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STEM Challenge Sticks and Cups Tower Problem-Solving Activity FREEBIE
This is a tower-building event using two very simple materials! Students will love this and so will you! If you are looking for an easy STEM challenge to get started with STEM this is perfect! (And, of course, it's free!) Ideas for use:This tower challenge is one we completed purely for fun. It’s a fantastic challenge to use as a reward for your class, a sub day, a fun Friday afternoon, STEM night at your school, Grandparent’s Day, a holiday celebration using cups decorated for the holiday, a
2nd - 5th
Engineering
STEM Challenge Roll & Build Problem-Solving Engaging Activity FREEBIE
This easy-prep one-day STEM Challenge is a must-have! Use basic materials and have students earn their supplies and build a structure of their choice. It's fun, highly engaging, quick, and exciting. Will there be groans or cheers as students roll the dice? ✅ What is the challenge?In this challenge, students will roll a number cube and 'earn' six different materials. The structure the teams will build is your option. The resource includes suggestions. (cars, towers, bridges, etc.) ✅ What do you
3rd - 5th
Engineering
The Haunted Lab: STEM Circuit Challenge + 4 Free Posters & 2 Coloring Pages
Turn your classroom into a Haunted Lab! In this high-engagement STEM circuit challenge, students act as spooky scientists, wiring batteries, LEDs, buzzers, and switches to bring a haunted house to life—a perfect blend of Halloween fun and real science. The lesson covers closed vs. open circuits, conductors/insulators, and energy transfer with crystal-clear procedures, diagrams, data tables, analysis prompts, and assessment tools. To make setup effortless and eye-catching, you’ll also get 4
4th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physical Science
FREE STEM Challenge | Paper Bridge Engineering | Grades 3–5
Need a fast, meaningful STEM activity that actually runs smoothly? This mini challenge gets students building, testing, improving, and explaining design choices—without extra prep. Students build a paper bridge that spans a gap and holds the most coins, then record results and reflect using an Engineering Design Plan. Follow Glenn School Resources™ for more ready-to-teach STEM tasks and bundles.
3rd - 5th
Basic Principles, Engineering
free elementary STEM resources from STEM is Elementary
Hello! Here are all my elementary STEM lessons and other resources for grades K-5. I decided to offer all my elementary STEM resources for free as I wasn't making much on TPT anyway and would rather have teachers have free access and use the resources.
You will find NGSS lessons by grade level and also lesson folders that marked Other lessons. The Other folders might have lessons that fit your state or counrtry's standards.as well.
Also visit my website, www.stemiselementary.com, for other res
PreK - 6th
Engineering, Physical Science
Free! NGSS Science Standards and Activities for Kindergarten
That's right! Download a free copy of my spreadsheet that correlates the Next Generation Science Standards’ Performance Expectations with an activity for each Expectation for Kindergarten. The spreadsheet with the lessons is totally free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
Each activity is a link to a lesson correlated to a specific NGSS performance expectation for that grade. If I found a lesson that was for
Kindergarten
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
Nurturing a Product-Based, Project-Based STEAM Classroom -- FREE Guide
If you’ve ever thought,
“I’d like students to try something other than writing out answers to show what they know . . .”
or “We need more energy in this classroom . . .”
or “How do I know if they ‘get it’ if they don’t write it out?”
THEN THIS INFORMATIVE SLIDESHOW IS FOR YOU!
Why are products a good measure of critical thinking?
What is the difference between a product and simply “making a cute craft item?”
How do products show understanding?
What makes a good product?
What if a product l
1st - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects
ELA Lesson | Public Speaking Activities | Free Vocab Cards
This lesson features the final advertisement presentations and provides students with the opportunity to think about how to use these projects to make an impact in real life. Step 1 - Inquire: Students reflect on the advertisement process and their role in small groups. Step 2 - Investigate: Student present their final advertisements to their peers. Step 3 - Inspire: Students brainstorm what to do with their ideas in order to increase metro/public transit ridership in their community. Lesso
3rd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.3.4
, W.5.2
, SL.5.1
+3
Media Literacy Project for Students | Transportation | Free
In this lesson students explore critical media literacy and begin creating their advertisements. Step 1 - Inquire: Students explore the definition and guiding questions of critical media literacy. Step 2 - Investigate: Students analyze a video about car-free cities. Step 3 - Inspire: Students begin creating their own advertisement for their metro designs. Lesson Plan AccessTo access the lesson plan for FREE click here.More Free Stuff!Free Lesson PlansFree News Articles for Students2000+ Free Res
3rd - 5th
Engineering, English Language Arts, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.3.4
, W.5.2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Engineering Design Mini Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you execute the Engineering Design Mini Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns activities with Next Generation Science Standards. What's Included:• Overview Planning and Pacing Guide - access an interactive version HERE• NGSS and DCI Alignment Guide • Differentiated Pacing Guide These resources provide:• Best practices for the 5E Instructional Model • G
4th - 9th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Science
Mini Missions: Forces of Flight - PPT
This FREE Mini Missions: Forces of Flight PPT presentation goes perfectly with the lesson plan. Enjoy!
4th - 12th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS2-2
, 5-PS2-1
Digital Short STEM Challenge
Enjoy a material-free STEM challenge with Pixar's digital short "Lifted!" Students will design their own flying car with outlined constraints after watching the digital short. The product can be edited so constraints can be differentiated for your needs!
1st - 6th
Creative Writing, Engineering, Writing
Trigonometry Calculator & Reference Tool – Angles, Ratios, and Triangle Solution
This is a free Microsoft Excel download. Trig calculator. Make trigonometry easy to understand and apply with this Trigonometry Calculator & Reference Tool! This interactive Excel file is perfect for students and educators alike, offering instant calculations for sine, cosine, tangent, and inverse functions. Just input your values, and the spreadsheet does the rest—ideal for solving right triangles, checking homework, or reinforcing classroom lessons. Whether you're teaching high school geometr
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Algebra, Engineering, PreCalculus
Try It Before You Buy It! NGSS Force and Motion - Sail Car (grades K &3)
That's right! Download a free copy of the sail car lesson for free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
In this lesson, students build identical sail cars, then experiment with different variables for sails (i.e., sizes, shapes and materials) to determine which design is the most effective.
Reviews and suggestions for improvement are encouraged!
If you have a question or need a lesson for a particular topic,
K - 3rd
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
Tinkercad Geometric Shapes Bundle Online Stem
TinkerCAD is a fantastic FREE online 3D modeling program that can be run using your web browser. Your students can make VERY complex and sophisticated 3D designs using TinkerCAD, but where do you start? The best way to start designing in TinkerCAD is to learn how to move, resize and change the geometric solids in the Basic Shapes menu. Did you know that you can make an octahedron out of the box shape, just by changing the values in the shape's radius menu? This bundle includes a set of compr
2nd - 12th
Engineering, Geometry
CCSS
6.G.A.4
Try Before You Buy! NGSS mini unit: Alternative Energy: Wind Turbine (Grade 4)
That's right! Download a free copy of my alternative energy mini-unit for 4th grade. This mini unit is on using wind energy as an alternative energy source. There are several lessons in this unit that can be taught as a theme or as stand alone lessons. Lessons include magnetic force, electromagnets, electric motor, and generator. As a final project, student teams will build an actual working wind turbine using a paper pinwheel that will really produce and electric current. Also included is a les
4th
Engineering, Environment, Physical Science
Try it Before You Buy It! NGSS Science Standards and Activities for Fifth Grade
That's right! Download a free copy of my spreadsheet that correlates the Next Generation Science Standards’ Performance Expectations with an activity for each Expectation for fourth grade. The spreadsheet with the lessons is totally free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
Each activity is a link to a lesson correlated to a specific NGSS performance expectation for that grade. If I found a lesson that was for
5th
Engineering, General Science
Try It Before You Buy It! NGSS Science Standards and Activities for Second Grade
That's right! Download a free copy of my spreadsheet that correlates the Next Generation Science Standards’ Performance Expectations with an activity for each Expectation for second grade. The spreadsheet with the lessons is totally free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
Each activity is a link to a lesson correlated to a specific NGSS performance expectation for that grade. If I found a lesson that was for
2nd
Engineering, General Science
Try It Before You Buy It! NGSS Science Standards and Activities for Fourth Grade
That's right! Download a free copy of my spreadsheet that correlates the Next Generation Science Standards’ Performance Expectations with an activity for each Expectation for Fourth Grade. The spreadsheet with the lessons is totally free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
Each activity is a link to a lesson correlated to a specific NGSS performance expectation for that grade. If I found a lesson that was for
4th
Engineering, General Science
Try It Before You Buy It! NGSS Science Standards and Activities for Third Grade
That's right! Download a free copy of my spreadsheet that correlates the Next Generation Science Standards’ Performance Expectations with an activity for each Expectation for third grade. The spreadsheet with the lessons is totally free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
Each activity is a link to a lesson correlated to a specific NGSS performance expectation for that grade. If I found a lesson that was for
3rd
Engineering, General Science
Try It Before You Buy It! First Grade NGSS Performance Expectations and Lessons
That's right! Download a free copy of my spreadsheet that correlates the Next Generation Science Standards’ Performance Expectations with an activity for each Expectation for first grade. The spreadsheet with the lessons is totally free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
Each activity is a link to a lesson correlated to a specific NGSS performance expectation for that grade. If I found a lesson that was for
1st
Engineering, General Science, Science
Try Before You Buy! NGSS lesson: Forces and Interactions - Magnetic Toys (gr. 3)
That's right! Here is a free download a complete copy of my magnetic toys lesson that correlates the Next Generation Science Standards’ Performance Expectations for grade 3. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
In this lesson, students will explore examples of simple magnetic toys and then work in teams to design and build their own toy. Pictures of examples of magnetic toys, rubric and reflection sheet is incl
3rd, Adult Education
Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS Lesson Plan Template
Lesson Plan Template I Made for NGSS. Feel free to use and modify as you need for your class.
PreK - 12th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Science
PreK Lesson on Trains
We provide manageable mini lesson plans full of information, visuals and links to free videos, resources and engaging DIY activities. Use our learning blueprint - a mini lesson presentation that will help little ones learn about different types and characteristics of trains, watch Elmo make his own train and then have them make their own conductor hat and geometric train.
PreK - K
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Physical Science
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