EASY STEM ACTIVITIES for STEM Sub Plans - Centers - Early Finishers & Warm-ups

Looking for quick and easy STEM activities to implement in 30 minutes or less? Wouldn't it feel amazing when you head back to school to have a stockpile of ready-to-go, simple STEM activities to use as warm-ups / bell ringers, centers, sub plans, choice boards, early finishers or any time at all?

The Ultimate 30-Minute, Quick and Easy STEM Activities Bundle will save you loads of time and help you live your best teacher life.

And don't worry! While these STEM activities are easy for you to implement, they're packed full of challenging, STEM brain-building for students!

Imagine being able to:

❤️ Provide engaging STEM activities to keep students working individually or in centers while you give yourself few minutes of peace to take attendance or just to gather your thoughts

❤️ Leave STEM sub plans that don't require a ton of materials -- say goodbye to returning to a messy classroom! (Tornado-chic is SO last year, am I right? )

❤️ Know you aren't just "filling" time. These activities were thoughtfully created to focus on often-neglected areas students need in STEM & in life:

• developing the critical thinking necessary to analyze designs effectively
• developing creativity, collaboration, communication & curiosity
• learning to think through design planning

❤️ Not spend a small fortune on building materials (most of the activities require no materials!)

⭐️Included in this Resource⭐️

This bundle contains a wide variety of quick and easy STEM activities that can be done in 30 minutes or less, including hands-on quick builds using 5 of fewer simple materials & several activities that require no materials at all!

Click "View Preview" at the top of the page to learn more about each resource inside.

✅ 45 Quick Build STEM Activities
Hands-on quick builds using 5 of fewer simple materials. Each challenge allows students to choose between two building options to differentiate for themselves!

✅ 44 Weeks of STEM Bellringers* for building creativity, critical thinking, observation skills, curiosity

Activities include:

• STEM Improv
• See-Notice / Think-Wonder
• Analyze This vs. That
• Would You Rather STEM
• 8 Ways to Use.

(*Scroll down to see the full list of resources contained inside this bundle.)

✅ STEM Design Domino -- students think critically & creatively to plan customized designs for a specific animal.

✅ STEM Improv Set 1

STEM Improv is a quick STEM activity to work on creativity, mental flexibility & the planning step of the Engineering Design Process (EDP). Students randomly select from three categories: Object, Material & Function. Then they create a design plan & answer questions about their initial plan.

✅ STEM Ideals Character Education Sets 1-5

Activities, posters & awards are included for students to explore 25 STEM professional character traits organized in five categories: Growth Mindset, Skills & Process, Guiding Principles, Habits of Mind, and Beyond Self

✅ Speak, Listen, Draw

This activity is a great to tool to practice oral and written communication skills (one of the 4 Cs of Engineering) as well as reinforce math vocabulary, estimation, and measurement skills. It's perfect for reinforcing following directions, sub day plans, center activities and more.

✅ Collaboration Lesson

Do your students collaborate well? You can use this resource to reinforce the 4 C's of Engineering or any time your students need reminders and adjustments to their collaboration skills, regardless of the subject or activity.

*All of the following resources are included in the 44 Weeks of Creativity & Critical Thinking Bundle (and also in this Quick and Easy STEM Activities Bundle):

Everything inside the STEM Bell Ringer Bundle Set 1 and Set 2 with extra options to swap out any days you’d like:

• STEM Improv - Back to School
• STEM Improv - Fall
• STEM Improv - Winter
• STEM Improv - Spring
• STEM Improv - Summer
• See-Notice-Think-Wonder Plants & Animals
• See-Notice-Think-Wonder Earth Science
• Would You Rather STEM Questions Set 1
• Would You Rather STEM Questions Set 2
• Analyze This vs. That Set 1
• Analyze This vs. That Set 2
• 8 Ways to Use Set 1
• 8 Ways to Use Set 2
• 5 bonus weeks of Halloween-themed Bell Ringers
• 5 bonus weeks of Summer-themed Bell Ringers

❤️ Teacher Testimonials❤️

(This is a new bundle, so reviews below are copied from the separate resource listings indicated and included inside the bundle.)

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Lots of quick easy activities with materials I already have on hand. My students really enjoyed these activities. (Mary D., 2nd-4th -- Review from 45 Quick Builds)

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Students were engaged and required minimal set up from me. Definitely could leave these for a Sub and not worry about what you were going to find when you returned. (Julie M., 3rd-5th -- Review from 45 Quick Builds)

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This is great for center use. I like how adaptable it is for all age groups. (Tamara H., 1st-5th -- Review from Design Domino)

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My students loooveed this! It was a nice break (for me) to not have to deal with excessive materials for a STEM project and to just allow for students to use their creativity. Thank you for all of the spinners too!”
(Busy Bee Specials Teacher, 2nd-5th -- Review from STEM Improv, Set 1)

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My students were super hesitant, so we did one together with every one having the same items/materials. They fell in love with it and wanted to do it again and again! Can't wait to do this again.” (Chelsea R., 3rd - 8th -- Review from STEM Improv, Set 1)

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This is a phenomenal resource. I am using it with my GATE 4th and 5th graders to really focus on growing their mindset with STEM activities. ... So much is included in these sets, the author clearly took her time. I very much appreciate the diversity both in gender and race in the posters, etc. ... Overall and incredible set! (Kate C., 4th-5th -- Review from STEM Ideals)

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Great activities, that you can stretch into a whole class lesson, or you can use as

bell ringers, or sub plans.. so many uses!” (Jessica M., 3rd-5th, -- Review from 44 Weeks of Bellringers, Sem 2)

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Very engaging activities. Quick and easy to explain and prepare.

(Tracey J., 3rd-5th -- Review from 45 Quick Builds)

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Love [these] resources. Great to have time at the beginning of the hour to get class started while kids are engaged in a quick stem activity.
(Jodi T., 7th-8th -- Review from 44 Weeks of Bellringers)

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I use portions of these in my high school CI room. They really enjoy these!

This is very well put together and easy to use. Thank you!”

(Marie M. 9th-12th -- Review from 44 Weeks of Bellringers, Sem. 1)