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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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Balloon Car STEM Challenge: Engineering Design Process
Balloon Car STEM Challenge! Challenge students to build a balloon-powered car that can travel 5 feet! This STEM challenge will take your students through the engineering design process as they brainstorm, design, build, and test with a fun and engaging project. STEM challenges incorporate math and science concepts with creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. Students are provided with a Mission Sheet and a Student Handout that guides them through the engineering design process. Included
3rd - 9th
Engineering, Math
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+4
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
Using Geometry to Build a Safe Shelter!
An asteroid is going to hit Earth! Use geometry to build enough safe shelters to save the population. Part of the Asteroid Math Bundle, but this activity can be used alone as part of a math center or classroom activity.
5th - 9th
Geometry, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.MD.B.4
, 3.MD.C.5a
, 3.MD.C.7
+10
Space Club: Mission to Mars (Informal STEM Club for Middle School)
Mission to Mars STEM UnitLooking for a complete STEM curriculum that includes hands-on engineering design, real-world connections, science, and math connections all centered around one theme? Look no further with our Space Club: Mission to Mars curriculum! Read a detailed blog post overview here. These lessons are perfect for upper elementary and middle school. The instructional videos, storyline, and easy-to-follow design challenges make them perfect for an after school club, summer camp, or e
5th - 8th
Engineering, Math, Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+3
Also included in: Mission to Mars: Year-Long Middle School STEM & Engineering Curriculum
Robotics Programming Maze Challenge
Sphero Maze STEM Challenge This free guide outlines how to guide your students to complete the programming maze challenge utilizing a Sphero robot and includes photos with examples. Students will use protractors and rulers to map out a course and program the robot to autonomously navigate. This engineering robotics lesson is perfect for informal learning environments or a quick STEM activity to promote habits of mind and develop making skills. Materials Needed: Sphero Robot such as BOLT+iPad,
4th - 10th
Computer Science - Technology, Measurement, Robotics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Binary Code Reference Sheet and Activity ideas
Learn the binary alphabet in uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as numbers! Included in this packet is a reference sheet with the binary alphabet and numbers 0-15, 20, 25, 30, 50, and 100. Also included is a list of 10 recommended activities to practice using binary. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.
Not Specific
Math
Editable STEM Family Night Flyers & Passport: Canva & Google Slides Templates
Planning a STEM Family Night at your school?This free editable packet is the perfect companion to our popular STEM Family Night Planning Guide! It includes all the essential tools to promote your event, engage families, and create a memorable, hands-on experience for your school community. Everything in this resource is completely editable in Google Slides and Canva for easy customization. What’s Included: Editable Flyers — Spread the word and boost attendanceSTEM Passports — Guide families
Not Specific
General Science, Other (Math)
Space Club: Mission to Moon (Informal STEM Club for Middle School)
Mission to Moon STEM UnitLooking for a complete STEM curriculum that includes hands-on engineering design, real-world connections, science, and math connections all centered around one theme? Look no further with our Space Club: Mission to Moon curriculum! These lessons are perfect for upper elementary and middle school. The instructional videos, storyline, and easy-to-follow design challenges make them perfect for an after school club, summer camp, or enrichment learning. Transform your classr
5th - 8th
Engineering, Math, Science
CCSS, NGSS, TEKS
5.MD.A.1
, CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.7
+24
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Robot Chariot STEM Challenge
Sphero Robot Chariot STEM Challenge In this engineering design challenge, students will work in teams to build a chariot capable of safely transporting at least two "astronauts” across a course to the finish line. Students will design and construct a stable and functional chariot that can be driven by a Sphero robot. Through this activity, students will apply engineering principles to solve real-world design challenges while engaging in hands-on learning and teamwork. NOTE: This engineering desi
6th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Measurement, Robotics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Women in STEM Classroom Posters
Women in STEM Classroom PostersIntroduce your students to inspiring Women in STEM with our colorful classroom posters! Perfect for celebrating Women's History Month! Each poster features a different inspirational woman in STEM, including: Jane Goodall - pioneering primatologist and conservationistMae Jemison - first African American woman to travel to spaceKatherine Johnson - mathematician whose calculations helped put the first Americans in spaceAmy Mainzer - astrophysicist and planetary scien
Not Specific
Math, Science
Paint with Sphero | STEM Family Night Activity
Paint with Sphero STEM ActivityBring creativity and coding together with this STEM activity! Painting with Sphero robots is an exciting fusion of art and robotics that’s also perfect for STEM Family Night. Inspired by the abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, this hands-on activity lets students use Sphero robots to create colorful, dynamic murals using a drip-style painting technique. By combining robotics with artistic expression, students gain experience with basic programming and robot co
Not Specific
General Science, Other (Math), Robotics
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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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