Christmas STEM Activities Challenges - 12 Easy Low-Prep Ideas for Elementary
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This bundle includes my favorite STEM activities to do at Christmas time! There are a number of hands-on and digital projects to choose from. 12 Hands-on Christmas Activities2 Digital Stop Motion Animation Projects (Christmas and Winter Night Train)Hands on and Digital Building Brick Challenges (forPrice $27.60Original Price $34.50Save $6.90
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Low prep and FUN Christmas STEM activities! Make a parachute gift drop, a snowball launcher, an elf zip line, and 9 more festive challenges!
Easy to differentiate, with color-coding based on level of difficulty, these activities are easy enough to do in one class period! With 12 challenges to choose from, there is something for everyone. Host a 12 days of Christmas STEM event, a STEM family night, or use some challenges this year and some next.
✅ What You'll Get ✅
- Suggested Material List
- STEM Challenge Tips: General tips for any STEM challenge.
- Teacher Notes: includes terminology and differentiation ideas.
- Christmas STEM decor
- Poster and dedicated recording page for each of the 12 main STEM challenges that guide the students through the engineering design process. Some of the challenges have an additional recording page for added difficulty, or to include metric measurements.
- Challenges
- Christmas Tree
- Parachute Gift Drop
- Workshop Conveyor Belt
- Snowball Launcher
- Stocking Holder
- Candy Structures
- Reindeer Shelter
- Jingle Bell
- Gingerbread House
- Elf Zip Line
- Sleigh for Santa
- Christmas Maze
- Generic Christmas STEM Graphic Organizer to use with any of the above challenges or the your own challenges.
- Self-evaluation and rubric options
✅ Materials Needed ✅
You will need basic office supplies like tape, string, card stock, and rubber bands. You will also need cups, empty plastic egg cartons, a large cardboard box or sheet for a ramp, and building bricks are recommended. Inexpensive candy, such as peppermints, can be used for the candy challenges.
If you would like to complete the advanced STEM challenges, you will also need simple circuit supplies such as copper tape, button batteries, and LEDs. Many of these challenges can also be used for CAD design / 3D printing challenges if that is an option for you, such as the bell, conveyor belt, and snowball launcher.
✅ When to Use these Challenges ✅
- STEM Fridays, Maker Mondays, or Tinker Tuesdays
- After-school STEM Club
- Family Holiday STEM Night
- STEM sub plans/ sub tub. The directions and materials are easy to set up and straightforward to use.
✅ Teacher Reviews ✅
"This resource is very easy to Implement. It was used for after school program students for the whole month!"
"So nicely organized and easy to follow. Great visuals, too!"
"These are awesome! I can't wait to use them with my kiddos!!! Thanks for another great resource!!"
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