CLASSROOM MAGIC

With these innovative STEM labs, students really become part of the engineering design process—as they explore Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Audio, Chemical, and Marine and Ocean Engineering. Designed to integrate STEM education, these inquiry-based labs include step-by-step activities that students complete. Students simply work through each activity with partners or in groups…and build the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills they’ll need for success in the future! Includes 7 STEM acti

Read the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. Then have the students complete the "Are Mittens Warm?" experiment. All you need for this engaging experiment is thermometers and mittens or gloves. Students will go through the scientific process to answer this question. This lesson could be modified to be completely inquiry based.-Selina Smith

Escape rooms are the latest craze sweeping the nation. Now you can recreate that excitement in your own classroom. After teaching a unit on the Human Body (unit not included), students will need to solve a series of puzzles about the human body and escape your classroom within a set time limit. This physical adventure game will THRILL your students. This has been classroom tested and student approved! Students will need to be familiar with the systems of the body (circulatory, nervous, skeletal,

A S.T.E.M. Challenge for your Pilgrims! Students construct a ship to make it to Plymouth Rock and then race their classmates. The materials needed for this challenge are paper, Play-dough, craft sticks, small containers, and tape. You will also need a a fan and shallow container for water.

Students will spend several days exploring the topic of electricity through engaging, hands-on activities. This lesson follows the 5E lesson format which includes engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, and evaluation. TIME NEEDED: This lesson will take several class periods. Suggested scheduling is as follows: Day 1: Engage with Prediction Bingo and read aloud Day 2: Explore with Light Bulb Kit and Explain with Energy Circle Day 3: Elaborate with Build a Firefly Day 4: Evalu

Trying to "see" what is beneath the surface of the Earth is one of the jobs of a geologist. In this fun activity students model core sampling techniques to find out what sort of layers are in a cupcake. Includes classroom notes and activity printable. Just add cupcakes!

Did you know there are more than 2,000 species of fireflies. Not all of them glow, but each species that glows has a unique flashing pattern? Get your students excited about literacy and science with this companion activity to How to Survive as a Firefly. Your students will be so excited to use mini flashlights to create flash patterns and find their matching firefly friend.