Halloween engineering projects

Arts & Music, Engineering, English Language Arts

Unlock creativity in your classroom! Finish the Picture!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. When students are thinking outside the box it results in creative solutions. In a creativity challenge, students are presented with a problem that they have to solve using their creativity. Typically these challenges are short lasting anywhere from 3-10 minutes. By implementing thes

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Creativity Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle Finish the Picture, STEM

Design a Haunted House Writing Halloween PBL Math and Writing Project

Created by

Shelly Rees

Halloween activities like this original Design a Haunted House PBL Unit will get your students excited about learning like never before! What better way to have students use real-life Halloween math, reading, and writing skills? In this unit, students will have the opportunity to plan and design a haunted house and persuade others to visit their haunted attraction!Please click the PREVIEW button above to get a better idea of everything included.SAVE 25% on this resource in the PBL Activities Bun

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Word Problems

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Projects, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

4.NBT.B.4

, 5.NBT.B.7

, W.4.1

, W.4.4

, W.4.7

...

Also included in: Project Based Learning BUNDLE Writing and Math PBL Activities 3rd 4th 5th Grade

STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions

Created by

Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenges Tower Problem-Solving BUNDLE Set 1 featuring Index Card Towers

Ancient Civilizations STEM Activities Project Egypt Pyramids Greece Rome History

Created by

StudentSavvy

Ancient Civilization STEM & STEAM Challenges Bundle for Upper Elementary and Middle School Students! Cross-curricular challenges for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations This bundle contains 8 StudentSavvy STEM Resources! The Stone Age | Early Humans, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Israel, Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome STEM Challenges! {UPDATE: A DIGITAL VERSION IS ALSO INCLUDED USING TPT'S NEW DIGITAL ACTIVITY TOOL!}This resource is p

Subjects:

Ancient History, Engineering, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Engineering, Gifted and Talented

Paper Chair: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!

Created by

Smart Chick

Engineering Challenge:Can you create a chair that can hold a stuffed animal using paper and tape?Paper Chair ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per individual, pair, or team)- Copy paper (3-5 sheets per chair)- Ruler- Masking tape- Stuffed animal (small to medium sized)- ScissorsThis packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materia

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 7th

Types:

Ancient History, Engineering, Social Studies - History

Also included in: Personalized STEM Pack #19 - 10 Engineering Challenges

Ancient Egypt Activities STEM Challenges Pyramids STEM Challenge Project Craft

Created by

StudentSavvy

Ancient Egypt STEM & STEAM Challenges Cross-curricular challenges for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Egypt! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning! There are 2 Egypt STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3,

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Thompson's Teachings - - - Amanda Thompson

Also included in: Ancient Civilizations STEM Activities Project Egypt Pyramids Greece Rome History

Fall Pumpkin Craft - Writing Craftivity - Writing Template

Created by

The perfect fall pumpkin craft your students will love! This cross-curricular pumpkin craftivity includes everything you need to incorporate some seasonal fun into your writing activities. This fall craft includes an easy-to-use template and multiple writing options. Your students will love seeing the finished product on display in the hallway! ⭐ BUNDLE & SAVE ⭐️This pumpkin craft is a part of the Crafts for the Year MEGA Bundle. Save over 30% AND get access to crafts for every season! Pe

Subjects:

Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal, Specialty

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Engineering, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: Fall Activities and Centers - Coloring, Brain Boomers, Thankful Bracelets

Paper Roller Coasters - Marble Tracks Made From Paper

Created by

Andrew Gatt

Learn the principles of motion by building paper roller coasters with your students. Build marble runs using only paper and tape. The Paper Roller Coaster templates have been used in schools in all 50 states and over 30 countries. The download includes templates for building twelve different pieces, an instruction manual with over 90 color photographs, and four lessons designed for grade levels from fourth grade up through high school physics classes. The preview gives directions and template

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Printables

Halloween Project Based Learning Haunted House PBL Activities Writing Math

Created by

Tied 2 Teaching

Halloween activities are so much fun when you dive into NO PREP Project based learning. Using Project Based Learning in your classroom is the perfect way to have your students incorporate reading, writing, math, critical thinking, and problem solving skills in a fun, real-life context. In this PBL unit, students will run their own amazing and spooky fun Monster Hotel! As they prepare for the grand opening, they will need to make important decisions about the room design, the snack shack, house

Subjects:

Halloween, Math, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Meredith Anderson - Momgineer STEM Activities

Also included in: Halloween Activities Bundle Halloween Math Halloween Reading Halloween Puzzles

Partner Pairing Cards and Grouping Cards Pick a Partner #SizzlingSTEM2

Created by

Pick a partner or do small group pairing with these fun cards!With a variety of fun ways to pair or group students, students each choose (or receive) one card and then seek out their pair or group. Forming groups for projects or STEM challenges can elicit groans from students, but by making it fun and engaging for students, this will become your go-to way for no-argue partnerships.Pick a Partner Cards may be printed at full size or at 2 pages per sheet to save paper.✅ What You'll Get ✅✅ Partneri

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Management, Engineering

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place

If I Built a House READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge End of the Year Activity 3D Shapes

Created by

End of Year, Engineering, Science

Integrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom at the End of the School Year!Teach students everything they need to build a house using 2D Shapes and 3D Shapes! Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own house!Connect to a Read Aloud: If I Built a House by Chris Van DusenThis STEM Project is a companion activity to If I Built A House by Chris Van Dusen. The book explores all the elements needed for an amazing house!Take students through the ST

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

CCSS:

1.G.A.1

, 2.G.A.1

, W.1.5

, W.2.5

, W.3.4

...

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers

STEM Activities for the Entire Year | includes End of the Year STEM Challenges

Created by

First day of school STEM to the end of year STEM! Do you want to add STEM Activities and Challenges into your classroom curriculum this year? STEM for the Entire Year includes over 65 Challenges that will engage your students as they go through the engineering design process. Your students will learn to collaborate with their peers as they think critically and problem solve to complete seasonal STEM Challenges!⭐These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, STEM After School Programs, S

Subjects:

Engineering, Holidays/Seasonal, Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Engineering, English Language Arts, Thanksgiving

CCSS:

W.3.10

, W.4.7

, W.4.10

, W.5.10

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Balloons Over Broadway: Book Companion & STEM Challenge

Created by

The Curious Catfish

Balloons Over Broadway is the charming story of Tony Sarg and his upside-down puppets that have become Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade icons! Your students will fall in love with Melissa Sweet’s incredible picture book and you will love the lesson it provides your students. Tony’s inventions were always exceptional but that didn’t stop him from finding ways to improve! The following companion includes multiple ELA activities like retelling (story maps and BME), comparing, cause and effect, chara

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Paper Plate Marble Run End of the Year STEM Activity

Created by

End of Year, Engineering, Science

ENGAGE STUDENTS IN A REAL WORLD STEM ACTIVITY!Make learning fun with a STEM Challenge! For the Marble Run STEM challenge, students are asked by a toy company to design and create a marble run.The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Students would enjoy completing this as a MakerSpace activity or as a STEM center. Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM Teachers, parents

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-PS2-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE

Mr. Ferris and His Wheel End of the Year READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge

Created by

End of Year, Engineering, Science

Integrate STEM in your classroom at the End of the School Year!Learn about the World's Fair and how Mr. Ferris built the first Ferris Wheel! Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own Ferris Wheel!Connect to a Read Aloud: Mr. Ferris and His WheelThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Davis. The book explores the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and how Ferris built his first wheel.Take students through the STEM Proces

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Engineering, Math, Science

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.2.1

, W.3.1

, W.3.1a

, W.3.1b

...

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers

STEM Catapult Math & Engineering Activity (Angles and Ratios)

Created by

Vivify STEM

Take the classic STEM challenge to the next level with design optimization and math connections! This STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging activity your students will love! Using the engineering design process along with math skills, teams of students will build two catapult designs from common materials. Each team will then test at three stations: Distance, Accuracy, and Power. Included are follow-up math problems for enh

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 11th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, MS-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle

Printable LIFE SIZE Human Skeleton Model

Created by

Not Your Average Classroom

Great as a puzzle, project, or as a classroom display!HUGE document with built-in varying degrees of difficulty. This is TWO FULL SETS of bones from head to toe. One set in realistic color, and one set in black and white, simple line drawing.The bones print in segments that are true to life size proportions (for someone around 5'3") I hand draw all of my paper model sets with great care for accuracy. Labels for three levels of difficulty are included for differentiated instruction. A complete an

Subjects:

Anatomy, Halloween, Science

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Arts & Music, Autumn, Halloween

Turkey Directed Drawing Art Project . Thanksgiving Craft Activity Kindergarten

Created by

Howywood Kindergarten

Looking for an awesome directed drawing project that's sure to brighten up your classroom? Here it is! Perfect for hallway displays, gifts, or memory books. It’s just so beautiful... and EASY to draw, for any age!This product is also part of a YEAR-LONG BUNDLE that includes 11 beautiful directed drawing projects! Click here to check it out!______________________________ALL THE INTERESTING DETAILS:This purchase includes 2 files: ✏️ Print and Go, "Perfect Start" Paper (has special starting poin

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Projects, Printables

Also included in: Directed Drawing Bundle! BEAUTIFUL, EASY to TEACH art projects for the year!

STEM & STEAM Challenge Family Projects / Home STEM Activities

Created by

Brooke Brown - Teach Outside the Box

***NOW INCLUDES A PAPERLESS GOOGLE SLIDES NOTEBOOK WITH RESOURCE VIDEOS IN BOTH STEAM AND STEAM FORMATS!***This package is the perfect way to connect STEM/STEAM from school to the home! 12 engaging, open-ended STEM/STEAM challenges are provided to promote both inductive and deductive higher level thinking, one for each month of the year, along with a parent letter, planning and reflection forms, extension options, display sign, assessment rubric, and presentation guide. Package includes: Page 3

Subjects:

Engineering, Math, Science

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Glitter Meets Glue - Art Projects and Crafts

Roll a Pumpkin Halloween Art Activity, Elementary Art Sub Plan, Project Template

Created by

Need a Halloween art project for your bulletin board in October? Imagine these pumpkin drawings in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing activity and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers.A fun roll a pumpkin game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Halloween activities

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Visual Arts

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Projects

CCSS:

W.1.2

, W.1.3

, W.2.2

, W.2.3

, W.3.2

...

Also included in: Fall Art Projects, Roll a Dice Games, Art Worksheets, Art Sub Lessons, Templates

STEM Oil Spill Challenge - Earth Day STEM Activity

Created by

Vivify STEM

Oil Spill STEM Activity - Great for Earth Day! Learn about the effects of an oil spill on the environment through a hands-on engineering challenge! The goal of this challenge is to clean up all of the oil from the feathers and from the water in the time provided. Students will work in teams to devise a plan to get the oil spill cleaned up in a specified time of work. Distance learning update: Activity has been updated to accommodate distance learning including instructions on creating a material

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Engineering, Math

Grades:

2nd - 9th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

...

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 5-ESS3-1

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, MS-ETS1-1

, MS-ESS3-3

...

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

FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM

Created by

Meredith Anderson - Momgineer STEM Activities

These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.9

, RL.2.1

...

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

Camping STEM Challenges #SizzlingSTEM2

Created by

STEM Camping Challenges are three activities that your students will love while exploring the theme of camping. Students will design and construct boats, tents, and fishing poles. These challenges will engage your students as they design, engineer, and test their creations. Students will go through the Engineering Process as they build and test their creations using various materials to construct it. ⭐This product is included in my STEM BUNDLE #2 Challenge! Your students will love designing, cr

Subjects:

Engineering, Science, Summer

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

MP5

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenges Entire Year includes End of the Year STEM Activities

Halloween Ghost Craft | Halloween Activities | October Crafts | Bulletin Board

Created by

Crafty Bee Creations

Boo! This Halloween Ghost Craft is spooky, but oh so much fun! It's great for the month of October and for Halloween. Not only will it make a cute bulletin board, but students will love making their very own cut and paste ghost.Looking for more Halloween crafts? Click HERE to SAVE on my Halloween Crafts Bundle #1!Click HERE to SAVE on my Halloween Crafts Bundle #2!What's included in this pdf:• A photograph of the craft activity• Step-by-step directions• Templates that can be copied direct

Subjects:

Arts & Music, For All Subject Areas, Halloween

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types: