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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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Paper Football Math Activity: Ratio & Proportions w/ STEM Careers
Your students are going to love the following interactive activity that connects classroom math concepts to the real world of sports! Instead of boring worksheets, students will solve problems based on their own collected data and connect the concepts to cool careers! Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Students learn how their favorite sports calculate common statistics like batting average or throwing accuracy. Studen
4th - 9th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.2
, 6.RP.A.3
+3
Also included in: Math, Sports & Engineering Activity Bundle: Ratios and Proportions
Heart Rate Ratios & Graphing Activity
A great math activity to connect math with sports or for Valentine's Day math! Instead of boring worksheets, students will solve problems based on their own collected data and connect the concepts to cool careers! Students learn about heart rate and the importance of this number in sports medicine. They compute their own heart rate after various activities and graph the results. They calculate the target heart rate and answer critical thinking questions. The activity will take about 45 - 60
5th - 9th
Fractions, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.2
, 6.RP.A.3
+3
Also included in: Math, Sports & Engineering Activity Bundle: Ratios and Proportions
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)
Math and Music Activity/Project: Fractions and Ratios
Students use ratios & proportions to the beat of their favorite songs! The purpose of this activity is to show students how music and math are related and that musicians use mathematical principles in creating musical pieces. This packet includes one in-depth activity plus an extension. Activity 1: "Beats Per Minute" The first activity begins as a class with students listening and clapping along to songs with different tempos. Students then use the data to complete graphing and ratio word pro
4th - 8th
Fractions, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.3
STEM Summer Activity Calendar: Fun with Math, Science, and Engineering!
A STEM calendar with science, engineering, and math challenges! Activities are straightforward and accessible to students of all levels with little or no supplies needed. Get them up, outside, and exploring the world! Students will build a bird feeder, make a lava lamp, cook with fractions, and so much more! The world outside is their new and exciting classroom. The daily activities will incorporate math concepts, scientific thinking, critical thinking, communication, creativity, and real-worl
3rd - 8th
Math
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Calendar Bundle
Space Math Activity Bundle: Real World Math (Fractions, Ratios, and Geometry)
Bring math to life with these fun math activities related to asteroids and space! This bundle includes four space themed activities that incorporate ratios, geometry, and algebraic expressions combined with a STEM career connections. Perfect for grades 5th - 8th depending on student level. Activities can be completed stand alone or in a sequence. Recommended for extension of a space unit, a math center activity, or as part of an out of school STEM program. Activity 1: Russian Meteor Event30 to
5th - 9th
Math, Science
CCSS
6.G.A.1
, 7.G.B.6
, 6.EE.A.2
+2
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
Relay Race Math: Ratios & Proportions with STEM Career Connection
Your students are going to love the following interactive activity that connects classroom math concepts to the real world of sports! Instead of boring worksheets, students will solve problems based on their own collected data and connect the concepts to cool careers! Students complete calculations for a set of relay race times then they hold their own race! Using common classroom items, they time the race and calculate various ratio problems such as "keeping the same pace, how long would it ta
5th - 9th
Fractions, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.2
, 6.RP.A.3
+3
Also included in: Math, Sports & Engineering Activity Bundle: Ratios and Proportions
Meteor Math! Real World Math Problems with STEM Career Connection
Connect math and science with these activities that bring problems to life. This packet includes math word problems based on a real world meteor event! About a 30 minute activity that incorporates math word problems with a real meteor event. Activity can be completed as a class, in small groups, or individually. Additional background on asteroids is provided on the resources page. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Met
4th - 9th
Math, Other (Math), Science
CCSS, NGSS
6.G.A.1
, 7.G.B.6
, 6.EE.A.2
+5
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
STEM Spring Challenges! (Spring Break & Easter Activities)
Keep students motivated with the One Week Spring STEM Challenge! This activity is perfect to keep students learning during Spring Break or Easter holidays. This calendar is based on our popular Summer and Winter Break Activity Calendars. Activities are straightforward and accessible to students of all levels with little or no supplies needed. Activities provide hands-on learning that will ignite students’ curiosity in exploring the world around us. The daily activities will incorporate math
3rd - 8th
Engineering, Math
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.A.3
+9
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Calendar Bundle
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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About the store
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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