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If your students enjoy doing STEM or STEAM activities, they will LOVE this set of 5 fully-planned out challenges! All five themed STEM challenges center around the story of a shipwrecked traveler stranded on a deserted island. After watching an introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the story of the shipwreck, students will read five of the traveler's diary entries. Each entry will challenge them to design and build something to help him survive and get back to civilization! These STEM chall
STEM activities are a great way to integrate math and science into meaningful, hands-on learning! This bundle includes 3 themed-packs, each with its own engaging storyline. Students will help a stranded sailor escape a desert island, a group of explorers stuck in the arctic, and a pioneer family brave the wild west. Each challenge solves a problem faced by the characters in the story. Exciting and fun! Includes the following: The Great Desert Island STEM ChallengeThe Great Arctic Circle STEM Ch
This is a set of 5 STEM challenges centered around the story of a pioneer family. After watching an introductory “movie trailer” and hearing about the family's travels during the westward expansion, students will read about different parts of the journey. Each one will challenge them to design something to help the family build their new life. Includes 5 different STEM projects: Thirsty Travelers: Design A Water FilterHome Sweet Home: Construct A CabinWhose Territory?: Build A TowerBath Time: S
This set of winter STEM challenges are centered around the story of a group of stranded arctic explorers who need your students' help to survive! Begin by showing students the "movie trailer" ( preview video) to build interest. After hearing the story of the failed expedition, students will read 5 diary entries. Each one presents a problem to solve and will challenge them to design something to help the group make it back to base camp. Includes 5 separate winter STEM challenges: Arctic Architect
STEM activities are a great way to integrate math and science into meaningful, hands-on learning! This bundle includes all 6 of my "Stem With A Storyline" themed-packs. By completing each set of challenges, students will: help a stranded sailor escape a deserted islandhelp a group of explorers stuck in the arctichelp a pioneer family brave the wild westhelp a prehistoric clan find a new cavehelp a Roman slave earn his freedomhelp a team of space explorers escape a doomed EarthEach challenge solv
This is a set of colorful posters, banners, and planning sheet to guide your students through the STEM engineering design process. Includes: STEM Process Posters Includes 8x10 and 11x17 (ledger) size: AskImaginePlanCreateImproveBANNERSIn 10x3 and 13x4.5 sizes: ScienceTechnologyEngineeringMathematicsAdditional banners by customer request: ArtMaker SpaceCircuitsRoboticsCreative PlayPLANNING SHEETThis is for student to use as they work through their projects from brainstorming to planning, desig
This is a set of 5 space themed STEM challenges centered around the story of a group of scientists who must travel to Jupiter to save mankind. After watching the introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the team's travel log entries. Each one will challenge them to design something to help them survive and save the humans back on Earth. STEM Challenges in this set3-2-1 Blastoff: Design a RocketTouchdown: Build an Orbiter Landing DeviceDon’t Look Do
With this Plan A Party real-world math project, your students will become expert event planners as they design the ultimate birthday celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Moneybags! They will apply a range of important math skills like elapsed time, multi-step problem solving, and estimating to pull off the party of the century. Perfect to use for 4th grade math enrichment of 5th grade review. Math Skills Students Will Use:estimatingmulti-digit addition and subtraction (whole numbers and decimals)area a
This is a set of 5 different activities centered around the story of a slave living in ancient Rome. After hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the slave's diary entries. Each one will challenge them to design something that will help him earn his freedom and become a Roman citizen. STEM Challenges in this pack:Road Trip: Design a TrunkFood for Thought: Create a Fishing NetCatch a Breeze: Windmill ChallengeNow We're Cooking: Construct a Solar OvenWater, Water Everywhere: Build
Give your students fun, one-of-a-kind learning experiences with these exciting math-based learning projects! They are a great way to review a variety of math skills and apply them to real-life scenarios. Perfect for an end of the year project or to keep your early finishers highly engaged and learning. To complete these projects, your students will use important skills like planning, problem solving, critical thinking, and time management. They will build financial literacy through budgeting and
This is a set of 5 different STEM challenges centered around the story of a clan of prehistoric humans living during the stone age. After watching the "movie trailer" and hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 diary entries, each written from the perspective of a different clan member. Each one will challenge them to design something that will help the clan survive on their journey to find a new cave. STEM challenges included in this pack: The Medicine Woman: Design a Digging ToolT
STEM activities are a great way to integrate math and science into meaningful, hands-on learning! This bundle includes 3 themed-packs, each with its own engaging storyline. Students will help a prehistoric clan, a Roman slave, and a team of space explorers. Each challenge solves a problem faced by the characters in the story. Exciting and fun! Includes the following: The Great Stone Age STEM ChallengeThe Great Roman Empire STEM ChallengeThe Great Journey to Jupiter STEM ChallengeThese include a
This is a set of super fun STEM challenges that puts your students at the center of a winter adventure! They are on a weekend trip in the mountains when a big snowstorm arrives. Now they are snowed in and must use their critical thinking and design skills to get out. Begin by showing students the "movie trailer" ( preview video) to build interest. After hearing the story of the vacation-gone-wrong, they will be presented with 5 different problems to solve by designing and building a solution. In
This Plan A Field Trip learning experience lets students plan a fun-filled trip for their classmates while using essential math skills to solve real-world problems. This project-based activity is appropriate for 5th grade and utilizes the following skills: adding decimalssubtracting decimalsmultiplying decimalsbudgetingestimatingTo complete this project, students will work through the following activities: WORDS TO KNOWThis page includes important words students will encounter during their proj
Your students will have a blast learning about the desert biome with this crack-the-code travel adventure! They will travel around the world to visit a desert on each continent while building reading comprehension skills and learning about plant and animal adaptations, habitats, geography, and more. This activity involves moving around the room to find each location, so your students will be actively involved in learning and highly engaged. Starting with an informational passage about what a des
This video provides an introductory hook for your students before starting their Great Desert Island STEM Challenge. The movie file is included with the resource, but this page provides a quick and easy way to access the video online without having to save it to your computer. The full resource can be found here: The Great Desert Island STEM ChallengeNot sure where to start with STEM? See: How to Choose the Best STEM Challenges for Your Students➡️ See all Fishyrobb resources
This video provides an introductory hook for your students before starting their Great Arctic Circle STEM Challenge. The movie file is included with the resource, but this page provides a quick and easy way to access the video online without having to save it to your computer. The full resource can be found here: The Great Arctic Circle STEM ChallengeNot sure where to start with STEM? See: How to Choose the Best STEM Challenges for Your Students➡️ See all Fishyrobb resources
This video provides an introductory hook for your students before starting their Great Journey to Jupiter STEM Challenge. The movie file is included with the resource, but this page provides a quick and easy way to access the video online without having to save it to your computer. The full resource can be found here: The Great Journey to Jupiter STEM ChallengeNot sure where to start with STEM? See: How to Choose the Best STEM Challenges for Your Students➡️ See all Fishyrobb resources
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