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Halloween Pumpkin STEM Challenge Low Prep STEAM Activities Fall Build a Pumpkin

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Miss Tech Queen STEM
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Grade Levels
K - 3rd, Homeschool
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30 pgs + 10 pg Google Slides
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This was so much fun! A great time for Halloween or Harvest fun. Students used Legos and blocks and I purchased the battery operated tea light candles from the Dollar Store for the students to finish their project. So much fun!
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Description

Students will love building a jack-o-lantern for this Halloween & October STEM Challenge. Encourage STEM in your classroom with this Halloween STEM Jack-o-Lantern activity. Easy to set up, just use LEGO or blocks or even recycables. Infuse social-emotional learning, math, or literacy with the various differentiation sheets. Includes a DIGITAL VERSION for Google Classroom.

This activity is included in the Halloween bundle. Save 30% when you buy all activities at once. CLICK HERE for the full Halloween bundle!


Students will love creating a jack-o-lantern this Halloween!

Materials - Use LEGO, blocks, or construction paper. To add more fun, buy battery power candle lights for the inside their creation. I found mine on Amazon! (linked inside the PDF)

INCLUDED IN THIS PUMPKIN STEM ACTIVITY:

  • Printable & digital versions
  • Task cards - in small size (4 on one page) for individual use and large size (8x11) for team use
  • Math task card & response sheet - symmetrical / patterns
  • Social emotional cards & sheets
  • Literacy writing lines - create a story
  • Design process poster (8x11)
  • Activity response sheet -multiple versions depending on your students' level - different line and drawing options
  • Certificates - Celebrate student success (2 on 8x11 page)
  • Ready to print stickers - just use Avery labels!
  • Photos of student-made samples
  • Teacher directions


The digital Google Slides version includes :

  • Can be converted to a PowerPoint file by you
  • Digital files can be used for centers, independent work in class
  • Share a copy with students using Google Classroom or Teams
  • Includes task cards, response sheets, timer
  • Students can type on the response sheets about what they did or add photos
  • Read aloud video (plays through YouTube)
  • Shake break
  • Challenges are easy to complete at home
  • Use it to display & model on your board at school too! I display the slides to start the lesson and show the timer on the board during building.

How I use this activity in my classroom:

I teach 360 students each week in grades K through 4th, so I created these activities to be able to easily set up, use reusable materials, and need low copying! I can adjust response sheets and challenges to meet each grade level. I need something quick and easy for me, yet engaging and challenging for my students! I hope your students enjoy these as much as mine do! :)


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Total Pages
30 pgs + 10 pg Google Slides
Answer Key
Does not apply
Teaching Duration
Lifelong tool
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSSK-2-ETS1-2
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
NGSSK-2-ETS1-3
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
NGSSK-2-ETS1-1
Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

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