Preschool critical thinking projects

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Astronomy, Critical Thinking, Science

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, HS-ETS1-2

...

Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Calendar Bundle

Project Based Learning: Day, Night, Sun, Moon, Stars

Created by

Curriculum Coach's Cafe

Product Description: • Day and Night Sort • Day and Night Memory Match • Day and Night Word Quilt • Shadow Activity #1 • Shadow Activity #2 • Shadow Activity #3 • Shadow Activity #4 • Recording Sheets • Observation Records • Moon Experiments • Constellation Activities • Sun Experiments • Tons of Interactive Fun!!!

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

Digital STEM Choice Board: Virtual Field Trip!

Created by

Vivify STEM

Digital STEM Choice Board: Virtual Field Trip! Go on a virtual field trip with this choice board elementary and middle school! The digital STEM choice board is a low-prep student-driven activity that is great for a substitute lesson plan. Includes editable Google Slides and a printable student journal. These are perfect for a substitute lesson for a STEM classroom!What is a STEM choice board? A choice board is a graphic organizer that allows students to choose from different activities from a ce

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Critical Thinking, Science

Grades:

PreK - 8th

Types:

Back to School, Critical Thinking, Engineering

Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)

Introducing STEM

Created by

Classroom Base Camp

Introduction to STEM students - First STEM Challenge - Setting up STEM in your classroom - This provides what you need to introduce STEM challenges to your young students. It provides ideas for read-alouds, a supply request letter, a STEM interest inventory, a beginning STEM challenge along with recording pages, rules for STEM, and a flip book. This will help you guide your students into the practice of "thinking outside the box". It will help you set guidelines for your students and will hel

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle

Designing a Maker Space & Implementing STEAM and STEM through Hands-On Learning

Created by

Brain Brigade

Brain Brigade's Designing a Maker Space is the ULTIMATE guide to establishing your own Maker Space written by Jerry Hoefs who has already done it - TWICE! Create a classroom environment that enhances STEAM and STEM activities through hands-on learning. People also call Maker Spaces: Maker Labs, FAB Labs, Tinker Labs, Hack Centers. This concept is spreading like wildfire across the globe! This guide will help you get a Maker Space started in your school. Whether you have a small corner in your

Subjects:

Applied Math, Basic Principles, Critical Thinking

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

LEGO Challenge STEAM STEM Activites

Created by

Lill's Learning

Are you looking to enhance your child's engineering skills? I have just made it easy for you! I have researched and created 20 different activities that can be used with LEGOs or Duplos. The activities are varied to get your little one interested in building. *This listing is for the digital download of 20 activity tags (PDF document). Print them on Avery 8160 labels. Place the labels on tags, index cards or in a notebook for easy reference! Age: Toddler to Middle School Skill: Building, Engi

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Projects, Activities, For Parents

Dinosaur STEM Activity for Preschool - Dinosaur STEM Challenge PreK

Created by

This preschool Dinosaur STEM activity is designed to help your PreK students learn more about dinosaurs and paleontology. This Build a Dinosaur Model STEM lesson helps young learners explore, plan, and create using common, everyday materials.The PreK STEM Challenge: Present the STEM activity- Create a new dinosaur skeleton model for the museum to display. Materials Needed:We've included a list of material recommendations but this exploration can be done with any materials you have on hand- suc

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Dinosaur Activities Bundle for Preschool-Centers, Read Aloud, STEM and more!

Zoo STEM Activity for Preschool, Pre-K - Zoo Animal Stem Challenge PreK

Created by

This preschool Zoo STEM activity is designed to help your PreK students learn more about how the world works. This Zoo STEM Build a home for your zoo animal lesson helps young learners explore, plan, and create using common, everyday materials.The PreK STEM Challenge: Present the STEM activity- Use the materials to build a home for a zoo animal that is enclosed.Materials Needed:We've included a list of material recommendations but this exploration can be done with any materials you have on hand

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Science

Also included in: Zoo Activities Bundle for Preschool - Zoo animals for Pre-K

NonFiction Research & STEM Animal/Engineering Bundle | K-2 {Digital & Print}

Created by

Browne's Bunch of STEM

Do you need to add additional activities to your animal units? If the answer is yes, you need to give your students the chance to explore and research about animals with these Low Prep STEM activities. Students can research, plan, and create their own shelters to explore how animals survive. These Resources are updated for distance/virtual learning. The digital resources are included as a link to Google Classroom inside the downloaded PDF.As the product grows, prices will increase. Get the bundl

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Research, Projects, Thematic Unit Plans

CCSS:

W.K.2

, SL.K.1

, SL.K.1a

, CCRA.W.2

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, K-ESS3-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Skeleton STEM Activity for Preschool - My Body Bones STEM Challenge PreK

Created by

This preschool Skeleton STEM activity is designed to help your PreK students learn more about their human skeleton, bones, and skeletal system. This Build a Skeleton STEM lesson helps young learners explore, plan, and create using common, everyday materials.The PreK STEM Challenge: Present the STEM activity- Build a model of a human skeleton that includes bones in the correct places.Materials Needed:We've included a list of material recommendations but this exploration can be done with any mate

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Critical Thinking, Environment, Short Stories

Also included in: My Body Activities Bundle for Preschool - All About Me and My Body PreK

Biome Bundle: Grasslands, Oceans, Deserts, & Jungles (Pre-K and K, NGSS & CC)

Created by

Santa Barbara Zoo

This product from Explore Science and the Santa Barbara Zoo offers insight into the plants, animals, and climates of biomes, including 40 short stories, 20 crafts, 8 experiments, and 39 recommended children's books. This bundle focuses on deserts, grasslands, jungles, & oceans, with an introduction to biomes (worksheet included) and explorer workbook. All content is organized and written for Pre-K and K and aligned to NGSS* and CC at Kindergarten level.* *Includes Phase III Rollout: Environm

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Projects, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1

, K.CC.A.2

, K.MD.A.1

, RL.K.1

, RL.K.4

...

Farm STEM Activity for Preschool, Pre-K - Farm Stem Challenge

Created by

This preschool Farm STEM activity is designed to help your PreK students learn more about how the world works. This Farm STEM Build a Barn lesson helps young learners explore, plan, and create using common, everyday materials.The PreK STEM Challenge: Present the STEM activity- Build a sturdy barn with a door big enough for the horse to get in and out.Materials Needed:We've included a list of material recommendations but this exploration can be done with any materials you have on hand- such as p

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Arithmetic, Critical Thinking, Visual Arts

Also included in: Farm Themed Unit - Farm Activities Bundle for Preschool and Pre-K

Think OUTSIDE the Box Drawing Prompts SHAPES | Doodle Challenge | No Prep

Created by

Doodle Thinks

Enjoy a new version of my popular THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX drawing prompts focusing on shapes. In this download there are 20 challenging and creative drawing prompts that will nurture your artists' creative juices. These prompts (including a set with name/date pages) varies in difficulty and will work well throughout the school year. This set is intended for all ages to complete, however, I do suggest starting with grades 1 or higher (please stay tune for other drawing prompts that are specific to

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Malibu Mutts - Kthru2inMalibu

Also included in: Think Outside the Box MEGA BUNDLE | Drawing and Critical Thinking Prompts

STEM, STEAM Engineering Alphabet Challenges all YEAR! (26 WEEKS of Challenges)

Created by

ABC Engineering STEM Unit! This fun engineering Alphabet STEM Unit will encourage students to ask question, share ideas, explain their thinking, work together, take risks, be creative, and make conclusions. Included is an engineering challenge for each letter of the alphabet. The unit is intended to be used in conjunction with children's literature selections. A list of literature is included- these titles can be read aloud or viewed on the internet prior to completing the challenge. Each A

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Problem Solving

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Halloween

Halloween 4-in-1 Critical and Creative Thinking Bundle for Gifted and Enrichment

Created by

Enrichment with Class

Fly into critical and creative thinking in your science and math/ logic curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will SOAR during the Halloween season with this HUGE 4-in-1 bundle! Bundle Includes these 4 products: (click links for details and previews)1) Goin’ Batty! Research Activity Menu for Gifted or Enrichment 2) Spider Sleuth! Creepy Crawly Research Activity Menu for Gifted and Enrichment 3)Halloween Logic Puzzle for Young and Gifted Thinkers!4) Halloween Headlines Mystery!

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Research, Projects, GATE

STEM, STEAM Alphabet Science in the Kitchen (26 Recipes)-Distance Learning

Created by

Malibu Mutts - Kthru2inMalibu

ABC Science Cooking STEM Unit! This fun science cooking investigation Alphabet STEM Unit will encourage students to explore the science of cooking and try new things. Included is a science cooking lesson for each letter of the alphabet. The unit ties in with any letter of the week curriculum or activity. The cooking activities can be completed in any order to easily reinforce any letter or sound students are working on. Each activity has a color and black and white recipe that can easily be

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Measurement, Science

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Critical Thinking, General Science, Writing-Expository

5-Senses Activity using Chicka Chicka Boom Boom; Crazy Coconut Comparisons

Created by

EduPLAYtion

Crazy Coconut Comparisons is a wonderful printable exercise for pre-K and kindergarten students to author and illustrate as a part of your 5-senses unit. Simply read Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault's book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and purchase a coconut to examine and explore with your class. Please vote and share your feedback and experience using this product with your students. Follow me, and be the first to see new digital products posted throughout the week (most of which are free)!

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types: