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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

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

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

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

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

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 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 mask and learn about matter and how to block out the unwanted matter. 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! Eas

Computer Science Digital Binary Digits activity. Kids love computer science! Learning the basics of how computers work helps students build a foundation. In this activity, students learn about Binary Digits. They learn that computers talk and recognize files with Binary digits by cracking 5 different puzzles. Students use a reference sheet to find out what letters belong in the puzzles and which ones do not. This is a fun activity that will be fun for all your students. What's Included:5 puzzle

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 characters out of cardboard tubes and write a story about them. They also have the option of creating a movie! Students will love this fun twist on creating a story from the comfort of their home. What's Included:Instructions on how to useVideo on how to

Earthquake ChallengeEarthquakes are so much fun to learn about for young students. Adding in an Earthquake challenge all about making a building stand can teach students about Earthquakes while understanding HOW earthquakes affect the earth. This is a great activity to get your students excited, about a hands-on experience. Try out this fun challenge to get your students involved in applyingknowledge learned This STEM activity goes through the engineering design process to help students better u

Area and Perimeter ActivityArea and perimeter have been one of the hardest concepts to grasp for students. They don't understand the difference and rarely make sense of what it is. In this area and perimeter activity, students build a basketball goal and have to figure out the area and perimeter to build their backboard. This STEM activity goes through the engineering design process to help students better understand the area and perimeter. This activity is sure to get your students excited abou

Back to School STEMWhat is STEM education? Going back to school with STEM is not easy. A lot of parents don't know what STEM education is and have different resources to help you. These THREE letters will help parents understand and get you the materials you need to have a successful STEM program. It will also give you the ability to get donations. Which is a huge first step in creating a STEM program! These back to School STEM letters will allow you to get the things you need and they are EDITA

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