Students choose different ways to create the longest paper chain out of one sheet of construction paper in this easy to prep and complete STEM Challenge.
Student group work can be a disaster, even during engaging activities like STEM challenges. Having clearly defined group roles promotes meaningful collaborative learning for all group members and provides students with opportunities to develop communication skills as they learn to work as a team
Plan these simple and fun Paper bag STEM challenges for kids! Easy STEM activities that use what's around to encourage invention and design.
Use STEM engineering activities in elementary school as a fun, engaging, and meaningful way to tackle the Next Generation Science Standards.
It's important to build a maker culture within your library when you start a makerspace. One great way to do this is to start Maker Mondays, where you have different maker activities available each week.
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Plan these simple and fun Paper bag STEM challenges for kids! Easy STEM activities that use what's around to encourage invention and design.
Here's a list of 52 fellowship activities that groups in my church have used through the years. This list is meant to serve as an idea starter for your group so you can come up with your own activities and plans for implementing them. The key is to do it together.
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Student group work can be a disaster, even during engaging activities like STEM challenges. Having clearly defined group roles promotes meaningful collaborative learning for all group members and provides students with opportunities to develop communication skills as they learn to work as a team
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Empathy in STEM: What does empathy have to do with STEM? Everything! Use these empathy and STEM paper or digital task cards to help students identify barriers that others face and use this information to create innovations that create access for everyone! These empathy activities are perfect for classroom guidance lessons, small group counseling activities, counselor-science partnerships, or homeschool STEM activities! Digital Downloads Included: Quick start instructions Visual aids (color & b/w) 24 activity task cards (color & b/w) PPT scenario for whole group guidance through the process PDF with instructions for using the task cards in Google Slides TM How to use this activity deck: In counseling classroom guidance lessons: In teams, students can review a scenario card and work together to move through the engineering design process and make their creations using building blocks or by sketching. These can also be used for a center during an empathy or teamwork lesson. In counseling small groups: To build empathy, teamwork, and creativity, have groups select a card that is meaningful for them. Students can work together to move through the engineering design process over multiple sessions and to fully design their innovations. In the classroom: Use the cards as discussion prompts, project starters or STEM activities. Makers space: Place the cards on a ring. Provide students with the card deck, STEMpathy guide handouts and building materials to independently innovate! At home: use the card for empathy-building play activities! For distance learning: Add the Google Slides task cards to your Google Classroom. Students can type their responses and upload pictures of their designs! Please note: this is a digitally downloadable activity licensed for one counselor only. If more than one counselor wants to use this activity, multiple licenses are required. It is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to email this file, post it on the internet, post it on Google Drive (TM) or other shared drives for others to use.
Explore a collection of over 45 hands-on STEM challenge ideas that kids are sure to love at home or in a classroom. What will you build?
Build a marble run with an unlikely material… play dough! There are actually two STEM challenges with marbles and play dough in this post, and they are both a ton of fun for a wide range of ages. Best of all, the materials are cheap and can be used again on another day. Here’s a […]
Get your makerspace ready! These maker activities for kids will challenge children to tinker, build, tackle tough problems, and learn by doing!
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Students use dice to get to know each other and answer the corresponding questions. Easy, quick and fun way to engage students! ...
Have you tried the egg drop project yet? This was our 4th year in a row taking part this super fun STEM activity for kids! Check out how to do it with your children or students, and be sure to print out our two free printable recording sheets. Follow our STEM and STEAM Activities for …
Next time you read The Three Little Pigs, ask you child to make their own house out of straw ... well, rather, straws - drinking straws to be precise! This activity will really bring out your child's inner engineer. Supplies Plastic drinking straws (bendy ones work but others would be better) Chenille stems (aka pipe cleaners) Scissors Prep Cut several pipe cleaners into 2-3 inch long lengths. Design. Build. Play. Create. Challenge your child to build a house ... or anything really. By inserting half of a pipe cleaner in the end of one straw, bending it, and inserting another straw, you can start to make shapes, sculptures, and whatever your heart desires. Note: You can add multiple pipe cleaners into the end of one straw! Our six year old son, who loves to create paper sculptures and build with scrap wood, absolutely LOVED this. It was hard to tear him away at bed time, and I was told multiple times that we would continue to work on our house tomorrow. Who am I to argue?
If you're looking for STEM activities for older students, you will love this collection of easy STEM challenges for middle school.
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Here are several summer music camp activities you can do with group classes or camps over the summer. They can be use with a group of different ages.
Do you ever have an "Ah-ha" moment? Let your child have one of those moments while learning with this red cup STEM challenge.
Join us as we give you all the details about our popular Space Lander STEM Challenge and link up with some other great STEM educators sharing the BEST STEM CHALLENGE EVER! Teachers love the Space Lander STEM challenge because the students are completely engaged. Students not only learn, but deeply
Stem Challenges. Many people think of STEAM (or STEM) activities to do at school, but they also are fun, engaging activities the whole family can participate in.
This resource includes six St. Patrick's Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet, and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-) *****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%***** These STEM St. Patrick's Day activities are extremely EASY to set up!! They require only: - Paper - Paper Cups - Straws - Popsicle Sticks - Yarn - Scissors, Tape & Glue OPTIONAL: Fun decorating items such as foam stickers, markers, glitter glue, etc. STEM task cards are perfect for early finishers, maker spaces, and STEM stations. Use these task cards in small groups, individually or with the entire class. Students can sketch out their design, build, and answer the response questions on their worksheets. In addition, students can reference the included STEM process poster as they design and build. Six STEM Task Cards: Rainbow Bridge National Treasury Protection Pot of Gold Lost Shoe Rescue Gold Storage Tower Leprechaun Hat STEM Task Card Sets: Thanksgiving STEM Task Cards (November) Holiday STEM Task Cards for Christmas (December) Winter STEM Task Cards (January) 100th Day of School STEM Task Cards Valentine's Day STEM Task Cards (February) St. Patrick's Day STEM Task Cards (March) Easter STEM Task Cards (April) Earth Day STEM Task Cards (April) Spring STEM Task Cards (April/May) Cinco de Mayo STEM Task Cards (May) End of the School Year STEM Task Cards (May/June) Summer STEM Task Cards (July/August) Back to School STEM Task Cards (August/September) Halloween STEM Task Cards (October) #STEMeducation #STEMactivities #stem
STEM activities with pencils are easy to prep and implement for back to school and end of the year stem challenges. Check out three popular STEM and science activities using pencils. Free printables included!
If you love STEAM activities for kids but hate having to buy a ton of extra materials and tools, you are going to LOVE these free STEM activities.
Build some index card castles! This is a fun and engaging STEM challenge that kids will love, and the supplies are so simple.
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In this STEM challenge for kids, children will create a paper plate marble maze game inspired by pinball machines using a paper plate and a marble. This engineering activity is great for kids from kindergarten age up through 4th, 5th and 6th grades! Follow our STEM for Kids Pinterest board! This post contains affiliate links. …
Jelly Bean Toothpick Building is an easy STEM Activity for elementary to middle schoolers. A fun STEM challenge to encourage learning through exploration.
I decided to take on my own challenge of incorporating a STEM activity every day for a week. It turned out to be a huge success where both my students and I had a blast. Here were the various …
Build a roller coaster for a ping pong ball out of straws, hot glue, and a cardboard box for a base. This STEM challenge for kids is awesome because the materials are so simple and inexpensive! The track is surprisingly sturdy, and kids will have a blast creating a path for their ball. I would […]
The Marshmallow Bridge design is a fabulous STEM Challenge. Students will use toothpicks and marshmallows to construct a bridge. They will test the strength of their final designs by adding weights to the structures.
These friendship activities for elementary students are a fun way to build a happy, caring classroom climate & teach social skills that will last all year.
***Save BIG with the All Year Bundle! ★STORYBOOK STEM ALL YEAR BUNDLE Created by Brooke Brown and Katie King, Storybook STEM provides early childhood teachers with weekly all-in-one units to cover essential skills in reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, math, science, and engineering. Four units are included to accompany favorite seasonal children’s books, with supplemental STEM challenges for each and differentiated literacy and math options for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade. * The Recess Queen by Alexis O’ Neill * The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt * If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff * Perfect Square by Michael Hall Each read aloud and unit can be completed in the form of mini lessons throughout the week, or within a 2.5 hour block on one day of the week, such as Maker Mondays or STEM Fridays. Storybook STEM also provides a simple and comprehensive option for substitute teachers. September Storybook STEM contains the following: Week 1: The Recess Queen by Alexis O’ Neill *Comprehension bookmark *Characters Change anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording sheet *How to be a Recess Queen anchor chart and student extension *Vocabulary (picture cards, interactive games, Tic-Tac-Toe) *Math Connection Anchor Chart – Skip Counting *STEM Challenge: Paper Playground (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards, teacher charts, and student recording booklet) *STEM Maker Task Cards Week 2: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt *Comprehension bookmark *Problem and Solution anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording sheet *Speech Bubbles anchor chart and student extension *Vocabulary (picture cards, interactive games, Tic-Tac-Toe) *Math Connection Anchor Chart – Capacity *STEM Challenge: Crayon Container (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards, teacher chart, and student recording booklet) *STEM Maker Task Cards Week 3: If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff *Comprehension bookmark *Describing Characters anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording sheet *If/Then Scenarios anchor chart and student extension *Vocabulary (picture cards, interactive games, Tic-Tac-Toe) *Math Connection Anchor Chart – Schedules *STEM Challenge: Magnetic Mouse Maze (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards, teacher chart, and student recording booklet) *STEM Maker Task Cards Week 4: Perfect Square by Michael Hall *Comprehension bookmark *Sequence of Events anchor chart, word cards, mini lesson, and student recording sheet *Learning a Lesson anchor chart and student activities *Vocabulary (picture cards, interactive games, and Tic-Tac-Toe) *Math Connection Anchor Chart – Partitioning Shapes *STEM Challenge: Square Sculptures (teacher lesson plan, vocabulary cards, teacher chart, and student recording booklet) *STEM Maker Task Cards ⇒Feedback and Followers Click the Green ★ to follow my store and get notifications of new product launches and freebies! Did you know that you can receive credit toward future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? If you enjoy this product, please leave a review at the product page or through "My Purchases" under "My Account" at TpT. Ratings make the TpT world go round! :-) ⇒I'd LOVE to connect with you! ★Teach Outside the Box ★Facebook ★Instagram ★Pinterest ⇒Terms of Use ©Brooke Brown, LLC at Teach Outside the Box ©Katie King at Queen of the First Grade Jungle By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the terms of use as stated below. For personal use/single classroom use only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, sold, or edited without direct permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act. To purchase additional sharing licenses, please visit my store. All contents of this document are under copyright protection including all text, graphics, contents, and fonts. All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright from their original author/artist. Thank you so much for visiting my store!
Join us as we give you all the details about our popular Space Lander STEM Challenge and link up with some other great STEM educators sharing the BEST STEM CHALLENGE EVER! Teachers love the Space Lander STEM challenge because the students are completely engaged. Students not only learn, but deeply
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STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...