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The Vivify team is on a mission to re-engineer STEM education! We are dedicated to creating authentic, engaging, and accessible K-12 STEM lessons that progressively develop critical STEM skills, knowledge, and habits of mind. Designed by a team of educators and engineers, our lessons are low-prep and classroom-tested. Join the over 25,000 educators, and vivify your classroom today!
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Elementary STEM Careers BINGO Game! (Intro to STEM Careers Game)
A Low-Prep STEM Game! Do you know what a sound engineer does? What about a food scientist? This twist on the classic BINGO game will expose students to exciting science, engineering, and other STEM careers. Students will have a great time playing this game and learning all about the possibilities of STEM! About: A BINGO career game for science, technology, engineering, andmath (STEM) careers! Includes career descriptions and fun facts about each STEM career. An easy, low-prep activity that can
K - 6th
Math, Science
Also included in: Elementary Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Starter STEM Activities Engineering Design (Take Home STEM)
From catapults to cars to an egg drop challenge, this is your guide to getting started in STEM! Each activity has an in-depth student activity sheet along with a guide through the engineering design process. Materials are cheap, but the learning is fun, hands-on, and engaging! These low-prep engineering challenges are also great for sub plans in a STEM classroom!STEM for Distance Learning: You can also get the whole family involved with STEM learning by using these as take-home STEM challenges!
2nd - 9th
Engineering, Math, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+5
Christmas STEM: Elf Zipline (Engineering Design)
A fun Christmas STEM Challenge for the winter holidays! Students will design a zip line vehicle to save an elf from a high place. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-world applications. Students will design a zip line to help rescue the elf! Elf Zipline Adventure STEM Activity Guide: Detailed teachers guide with links to resources Student handouts to guide them through
2nd - 9th
Engineering, Math
CCSS, NGSS
6.EE.A.1
, 7.EE.A.1
, 8.EE.A.1
+8
Also included in: Christmas STEM Challenges Bundle: Elf, Santa, and More!
Valentine's Day Frog Delivery STEM Challenge
Your students will create origami jumping frogs then use the engineering design process to create a candy holder for the frog to deliver a Valentine's Day message! This fun, hands-on activity combines fine motor skills, teamwork, and critical thinking. The included student handouts will walk them through the engineering design process to complete the challenge. Math extension questions on ratios and surface area are also provided. Materials List: Construction paperConversation heart candySciss
2nd - 8th
Applied Math, Engineering
CCSS, NGSS
6.G.A.1
, 7.G.B.6
, 6.RP.A.1
+10
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
STEM Drag Device Parachute Challenge
Drag Device STEM Parachute Activity Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of gravity and air resistance to design a drag device to slow down a payload. This challenge uses a ping pong ball to represent a rover landing on Mars. The rover must remain inside an uncovered cup during drop and impact testing. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-w
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Other (Math), Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
6.G.A.1
, 6.G.A.2
, 6.G.A.3
+18
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
STEM Activity Hoop Glider Challenge (Variable Testing)
Hoop Glider STEM Activity with Digital & Printed Journal and Teacher Slides! The hoop glider STEM activity includes building a glider made from straw, tape, and index cards or paper to travel the farthest distance. Different activity versions are provided to accommodate student ability and time constraints. Topics Covered: Scientific Method through Variable TestingSTEM Career: Aerospace EngineeringEngineering Design ProcessForces of FlightRatiosThis hands-on activity shows students how to optim
1st - 10th
Engineering, Math
CCSS, NGSS
7.G.B.4
, 6.EE.C.9
, 6.RP.A.1
+17
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
STEM Explorers Bundle - Global Engineering ChallengesPack your bags and take your students on a voyage of STEM challenges that incorporate the engineering design process with themed activities from countries around the world. This STEM curriculum includes activities that travel to each continent and explore inventions and feats of engineering from places such as ancient Egypt and Antarctica! Explore STEM career connections, ice breaker activities, and math extension problems that are all include
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Math, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+3
Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
Need space STEM activities? Are you looking for Moon-themed activities to celebrate the Apollo anniversary? Launch your students into STEM with these space-themed STEM challenges that incorporate the engineering design process. This GROWING mega bundle is jam-packed for space STEM challenges for the entire year! Plus: each activity includes real-world space current events and STEM career connections! This bundle is perfect for elementary classrooms (grades K - 5) looking for Mars or Moon them
K - 5th
Engineering, Math, Science
Launchpad: Mission to Mars (Informal STEM Club for Elementary)
Mission to Mars: Elementary STEM UnitTransform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This unit includes 10 engineering design challenges that follow a storyline - complete with instructional videos and editable handouts! This unit is perfect for an afterschool STEM club, summer STEM camp, STEM elective, or science classroom! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Astronaut Alex then guides the class throug
K - 5th
Engineering, Math, Science
CCSS, NGSS, TEKS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.C.5
, 4.MD.C.6
+82
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
Year-Round STEM Activity Calendar Bundle
Keep students engaged all year long with this bundle of STEM activities for every school break or during school closings! This bundle includes 22 weeks of unique daily STEM activities that can be completed at home. Perfect for summer holidays, spring break, or winter break to keep students learning. Spanish version included for the editable 6-week activity chart! Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Each STEM calendar i
PreK - 12th
Engineering, Math, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+9
Botany STEM Challenge - Plant Anatomy & Engineering Women's History Activity
Perfect for Earth Day! In this extensive Botany STEM Challenge, students create window greenhouses and observe plant growth. Then they use the engineering design process to build a plant transportation device to safely carry their saplings home! This challenge also highlights Katherine Esau, a pioneer in Botany. History, science, engineering, and math-- it is all included along with teacher instructions and student handouts. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning,
1st - 7th
Applied Math, Engineering
CCSS
6.G.A.1
, 6.G.A.2
, 6.G.A.3
+12
Also included in: Women in STEM History Engineering Challenges Bundle
Fall/ Halloween STEM Challenge - Rescue the Witch
Rescue the Witch Halloween STEM ChallengeThis engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process and related math word problems into your class with a festive theme. A storyline is provided. Your students will be excited to work in teams to rescue the kind witch! This packet includes: Storyline with a Halloween themeEditable Teacher Slides & Student HandoutsDesign Challenge and introduction to the Engineering Design ProcessStudent worksheets to complete the challe
1st - 4th
Engineering, Other (Math)
CCSS, NGSS
1.OA.A.1
, 1.OA.A.2
, 1.OA.D.8
+12
Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
STEM Family Night Planning & Activity Guide
STEM Family Night Planning GuideThis all-inclusive planning guide has everything you need to host a successful STEM Family Night! The guide was created after experience hosting several successful Family Nights with over 350 participants. The activities have been tested by math and science teachers for both elementary and middle school participants and their families. We hope this guide will give you the confidence to host your own amazing STEM Night! 14 Activity Guides: Bird FeederBlobs in a Bot
K - 8th
Engineering, Math, Science
CCSS, NGSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.C.5
, 4.MD.C.6
+24
Also included in: Bundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, Activity Instructions
Launchpad: Mission to Moon (Informal STEM Club for Elementary)
Mission to Moon Elementary STEM Unit This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Astronaut Alex then guides the class through Stage 2 engineering design challenges with each unit a progressively more complex design challenge as students arrive at and explore Moon. Units are aligned to science and math standards along with a different career focus and STEM word of the day such as teamwork, resilience, and leadership. This unit is perfec
K - 5th
Engineering, Math, Science
CCSS, NGSS, TEKS
5.MD.A.1
, CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.7
+79
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
Summer & Solar Energy STEM Activity Bundle
Summer STEM for Elementary Bundle!Enrich your student's summer with this growing bundle of STEM activities that are perfect for the end of the year, summer camps, or at-home learning during warm weather! STEM challenges includes: Detailed educator guide with links to resources Student recording packet for each step of the engineering design processSTEM career explorationExtension activities Summer STEM Calendar: The editable STEM summer calendar includes 22 weeks of daily STEM learning! Get th
K - 5th
Engineering, Math, Science
Ultraviolet Solar Light Shelter STEM Challenge (Elementary - Digital Journal)
Ultraviolet Light Shelter: STEM Challenge for Elementary Your Mission: Can you protect the astronaut from harmful UV rays? Students are on a mission to protect an astronaut from ultraviolet light over-exposure in this engaging STEM challenge. Using UV sensitive beads, students explore how different materials absorb UV light and use the engineering design process to build a UV safe shelter. This is the perfect activity to connect with living on another planet like Mars or the Moon with harmful U
K - 5th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Math
NGSS
3-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
Host a Virtual STEM/STEAM Family Night Planning & Activity Guide (With Spanish)
Everything you need to host an all-virtual STEM or STEAM family event! With instructional videos, timeline, sample schedule, editable flyers, printed & digital student handouts, and more this planning and activity guide will help you navigate the challenges of hosting a family event completely online! Tested with elementary and middle school participants and families, we hope this guide will give you the confidence to host your own amazing STEM or STEAM virtual event! *Updated to include han
K - 10th
Engineering, Math, Science
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.C.5
, 4.MD.C.6
+16
Also included in: Bundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, Activity Instructions
Engineering Design Process Bulletin Board Decor with Gears
Gear-themed Engineering Design Posters for Bulletin Boards!Decorate your classroom with these engineering design process posters with a gears theme! The product includes one large version of the engineering design process on a single posters and then a separate poster for each step of the design process. Learn more about the engineering design process here. You can also use these engineering design process worksheets for any challenge in your classroom or these for distance learning.
PreK - 8th
Math, Science
Also included in: Engineering Design Classroom Posters for Bulletin Boards (Bundle)
Elementary Engineering Design Process Bulletin Board Decor
Elementary Engineering Design Posters for Bulletin Boards!Decorate your classroom with these engineering design process posters perfect for elementary classrooms! The product includes one large version of the engineering design process on a single poster and then a separate poster for each step of the design process. Learn more about the engineering design process here. You can also use these engineering design process worksheets for any challenge in your classroom or these for distance lear
PreK - 6th
Math, Science
Also included in: Engineering Design Classroom Posters for Bulletin Boards (Bundle)
Number & Operations Icebreaker Activities
Get students up and interacting with these interactive number icebreaker games for elementary math classrooms. Numbers About MeStudents create Numbers About Me sheets that include questions such as birthday, address numbers, phone number, number of pets, number of people in the family, etc. When the students gather together to share their numbers, they see what numbers they have in common with their classmates, and everyone learns a little bit about one another. Numbers BINGOStudents get to kn
1st - 4th
Math, Numbers
CCSS
2.NBT.A.4
, 2.NBT.B.5
, 2.NBT.B.6
+5
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Experience
The Vivify team is on a mission to re-engineer STEM education! We are dedicated to creating authentic, engaging, and accessible K-12 STEM lessons that progressively develop critical STEM skills, knowledge, and habits of mind. Designed by a team of educators and engineers, our lessons are low-prep and classroom-tested. Join the over 25,000 educators, and vivify your classroom today!
Teaching style
STEM transforms classrooms into an exciting world of curiosity, problem-solving, and creativity. Successful STEM education is an empowering interdisciplinary approach that brings math, science, and engineering concepts to life through challenging opportunities that mimic the complexities and excitement of the real world.
In our STEM classrooms, students apply math and science to a problem, using the engineering design process through technology. Our lessons follow the 3 Stages of STEM philosophy:
Stage 1 includes activities like tower challenges where students learn how to work together and develop essential habits of mind.
Stage 2 is where you introduce the engineering design process and add math and science, then use technology to solve a problem.
Stage 3 consists of longer, more complex challenges with a research component. In this stage, students solve a more open-ended problem and there is typically a final project that they present.
My own education history
Vivify is a STEM education company that is co-founded by Natasha Wilkerson and Claire Meschkat, two aerospace engineers turned educators who live in Texas.
Claire is a Pre-K thru 9th grade STEM teacher and STEM program coordinator at a Texas private school. She specializes in developing engineering curricula for elementary and middle school grades including the STEM Explorers series. Claire has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a Masters of Education in Educational Psychology - Creativity & Cognition from Texas A&M University. Before Vivify, she worked as an aerospace engineer at Boeing Commercial Airlines, Boeing Space Exploration, & Air Tractor, Inc.
Natasha is the founder of Space Club, a K-8 informal STEM program that is now an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, the Cosmic Leap Foundation. Natasha specializes in research and development of engineering curricula and programming for middle school. Natasha has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M University. Before Vivify, Natasha worked as an engineer for the United States Department of the Navy in radar and satellite spectrum management.
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