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Memorial Day STEM Engineering Challenge | Poppy Tower & Parade Float Activities
Memorial Day STEM & Engineering Challenge | Poppy Tower & Parade Float Activities | Grades 3–6Engage your students in hands-on STEM learning with this Memorial Day STEM & Engineering Challenge! Perfect for Grades 3–6, this activity packet encourages students to design, build, and test their own Poppy Tower or Parade Float model, combining engineering, problem-solving, and teamwork in a fun and meaningful holiday context. What’s Included: Page 1 – Challenge Overview & Materials: Easy-to-fol
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Instructional Technology, U.S. History
Parade Float Engineering Challenge – Mardi Gras STEM Activity | Grades 3–5
Parade Float Engineering Challenge is a hands-on STEM activity where students design, build, test, and improve a mini parade float inspired by Mardi Gras parades. This engineering challenge guides students through the engineering design process while exploring balance, stability, force, and friction. Perfect for Grades 3–5, this resource includes structured planning, data collection, reflection, and optional writing extensions to support differentiation and real classroom use. ✅ Who Is This Re
3rd - 5th
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Mardi Gras STEM Bundle Engineering Logic & Data Activities Grades 3–5
Thanksgiving Robotics Float Activity
Students will design and build a motorized Thanksgiving-themed float using VEX IQ parts. Each float must incorporate at least two Thanksgiving decorations and display a banner with a holiday message. Teams will program their floats to move at a steady speed and participate in a classroom parade. The project will be evaluated based on creativity, build quality, programming, teamwork, and parade performance.
4th - 12th
Robotics
Cute Kawaii Space Coloring Pages - Kindergarten Preschool Worksheets Printables
Cute Kawaii Space Coloring SheetsExplore the Planetary Parade, where smiling planets of all shapes and sizes float through space in a cheerful procession, accompanied by friendly aliens waving from their flying saucers. You will receive a .zip file containing all designs. These are in . PDF + PNG format. This Interior Download Details: - Dimensions: 8.5” x 11” - Total 245 Coloring pages.
PreK - 1st
Art, Astronomy, For All Subjects
History of the Thanksgiving Day Parade ELA & STEAM Project
Students will love learning about the history of the Macy's Parade and creating their very own Parade Float during this project. This History of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ELA & STEAM Project product includes ordinal text about the history of the parade, comprehension and vocabulary activities, and a STEAM project packet and rubric to guide students as they work to design and create their very own parade float. Product Includes:Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Text Macy's Thanksgiving Day
3rd - 6th
Reading, Science
Macy's Parade Balloon STEM Project
This product includes a worksheet to guide students in a STEM project to create a balloon animal float for a "Macy's Day" parade! It follows the steps of the engineer design process. It could be done in class or sent home as an at home project. Goes great with the book Balloons Over Broadway. Includes: -Editable and noneditable versions -Editable parent letter
3rd - 6th
Science
Lego Masters Parade Episode Student Sheet with Lesson Plan for STEM Class
Engage your students with this fun resource while learning about engineering and creative solutions to a specific task, in this case designing a parade float with Legos. Students will keep an eye out for the 4C's and the examples of steps of the Engineering Design Process while watching Lego Masters. This is a great "grab and go" resource that can be used as substitute plans. This Lego Masters episode is available for purchase on Amazon Prime.
4th - 6th
Business, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Balloons Over Broadway - STEM Planning Page
This freebie is a planning page you can use with the story "Balloons Over Broadway" by Melissa Sweet. Your students can design their own balloon "float" for the Thanksgiving Parade. If you like this product, please check out the rest of my resources!
1st - 3rd
Engineering
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving STEM activity
This fun and challenging STEM activity goes along with the book Balloons Over Broadway. A story about Tony Sarg and how the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade came to be. Students will design their balloon floats before they begin to build them using the worksheet for purchase. Their floats will be book characters that we have read about throughout the beginning of the school year. Supplies needed:Balloons - assorted sizes and colorsBalloon sticksConstruction paper Permanent markers Pipe clean
1st - 5th
English Language Arts, Science
Balloons Over Broadway for Thanksgiving Story Read-Aloud | STEM Craftivity
🦃 Bring Balloons Over Broadway to life with this hands-on Thanksgiving craftivity that blends STEM thinking, literacy, and creativity in one adorable package! Students read the story about the making of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, design a float to participate in the parade, and all while practicing problem-solving, sequencing, and critical thinking. This single-story STEM challenge is low-prep, high-fun, and perfect for your short Thanksgiving week. It includes printable turkey fl
1st - 2nd
Classroom Community, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
The Princess And The Frog Movie Activities
This packet includes activities to accompany the Disney animated film "The Princess and The Frog." Activities include: Writing Almost There - what is a goal you are working hard to achieve?Wishing On A Star - what would you wish for if you could wish on a star?A Magical Transformation - what animal would you change into?Drawing Design a Mardi Gras parade floatResearch All About Frogs - research and records information about frogsDown In New Orleans - answer quick questions about New OrleansCooki
2nd - 4th
Performing Arts, Science, Writing
Fall & Thanksgiving Building Blocks Activity | Design Task Cards for STEM
Bring the warmth of the Thanksgiving Day holiday into your classroom or STEM lessons with this engaging Turkey / Thanksgiving-themed building block Task Card Set! Designed for use in Makerspaces, STEM labs, centers, or as early finisher activities, this resource includes 24 creative building challenges that blend seasonal fun with hands-on learning. From turkeys, cornucopias, and pumpkin pies to parade floats, autumn leaves, and “thankful” displays, each task card invites students to use their
1st - 6th
Classroom Community, Engineering, For All Subjects
May STEAM Activities
I am so excited about incorporating STEAM (STEM) into my Science class this year. Our class, myself included, found our Science curriculum redundant and boring. I created this STEAM pack to get my students excited about Science class each week.
In this May STEAM activities product, there are five activities: Cinco de Mayo Maracas, Mother's Day Breakfast in Bed, Honeybee Honeycombs, Memorial Day Parade Floats and Insect Google Classroom items activity. Find more information about what each ac
PreK - 2nd
Math, Science
50 STEAM/STEM Christmas Building Challenge Task Cards
Fun, Festive, and Hands-On Holiday Learning! Get your students excited about engineering, design, and problem-solving this holiday season with these 50 Christmas-themed STEAM/STEM Building Challenge Task Cards! Perfect for classroom centers, makerspaces, early finishers, or Christmas STEM days — these engaging challenges encourage creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking in a fun, festive way. What’s Included:50 unique build challenges divided into 5 themed sections:Building Buildings –
1st - 4th
Engineering, Other (Arts), Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: STEAM/STEM Building Challenge BUNDLE - 250 Task Cards
Science Trivia about St. Patrick's Day Color By Number Puzzle Worksheet
A variety of science facts related to Saint Patrick's Day are used in this color-by-number worksheet. ANSWER KEY is included. A word bank is provided to help students answer questions. A graphic organizer (table) is included to help students organize which colors to use to complete the picture. Students can use the process of elimination (or units in the word bank) to identify the answers. Key terms and concepts included are:photosynthesis and four-leaf clovers chloroplasts and producers geograp
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Biology, General Science, World History
Balloons Over Broadway: STEM, Thanksgiving Parade Craft, Activities, Writing
This Thanksgiving Day Parade unit is perfect for the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving Break. It starts off with a lesson, classroom game, and partner activity to learn problem and solution. During the read aloud of Balloons Over Broadway students focus on problem and solution. After the read aloud they complete a problem/solution reading response activity. Next, you will move on to a character traits mini-lesson. Students will determine traits for the main character, Tony Sarg. After students l
1st - 2nd
Other (Science), Reading, Writing
CCSS
RL.1.1
, RL.1.2
, RL.1.3
+3
Meaningful Morning Tubs: November STEM Based & Creativity Building Morning Work
The EASIEST way to incorporate STEM and play into the classroom! Simply print and add these 12 November themed creative prompts/task cards to a morning tub with materials from around your classroom, and be amazed by what your students can create! I use these cards each morning as an alternative to traditional morning work, but they would also be great for stations, STEM labs, or indoor recess with a purpose. November ideas have students creating mini Mayflowers, designing turkey traps, making
K - 3rd
Engineering, Other (Science)
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