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Mini Cups STEM Bins® Speed Builds STEM Activities: Cup Stacking Cup Towers
Mini Cups STEM Bins® Speed Builds STEM Activities are ideal for hands-on Morning Work, Fast Finishers, Centers, Enrichment, Team Building, and more!Mini Cups puzzle cards in two difficulty levels are provided: “Build it Flat” and “Build it Up” to accommodate a range of learning levels. "Build it Flat” cards are recommended for Pre-K-2nd Grade and "Build it Up” cards are recommended for advanced 1st Grade-5th Grade. There are 12 cards provided per difficulty level for a total of 24 cards.Lookin
PreK - 6th
Engineering, Math
Back to School Team Building: Stack School Supplies STEM Challenge & Activity!
Start the school year with an engaging and collaborative STEM challenge that ignites critical thinking and teamwork from day one! "Stack Those School Supplies" is the perfect first-week activity to get your students actively involved in problem-solving, engineering design, and building essential classroom community skills. Tired of settling into the school year with passive learning? This hands-on challenge transforms everyday classroom supplies into a dynamic engineering adventure. Watch your
3rd - 7th
Classroom Community, Engineering, Other (Science)
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Back to School Bundle: Day 1 Safety & Belonging SEL & STEM Activities
Exception Handling Complete Lesson | Object Oriented Programming ( C++ )
This lesson introduces students to Exception Handling in C++. It is designed for A P Computer Science, Intro to C++, Object-Oriented Programming, College CS1/CS2, homeschool advanced programming, and coding bootcamps. ✨✨ What Students Will Learn ✨✨ ✔ Definition of Exceptions ✔ try / throw / catch Syntax ✔ Throwing Primitive Types ✔ Throwing String Messages ✔ Catching Specific Exception Types ✔ Catch-All Handler (catch(...)) ✔ Nested try/catch Blocks ✔ Rethrowing Exceptions ✔ Custom
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Instructional Technology
March STEM STEAM Challenge: St. Patrick's Day Edition
Give your little leprechauns a chance to see just how hard it is to "Grab the Gold" with this STEM challenge. Using the listed materials, students will create, use, and compare two tools for picking up and stacking coins. They will discover how the angle of each tool and the pressure/tension on the clothespins affects each tool's effectiveness.
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Written and photo directions for creating "gold grabbers"
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1st - 6th
Engineering, Science
Pre-K STEM Sub Plans Build a Tower STEM Challenge
Carly and Adam's Emergency STEM Sub Plans for Pre-K!This low prep STEM activity is simple to use. Just print and play. It's flexible and can be used at any time. Designed to be used with Pre-K or kindergarten. This STEM cup stacking challenge can be used for bell ringers, indoor recess, morning work, makerspace time, or STEM lab. Includes:Pre-K STEM ChallengeSubstitute Teacher InstructionsDesign PageVocabularyMaterial List: Popsicle Sticks and Cups
PreK - K
Engineering, For All Subjects, Geometry
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Elementary STEM Emergency Sub Plans BUNDLE
Complete Curriculum in Data Structures for Computer Science & Programming.
This curriculum offers a clear and engaging introduction to Data Structures in Computer Science Programming and Coding, designed for both beginners and intermediate learners. It covers key concepts such as arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, hash tables, searching and sorting algorithms, and memory management. ▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧ The Following Are Included in This Curriculum✤ PDF Lessons ✤ PowerPoint Presentations ✤ PowerPoint Compatible Mode ▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧▧
4th - 12th, Higher Education
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Instructional Technology
Binary Expression Tree Complete Lesson| Operations, Diagrams & Examples included
This lesson shows students how mathematical expressions are represented, evaluated, and traversed using trees, turning abstract expressions into working data structures with a complete C++ implementation. Learners see how operands and operators form a binary tree, how expressions are constructed from postfix notation using stacks, and how different traversals produce prefix, infix, and postfix expressions—exactly how compilers and calculators work internally. ────────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──────────
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Instructional Technology
STEM Challenge: Cup Tower | Engineering | Science Grades 4-6
STEM Challenge: Cup Tower 🏗️ Cooperative Team Building at Its Best!Looking for a high-engagement STEM activity that builds teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking — without a ton of prep? STEM Challenge: Cup Tower is a hands-on, collaborative engineering challenge where students must stack cups into a tower using only a rubber band tool — no hands allowed! This ready-to-go resource makes it easy for you to facilitate a powerful STEM experience in just one class period. 🚀 What’s Inclu
3rd - 6th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+2
Valentines STEM Activities
Valentines STEM Activities This pack includes 6 STEM activities that you can do over the Valentines period. These STEM challenges are designed with Primary School teachers in mind. We all know what a small budget we have to make such wonderful programs. Each challenge comes with a lesson plan, worksheet and a picture of the finished product. It includes the following challenges. Building Brick Heart Heart Candy Stack Heart Catapult Toothpick Tower Heart-Shaped Box Cupid’s Bow Here are the li
1st - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: 140 STEM Challenges (Growing Bundle)
Stacks in Data Structures Lesson | Operations, Diagrams & Examples Included
This lesson gives students a clear and practical understanding of the Stack data structure, showing how stacks work, how they are implemented, and where they are used in real systems — using complete C++ examples, not abstract theory. Students learn stacks as both a concept and a working data structure, removing confusion around LIFO behavior, memory limits, and implementation choices. ────────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ────────── 🧠 What Students Will Actually Master ✨✨ ✏️ What a Stack is and why it exi
10th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Instructional Technology
Holiday/Monthly Bundle Collection ~ 8 Holiday Packs ~ 18 Monthly Challenges!
This is a bundle of 8 of my STEM Engineering Packs related to Holiday themes! There are 40 total engineering challenges in this bundle! There are also TWO years of monthly school-wide Challenges (18 total)! The STEM Engineering Packs in this Bundle: Engineering Halloween Engineering Thanksgiving Engineering Christmas Engineering Winter Pet Rock Playground Winter Games 100th Day Challenges Got Peeps? Monthly School-wide Challenges Set #1: Growing Creatures Counting Pumpkins Predicting with Gour
2nd - 6th
Engineering, Science, Social Studies
Fairy Tale STEM: Index Card Bridge {Gingerbread Man}
This is a STEM building and engineering project based on a The Gingerbread Man. Students will construct a bridge using just an index card. This could be a fun holiday activity or is perfect any time! This activity is designed to encourage critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills, as well as, problem solving and teamwork.
Included:
-Student Recording Sheets (four options)
-Grading Rubric
-Picture Examples
-Detailed Notes to Teacher (three pages)
-Extension Menu
-Parent Letter
Additio
3rd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle (Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhymes, Seasonal STEM)
Engineering STEM Stations – Medical Device Relay Championship | Grade 4
In the Medical Device Engineering Relay Championship flex sprint, students become multi-challenge engineers as they compete across four rapid-fire engineering stations — tower, bridge, platform, and paper airplane — closing out the Grade 4 STEAM year with energy, teamwork, and celebration. Set inside the Medical Device Engineers narrative, this flex-week stations format gives Grade 4 students a final day of hands-on engineering fun. What Students Will Do* Build the tallest freestanding tower fr
4th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Team Building Activities the First Day of School Popsicle Stick Bridge
The beginning of the year is just around the corner and your teacher life just got a little busier with STEM Team Building activities you need to plan. Use STEM Team Building activities to cover standards and help your students develop collaborative skills with Back to School STEM activities they will love. This ready to go STEM Team Building Activities and Bridge Building Back to School Challenge is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning
2nd - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Elementary K–2 Popsicle Stick Catapult STEM Challenge
A simple, hands-on STEM Challenge designed for early elementary learners. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, STEM bins, or after-school enrichment. WHAT’S INCLUDED: • 3-page STEM Challenge set: Cover Page, Instructions Page, Activity Page • Clear, consistent directions designed for real classrooms • Kid-friendly layout that supports independent exploration • Printable PDF (8.5x11) SKILL TARGETS: • Engineering design process • Problem-solving and critical thinking • Fine motor and spatial reason
K - 2nd
Engineering, Other (Science), Physical Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+2
Engineering Design Process with Worksheets | Snack Grabber | 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Have some little inventors in your class? Give them a chance to use the engineering design process to solve a problem - a very sweet problem! You will stick some yummy snacks way up high on the wall. Your students will work in small groups to invent a snack grabber to get the snack down safely. The number one rule is that they need to keep their feet on the ground! The must get the snack down without climbing or jumping. They will design a device to retrieve the treat safely without letting it d
3rd - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
Fishing Rod Summer STEM Activity and Simple Machine End of the Year Challenge
Summer is almost here and it's also the end of the year! Your teacher life just got a little busier with end of the year and summer activities you need to plan. Use End of Year and Summer STEM activities to cover standards and give your students super fun end of year or summer activities they will love. This ready to go Fishing Rod Summer STEM Activity and Simple Machine End of the Year Challenge is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning
3rd - 6th
Engineering
Paper Roller Coasters
Paper roller coasters is sure to be a project students will love! It is an engineering project that requires collaboration, problem solving, exact measurement, and a knowledge of physics. Students will explore and put to test Newton's Laws of motion while building their vertical paper roller coaster made out of card stock, tape, and a foam board for the base. You will be amazed at your students creativity in designing and problem solving. I love how cost efficient this STEM project is, using onl
5th - 9th
Engineering, Physics
K'NEX Solar Energy Labs
This PowerPoint presentation goes with the K'NEX Education Renewable Energy kit. It focuses on the solar energy portion of the kit. It includes an introduction on fossil fuels, along with TED Talks that address real world issues in dealing with solar power.
6th - 12th
Engineering, Environment
STEM Night Activities Catapult STEM Challenge Bridge Marble Run Science & Math
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
Maker Space Task Cards ~ STEAM Paper
This resource is a fun way to spice up your Maker Space! Whether it just starting or needs new tasks, these cards all use paper. The tasks are fun, like making a weaved basket and paper spring! Your students won't be able to resist the challenges!
Included are:
~26 Task Cards
~Rubric
~Recording Sheet
~Teacher Notes/Instructions/Ideas
~Additional Items You May Want to Stock Your Maker Space With
*Please note that paper is the common item to complete all of these tasks. Your students will n
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Maker Space Task Cards ~ STEAM Popsicle Sticks
This resource is a fun way to spice up your Maker Space! Whether it just starting or needs new tasks, these cards all use popsicle sticks. The tasks are fun, like making a miniature picture frame and a cotton-ball sling shot! Your students won't be able to resist the challenges!
Included are:
~26 Task Cards
~Rubric
~Recording Sheet
~Teacher Notes/Instructions/Ideas
~Additional Items You May Want to Stock Your Maker Space With
*Please note that popsicle sticks are the common item to co
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Tower STEM Challenge STEM Activity Team Building First Day of School Icebreakers
One of the BEST STEM challenges for team building or to use as an ice breaker! It's also a great easy STEM activity for exploring balanced and unbalanced forces! Whether you are working with lower grades and stick to building bricks or cups, or work with upper grades and want to try pipe cleaners or a deck of cards, a tower challenge is SO versatile and can be repeated multiple times by changing constraints (time allowed, materials allowed, minimum height required, or even requiring that the ba
2nd - 6th
Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
+5
Leprechaun Trap STEM
Trap a Leprechaun STEM - Oh no! You found the gold, but the leprechaun is trying to take it back! Build a trap from the available supplies to catch the leprechaun. In this March STEM challenge your students will learn some facts about the legend of the leprechaun and will complete the challenge of building a trap to catch him. Students must stick to a budget and use the available supplies. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engi
K - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
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