explore science, engineering, problem-solving, and critical thinking through meaningful design tasks. In this challenge, students plan, build, test, and improve their ideas using simple materials and the engineering design process. This STEM activity encourages creativity, perseverance, collaboration, and real-world appli
Not Specific
Engineering, Environment, Other (Science)
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.1b
, W.3.1b
, W.4.1b
+11
Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle | 30 Hands-On Engineering Design Activities
3D Printing Create a Birthday Card Tinkercad 3D Printer Project Tutorial
Looking for a meaningful and creative way to celebrate birthdays while teaching valuable 3D design skills? This Tinkercad Birthday Card Project is the perfect hands-on activity for upper elementary and middle school students! In this lesson, students will use Tinkercad to design and personalize a 3D-printed birthday card—complete with a heartfelt message or custom design. It’s a unique way to combine design thinking, creativity, and CAD skills in a project that’s both personal and educational.
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+8
3D Printing Father's Day Card Ornament for Tinkercad 3D Printer Project
Looking for a meaningful and creative Father’s Day activity your students will love and learn from? This Father’s Day 3D Printed Card Project combines design thinking, engineering, and heartfelt creativity using Tinkercad! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students, this project guides students through designing a one-of-a-kind 3D printed card that makes the perfect gift for dads, guardians, or father figures. Whether you're using it in your 3D printing club, STEM class, or as a
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+8
Excavator Work Time (Handprint)
Excavator Work Time (Handprint) - Transportation Theme Project 1. Download the template. (All Templates come on 8.5"x11" PDF File) 2. Print the template (I suggest using cardstock paper, or a thicker type of paper). YOU WILL RECEIVE: 8.5-11” size (PDF file) **No physical product will be shipped to you. This is a digital download file for your art print**
PreK - 1st
Engineering, Other (Arts)
STEM ENGINEERING CHALLENGE: LOST ON BIGFOOT MOUNTAIN!!
This STEM Engineering Challenge incorporates asking questions, planning a project, and identifying solutions. Students will build and test their selected solution and write up their results and conclusions. The package includes teacher instructions, planning sheets, design pages, scoring sheets, and student lab data sheets. This STEM Challenge uses a simple story line - The student and a friend get lost snowboarding down a mountain. They end up in Bigfoot country and need to use whatever ma
4th - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.2
, W.5.3
, W.5.7
+8
Engineering Design: Playground Swing (Aligns with NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, 2, & 3)
Engineering Design: Playground Swing (Aligns with NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, 2, & 3)This NGSS aligned STEM project engages your students with a hands-on experience in designing and building a playground swing. While doing this project, they will learn and understand the engineering design process. This lesson addresses NGSS Performance Expectation NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, 2, &3: Define a simple design problem, generate and compare multiple solutions, and plan and carry out fair tests. The lesson draws studen
4th - 7th
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.7
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Also included in: NGSS Fifth Grade Science Curriculum Bundle | Phenomena-Based Lessons!
Create a Card for Mothers using 3D printing and Tinkercad
Looking for a meaningful and creative way to celebrate Mother’s Day while teaching valuable 3D design skills? This Tinkercad Mother’s Day Card Project is the perfect hands-on activity for upper elementary and middle school students! In this lesson, students will use Tinkercad to design and personalize a 3D-printed Mother’s Day card with a heartfelt message. It’s a unique way to blend design thinking, creativity, and CAD skills into a project that’s both personal and educational. What’s Included:
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+8
Light Explorations | Color & Light Show STEM Activity for K–2
Can you create a light show on the wall using colors and light? In this creative science activity, students use a flashlight and clear packing tape colored with markers to project colorful images onto a wall. Children discover that light passes through clear materials and can carry colors and shapes with it — an introduction to transparency and light transmission. Includes an introductory page with a real-world connection to how light interacts with materials, step-by-step instructions for creat
K - 2nd
Engineering, Other (Arts), Other (Science)
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.1
, W.1.2
, CCRA.L.1
+14
Summer Engineering Journal
This 8.5 x 11 journal has 10 weeks of weekly creative engineering challenges with detailed planning pages using the engineering design process + 2 BONUS weeks of open-ended engineering design projects; appropriate for students from elementary to middle school and adaptable based on abilities. This is a perfect summer journal to promote creativity and problem-solving at home. Make copies of some or all of the pages to send home with your students to work on this summer. This journal does not requ
1st - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Arts)
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+3
Paper Circuit | Minecraft-inspired torch | templates
Before purchasing, please make sure you have the below key items:Double-sided conductive copper tape (recommended 1cm width)LED lights3V button batteriesLight up your STEM lessons with creativity and excitement! This downloadable paper circuit template lets your students create an engaging projects: a Minecraft-inspired light-up torch. Templates are easy to understand and paired with detailed instructions. Children will learn the basics of circuits and conductivity while designing interactive,
3rd - 6th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Geometry
Also included in: Paper Circuit | Minecraft-inspired torch & I love STEM card | templates
Paper Circuit | I love STEM card | templates
Before purchasing, please make sure you have the below key items:Double-sided conductive copper tape (recommended 1cm width)LED lights3V button batteriesLight up your STEM lessons with creativity and excitement! This downloadable paper circuit template lets your students create an engaging projects: an I love STEM light-up card. Templates are easy to understand and paired with detailed instructions. Children will learn the basics of circuits and conductivity while designing interactive, light-u
3rd - 6th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
Also included in: Paper Circuit | Minecraft-inspired torch & I love STEM card | templates
Chia Bot- CPS activity
Chia Bot is a creative and high-interest CPS (Creative Problem Solving) activity where students explore the science behind chia pets and the basics of robotics. After learning about both topics, they are challenged to design a hybrid creation—part chia pet, part robot—while working within specific parameters. This project sparks imagination, encourages design thinking, and has been a huge hit with students!
1st - 5th
Engineering, Other (Science), Robotics
Design a Safe Drop System
🪂 Design a Safe Drop System: A Phenomena-Based STEM Engineering Challenge (5E Lesson)Engage your students in authentic, high-impact learning with this real-world STEM design challenge where they investigate a compelling phenomenon and apply physics, math, and engineering principles to solve a critical problem: How can we design a system that safely controls the motion of a falling object? 🌍 PHENOMENA-BASED LEARNING THAT DRIVES CURIOSITY This project begins with an observable, real-world phe
6th - 12th
Applied Math, Engineering, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
HSF-IF.A.2
, HSF-IF.B.4
, HSF-IF.B.6
+5
Also included in: STEM Night Expo Bundle
Using Windmills to Change Wind Energy to Electricity
This informative and entertaining package includes a wealth of material and exercises on wind energy, its environmental benefits, and challenges. Materials are aligned with Common Core and address Next Generation Science Standards as well. Included with the PowerPoint presentation on windmill technology (at the elementary level), are: Reading comprehension exercises Interactive notebook sheets Interactive vocabulary exercisesComprehensive teacher notes and answer keysFlash cardsA simple, fun wi
4th - 6th
Engineering, Environment
NGSS
4-PS3-4
, 5-ESS3-1
, 4-PS3-2
+1
Also included in: NGSS Renewable Energy Bundle Grades 4 - 6
Intro to Coding with Scratch Jr STEM Ana's Smart Move ISTE Digital Explorers
Elementary STEM teachers—meet your ready-to-teach coding + science lesson for grades 1–5. This Scratch Jr introductory STEM activity blends computational thinking with NGSS-friendly science topics like pollination, erosion, plant growth, the water cycle, and food chains. Perfect for elementary STEM labs, media centers, and classroom tech blocks, it builds coding skills while helping students communicate scientific ideas clearly. How It Works:Students plan a simple animation in Scratch Jr to
1st - 5th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Instructional Technology
Nuclear Energy How Nuclear Power is Transformed into Electricity
This Nuclear Energy package shows how nuclear power is produced and the energy transformations that must happen in order to make electricity. The package includes an editable, interactive PowerPoint presentation which shows how nuclear energy is released from uranium atoms, and the types of transformations the energy undergoes in order to make Nuclear Power into electricity. The presentation makes liberal use of diagrams and pictures to illustrate the points simply and clearly. This presentat
6th - 12th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
4-PS3-4
, MS-PS3-3
, 4-PS3-2
+2
Pool Noodle Design Challenge - Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, & Engineering
Pool Noodle Design ChallengeEngineering, Systems Thinking, and Creative Problem SolvingThis open-ended design challenge invites students to think like engineers as they transform a single pool noodle into a functional system. With clear constraints and intentional structure, students move through planning, building, testing, revising, and reflecting while developing deeper problem-solving skills. The focus of this resource is thinking, iteration, and decision-making, not crafting or decoration.
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Not Subject Specific, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
W.4.3
, W.4.4
, W.5.3
+12
FOOD CHAIN & FOOD WEB /STEM Activity Worksheets
Welcome to the exciting world of food chains and food webs!This fun STEM activity workbook helps Kindergarten and Grade 1 students explore how plants and animals depend on one another for food and energy. Through coloring, matching, tracing, cutting, pasting, drawing, and hands-on STEM activities, children will learn important science concepts in an engaging and age-appropriate way. Students will discover: What a food chain is How food webs connect living things The role of the sun in nature
K - 1st
Biology, Engineering, Environment
CCSS, NGSS
RL.K.1
, RL.K.3
, RL.1.1
+10
Also included in: The Ultimate Elementary STEM Activity Bundle
Bird Feeder Builder | Animal Needs Engineering Design Challenge for K–2
Can you design a bird feeder that holds food and lets birds land on it? In this real-world engineering design challenge, students build a bird feeder using simple materials, then hang it outside to test whether birds actually use it! Children learn that engineers design things to solve real problems, even for animals. Includes an introductory page connecting to real-world engineering design for wildlife, step-by-step building instructions, a student recording sheet for design plans and observati
K - 2nd
Biology, Engineering, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
W.K.1
, W.1.1
, W.1.2
+13
LEGO Challenge STEAM STEM Activites
Are you looking to enhance your child's engineering skills? I have just made it easy for you! I have researched and created 20 different activities that can be used with LEGOs or Duplos. The activities are varied to get your little one interested in building.
*This listing is for the digital download of 20 activity tags (PDF document). Print them on Avery 8160 labels. Place the labels on tags, index cards or in a notebook for easy reference!
Age: Toddler to Middle School
Skill: Building, Engi
PreK - 6th
Engineering
STEM Challenge Bundle | 30 Hands-On Engineering Design Activities
Make STEM learning easy, engaging, and meaningful with this bundle of 30 hands-on STEM challenges. Ideal for students in grades 3-8, each printable activity gives students the opportunity to plan, build, test, and improve their ideas using simple materials and the engineering design process. Designed to promote creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and perseverance, these challenges help students make real-world connections while having fun. This bundle is perfect for STEM class, scien
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, General Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.1b
, W.3.1b
, W.4.1b
+11
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