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Creativity Challenges and Activities Morning Work, Brain Breaks, STEM Sub Plans
Unlock creativity in your classroom with NO PREP Finish the Picture Activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. Perfect for STEM Sub Plans! When students are thinking outside the box it results in creative solutions. In a creativity challenge, students are presented with a problem that they have to solve using their creativity. Typically these challenges are short last
1st - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, Engineering
Groundhog Day STEM Activity Light and Shadows Investigation
Teach Students About Groundhog Day with STEM!Engage students in a Groundhog Day exploration where they investigate how groundhogs see their shadows. Students learn about how light is an energy source and how it interacts with opaque objects, transparent objects, and translucent objects. This activity helps students develop critical thinking skills as well as cooperative learning. Students hypothesize, test, and reflect on their own ideas. Aligns with NGSS(Next Gen Science Standards). Includes:
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
1-PS4-2
, 1-PS4-3
Also included in: February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
NGSS.2-ESS2-2-3:2nd Gr-Land & Bodies of Water/PRINTABLE & TPT DIGITAL Activities
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!THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES ACCESS TO TPT DIGITAL ACTIVITIESThis packet includes 116+ pages which includes the following: - 36 page presentation with step by step directions on how to build a landscape PLUS all the activity sheets and full color pictures below: SEVEN WEEK PACING CALENDAR that includes the following activity sheets: - Moun
2nd
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Science
NGSS
2-ESS2-3
, 2-ESS2-1
, 2-ESS2-2
2nd Grade Science Earth's Place in the Universe and Earth's Systems
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS? This 2nd-grade earth science unit fits the bill!. We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.It comes with:- 7 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.Lesson 1 - Natural Events that Change the Earth Quickly Lesson 2 - Natural Events that Change the Earth Slowly Lesson 3 - Review of Quick and Slow Changes Lesson 4 - What are Landforms? Lesson 5 - Where is Water on Earth? Lesson 6 - Develop a Mod
2nd
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environment
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, 2-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS2-3
+2
Also included in: 2nd Grade Science BUNDLE - NGSS Aligned
If I Built A Car Back to School READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge
Integrate STEM lessons, Writing, and Literacy in your 1st Grade through 5th Grade classroom at the Beginning of the School Year! Perfect for STEM Club, Liberians, and Makerspaces!Teach students everything they need to build a car. Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own car. Will it fly? Will it float? Will it have a robot driving it? The only limit is your own imagination! Connect to a Read Aloud: If I Built a Car by Chris Van DusenThis STEM Projec
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
1.G.A.1
, 2.G.A.1
, W.1.5
+16
Wangari's Trees of Peace READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom and promote conservation and peace in your school with Wangari's Trees of Peace Read Aloud STEM Challenge!Students learn about Wangari and the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. They create their own Tree of Peace, and write about how they can promote peace themselves. Excellent resource to use on Earth Day or Arbor Day! Take students through the Engineering Design Process!Students design, build, and test their own Tree of Peace! After they have completed their STEM a
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2a
+14
Build a Solar Oven Iqbal READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom and teach about Solar Energy with this super fun Solar Oven STEM Challenge!In the Build a Solar Oven STEM Activity, students learn about solar energy and use their knowledge to engineer their own solar cooker to cook s'mores! Integrate Literacy with a Read Aloud!This Solar Oven STEM Challenge works as an amazing companion activity to Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Liz Suneby. Take students through the Engi
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Physical Science, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2a
+15
Mothers Day Bath Bomb STEM Activity Science Lesson, Mixtures, Card, Craft
Students love this Mother's Day Craft and Writing: Bath Bomb Science Investigation with Mother's Day Card.Integrate STEM in your classroom and celebrate Mother's Day with Bath Bomb STEM Activity and Mother's Day Writing Activity. Special option to celebrate caregivers too! Students learn about how certain materials can create bath bombs when mixed together. This simple recipe can be a ton of fun! (And you can make some for yourself too!) A writing activity is included for students to write how
1st - 5th
Creative Writing, Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
3.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.A.1
, W.2.8
+5
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
Mount Rushmore Presidents Day STEM Activity Engineering US History
Engage students in learning about famous presidents and Mount Rushmore with STEM!Students love learning about Mount Rushmore, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln by completing this STEM challenge! Video links are included to teach students about the history of Mount Rushmore as well as mini biographies of each of the presidents. Designing and building a model of Mount Rushmore helps solidify the lesson in a hands-on way! This activity helps students devel
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes Growth Mindset STEM Activity
Teach growth mindset in your 1st Grade through 5th Grade classroom, Makerspace, Library, and STEM Club! Students learn the importance of mistakes in having a Growth Mindset! This Growth Mindset STEM Activity is a great companion to The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein! In this STEM Challenge, students design and build a broom and dustpan to clean up the mistakes we all make. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity
2nd - 5th
Character Education, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Intro to Growth Mindset Activities BUNDLE
Field Goal Paper Football STEM Activity
Are you ready for some football?Engage students during football season with STEM! Students design and create a Field Goal and Paper Football. Students compete and keep score with a fun game of Paper Football! Paper Football STEM Challenge is more than just a simple football craftivity. Students develop critical thinking and engineering skills. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity and game, there is time for reflection on what worked and wha
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Scientist Spotlight Lonnie Johnson Whoosh! READ ALOUD STEM Activity Intentor
Engage students with a Lonnie Johnson invention STEM challenge!Whoosh! STEM challenge is a fun and unique way to engage your students during Black History Month. In this STEM activity, students are challenged to create their own invention to solve a real world problem. Students begin the activity by reading about inventor Lonnie Johnson and answering questions. We included our own reading passage, and you can also use Whoosh! by Chris Barton After learning about Lonnie Johnson, students design,
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+16
Back to School STEM Challenge: Straw Tower
Get started with STEM at the Beginning of the School Year!STEM Challenges are perfect to use in makerspace, library, STEM Club, and 1st Grade through 5th Grade classrooms at the beginning of the school year as students are learning how to work in groups. In this STEM Activity, students build teamwork and problem solving skills as they work together to build their tallest tower out of straws! The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their act
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Back to School STEM Activities and Challenges
The Most Magnificent Thing READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM in your First through 5th Grade classroom using the Engineering Design Process!Engage students with a real world STEM activity where they learn about how engineering and architecture work. Students design, build, and test their own "Most Magnificent Thing." The Engineering Design Process:In this STEM activity, students follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Connect to a Read Aloud: The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spi
1st - 5th
Engineering, Literature, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+16
Scientist Spotlight Mae Jemison Build a Rocket STEM Activity Mae Among the Stars
Astronaut Spotlight: Mae JemisonLaunch the Space Shuttle Endeavor to help get Mae Jemison to Space! Students love learning about Mae Jemison by completing this STEM challenge! This works well for both Black History Month and Women's History Month. Reading passages teach students about how Mae Jemison was the first African American Woman in space. Designing and building a rocket to launch into space helps solidify the lesson in a hands-on way! Perfect companion activity to Mae Among the Stars b
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Scientist Spotlight Girl with a Mind for Math Women in STEM Activity
Scientist Spotlight: Raye MontegueCan your students design a ship? Celebrate Women in STEM by learning about Raye Montague, the woman who first designed a Navy ship using a computer. This STEM Challenge is a fun and unique way to teach students that anyone can be a successful positive influence in STEM regardless of gender or race. Literacy Integration:Students begin the activity by reading about Raye Montague and learning about buoyancy. It's a perfect Read Aloud companion activity to The Girl
1st - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.1.2
, W.2.2
, W.3.2
+15
Cup Stacking Challenge Cup Tower Back to School STEM Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom with this Cup Stacking STEM Challenge!Cup Stacking STEM Challenges are perfect to use at the beginning of the school year as students are learning how to work in groups. Students learn teamwork and problem solving skills as they work together to design, build, and test a tower out of popsicle sticks and cups. The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked
1st - 5th
Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Back to School STEM Activities and Challenges
Halloween Creativity Activities Finish the Picture Challenges, STEM Sub Plans
Need a quick, no prep, Halloween STEM challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!Halloween Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your Halloween party! They also make the perfect Emergency STEM Sub Plans. The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. When students are thinking
1st - 5th
Art, Coloring Pages, Engineering
Balloons Over Broadway Creativity Activities Finish the Picture STEM Sub Plans
Need a quick, no prep, Thanksgiving STEM challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!These no prep STEM Challenges make the perfect Emergency Sub Plans or as self-guided Autumn STEM Centers! Thanksgiving Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your Thanksgiving classroom activities! The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique th
1st - 5th
Art, Engineering, English Language Arts
Christmas Creativity Challenges with Hanukkah Winter Holidays STEM Sub Plans
Need a quick, no prep, Holiday STEM challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!These no prep STEM Challenges make the perfect Emergency Sub Plans or as self-guided STEM Centers! Christmas Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your Christmas, Hanukkah (Chanukah), or winter holiday classroom activities! The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability
1st - 5th
Art, Engineering, English Language Arts
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