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Engineering activities on sale
STEM Project Cardboard Arcade | Caine's Arcade Challenge
Newly updated, now includes digital and printable versions! This STEM project gives students the opportunity to create an arcade out of cardboard! It is a highly engaging activity that will take your students through the Engineering Design Process! It also incorporates optional math concepts such as computation, determining area/perimeter, and identifying/creating polygons. It is simple to use just print and the students can begin building using recycled materials. Be ready for your student
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Challenges Bundle
Makerspace STEM Activities with Simple Materials Like Keva Lego ® Choice Boards
What do you get when you combine makerspace tasks with choice boards? Make-Tac-Toe! These highly engaging challenges are perfect for your makers, regardless of how much space you have! These tasks have been designed around a central material, so that students all start with a basic material and then pull in other materials as needed. This takes some of the guess work out of the materials portion of the makerspace challenge (and translates well to mobile STEM carts). This BUNDLE of Make-Tac
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
STEM Challenges Bundle ⭐ 12 STEM Activities ⭐ Science, Tech, Engineering, Math
STEM Challenges Bundle: 12 STEM Activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math):STEM activities and challenges are great for developing critical-thinking, teamwork, design, analysis, innovation, and other skills important for young scientists, mathematicians, engineers and all other students as well. These activities have been carefully selected because their concepts align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).STEM activities of this nature inspired me to become an engineer, an
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2nd - 9th
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STEM Emergency Sub Plans | 5 Day STEAM Sub Plans Using Just Paper
Do you struggle leaving engaging lessons for your STEM class when you have a substitute teacher? This set of 5 day emergency plans that only uses paper is your answer! Print and go plans for elementary students will make taking a day so much easier. This resource has 5 different design challenges that need only paper to complete. Each child will have their own engineering packet that will walk them through the design process. Plus, you will receive step-by-step teacher directions and templa
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: STEM Emergency Sub Plans Bundle: 5-Day STEAM Sub Plans for Elementary
STEM - LEGO - 48 Task Cards - Famous Buildings, Structures, Landmarks
These 48 task cards challenge your students to recreate famous buildings out of LEGO bricks or other building blocks. These tasks cards will help your students to develop design thinking and engineering skills and are thus a great addition for STEM bins or your school's makerspace.The cards all feature the building task and a picture of the structure to give your students some inspiration. The task cards come in a color version, as well as a greyscale version.Here is a list of the famous structu
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1st - 6th
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Designing and Building a Water Filtration System STEM Project
**FULLY UPDATED JULY 2018**
This is an environmental science STEM project that requires students to build a water filtration system out of specific items. A rubric with a rating scale for grading the effectiveness of the water filtration system is included with your purchase. Background knowledge on how to separate a mixture, and the process of treating water is helpful.
Contents:
• Water Filtration System STEM project Family supply letter
• Water Filtration System STEM project student
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3rd - 12th
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Black History Inventors Posters Set
Looking forward to reinforce your teachings in Technology or Black History Studies? Here is the Black History Inventors posters set. Excellent for Black History Month Bulletin Board or just use as an instructional element for discussion or activity generator. It will do more than just decorate.Can be used reinforce a lesson, as a review or as an introduction aid.This Product includes the following 12 inventors:Alexander Miles Dr. James E. WestDr Patricia BathElijah McCoy Granville T. Woods Geor
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
50 Olympics STEM Labs - Competitive STEM/STEAM Events Winter and Summer
PREVIEW AVAILABLE!LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? CHECK OUT OTHER STEM RESOURCES IN MY SHOP!Just in time for the Olympics, get these BRAND NEW PROJECTS! Then bust this set out again for the Summer Olympics in 2 years! Do a whole unit on physical science and hand out medals in your class! Or you can have your kids compete at home. Nearly all of these are not available in any other collection.***You get 30 Summer Olympic Events, including:archerybasketballboxingcanoeingcyclingdiscusdivingequestrianfencingfield
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3rd - 12th
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STEM Challenge Fingerboard Skate Park | Cardboard Skatepark STEAM Project
Make teaching fun with this engaging, hands-on STEM challenge. This design a fingerboard skatepark engineering project, will have your students excited to come to school! Upper elementary students will use a print and go engineering notebook to research, plan, build, and share their skate park. This design challenge has a quick and easy setup because your students will create it with cardboard and recyclable materials. It is the perfect activity for special days, end of the school year, fun
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Designing and Building a Plant Tropism Contraption STEM Project--Life Science
*FULLY UPDATED MAY 2018*Looking for a life science STEM project involving plants? You found it! With this project, students will choose a form of plant tropism and design a contraption that houses a live lima bean or string bean sprout with the purpose of demonstrating that form of tropism. Students must already have knowledge of the forms of tropism prior to completing this STEM challenge. Their design should present a growth challenge to the plant through the seed’s placement within the co
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4th - 12th
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Back to School Activities Digital TEAM BUILDING
You don't need any building bricks for these team building challenges with building bricks. Not only are these satisfying to build digitally, your students will hone a variety of tech skills while completing colorful and fun designs. How does it work? In the overview video, I explain the process step-by-step, but this is basically a digital variation of my Memory Dash Challenge (a physical in-person activity, found in this Back to School resource, or read about it on my blog). Students will nee
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School Icebreakers and Teambuilders BUNDLE
Back to School STEM Challenge | Getting to Know You Activity | Design Project
This STEM challenge gives students the opportunity to create an item that describes themselves! This highly engaging activity is aligned with the NGSS and will take your students through the Engineering Design Process! It is simple to use just print and the students can begin building using recycled materials. This is perfect for back to school because students can share their item with the class as a personal introduction. *This challenge asks students to use recycled materials to design a
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Growth Mindset STEM Bundle | STEM | Social Emotional Learning
No Prep Emergency STEM Sub Plans | 5 Day Elementary Substitute Teacher Plans
Do you struggle leaving engaging lessons for your STEM class when you have a substitute teacher? Well this set of 5 day emergency plans is your answer! This print and go set of plans for elementary students will make taking a day so much easier. This resource has 5 different design challenges that need only paper or recyclable materials. Each child will have their own printable engineering packet (also can be used in EASEL) that will walk them through the design process. Plus, you will rece
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Emergency Sub Plans Bundle: 5-Day STEAM Sub Plans for Elementary
STEM Task Cards - Makerspace Building & Design Challenge Morning Tubs Activities
Create the perfect Maker Space in your classroom with these STEM Challenge Task Cards. Implementing STEAM Bins or Morning Tubs is the perfect way to incorporate play-based engineering for your students. There are 180 design cards included and even a checklist for your students to keep track throughout the year. Your kids will enjoy building during centers, early finisher work, class incentives, fine motor practice, writing extensions, calm down corner, morning work, and team-building exercises.C
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K - 5th
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Makerspace Activities for Wooden Planks like KEVA STEM Choice Board
What do you get when you combine makerspace tasks with choice boards? Make-Tac-Toe! These highly engaging challenges are perfect for your makers, regardless of how much space you have! These tasks have been designed around a central material, so that students all start with a basic material and then pull in other materials as needed. This takes some of the guess work out of the materials portion of the makerspace challenge (and translates well to mobile STEM carts).This set of Make-Tac-Toe cards
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
STEM Labs Pack - Winter Olympics Projects Pack of 10 Sports-Themed STEM Projects
Get these BRAND NEW PROJECTS just in time for the olympics! Do a whole unit on physical science and hand out medals in your class! Or you can have your kids compete at home. Nearly all of these are not available in any other collection. Get:
Alpine Skiing
Bobsled
Curling
Figure Skating
Ice Hockey
Luge
Skeleton
Ski Jump
Snowboarding
Speed Skating
The projects include some suggestions for graded assignments (if you wanted to) as well as general rules/restrictions and some suggested materials. Ea
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3rd - 12th
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Cardboard Tube Marble Run STEM
Here is an easy to prepare STEM activity for different age students! Your students will use their creativity to create a cardboard tube marble run from tubes and tape, with the help of their scissors. Students will use measurement skills and timer skills to test out their marble runs. This set includes:*8 page booklet for students to plan, record data, and assess their project*Materials Poster*Task PosterTry these other STEM activities:Paper Chain STEM
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1st - 4th
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Designing and Building an Elf Trap using Simple Machines STEM project
This STEM project's objective is for students to design and build an elf trap using simple machines using found or re-purposed items. You could treat this as a literacy-enhanced STEM lesson by incorporating it with "The Elves and the Shoemaker," to develop the purpose of the trap. Or, you could also incorporate it as a Christmas activity.Purchase includes: Designing and Building an Elf Trap STEM project teacher directionsDesigning and Building an Elf Trap STEM project student directions sheetD
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2nd - 12th
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Coding Computer Technology Escape Room (Break out room Computer science)
Coding Computer Technology Escape Room - End of term fun for the whole class. No printing required! Just project the Powerpoint and off you go. Built in timers, Video clips and answer reveals after every slide. This is an educational fun immersive Superhero Escape Room’ experience. Have the students compete individually, in teams or as a whole class the choice is yours! This resource is a great team-building activity to keep your students engaged during the last few days (or week) leading u
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7th - 11th
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Minute to Win It STEM Challenges | STEAM Games
What is more fun than a STEM Minute to Win It challenge? This STEAM set has 10 engaging activities! It’s so easy to use, print the challenges and gather the everyday materials. Students will have a blast taking part in these quick activities or the activities can take longer as mini engineering challenges. The included teacher’s guide provides a detailed overview and materials list for each of the 10 challenges. Students will use collaboration and problem solving skills during each of the
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM - LEGO - 40 Task Cards - City Buildings, Structures, Landmarks
These 40 task cards challenge your students to recreate buildings and structures that you can find in a city. Your students could use LEGO bricks or other building blocks to build these structures. The tasks cards will help your students to develop design thinking and engineering skills and are a great addition for STEM bins or your school's makerspace.The cards all feature the building task and a picture of the structure to give your students some inspiration. The task cards come in a color ve
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K - 4th
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STEM Challenge - Project: PLANT A GARDEN
Engage your students with this week-long STEM Challenge. Your students will be able to Explore, Elaborate, and Explain while Engaged in this REAL-WORLD challenge of designing their own vegetable garden!This is great way to promote both the scientific and engineering methods! This is a 'feel good' project. - THIS IS WHAT TEACHING SCIENCE IS ALL ABOUT!!!Your students are given a one page article concerning vegetable gardens and victory gardens during World War 2. In addition to the article, your
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6th - 10th
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STEM Labs Sports Pack - Football Super Bowl Projects Pack of 11 STEM Projects
Get these BRAND NEW PROJECTS just in time for the super bowl (or the start of a new season)! Do a whole unit on physical science in sports and hand out trophies or rings in your class! Or you can have your kids compete at home. Non of these are currently available in any other collection. Get:
Design your own Footballs
Fair Catch
Field Goal Kickers
Helmets
Model Players
Pass Rush & Sack
Hail Mary Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Tacklers
Vibrating Fields
Wide Receivers
The projects include some
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3rd - 12th
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Designing and Building a Gingerbread Man Trap using Simple Machines STEM Project
This STEM project's objective is for students to design and build a trap that the little old man and the little old woman could have used to catch the Gingerbread Man. The traps should incorporate simple machines, and be made from found or re-purposed items. Students should already have knowledge of simple machines before beginning this project.This would be a great addition to your Gingerbread unit!Purchase includes: Designing and Building a Gingerbread Man Trap STEM project teacher direction
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2nd - 12th
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