STEM Explorers Science Resources

Everybody loves a movie day: students and teachers alike sometimes just need a break. This Goodnight Oppy Exit Ticket turns a well-earned breather into an equally meaningful learning experience. This no-prep activity keeps students engaged during the Goodnight Oppy documentary while reinforcing key facts about NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and their missions on Mars. The 10 simple, easy-to-follow questions are designed so that even students who ar

Freebie: 3 Quick & Easy STEM Challenges Looking for low-prep, high-engagement activities that get your students thinking, building, and collaborating? This freebie includes 3 ready-to-use STEM challenges that can easily fill three class periods with hands-on fun! What’s Included: Marble Run Challenge – Students design a paper-and-tape marble run under their tables to see whose marble takes the longest to travel. Paper Airplane Challenge – Teams test designs and compete to see which airplane f

This was one of my students favorite activities of the entire school year! This is complete bundle listing for the Natural Disasters - Hurricane Houses Engineering Challenge! Included in the bundle are an introduction slideshow (14 slides), a project overview worksheet, a grading rubric, and a recap slideshow (10 slides). Within the slideshows are student examples as well as videos that show how we ran the entire project on our demo day. SO MUCH FUN!!! Don't miss out on this activity with your

This was one of my students favorite activities of the entire school year! This is the slideshow for the recap to an engineering design challenge that can be completed by individual students or small teams. Don't miss the "Hurricane Houses Engineering Challenge Bundle" for Slideshow, worksheet, grading rubric, and recap slideshow! Bundle and save! This slideshow asks students follow-up questions to the Hurricane Houses Engineering Challenge Activity. It includes two videos I made of my students

This was one of my students favorite activities of the entire school year! This is the slideshow for an engineering design challenge that can be completed by individual students or small teams. Don't miss the "Hurricane Houses Engineering Challenge Bundle" for Slideshow, worksheet, grading rubric, and activity follow-up slideshow! Bundle and save! Slideshow details the project where students are given simple materials and design requirements to plan and build a structure as tall as possible tha

Hurricane Houses Engineering Challenge - Grading RubricThis activity is an engineering design challenge that can be completed by individual students or small teams. Students are given simple materials and design requirements, and must plan out and build a structure as tall as possible that will hold a tennis ball 2 cm off the ground while resisting wind from a leaf blower and rain from a watering pail. After the structures are built, the class will test them. Grading will be on basic measures of

Hurricane Houses Engineering ChallengeThis was one of my students favorite activities of the entire school year! This is an engineering design challenge that can be completed by individual students or small teams. Students are given simple materials and design requirements, and must plan and build a structure as tall as possible that will hold a tennis ball 2 cm off the ground while resisting wind from a leaf blower and rain from a watering pail. After the structures are built, the class will te