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Binary code Holiday Secret Message Lab
Students will use two different colors of beads, pipe cleaners, and a binary code alphabet sheet to write a secret holiday message on an ornament.
Not Specific
Basic Principles
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
Tree Cutter and Planter Challenge/Game
This is a good activity for younger kids but there are activities for older students also. In this lesson you have discussion starters and then craft and activities as well as informational worksheets about The lumber industry and our consumption of lumber around the world. Each section can take about 30 minutes. The main portion of the activity is of coarse the Tree planters and Tree cutters Game. You need a large area to play. set up all of the cones about 2 feet from each other , half up and
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, Physical Education, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS3-3
Also included in: Everything in My Store All 500 WS Activities, Crafts, Posters & More
Gingerbread House STEM Challenge - Christmas STEM Activity & Engineering Design
Looking for a Christmas STEM challenge that actually keeps students engaged? The Gingerbread House STEM Challenge is a festive, hands-on Christmas STEM activity designed for grades 5–8 that helps students apply the engineering design process in a fun, meaningful way. Students design, build, and test gingerbread houses while working through real engineering constraints—without extra planning or prep for you. With ready-to-use materials, NGSS alignment, and exciting hands-on testing, this ginger
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
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
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
The Haunted Lab: STEM Circuit Challenge + 4 Free Posters & 2 Coloring Pages
Turn your classroom into a Haunted Lab! In this high-engagement STEM circuit challenge, students act as spooky scientists, wiring batteries, LEDs, buzzers, and switches to bring a haunted house to life—a perfect blend of Halloween fun and real science. The lesson covers closed vs. open circuits, conductors/insulators, and energy transfer with crystal-clear procedures, diagrams, data tables, analysis prompts, and assessment tools. To make setup effortless and eye-catching, you’ll also get 4
4th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physical 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
Christmas Break STEM Challenge
Three unique STEM challenges, very little set up required!
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Math
Groundhog Day STEM - Groundhog Day Science - Groundhog Day Shadows Art & Science
This Groundhog Day STEM challenge engages students in exploring light, shadows, and design through hands-on experimentation and creative shadow art. Bring Groundhog Day to life in your classroom with this versatile STEM and science activity combining both printable and digital Google Slides™ resources. Perfect for grades 2–8, this resource is packed with NGSS-aligned lessons, editable templates, and extensions for a variety of classroom settings. How It Works:Students work individually or i
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Visual Arts
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
Balloon Lift Design STEM Investigation: The Science of Lift and Reaction
Turn a bottle, balloon, and household ingredients into a full engineering-design challenge! Students test how different amounts of baking soda affect CO₂ gas production and balloon lift. The lab emphasizes variables, fair testing, repeated trials, data collection, graphing, and CER writing—perfect for any science class or STEM design days. What Students DoIdentify independent, dependent, and controlled variables Write a testable hypothesis predicting optimal reactant ratioConduct trials at five
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Lego Masters! Holiday Edition
Bring Lego Masters to life in your classroom! Great for right around the holidays- pick & choose which challenges you want to give your students. You can use it for a day or make a whole week out of it (: Includes: A powerpoint with 9 different holiday challenges included & a printable handout which can use to describe their masterpiece to the judges. Legos not included!
Not Specific
Basic Principles, Engineering
Haunted Lab Escape Room: Energy & Electricity Circuits | Halloween Science Activ
⚡ Spooky Science Meets Circuits! ⚡ Bring Halloween fun into your classroom with this Haunted Lab: Energy & Electricity Escape Room! Perfect for middle school science, this engaging activity challenges students to use their knowledge of forms of energy, open/closed circuits, series & parallel circuits, and conductors vs. insulators to outsmart the ghosts and restore power to the lab. Designed to be interactive and flexible, this resource includes both a Google Forms digital escape room and
6th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
Lego Masters! Space Edition
Bring Lego Masters to life in your classroom! Make it an extension for a space unit, or turn an extra week into a fun room transformation (: Includes: A PowerPoint with 9 slides/challenges and a printable handout where students can describe their masterpiece to the judges. Legos not included!
Not Specific
Basic Principles, Engineering
Crash Course Biology (2025) - #8 CLIMATE CHANGE (Science / Ecology / Sub)
TO BE USED WITH CRASH COURSE: BIOLOGY 2025ONLINE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO SERIES50 VIDEO LESSONSGRADES: 9-12This purchase is to be used along with the NEW online educational video series CRASH COURSE: BIOLOGY (2025). Full link and QR Code to the correct video are included with the student worksheet so students will have easy access both in class or using their own technology. Crash Course Videos are found FREE online and present a variety of educational topics in short 9-14 minute video lessons that a
8th - 12th
Basic Principles, Biology, Environment
Also included in: CRASH COURSE BIOLOGY (2025) COMPLETE BUNDLE / Science / No Prep / Sub
Crash Course Biology (2025) - #9 EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE (Ecology / Sub)
TO BE USED WITH CRASH COURSE: BIOLOGY 2025ONLINE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO SERIES50 VIDEO LESSONSGRADES: 9-12This purchase is to be used along with the NEW online educational video series CRASH COURSE: BIOLOGY (2025). Full link and QR Code to the correct video are included with the student worksheet so students will have easy access both in class or using their own technology. Crash Course Videos are found FREE online and present a variety of educational topics in short 9-14 minute video lessons that a
8th - 12th
Basic Principles, Biology, Environment
Also included in: CRASH COURSE BIOLOGY (2025) COMPLETE BUNDLE / Science / No Prep / Sub
Peeps Science Experiment: Fun & Engaging Science Activities 1st 2nd 3rd 4h Grade
Bring science to life with these fun and engaging Peeps Science Experiments! Students investigate how marshmallow chick candies change when exposed to different conditions while practicing observation, prediction, and scientific thinking. This resource includes 7 exciting experiments that explore dissolving, floating, melting, color diffusion, and engineering challenges. Perfect for spring science lessons, Easter STEM activities, and inquiry-based learning.Students will love watching the Peep
1st - 4th
Basic Principles, Other (Science)
Microscope Mystery Lab: Plant vs. Animal Cell
Introducing.... the microscope mystery lab! In this lab, students receive a letter from an aquatic plant, Elodea, asking for their help. They must examine different specimens under the microscope and identify them based on their features. The focus of this lab is identifying plant vs. animal structures/organelles. It can be done as intro to a parts of a cell unit, or as a review! Breakdown: - Introduce the challenge by reading the letter from Elodea - Students examine 4 different samples under
6th - 8th
Basic Principles, Chemistry
Corn & Agriculture Science Lab | Germination & Plant Structure (Grades 3–6)
Bring life science to life with this hands-on corn germination and plant structure lab! Students explore how environmental conditions affect seed growth, collect data, and connect structure to function through engaging visuals and activities. Perfect for upper elementary or middle school classrooms, this complete resource includes everything from setup to analysis — no prep required! What’s IncludedTeacher Edition Cover Page & Teacher Notes Materials & Safety Guidelines Pre-Lab Driving Quest
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Environment, Other (Science)
Clean Water Filtration STEM Investigation | Scientific Method 6th, 7th, 8th
Give students a fast, hands-on engineering investigation: build a low-cost water filter, change only one design choice at a time (layer order, thickness, sealing, or adding charcoal), and measure which design makes the clearest water the fastest—all while staying under a classroom budget cap. With tight build rules and simple materials, students plan a fair test, collect two trials, average their data, and create a comparison bar graph. The teacher guide explains the science— physical filtra
6th - 11th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Halloween Ghost Balloon STEM Investigation: The Science of Lift and Reaction
Tonight is the Hallowbrook Harvest, and the town’s glowing Pumpkin Beacon—the lantern that keeps mischievous spirits from pranking the candy supply—has dimmed. The only way to recharge it is to airlift a ghost balloon up to the Witching Line so it can soak up protective moonlight. Your team has been recruited by the Bureau of Unnatural Lift (B.U.L.) to build a Spectral Lifter: a device that captures spirit gas (okay, okay… it’s CO₂ from a safe reaction) to inflate a ghost balloon to the t
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
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