Teacher friends, As you know the end of the year is slowly but surely approaching. You and your students could not be MORE READY! Real learning does not have to go out the window just yet, you just have to mask it such a way where it doesn’t quite seem like learning to students… but it in fact, still
STEM building challenges are a great way to incorporate STEM skills into the classroom. Use them to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math in a lesson for the entire class, or use them as early finisher tasks. STEM building challenges are perfect extensions for students who finish work early. Recommended Grade Level: Kindergarten 1st
Here are three cheap and easy STEM ideas for the classroom, mainly using paper! These ideas could work for any grade, from upper elementary school…
This is problem-solving at its best with the puzzle of the Ferris Wheel STEM Challenge. It's Ferris wheels! Do you remember the first time you rode a Ferris Wheel? I do! It was at an Oktober Fest in Germany and the Ferris Wheel passenger cars were quite large and round. The center pole in
These fall engineering activities are perfect for upper elementary. Use the seasons to sneak in engineering tasks that promote creativity, teamwork, etc!
Botany, biology, physics, astrology, and chemistry, oh my! Check out this super fun collection of hands-on Montessori science experiments for kids!
Are you excited about warmer weather coming? Spring is a great time to go outside and challenge your students to work in groups to complete fun STEM, STEAM, and Science Activities! The supplies are super cheap and easy to find. These are great for Elementary, Upper Elementary, and Middle School science and STEM classes! They are also great to add into your classroom for engaging outdoor brain breaks. Chromatography Tie-Dye Activity Tie-Dye is SO MUCH FUN…and messy. It's a great activity to do outside in mild weather! This is a different version of Tie Dye….with a science twist…and it’s a little easier and less messy ;-). Click here for a step-by-step tutorial with pictures! Oobleck STEM Activity Challenge This is perfect for a sunny day activity outside, especially due to its messy nature! In this activity, students will work in groups to explore the properties of Oobleck. They will be testing random objects such as paper clips, toothpicks, marbles, string, etc. to determine whether they float or sink. Oobleck has properties, unlike most substances we usually encounter. Click Below to check out this activity in its grade-level-appropriate version! Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Version 3-5th Grade Version 6-8th Grade Version Making Icecream This activity is perfect for warmer weather!! If we take a mixture of cream and sugar and place it in the freezer it will get hard and become solid after, maybe, an hour. We can also hand mix it with an ice-salt mixture that will speed up the freezing process. By putting salt with the ice, the freezing point will move lower. This is a colligative property called “freezing point depression” ..... If you'd like to learn how to make your own ice cream in a bag, click here for Step-by-Step Instructions! Levitating Ping Pong Ball STEM Activity Challenge Students will work in groups to discover the phenomenon that occurs when a ping pong ball is placed above a straw and air is blown through the straw. Most people would expect the ping-pong ball to fly up and off to the side—but it doesn't. Due to Bernoulli's Principle, the ball will hover in the air above the straw. This project can end with a demonstration using a shop-vac or hairdryer with a ping-pong ball that will produce the same interesting results. Click Below to check out this activity in its grade-level-appropriate version! Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Version 3-5th Grade Version 6-8th Grade Version Aluminum Foil Boats STEM Activity Challenge In this activity, students will work in groups to design and build a small boat from aluminum foil. They will then see how many pennies it can hold before it sinks. The goal is for each student to work with their group to build and modify their boat to hold as many pennies as possible. Click Below to check out this activity in its grade-level-appropriate version! Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Version 3-5th Grade Version 6-8th Grade Version
Student portfolios can help teachers, students, parents, and administrators recognize the value of a STEM program, and they can be a tool for identifying areas of challenge and growth beyond the subjects that are traditionally graded. As your students maintain their own portfolios, they’ll continually reflect on their STEM work and set related goals. You’ll empower them to take ownership of their own learning and help them to foster a growth mindset related to STEM content areas and 21st century skills, including collaboration, communication, inquiry thinking, and problem solving.
Learn how to build an art bot that scribbles and creates unique pieces of art as it moves around a piece of paper. Hands on STEAM for kids.
Hands-on STEM fun with paper plate roller coasters! Elementary students will love designing paper plate STEM roller coaster to learn about energy physics.
Choose from 58 fun STEAM art projects and activities for kids to explore art while learning science, technology, engineering, and math, too!
If you have middle school aged students, these STEM projects for middle school will be great additions to your collection of STEAM activities for kids.
STEM Challenge- This one is about racing Bottle Cars. This will challenge your upper elementary students.
Check out these super fun STEM toothpick activities that the kids are going to love. Kids will have fun exploring concepts in a hands-on way!
The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk . If you teach in the upper elementary grades 3-5, you know that a great piece of children’s literature can help to set the stage for any STEM lesson or an engaging engineering design challenge. You may have your own “go-to” read alouds , but
From elementary school to middle school to high school, we've rounded up 41 STEM projects and activities for kids of all ages!
Teacher friends, As you know the end of the year is slowly but surely approaching. You and your students could not be MORE READY! Real learning does not have to go out the window just yet, you just have to mask it such a way where it doesn’t quite seem like learning to students… but it in fact, still
This is problem-solving at its best with the puzzle of the Ferris Wheel STEM Challenge. It's Ferris wheels! Do you remember the first time you rode a Ferris Wheel? I do! It was at an Oktober Fest in Germany and the Ferris Wheel passenger cars were quite large and round. The center pole in
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...
If you need STEM projects ideas, this is THE place to go! This is a collection of over 200 STEM projects and activities that kids love!
Incorporating STEM and STEAM into project based learning can be a breeze with the FREE download provided here. It's perfect for your upper elementary students.
From elementary school to middle school to high school, we've rounded up 41 STEM projects and activities for kids of all ages!
Marble Runs- a perfect STEM Challenge for upper elementary students. Two materials- cardboard tubes and tape! Very challenging and so fun!
