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STEM Challenges From HomeRemote learning can be tough on everyone. My main mission is to get your students building and thinking from the comfort of their own home when they can't otherwise go to school. In this project, students will create a shelter to withstand extreme weather and learn about weather and how it affects structures. Students will use the engineering design process to build a shelter out of materials they have at home. This lesson has been fun AND SIMPLE for kids. What's Include

Playground Building challengeAre you wanting to do a hands-on activity that your kids will love? Then this is the project for your classroom! Students make their way through the engineering design process to make a playground. where they can test it out and learn more about force and motion. Can your class take on the challenge? What is includedWorksheets for each step in the engineering design processA cheat sheet to refresh you on the knowledge you need to know.Instructional PowerPoint to disp

STEM quick ChallengesDo you not have time for STEM? this is something I hear over and over again. So I came up with the"Minute to Win it" type of activities and incorporated them into STEM. Instead of a minute, students will be given three minutes to attempt a challenge and then reflect on what they learned and how they can better their design or strategy. This is a quick easy way to implement STEM. What's Included:10 STEM Challenges Instruction on how to usePictures to give you ideasReflection

What is an Engineerhave your studedents ever wondered what is a civil engineer? Whats a biochemical engineer? Kids all over know we have engineers but don't know the different types. These posters go through the different types of engineers and what they do. This lets kids know why certain types of engineers do certain jobs and get them interested in the field of study that they might pursue. With these posters in color and black & white, your students will be on their way to understanding wha

Lego challenges for kids are a game-changer for any kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd-grade classroom. A lot of teachers want to create lego challenges for kids that leave their students with problem-solving skills, and creativity but are often left with students not engaged and students being confused. This is no longer the case with this interactive google slide that contains lego challenges for kids! With these 10 unique lego challenges for kids, students are engaged and are on task. These challenges

STEM Challenges From HomeRemote learning can be tough on everyone. My main mission is to get your students building and thinking from the comfort of their own home when they can't otherwise go to school. In this project, students will create a Rube Goldberg Machine and learn about chain reactions. This lesson has been fun! What's Included:Google announcement post! Easy to copy and paste to your Google classroom. Instructions on how to useVideo of a real exampleReflection sheetVideo instruction B

This week-long unit takes a look at the engineering design process to teach students about kinetic energy and potential energy and how they affect one another. Students are able to learn something and apply it to the problem at hand of building a roller coaster. Each day you will dive into the engineering design process. Each day will build on the previous day. The unit from a glance is 45 minutes a day for a week: Day 1 define the problemStudents do "define the problem" worksheet. Show students

Do you want to encourage your students to build and to think creatively while collaborating?I created this resource as a way to encourage critical and creative thinking for students to do in a short amount of time. I have earlier finishers and time in between activities where students need something to do. When I implemented these task cards students were ecstatic. Since then I have seen many teachers use this resource for early finishers, maker space, indoor recess, sub plans, Friday fun time

Engineering Badges These little badges allow for you to promote students to think critically and stay on task during your STEM lesson. I noticed that every STEM class I have ever had has possed one student to act out and not take part in the unit. Once I introduced these badges that changed FOREVER. What is included4 pre-made Badges4 pre-made badges with QR codes2 templates to design your own!Instructions on how I use these badges! EDITABLE VERSI

Candy Heart ActivitiesStudents love doing themed activities. There is no way better to get students excited than with candy heart STEM activities. In these candy heart activities, students will have 10 buildings challenges where they will have a time restraint to do all that they can. I know my students have loved this challenge and in the end, we all get to eat candy hearts and talk about what was easy and hard about the candy heart activities. These 10 candy heart activities will leave your st

STEM ChallengesThese STEM challenges are great to do as morning work to start your students' days off right. This product has TEN challenges to get your students thinking and using STEM easily. Each STEM challenge will have your students thinking critically, being creative, and learning something new. These challenges are a great way to get your students thinking and using STEM! If you like this bundle check out these my REMOTE LEARNING BUNDLE! It has ALL the fun ideas for kids to do during remo

STEM Challenge For KindergartenCreating STEM challenges for kindergarten is not easy. When we keep it simple STEM challenges for Kindergarten can be extremely easy. In this unit, students learn about wind and force by building a sailboat. Students learn about these science topics by applying their knowledge. In this STEM challenge for kindergartners, students apply their knowledge and reflect on what they can do to make their model even better. K-PS2-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to comp

STEM Challenges From HomeRemote learning can be tough on everyone. My main mission is to get your students building and thinking from the comfort of their own home when they can't otherwise go to school. In this project, students will create a simple bridge and learn about weight distribution. Students will use the engineering design process to build a bridge out of paper and notecards. This lesson has been fun AND SIMPLE for kids. What's Included:Google announcement post! Easy to copy and pas

Hibernation STEM activityHibernation STEM activities can be tough to find. We want to teach kindergarteners precisely what they need to know but also allow them to build and understand hibernation. This STEM activity is perfect for teaching students about hibernation and habitats. Students use what they learn to build a habitat for a bear. StandardsK-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given

Chemical Reaction Rocket STEM UnitAre you tired of doing Volcanoes every year to represent the chemical reactions? Are you wanting to do a hands-on activity that your kids will love? Then this is the product for you! Students make their way through the engineering design process to make a rocket and make it actually take off. Can your class take on the challenge? What is includedWorksheets for each step in the engineering design processA cheat sheet to re

Coding UnpluggedThis coding unplugged activity students learn about the basics of coding and are able to build a bracelet along the way. This activity allows students to code their names by coloring coordinating bead colors with letters of the alphabet. This coding unplugged activity will have your kids excited about coding and is very easy to do. If you like this bundle check out these my REMOTE LEARNING BUNDLE! It has ALL the fun ideas for kids to do during remote learning!This unique project

STEM Powerpoint TemplateCreating a STEM lesson template has saved me so much time and has keep my students engaged. After teaching STEM for over three years I have decided to create a STEM Powerpoint template to make your life easier. This template is a Google slide that can be downloaded as a ppt. or used on Google slide. Creating STEM lessons just got easy! Use the STEM Powerpoint template to create fun, exciting, and engaging lessons for your students. If you like these templates check out t

Do you want to add robots into your room but, your not sure how? Do you want to add in a robotic activity that is also educational and fun? Well, you have come to the right place. Robot wars teach students about collisions, energy, and physical properties as students try to create the best robot in the arena. This robotic activity will have your students excited and learning a lot. This robotic activity comes with curriculum and a video guide on exactly how I teach this fun interactive unit! Mat

STEM Lesson Plan TemplateCreating a STEM lesson plan isn't easy. After teaching STEM for over three years I have decided to create a STEM lesson plan template to make your life easier. This template is a Google Doc that has a professional look to it so that you may share it with your administrator. Creating STEM lessons just got easy! Use the STEM lesson plan template to create fun, exciting, and engaging lessons for your students. If you like these templates check out these BACK to SCHOOL STEM

STEM in a bag puts a fun and quick twist on doing STEM in your room. This product allows you to have students grab bags and build quickly. This file includes 20 Task cards that will allow all students to be engaged and excited about STEM. The cards have the problem they are solving as well as what materials they need. This product is very versatile as it allows for STEM to take place and creativity to flow fo all ages! What's Included:20 Task cardsInstruction on how to usePictures to give you i