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Spring STEM Challenges and Activities
This Spring STEM challenge is perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second-grade engineers working together or alone in centers this April and May. This resource uses the engineering design process to solve problems all spring. Your kids will have fun building a nest, a bird’s house, and a birdbath. Each challenge has a bonus challenge to help differentiate. Make this spring season fun with hands-on STEM activities. STEM is the perfect way to build critical thinking skills and cooperative l
K - 3rd
Engineering
Simple Machines Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT and DIGITAL
This easy to read, one page passage about simple machines explains: how simple machines can be used to make work easierthe function of each of the 6 simple machines - pulley, lever, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, and screwexamples of each type of simple machineThis passage includes 10 multiple choice reading comprehension questions, an answer key, and 2 self-scoring digital versions - EASEL and Google Forms. Color and black line illustrations are included to accommodate black and white
4th - 7th
Engineering, Informational Text, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.4
, RI.4.10
, RI.5.4
+4
Also included in: Holly's Custom Bundle of Science Shorts Reading Passages
STEM Activity Challenge: Lava Lamps Density & Reactions | Grades 3-5
⭐ NGSS Aligned STEM Activity | Printable, Digital, & Fully Editable | Updated for 2026Engage your students with this high-interest science activity where they explore liquid density and chemical reactions. In this hands-on lab, students build their own homemade lava lamp using a water bottle, oil, water, and effervescent tablets to observe colorful liquid bubbles rise and fall and experiment with amounts of the materials to get the best result. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Ph
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
5-PS1-4
, 5-PS1-1
Mission To Mars -- PBL Space Exploration and Mars Colony Design
Mission To Mars -- PBL Mars Colony DesignBackground InformationIn Mission To Mars, students propose and design "fully functional" Mars colonies. I designed this project due to the real-world relevance today. Mars exploration is becoming increasingly closer to experiencing human footsteps. This Mars colony design project utilizes various roles and abilities of the students ranging from scientific research to creativity and design. Students are asked to do the following: 1. Brainstorm key vocabula
4th - 12th
Astronomy, Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
SL.9-10.1
, SL.9-10.1b
, SL.9-10.1c
+6
Earth Day STEM Activities & Challenges Task Cards + SeeSaw
This resource includes six Earth Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet, a parent donation letter, and an engineering process poster! Perfect STEM challenges to add to your earth day celebration! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-) *****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click He
K - 3rd
Engineering, General Science
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Elementary STEM Challenge: Balloon Rocket Races Forces & Motion Activity | 3-5
⭐ NGSS Aligned STEM Activity | Printable, Digital, & Fully Editable | Updated for 2026Engage your students with this high-interest engineering challenge where they explore Newton’s Laws and energy transfer. In this hands-on lab, students design and test balloon rockets that travel along a fishing line to see how balloon shape and straw length affect speed and accuracy. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Engineering Design, or Forces and Motion unit. Designed speci
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+2
NGSS Kindergarten-PS2-1: Force and Motion: Push and Pull/Print & TPT Digital
PLEASE NOTE: All of my packets are EXPANDING PACKETS which means that any purchaser will receive ALL NEW CHANGES AND ADDITIONS FOR FREE when the file is updated!Activity sheets needed for lessons on the following Push or Pull topics: - Is it a Push or a Pull? - Strength needed to Push Things - Strength needed to Pull Things - Directions Objects Can be Pushed or Pulled - Objects that Need to be Pushed or Pulled to Move - 7 Push and 7 Pull small full colored photographs
PreK - 1st
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
Middle School STEM Challenge: Lava Lamp Density & Reactions Activity | 6-8
⭐ NGSS Aligned STEM Lab | Printable, Digital, & Fully Editable | Updated for 2026Engage your students with this high-interest STEM Engineering activity challenge where they explore density, solubility, and chemical reactions. In this hands-on lab, students build a Homemade Lava Lamp to observe how gas bubbles and liquid properties create movement. It is the perfect addition to any Middle School Physical Science, Chemistry, or Properties of Matter unit. Designed specifically for 6th grade,
6th - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS1-2
Jabari Jumps Self Awareness SEL Activity and Read Aloud STEM Challenge
Integrate STEM, SEL, and Literacy in your classroom!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about the importance of Self-Awareness. They design, build, and test a diving board for Jabari, and learn how to have courage through mindful moments. CASEL Framework: Self AwarenessThis activity is a part of a series of STEM resources designed to follow the CASEL Framework for social emotional Learning. Self-Awareness includes the abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how the
1st - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Performing Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, W.3.10
+8
Also included in: Self Awareness SEL Activities and Read Aloud STEM Challenges Bundle
NGSS.2-ESS2-2-3:2nd Gr-Land & Bodies of Water/PRINTABLE & TPT DIGITAL Activities
PLEASE NOTE: All of my packets are EXPANDING PACKETS which means that any purchaser will receive ALL NEW CHANGES AND ADDITIONS FOR FREE when the file is updated!THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES ACCESS TO TPT DIGITAL ACTIVITIESThis packet includes 116+ pages which includes the following: - 36 page presentation with step by step directions on how to build a landscape PLUS all the activity sheets and full color pictures below: SEVEN WEEK PACING CALENDAR that includes the following activity sheets: - Moun
2nd
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Science
NGSS
2-ESS2-3
, 2-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS2-2
STEM Activity Challenge: Gumdrop Tower Engineering & Stability | Grades 3-5
⭐ NGSS Aligned STEM Activity | Printable, Digital, & Fully Editable | Updated for 2026Engage your students with this high-interest engineering challenge where they explore structural engineering and stability. In this hands-on activity, students design and build the tallest tower possible using only index cards and masking tape. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Engineering Design, or Forces and Motion unit. Designed specifically for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5t
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+1
Forces Acting on Structures STEM Build a Bridge Fun Force & Motion Activities
This Forces Acting on Structures Build a Bridge STEM Challenge is the perfect, week-long, hands-on fun to add to your middle school force and motion science activities! Students learn about different types of bridges and compete to build a newspaper bridge stronger than anyone else's. This ready-to-go lesson has everything from comic-style content to a complete STEM activity. This download includes content, an animated slideshow, a detailed lesson plan, visual instructions, a web quest, follow
5th - 8th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
WRIGHT BROTHERS Biography Informational Texts, Activities PRINT and EASEL
This biography resource about innovators Wilbur and Orville Wright Brothers is designed as a multi-purpose informational reading and writing unit for upper elementary students. This resource would be useful as informational text in an ELA class or for a Social Studies or STEM class. Each of the four texts can be used alone (but in sequence): they could be assigned as the teacher wishes: in class over a couple of days or more, as homework, as independent projects, etc. ---The texts are chro
4th - 6th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Informational Text
Pumpkins & STEM Center Activities Packet
Whether you need activities for Fall, before Halloween, on Halloween or for the day after, we have a great hands-on packet that will work in every subject. Perfect for Halloween or an Autumn themed center!Pumpkin STEM ExtravaganzaMath,Reading,Writing, Engineering, & Maker Space Fun! An Autumn Activity Packet!Teachers are saying;"These STEM activities make perfect centers for a fall celebration day! Thank you for your hard work!"The Pumpkin Extravaganza packet has activities that can be integrat
3rd - 5th
Engineering
CCSS, NGSS
3.MD.B.3
, 3.OA.A.3
, 3.OA.D.9
+13
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle of Twelve Engineering Challenges
STEM Project: The Jet Age & Modern Flight | Jet Engine PBL Challenge with NGSS
Explore jet engines, modern flight, aerodynamics, and aviation design with this Jet Age STEM project for Grades 5–8. This modern aviation challenge investigates how jet engines work, how thrust is generated, and how aircraft design has evolved through a hands-on, NGSS-aligned PBL activity.Students will examine jet propulsion, airflow, and aircraft design while applying engineering thinking to model and test flight concepts. Through modeling, experimentation, and structured worksheets, learners b
5th - 8th
Engineering, Science, Social Studies
CCSS, NGSS
RST.6-8.1
, RST.6-8.2
, RST.6-8.3
+6
Famous African American Inventors Flipbook Black History Month Project
Do you need a biography project about famous Black inventors and scientists? This makes a great Black History Month project. Students will research famous African American inventors with this flipbook project! You can use this as a STEM project! This scaffolded flip book is great for helping all students access grade level content! Students will research inventors like Sarah Boone, Garrett Morgan, Alexander Miles, Lewis Latimer, George Washington Carver, and more with this fun and engaging
5th - 8th
Engineering, U.S. History
CCSS, NGSS
WHST.6-8.7
, WHST.6-8.8
, WHST.9-10.7
+2
STEM Project: The Great Wall Of China | Historical Engineering Challenge PBL
Explore the Great Wall of China, historical engineering, ancient construction, and structural design with this STEM project for Grades 4–8. This engineering challenge investigates how large-scale structures were built and maintained through a hands-on, NGSS-aligned PBL activity.Students will examine materials, design strategies, and construction techniques used in the Great Wall while applying engineering thinking to plan and build their own structures. Through modeling, problem-solving tasks, a
4th - 8th
Engineering, Science, Social Studies
CCSS, NGSS
RST.6-8.2
, RST.6-8.3
, MS-ETS1-2
+3
Balloon Car Mechanical Energy Fun End of Year Science Activities Middle School
It's balloon car time! Whether you are finishing up a unit on Newton's Laws of Motion or looking for fun end-of-year science activities for your middle school, this hands-on STEM challenge will rope them into mechanical energy and action-reaction learning! This low-prep, wallet-friendly STEM activity delivers content and instructions in an engaging comic format. If you have a handful of students who refuse to read the directions, this format will work wonders. Students find comics engaging and
6th - 9th
Engineering, Physical Science, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-4
Animal Adaptations STEM Center Activities
STEM and Animal Physical Adaptations.Need a hands-on activity for a unit on animal adaptations?Looking for center activities?Our easy-prep STEM centers integrate engineering, habitats, and physical adaptations as your students create a new animal for one of six habitats: rainforests, deserts,mountains,oceans, wetlands and the arctic.Teachers are saying:"My students loved this activity! They loved combining it with the design and building of an ecosystem out of Legos that their new animal would l
3rd - 6th
Biology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Also included in: Plants and Animals STEM Challenges Bundle
If I Built a House Read Aloud STEM Challenge 1st Grade Science Lesson
Design and build your dream house! Connect STEM and Literacy with this amazing Read Aloud STEM Activity as a companion to If I built a House by Chris Van Dusen. Students design and create their own floor plan for a house.. After they complete their challenge, they compare and reflect on what they learned. This STEM Challenges aligns to NGSS Engineering Standards for first Grade, but can be used in K-2. Material List:If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusenpencilscrayons, markers, or colored penc
1st
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
The Dot by Peter Reynolds Candy Builder READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this Day Day STEM Challenge!The Dot STEM Activity is a great companion to The Dot by Peter Reynolds! This is an excellent International Dot Day Activity! In this STEM Challenge, students design and build as many objects as they can out of Dots Candy and Toothpicks. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't. Aligns with NGSS (Next Ge
1st - 5th
Character Education, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Just Like Rube Goldberg READ ALOUD STEAM™ Activity
Integrate STEAM and Literacy in your classroom!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about Rube Goldberg and design their very own Rube Goldberg Machine. Connect to a Read Aloud: Just Like Rube GoldbergThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Just Like Rube Goldberg by Sarah Aronson. The Engineering Design Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't. They follow the six step E
2nd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Performing Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+16
Thanksgiving STEM November STEM Challenges with Close Reading
November STEM and Thanksgiving STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The November 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
3rd - 6th
Close Reading, Engineering
The Crayon Man READ ALOUD STEAM™ Activity
Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about how crayons are made and build a box that fits 24 crayons inside it. Connect to a Read Aloud: The Crayon ManThis STEM Project is a companion activity to The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow and Steven Salerno. The Engineering Design Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflectio
2nd - 5th
Art, Engineering, English Language Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+16
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