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The Code a Snowman Building & Coding Challenge pairs well with most programmable moving robots.  This a great challenge to accompany a winter themed story or activity.  This lesson provides several options for implementing to allow for adjustment of materials available, robots available, time constraints, and students’ skill level.  Students use the coding cards to code a path and build a snowman.  The project offers an option for a STEM build that students complete as they write the code for th

The Boston Tea Party Save the Tea STEM Challenge integrates Social Studies and STEM to provide students with a hands on learning opportunity to design and construct a tea crate that was thrown into the harbor during the Boston Tea Party.  Students use the Engineering Design Process to construct a container for the tea that can stay afloat and keep the tea dry.  This resource includes differentiated student recording sheets, resource links to enhance the lesson, student organizers, and an optiona

The Help Harry Challenge is a low prep activity that gives students the opportunity to practice using the Engineering Design Process.  Students design, create, and improve a seat for Harry to help him see better in class.  This lesson can be used anytime of year.  It is a great lesson to use for a team building activity or back to school activity. This product includes differentiated student recording sheets to make the lesson easily adaptable for multiple grade levels and skill levels.  Materi

The Room on the Broom Challenges include three possible building challenges, differentiated recording sheets, student activity pages, printable characters, a craft, and large story cards to retell or sequence the story.  These are fun seasonal lessons that require students to build a broom holder or broom that can balance the characters and cauldron.  This is great lesson to teach perseverance. Materials Included:Implementation SuggestionsExamplesEngineering Design Process PosterResource LinksDi

The Rockefeller Tree Tower Challenge is a great winter challenge that uses minimal supplies.  It is a low prep activity that keeps students engaged and working the entire class.  It can be used as a holiday activity or use it as a simple tree tower challenge. Materials Included:Implementation SuggestionsExamplesEngineering Design Process PosterTwo Pages of Resource LinksRockefeller Tree Tower Challenge Constraint Pages: Color, Black & White; Full Page & Half Page Options Tree Tower Challenge Con

The Wind Car Building Challenges are a lot of fun and offer students the opportunity to revise and improve their projects using the Engineering Design Process.  This is a challenge that can be used anytime of the year.  This product includes TWO building challenges:  Build a Wind Powered Car (ONLY) and Build a Drive and Wind Powered Car. Students use the Engineering Design Process to design and build a working vehicle capable of traveling a distance without tipping over by the power of wind only

The Race Horse Derby Zipline STEM Challenge is a great way to incorporate the KY Derby into a lesson, it can be paired with a study on horses and equestrian health, or can be used as a regular STEM building zipline challenge.  Students use the Engineering Design Process to design, construct, test, improve, and evaluate their building project.  For added fun, student teams can race their horses to crown the fastest race horse.  This challenge gives students the opportunity to create a build with

The Racing Sleigh STEM Challenge is a lot of fun and offers students the opportunity to revise and improve their projects using the Engineering Design Process.  This resource includes two building options and a bonus character building activity.  The project can be completed in groups for individually.  Students can race their sleigh or this can be a simple test and improve project. STEM Challenge Options Build a Sleigh to Carry the Driver and Packages Build a Sleigh to Carry the Packages Build

The New Year’s Eve Ball Tower is a low prep challenge that gives students the opportunity to practice using the Engineering Design Process.  Students design, create, and improve a tower design with the goal to safely hold the New Year’s Ball balanced on the top. This is a great lesson to use for a team building activity, goal setting, and kicking off the New Year with fun. This product includes differentiated student recording sheets to make the lesson easily adaptable for multiple grade levels

Those Darn Squirrels Building Challenges include three possible building challenges, differentiated recording sheets, printable characters, and booklet covers for activities used in centers or stations. This product includes challenges that can be used with a range of grades and abilities based on the materials chosen for the builds and the recording sheets for students. Materials Included:Implementation SuggestionsExamplesEngineering Design Process PosterResource LinksDirection Pages3 Challenge

The Earthquake Rescue Mission Coding & STEM Challenge can be implemented various ways with or without a coding robot.  This resource can be used with a variety of programmable robots or used as an unplugged coding activity.  Students use the Engineering Design Process to plan, construct, and improve a towing device to transport items through the earthquake hazard zone by coding a path to the designated areas. Students use the task cards to complete specific tasks for the rescue mission. This

A Home for Yeti STEM Challenge includes two building options:  Build an Igloo Shelter for the Yeti or Build a Shelter for the Yeti.  Each building option includes resources for individual or collaborative building projects.  The Home for Yeti Challenge is a great winter activity that can be a simple build using two building materials or a more complex building project using a variety of building materials.  Students use the engineering design process to design, create, improve an igloo structure

The Yeti Spaghetti Challenge:  This challenge requires minimal supplies and prep, but offers students the opportunity to be creative with design as well as problem solve.  This challenge can be completed individually or students can collaborate with a partner or group.  This is a versatile lesson that can be used anytime of year with students across grade levels.  This is a fun lesson to use during the winter months and a great way to start the year back after winter break. Materials Included:

The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Challenges provide two challenge options for students to practice using the Engineering Design Process.  Students design, create, and improve a ball dropping device with the goal to safely hold the New Year’s Ball as it is lowered to the surface. This is a great lesson to use for a team building activity, goal setting, and kicking off the New Year with fun. This product includes differentiated student recording sheets for both challenges to make the lesson easily ada

The Tower of Power and The Spaghetti Tower Challenge:  This product includes TWO challenges that require minimal supplies and prep, but offer students the opportunity to problem solve, work collaboratively, and team build.  This is a versatile lesson that can be used anytime of year with students across grade levels.  The lesson is a great beginning of the year activity to work on team building skills or as an introductory activity to the STEM practices and the Engineering Design Process.  Stude

The Snowplow STEM Challenge can be implemented various ways with or without a coding robot.  Students use the Engineering Design Process to plan, construct, improve a snowplow device and remove snow from a path. This challenge is a fun way to incorporate the Engineering Design Process and Coding. Students use the Engineering Design Process to design and build a snowplow device that can be attached to a coding robot to remove “snow” from a designated space.  Students construct the snowplow follo

The Pumpkin Lift Challenge is a fun and challenging fall activity that enables students to implement the Engineering Design Process.  Students design, create, and improve a lifting device with the goal to safely transport a pumpkin. This product includes differentiated student recording sheets to make the lesson easily adaptable for multiple grade levels and skill levels.  This challenge offers students the opportunity to problem solve, work collaboratively, and team build.  Students work throu

Enjoy this free sample of the Tumbling Hearts Station.  This is a sample of part of the station activity included in the Valentine’s STEM Station Activity Product available in my store.  This is 1 of 6 low prep station activities included in the product.  The Valentine’s STEM Stations provide students with the opportunity to use the Engineering Design Process to design and build a variety of themed building challenges.  Students build; experimenting with building materials, chain reactions, we

The Pumpkin Spaghetti Tower Challenge:  This product is an engaging challenge that requires minimal supplies and prep.  This challenge offers students the opportunity to problem solve, work collaboratively, and team build.  This is a versatile lesson that can be used with students across grade levels.  The challenge is great to use as a team building activity, as an introductory activity to the STEM practices and the Engineering Design Process, as a fall theme challenge, or party activity.   Stu

The Racing Reindeer STEM Challenge is a lot of fun and offers students the opportunity to revise and improve their projects using the Engineering Design Process. Materials Included:Implementation Suggestions3 pages of resource links: videos, interactive activities, books, webpages, etc.ExamplesVocabulary SuggestionsEngineering Design Process PosterBuilding Suggestions / Directions for Reindeer BuildConstraint Pages: Color, Black & White; Full Page & Half Page OptionsConstraint Table Tents: Color