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St. Patrick's Day STEM Activity Challenge Design Leprechaun Trap Simple Machines
STEM activity for St. Patrick's day for upper elementary and middle school! STEM goes digital in this stop animation project where students will trap a leprechaun with simple machines! This St. Patrick's Day animation ties together a classic holiday favorite, the leprechaun trap, with an important science pillar, simple machines (one of the best ways to teach about force and motion). Pair it with a Read Aloud! This is the perfect activity to try after reading How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam W
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-1
Halloween STEM Activity Digital Stop Motion Animation Technology Google Slides™
This Halloween stop motion animation activity is the perfect blend of technology skills practice and creativity! Build an eye-catching short video clip using Google Slides™ and the elements provided in the download. Working independently or in pairs, students will create an animation of their choosing, using the background images and components provided (or they can insert or craft their own). Students will then view their animation to see their work in action. Watch the video preview above to
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
Winter Night Train Digital STEM Activity Stop Motion Animation Christmas Project
ALL ABOARD! Your students will design and create a winter night train scene to animate and create a digital stop motion animation using Google Slides. This animation project can also be used as a companion to the read aloud The Polar Express.Students can work independently or in pairs to create an animation of their choosing. Students can then view their animation to see their work. Watch the video preview above to see a sample animation. Please note: You can use the elements for students t
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
Virtual Field Trip to Hawaii Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Digital Resource
Take your students on a computer adventure to the islands of Hawaii — without leaving the classroom! This engaging virtual field trip is designed especially for young learners in grades K–2. Students will explore the wonders of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, learn how volcanoes shape the islands, and discover Hawaii’s rich history, culture, and traditions. Along the journey, students will: Visit volcanoes and see how islands are formed Explore sandy beaches and colorful underwater reefs Ex
PreK - 2nd
Reading, Science, Social Studies
Christmas Mystery Science | Winter Activities | Crime Scene Investigation
Bring rigorous Holiday Inference Practice, Digital CSI Activities, and Christmas Logic Challenges into your classroom with The Elf Enigma – Digital CSI Mystery for Grades 4–7. This fully digital WhoDunnit investigation strengthens reading comprehension, deductive reasoning, critical thinking, and evidence analysis while keeping students engaged during the busy holiday season. Perfect for 1:1 classrooms, Google Classroom, distance learning, and digital enrichment, this festive CSI myst
4th - 6th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Forensics
CCSS
RL.5.1
, RI.5.1
, RI.5.8
Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM Science Activity for October Science & Fun Friday
The Bone Bridge® Halloween STEM Challenge blends engineering, creativity, and collaboration as students design and test skeleton bones bridges using simple materials. Kick off October science with a spooky, hands-on Fall STEM Challenge! Perfect for Halloween science, Fun Friday activities, early finishers, or anytime you need an engaging October STEM activity. Activity OverviewStudents work in partners or teams against a criteria & constraints list to engineer bone bridges that maximize
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Animals & Plants Adaptations Virtual Field Trip | Fun Science Digital Resource
Animal & Plant Adaptations computer activity: This fun Virtual Field Trip takes your students into the wild to see how animals and plants survive and thrive through fascinating adaptations! From the desert to the rainforest, students will discover how living things survive and thrive in different environments by using their special features and behaviors. Using 2 interactive choice boards, students will explore:CamouflageMigrationHibernationDefense MechanismsPlant structuresSurvival behaviorsInc
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, General Science, Other (Science)
NGSS
4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
+1
STEM Activities Spring Earth Day Project 2nd to 5th Grade Science Bird Feeder
Looking for an easy Spring or Earth Day STEM project for your 2nd through 5th grade students? This ready to go Bird Feeder Project is perfect for spring or for your wild animals unit! Challenge your students to design and build a bird feeder that can be refilled easily and can dispense bird seeds on its own. You can use plastic bottles, plastic plates, cardboard, wooden clothespins, and string to engineer this bird feeder. This activity comes in a print and digital version, so you can choose t
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Also included in: Holiday STEM Challenges BUNDLE
Sled STEM Challenge Low Prep Friction Force and Motion STEM Activity Winter
In this force and motion STEM challenge, students will use the engineering design process to create a fast or s l o w sled. If you are studying force and motion or how friction can affect force and motion, this challenge is the perfect low-prep hands-on activity! *If you would like to make this into a holiday or Christmas challenge, you can call it Santa's sleigh! All other design criteria are the same. Students can even draw and color a "Santa" of their own to put on their sleigh. You will
1st - 10th
Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
Jane Goodall Activity Virtual Field Trip Women's History Month Digital Resource
Teach students about Jane Goodall, the world-famous scientist and conservationist known for her groundbreaking research with chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Africa! Your students will be inspired as they explore Jane Goodall’s incredible journey of courage, curiosity, and compassion for animals. Your students will learn about her trailblazing discoveries, the challenges she faced as a woman scientist in the wild, and her lasting influence through the Roots & Shoots Program — a global movem
4th - 7th
Environment, Reading, Science
NGSS
3-LS2-1
, 5-ESS3-1
Halloween October Science Fall STEM Activities – Early Finishers STEM Challenges
Make October unforgettable with these fun Halloween STEM Activities - in both print and digital versions! From bats and spiders to Halloween ghosts, candy catapults, skeleton bone bridges, and more, this bundle brings spooky fun into your classroom while reinforcing real science and engineering concepts. With six hands-on challenges designed for grades 2–8, you’ll have everything you need for Halloween science stations, October STEM, Fun Friday activities, and Halloween early finishers act
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Bat Wings STEM Challenge for October Science, Halloween Early Finishers, Centers
This Bat Wings Halloween STEM Challenge (Google Slides™ edition) is all about engineering creative bat wings in a paper airplane-style activity while blending spooky fun with real STEM learning. With digital student slides and low-prep teacher supports, this activity is a favorite for October science, early finishers, bat STEM activities, and Halloween sub plans. Activity OverviewIn this challenge, students: Design and engineer their own set of bat wings Test for maximum distance, accuracy, or
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Earth Day Activity | Wind Farms & Renewable Energy Virtual Field Trip
Looking for a fun activity about Wind Energy? Let your students take a Virtual field trip about sustainability and alternative natural resources using technology! This product includes two digital choice boards, online activities & student activity slides. Students will learn about renewable resources, tour wind farms, go inside a wind turbine, and learn how wind is converted to electricity. What's included?2 Interactive Google Slides Digital Choice BoardsFollow-up Photo Quiz to check for und
4th - 7th
Environment, General Science, Science
NGSS
5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
+3
No Prep or Low Prep STEM Escape Room Bundle - 12 Digital Breakout Fun Activities
Save over 30% on my no-prep or low-prep fully digital STEM escape rooms with this bundle!These breakout/escape rooms will challenge your students to think critically while having fun throughout the year! With math, reading, engineering, and logic skills incorporated into each puzzle, these no-prep or low-prep resources will have your class looking forward to the next one each month! Before buying, try out my Back to School Escape room for free!This bundle includes a breakout room for each month
5th - 8th
Science
Day Before or After Winter Break Activity - Snowman Science Winter STEM Activity
Looking for a fun, low-prep STEM activity for the day before or after winter break? The Snowman Stretch STEM Challenge is perfect for keeping kids learning and laughing while practicing science, technology, engineering, and math skills in a festive, wintry theme. In this hands-on Winter STEM and Science activity, kids design and build the tallest free-standing snowman possible—or, for an extra challenge, the snowman with the greatest volume or surface area. It’s an ideal way to mix creativ
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Christmas in Australia - Christmas STEM Low Prep Challenges - December STEM
Looking for engaging and educational Christmas STEM activities to keep your students learning during the busy holiday season? This fun and festive Christmas STEM challenge brings a warm-weather twist to your December plans with Surfboard for Santa – a Christmas in Australia STEM activity your students will love! In this hands-on challenge, students in 2nd through 5th grade will design and build a surfboard for Santa using drinking straws and plastic wrap - or any materials you choose. Then,
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
Halloween STEM Activities Digital – October Science Stations & Early Finishers
Halloween STEM + Science Digital Activities Bundle (6-Pack) Keep your students engaged this October with six Halloween STEM activities in one discounted EDITABLE Google Slides™ digital bundle. These ready-to-go resources are perfect for Halloween early finishers, October science stations, spooky science Fun Fridays, or sub plans when energy runs high. Every activity is NGSS-aligned, editable, and designed for grades 2–8. With clear criteria & constraints lists, teacher tips, and student refl
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Day Before Winter Break Activities | Christmas SEL, STEM & Science December Fun
Looking for day before winter break activities that combine Christmas SEL, science, STEM and math? This engaging Winter Break Activities pack is filled with hands-on challenges that help kids collaborate, problem-solve, and practice social-emotional skills through festive engineering fun! These winter STEM challenges double as Christmas SEL activities — perfect for that high-energy the week before break. From Candy Cane Day challenges to snowman and reindeer builds and more, each activity k
2nd - 8th
Other (Math), Science, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Earth Day 2026 Fun Game Earth Day Activities 5th Grade 4th Grade Stem Challenge
Celebrate Earth Day 2026 with a creative Earth Day STEM challenge for 4th & 5th grade! Students design a carnival game using reusable materials in this fun, hands-on Earth Day activity and craft—perfect for Earth Day STEM and project-based learning! It requires students to: research carnival games, take inventory of reusable materials they have at home, develop a plan for making a carnival game, create the carnival game, and write down the rules of the game. This Earth Day activity comes w
3rd - 5th
General Science, Writing
Christmas STEM Low Prep Challenges - Holiday STEM Activities Around the World
Searching for engaging LOW PREP Christmas STEM activities that pair perfectly with your Christmas Around the World unit? This set of 5 Christmas STEM Challenges is exactly what you need! Designed for 2nd–5th grade, these hands-on STEM Challenges keep students problem-solving, designing, and building all month long. Bring global traditions to life as students explore how different countries celebrate Christmas through engineering! Each challenge includes a real cultural hook paired with a cr
2nd - 5th
Science, U.S. History, World History
Christmas STEM & Winter SEL Activities – Week Before Winter Break Classroom Fun
Get ready for the week before winter break with a bundle full of festive Christmas STEM and Winter SEL activities that channel holiday excitement into high-engagement learning! Kids design, build, test, and reflect as they create winter-themed solutions — perfect for day-before-break lessons, holiday STEM days, early finishers, centers, or December Fun Fridays. Along the way, they’ll practice communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving — core SEL and engineer
2nd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Christmas Coding Worksheets + Coding Unplugged Christmas Activities
Christmas coding activities that also develop keyboard awareness! Practice coding skills by following the directions to move across the keyboard to type one of 12 Christmas themed words. Includes both unplugged blackline printable version for students to complete without keyboards and a Google Slides version. Students can also use the coding sheets to type the words on most devices with a word processor, too. Or use the color printable to create a reusable center with write on / wipe off s
1st - 4th
Computer Science - Technology
Fun Week Before Winter Break Activity - Back to School After Break - STEM Improv
Perfect for the week before winter break or back to school after winter break, Winter STEM Improv is a fun, fast-paced activity that challenges kids to think creatively, solve problems, and flex their design-thinking muscles. This activity re-energizes students with hands-on imagination and laughter while targeting key STEM and creativity skills. How It Works1️⃣ Draw Random Prompts: Students select one winter-themed object, material, and function using printable cards or video spinners. 2️⃣
3rd - 6th
Engineering
Also included in: STEM Activities for Centers and Sub Plans | 4 Seasons STEM Improv
Oceans Lakes & Rivers Virtual Field Trip Bodies of Water Digital Resource
Engaging activity about landforms, bodies of water and their diverse ecosystems! Take your students on a captivating journey across the globe with this Virtual Field Trip: Exploring Famous Bodies of Water and Their Ecosystems! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school learners, this interactive experience introduces students to the beauty and importance of Earth’s most iconic oceans, lakes, and rivers. Students will virtually visit locations such as the Great Barrier Reef in the Pacific O
4th - 7th
Earth Sciences, General Science, Geography
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