Exploding Dots

This Dot Paper Spinner STEM Challenge is perfect for International Dot Day! It’s a fun, creative, and engaging way to get your students designing, building, and working together during this day. It’s also a great companion for the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.This resource contains the following: Notes to Teacher Ideas for STEM Links Next Generation Science Standards Beginning, Middle, End Interactive Notebook Sheet Character Profile Interactive Notebook SheetsLessons Lear

1st - 4th

Engineering

NGSS

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-1

Also included in: Full Year STEM Challenges with Summer STEM Activities

The Dot By Peter Reynolds Activities - Low Prep Dot Day STEM and STEAM

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Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

Get ready for International Dot Day with STEM and STEAM activities! This growth mindset read-aloud is sure to become one of your favorites. Warm-up the brain with dot and pixel art, and then dive into one (or all four) STEM challenges. These activities pair with the read aloud The Dot. Try these challenges and see where they take you! ✅ What You'll Get ✅ 2 warm-up activities to get the creativity flowing 4 STEM ActivitiesArt desk STEM activityEasel STEM activityPicture frame STEM activityPain

K - 3rd

Engineering

NGSS

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

Also included in: First Grade STEM Homeschooling Curriculum Bundle STEM Activities and Challenges

K-5th Grade Dot Day STEM Activities BUNDLE for The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

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Dot Day Science Experiments Bundle (Grades K–5) Celebrate creativity and curiosity this Dot Day with Carly and Adam’s Dot Day Science Experiments Bundle—a complete set of engaging STEM challenges for Kindergarten through 5th grade! Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ The Dot, these hands-on investigations encourage students to explore science concepts while embracing the power of experimentation and discovery. Perfect for classroom celebrations, STEM labs, or science centers, this bundle integrate

K - 5th

Art, Engineering, Literature

CCSS, NGSS

W.1.8

, W.2.8

, W.3.10

The Dot by Peter Reynolds International Dot Day STEM Activities - 3D Dot STEM

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This 3D Dot STEM Challenge is perfect for International Dot Day! It’s a fun, creative, and engaging way to get your students designing, building, and working together during this day. It’s also a great companion for the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.This resource contains the following: Notes to Teacher Ideas for STEAM Links Next Generation Science Standards Beginning, Middle, End Interactive Notebook Sheet Character Profile Interactive Notebook SheetsLessons Learned Intera

1st - 4th

Engineering

Also included in: Full Year STEM Challenges with Summer STEM Activities

The Dot by Peter Reynolds International Dot Day STEM Activities - Catapult STEM

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Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

This Dot Catapult STEM Challenge is perfect for International Dot Day! It’s a fun, creative, and engaging way to get your students designing, building, and working together during this day. It’s also a great companion for the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.This resource contains the following: Notes to Teacher Ideas for STEM Links Next Generation Science Standards Beginning, Middle, End Interactive Notebook Sheet Character Profile Interactive Notebook SheetsLessons Learned I

1st - 4th

Engineering

Also included in: Full Year STEM Challenges with Summer STEM Activities

Ten Black Dots Pre-K International Dot Day Counting Activity

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Ten Black Dots – Pre-K Counting and Creativity Activity By Carly and AdamCelebrate International Dot Day with this playful, hands-on counting activity designed especially for Pre-K learners! Inspired by Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews, this lesson combines early math skills with creativity, making it perfect for a fun and meaningful Dot Day celebration. What’s Included: Printable Counting Booklet with numbers 1–10 Black Dot Stickers activity Creative Art Extension for building dot-based pictur

PreK - K

Engineering, English Language Arts, Numbers

Also included in: Pre-K Read Aloud STEM Activities MEGA Bundle Entire Year Curriculum

STEM Zip Line Challenge | Pompom zipline for Dot Day

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Mrs. Patton

Pompom ZiplineThis STEM zip line challenge is perfect for celebrating International Dot Day or for an engaging team activity? In this zipline STEM project, students will create a zipline for a pompom. With simple, cheap supplies students will work together to create a working zipline to get the pompom safely from one place to another. This product includes:✨Teacher Directions and Tips ✨Student Directions ✨A link to an editable Google Slides presentation for introducing the task ✨Three levels of

1st - 3rd

Engineering, Science

NGSS

K-2-ETS1-1

Rocketry: Rocket Forces, Systems, Design Worksheets

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The Creative STEAM ZONE

Rocketry Worksheets: Rocket Systems, Rocket Forces, Rocket Forces & Parts, Rocket Design and Connect the Dots Rocket Parts (5 Worksheets with Answer Keys)Great supplements to a Rocketry Unit! Perfect 5-15 minute Bell-Ringer worksheets to practice common rocketry terms and identification.Students will identify rocket systems, Identify and define rocket forces, Identify simple model rocket parts, use their imagination to design their own rocket, and connect the dots to draw model rocket parts. PDF

5th - 8th

Engineering, Physics

100th Day of School STEM Activity Challenges Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade Centers

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POP QUIZ! What's the BEST way to celebrate the 100th day of school: with craft sticks, blocks, cups or dots? Ding ⭐ ding ⭐ ding ⭐! The answer is ALL of the above; celebrating the 100th day of school with low prep STEM activities is both memorable and exciting! There are 10 activities included. Each material has an introduction rhyme to introduce the activities in a fun and inviting way. Set up stations, use a different challenge for each group, or rotate through the challenges in different ye

K - 2nd

Engineering, Math

CCSS, NGSS

K.CC.A.1

, 2.NBT.A.1a

, 1.G.A.2

Also included in: 100th Day of School STEM Activities STEAM Challenges Celebration Math Science

STEM Easter Bunny Trap Challenge

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STEMsational activities

Have fun watching your students as they try to engineer a trap the Easter Bunny. Students go through the engineering design process to create a prototype. Materials: Popsicle sticks Rubber bands String Playdough Glue dots Pipe cleaners Any other material you can find around your classroom

3rd - 6th

Engineering, Science

Bundle Back to School Morning Stem Tubs Early Finishers Soft Start Activities

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Let's Flammingle

Huge Back to School Fine Motor Activities at Introductory Price! Counting Cube Pattern Cards ( with Bonus Spanish Version)Pattern Block ActivitiesInterlocking Circles ( with bonus Spanish version)Magnetic Tiles ( with bonus Spanish version)Hashtag BlocksDot Marker Activities1 page Bullletin Board Crafts and Directed DrawingPlaydough MatsCotton Swab Activities

PreK - K

Engineering, Vocabulary

STEM Night Activities Catapult STEM Challenge Bridge Marble Run Science & Math

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Looking for low prep STEM activities that don't break the bank? These popsicle stick challenges are IT! Catapults are great to inspire a competitive edge, and the bridge STEM challenge offers high engagement. There is a HUGE wow factor with the exploding craft stick activity too! Use these challenges for: ✅ Early finishers ✅ STEM centers or science stations ✅ STEM Fridays, Maker Mondays, or Tinker Tuesdays ✅ STEM sub plans or a sub tub. The directions and materials are easy to set up and straigh

2nd - 6th

Engineering, Math

NGSS

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Activities Challenges Spring Engineering Design Process Science Gifted

Spider STEM Challenge (Preschool to 1st Grade)

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Carlie at Home

Spider Web STEM ChallengeWhat you'll need:a printerwhite cardstock (optional)a laminator (optional)3 mil laminating pouches (optional)painters or masking tapea chair with 4 legs or a door frameHow to do this with your child:Print on printer paper (and laminate) or white cardstock. Cut out along the dotted lines. Explain to your child that they are going to pretend to be a spider building a web to catch insects to eat. They will have 15 minutes to build their web in the bottom of an upside down c

PreK - 1st

Engineering

NGSS

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

Also included in: Spider Week-Long Unit Bundle (Preschool-1st)

STEM Posters for the Engineering Design Process Bulletin Board Makerspace Decor

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Get your STEM bulletin board ready to go with this set of Engineering Design Process posters! Choose from color or black and white options. Graphic organizers are also included to be used with any STEM or STEAM challenge. Included PostersThe Engineering Design Process (all parts on one page)ASKIMAGINEPLANCREATEIMPROVESHAREDot Dudes clip art and the term "Dot Dudes" are licensed and used with permission from Sarah Pecorino of Sarah Pecorino Illustration.

K - 12th

Engineering

Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade Fairy Tales

STEM Calendar Challenges for September - Engineering Challenges - Set of 5

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Smart Chick

Do you love doing STEM challenges with unusual holidays throughout the month? I sure do! This pack of five STEM Challenges goes with 5 September holidays! This pack contains these 5 challenges: Skyscraper Challenge Materials Needed: (per classroom)- cardboard tubes - scissors - tape measure *tape or glue are optional Balance a Book ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per group)- 3 sheets of cardstock paper - scissors - 12 inches of masking tape - tape measure Paper Dot ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per s

2nd - 6th

Engineering

Also included in: STEM Calendar Challenges - September through May BUNDLE

FREE Christmas and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenge Passport

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Looking for a FREE Christmas and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenge Passport? Are you planning to do some Christmas and/or Holidays Around the World STEM challenges? If yes, then here's a great FREEBIE just for you! Use this FREE Christmas and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenge Passport to track your students' progress! It works well with my Christmas Around the World STEM Challenges BUNDLE and Holidays Around the World STEM Challenges BUNDLE. Included are five pages that you can

2nd - 5th

Engineering

Also included in: After Thanksgiving Break Activities - Returning Back from Thanksgiving Break

Community Helpers Activities Pattern Block Mat Templates | Puzzles| Worksheets

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Let's Flammingle

Turn math time into purposeful play with these Community Helpers Pattern Block Mats!This printable set is the perfect blend of geometry, fine motor practice, and thematic learning. Students build images using pattern blocks, then count and record how many of each shape they used. It’s an engaging math center, morning tub activity, or early finisher task that fits into a Community Helpers unit. Whether you're teaching in a preschool, pre-K, or kindergarten classroom, these mats are ready to go.

PreK - K

Engineering, Geometry, Numbers

CCSS

K.CC.A.3

, K.CC.B.4a

, K.CC.B.4b

Also included in: Growing Bundle Community Helpers Math Activities Morning Tubs STEM Bins

Sphero ® Activities Build a Robot STEM Night Activity Bolt Exploring Technology

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This paper STEM activity / craft is the perfect way for students to learn about how robots work! If they love to code with robots like Sphero®, they may have wondered what's inside the robot that makes it work. This activity helps students learn about many of the electrical and mechanical components found inside educational robots! ✅ What You'll Get ✅ Teacher overview and lesson planOne-page overview "Inside the Sphero®" - includes overview on how a robot ball like Sphero works and some of it

2nd - 8th

Computer Science - Technology, Engineering

Ice Cream in a Bag STEM | How Does Liquid Turn Into Ice Cream? | Summer For K-3

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🍦 Ice Cream in a Bag STEM | How Does Liquid Turn Into Ice Cream? (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Turn science into a delicious experiment with this fun, hands-on Ice Cream in a Bag STEM activity! Students explore how liquids change into solids while creating their own ice cream using simple materials. This resource guides learners to predict, mix, observe, and explain changes, as outlined in the challenge on page 3, where they investigate how to turn liquid into ice cream and what helps it freeze fast

PreK - 4th

Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)

Also included in: Science Experiments STEM Bundle | Heat, Water & States of Matter For K–3rd

Moon Phases STEM | Why Does the Moon Change Shape? | A Hands-On Space For K-3rd

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🌙 Moon Phases STEM | Why Does the Moon Change Shape? (Kindergarten–Grade 2) Take students on an exciting space science adventure with this engaging Moon Phases STEM activity! Learners explore why the moon appears to change shape throughout the month while building and testing their own moon phase models using hands-on investigation and observation. This interactive resource guides students to predict, model, observe, record, and explain how sunlight creates the different moon phases seen in

PreK - 4th

Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)

Also included in: Space Science STEM Bundle | Hands-On Space Activities For K - 3rd

Day & Night STEM - Why does Earth have day and night| A Hands-On Space For K-3rd

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🌍☀️ Day & Night STEM | Why Does Earth Have Day and Night? (Kindergarten–Grade 2)Help students explore one of Earth’s most important patterns with this engaging Day & Night STEM activity! Learners discover how Earth’s rotation creates day and night while building and testing simple Earth and Sun models through hands-on investigation. This interactive resource guides students to predict, model, observe, rotate, and record what happens when Earth spins. Using a flashlight as the Sun and a ball

PreK - 4th

Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)

Also included in: Space Science STEM Bundle | Hands-On Space Activities For K - 3rd

Composting STEM Activity - How Does Food Turn Into Soil | Engineering Stem (K-2)

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🌱 Composting STEM Activity: How Does Food Turn Into Soil? Bring science to life with this engaging, hands-on STEM activity where students explore how food and natural materials break down into soil! Perfect for young learners, this resource introduces composting in a fun, interactive, and easy-to-understand way. Students take on the role of scientists and engineers as they investigate what can decompose, make predictions, and observe changes over time—all while building a deeper understanding o

PreK - 3rd

Engineering, For All Subjects, General Science

Also included in: Earth STEM Engineering Bundle | Earth Day And Environmental Units For K-2nd

Blood Flow Simulation STEM | How Does Blood Move | Human Body STEM For K - 2nd

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