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Motion and Forces Quiz
This is a 12 question quiz/test on motion and forces.
Students must fill in the blank to define the following words from a word bank:
inertia push force friction
Newtons motion pull gravity
Students must write an example of a push, pull, gravity, and friction.
Students must look at an image of a game of tug of war and decide if the forces are balanced or unbalanced, etc.
Answer key is included.
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
Predict the Output! Mixed Logic Flowcharts (Unplugged Coding) | Grades 4–6
🧠 Predict the Output! — Mixed Logic Flowcharts (Unplugged Coding) ⭐ Now with Easel Support! Help students strengthen their algorithmic thinking by tackling flowcharts that combine multiple logic concepts at once. In this Predict the Output! edition, students trace algorithms that include conditionals, loops, variable resets, and multi-step logic—just like real code, but without screens. Rather than focusing on math, this resource emphasizes careful reading, logical sequencing, and attention
4th - 6th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
CCSS
MP1
, MP2
, MP7
+1
STEM Student Interest Survey for Middle School Back To School Activities
How do you get to know your students in STEM class? Grab this STEM student interest survey to uncover your students' opinions and misconceptions about STEM. This back-to-school activity will provide you with powerful data you can use throughout the school year to tailor your teaching methods and inspire your students. Are you looking for more back-to-school STEM resources? Grab the bundle and save!Use the survey at the beginning and end of the school year to measure how your students' ideas abo
5th - 8th
Engineering, Robotics
Elementary STEM Challenge: Aluminum Foil Boats Density & Buoyancy 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 buoyancy, gravity, and density. In this hands-on lab, students design and build a boat using aluminum foil to test how many pennies it can hold before sinking. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Matter, or Forces and Motion unit. Designed specifically for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade, thi
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
STEM Activity Challenge: Air Jack Pressure & Matter Lab | 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 air pressure and forces. In this hands-on lab, students build an air jack using a zip-top bag and a straw to use their own breath to lift a heavy book off the table. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Matter, or Forces and Motion unit. Designed specifically for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th gra
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science
STEM Activity Challenge: Spaghetti Tower Engineering & Forces 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 structural engineering and stability. In this hands-on lab, students design and build the tallest tower possible using spaghetti noodles and mini marshmallows. 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 5
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Elementary STEM Challenge: Oobleck Matter & Properties Activity | 3-5
⭐ NGSS Aligned STEM Activity | Printable, Digital, & Fully Editable | Updated for 2026Engage your students with this high-interest science activity where they explore the unique properties of matter and Non-Newtonian fluids. In this hands-on lab, students create a mixture of cornstarch and water to investigate how Oobleck behaves like both a solid and a liquid depending on the force applied. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Structure and Properties of Matter, or
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
5-PS1-3
, 3-PS2-1
Engineering Design Process Worksheets and Rubrics (STEM/ STEAM Activity)
Use these 20 Pages of Worksheets and Rubrics to introduce the Engineering Design Process while doing a STEM/ STEAM activity, challenge or project. There is a color and are black & white version copy of the worksheet and rubric to go through each of the process. A great engaging activity for students or a group/ team to go through the design processes of their STEM/ STEAM activity. Use the rubrics to assess students’ performance once they finish their STEM or STEAM focused task. What’s Include
1st - 12th
Engineering, Science
Elementary STEM Challenge: Marble Roller Coaster Energy & 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 gravitational potential energy and motion. In this hands-on lab, students design and build a marble roller coaster using foam pool noodles to create a track that carries a marble safely to the ground. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Energy, or Forces and Motion unit. Designed specifically for
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 4-PS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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
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
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
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
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
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
Latino Heritage Month Pelé: King of Soccer READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM and celebrate Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month!In this STEM Lesson, students learn about Soccer / Fútbol Legend Pelé. They design, build, and create their own soccer game to play! Connect to a Read Aloud - Pelé: King of Soccer / El Rey de Fútbol by Monica BrownThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Pelé : King of Soccer by Monica Brown. The book explores the legacy of Pelé in both English and Spanish. The Engineering Design Process:Students plan, design, and execute thei
1st - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+17
Elementary STEM Challenge: Balloon Powered Car Engineering 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 motion. In this hands-on lab, students build a balloon-powered car using simple materials to test how far and straight their vehicle can travel. They also make modifications to improve performance. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Engineering Design, or Forces and Motion unit.
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
+2
Elementary STEM Challenge: Pop (Soda) Can Races Static Electricity Activity 3-5
⭐ NGSS Aligned STEM Activity | Printable, Digital, & Fully Editable | Updated for 2026Engage your students with this high-interest science activity where they explore static electricity and forces. In this hands-on lab, students charge a balloon to create an electric force that pulls a pop can across a surface without touching it. It is the perfect addition to any Elementary Physical Science, Electricity, or Forces and Motion unit. Designed specifically for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grad
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
3-PS2-1
International Dot Day STEM Activity Tower Builder The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Create Bravely! Integrate STEM while students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this Dot Day STEM Challenge! The Dot STEM activity works as a great companion to The Dot by Peter Reynolds. This is an excellent International Dot Day Activity. 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. Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands
1st - 4th
Character Education, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Growth Mindset READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges Dot Day
Peeps STEM Activity Peep Drop Parachute Lesson
Integrate STEM in your classroom during springtime and Easter Season!Get your students pumped up for Spring with the Peep Parachute Easter Activity! Design a parachute that will slow down the rate at which a cup falls after being dropped and allow the Peep to land safely. Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom! Engage students with th
K - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
STEM Engineering Project: Building a Popsicle Bridge (Elementary)
STEM Elementary Classroom Engineering Project {Kindergarten, first grade and second grade} In this S.T.E.M. lab, students will work in groups to create a bridge from popsicle sticks (craft sticks) that will hold as much weight as possible. The student’s favorite part is when their very own bridge gets to be tested to see how much it can hold. ***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher ins
K - 2nd
Engineering, General Science
STEM Activity Challenge Oobleck (Elementary)
STEM Elementary Classroom Project for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade.In this activity, students will work in groups to explore the properties of Oobleck. They will be testing random objects such as paper clips, toothpicks, marbles, string etc. to determine whether they float or sink. Oobleck has properties, unlike most substances we usually encounter. ***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challeng
K - 2nd
Engineering, General Science
Also included in: Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Elementary)
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