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Free engineering task cards
Lego Club Disaster Cards
Build an island out of Legos. Then pull a disaster card. Then try to find a way to fix your problem without breaking apart what you already built. LOTS OF FUN!!My blog entry here describes the activity in more detail:https://legolibrarian.com/2017/03/11/lego-challenge-disaster-island/
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3rd - 5th
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*FREE* LEGO Stem Challenge Cards School Edition
12 Total Lego Challenges School ThemedTask card format:For most challenges, students won't need more than a handful of legos.There are easier challenges, and some challenges that will really push your students to think "outside the box".I use these as an early finisher activity or as a reward. They are a hit in any class.Tip: Store Task Cards in photo boxes and have a few tupperware bins full of Legos so multiple students may work at a time. Dollar Spot bags of "Legos" are great too.****As alway
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K - 5th
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STEM Activities Desert Survival STEAM Challenge for Elementary Kids FREE
Kids will LOVE this FREE SAMPLE of the silly Desert Survival STEM / STEAM activity based on a loose storyline where they will need to survive in the desert with their dog, Pickles! Pair these problem solving task cards with the no-prep STEAM / STEM printable worksheet for a great back to school resource. Include them in your Makerspace, STEM bins, morning tubs, centers, as a reward, or as an activity for early finishers. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, and even parents looking for fun, adven
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Speed, Velocity and Acceleration Task Cards
8 easy and 8 medium task cards on speed, velocity and acceleration (units, calculations, distance-time graphs, velocity-time graphs). Answers included. Using task cards is a great way to engage your learners. As the questions are on separate cards, they can stay focussed. Use the ‘medium’ and ‘challenge’ cards in conjunction with rewards to keep them motivated. Use these in groups or for revision at the end of a topic.Three versions included: Single page (e.g. for projector use), four per page (
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7th - 10th
STEM Building Task Card | Open-Ended Activity
These 24 open-ended STEM task cards are designed to be used with ANY building materials. Students can use the prompts on the open-ended cards to create and make the suggested ideas out of almost ANY building material. It's time to get creative! The building ideas on these STEM task cards have been left purposefully vague to allow students to use their imaginations and create/design with whatever materials you have available. Here are some materials that could work:Clean recycling and adhesive
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1st - 5th
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Building Block STEM Task Cards
This independent work task is a great hands-on STEM activity! Students duplicate the image on the task card using building blocks. The blocks pictured are from the Target Dollar Spot. *****************************************************************************Also available: ▶Punch It! Seasonal Fine Motor Cards▶Clean the House Functional Task Cards▶Fry's 1st 100 Trace & Write Cards*****************************************************************************Earn FREE or Discounted Products:
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K - 3rd
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STEM Bell Ringers Freebie Activities - One Week
STEM Problems -- Your transition into STEM class feels chaotic & you need 5 minutes to get prepared WITHOUT wasting valuable instructional minutes. You need STEM sub plans & centers that require no materials & are low prep / no prep. Your students struggle with creativity, critical thinking & curiosity -- maybe even with STEM activities in general STEM Solutions -- The activities inside this bundle can be done in ~5 minutes each day as bell ringers, or you can combine an entire
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Maker Space Task Cards Freebie
STEM SparksOur STEM task card packet is a sample of our STEM Sparks enrichment cards that can be used in a Maker Space or STEM classroom center, as a discussion launcher, or as a homework assignment. Teachers are saying:What a great resource to have at your fingertips! Thank you for sharing!Students can write about their solution, draw their ideas, and even perhaps build a prototype. Each challenge lends itself to thinking “out of the box”, creative analysis, and unique problem solving. The stu
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2nd - 7th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Christmas Tree Challenge
Junior STEM Christmas Tree challenge for early learners, Pre K, Kindergarten and Special Education. These task cards include basic visual prompts to ensure all students succeed in their STEM journey. A great addition to your Play Based Learning platform.Click here to see our full Junior STEM Christmas Activities resourceCombining Science, Engineering and Problem SolvingNGSS and Australian Curriculum linksThese task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go, use as rotations
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges Mega Bundle - All Year
Makerspace STEM Make and Create Task Cards {Veteran's Day} FREEBIE
**We will be giving away two FREE November Makerspace Reading Comprehension Creation Stations to two people who follow our store and give feedback on this FREEBIE below by 11/5.**
Our Makerspace STEM Make and Create Task Cards are a fun way to implement the Engineering Design STEM process in a classroom or library Makerspace! This resource contains 4 different Veteran's Day Makerspace task cards and two differentiated student response sheets.
The tasks in this FREEBIE will work in a classroom
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K - 5th
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Kinetic and Gravitational Potential Energy Task Cards
8 easy, 8 medium and 8 challenge task cards on kinetic and gravitational potential energy (calculations, re-arranging the formulae, conservation of energy). Answers included.
Using task cards is a great way to engage your learners. As the questions are on separate cards, they can stay focussed. Use the ‘medium’ and ‘challenge’ cards in conjunction with rewards to keep them motivated. Use these in groups or for revision at the end of a topic.
Three versions included: Single page (e.g. for proj
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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STEM Activities Easter Spring Chick Enclosure
EASTER STEM CHALLENGES
Easter chicks need a new enclosure, can you build one for them?
Complete this STEM Challenge using Science, Engineering and Problem Solving
This is part of our STEM Easter Bundle
Color and Blackline included
* INCLUDED *
- Challenge Card (imperial and metric versions) also includes a fact about Easter
- Suggested supplies list
- Design Brief Student Template
- Design Modifications Student Template
- Test and Evaluate Student Template
- Next Generation Science Stand
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Easter BUNDLE
STEM Challenge - Toothpick Tower
STEM Challenge/Task CardEngage your students in an easy, low prep, and cheap STEM activity! Toothpick Towers uses only toothpicks and marshmallows, and encourages students to be creative and innovative in designing towers or buildings. This lesson provides a challenge description, steps and procedures, a STEM connection, and the science behind building towers.Toothpick Towers is a part of my STEM Challenge/Task Card collection, so be sure to check out my profile for more!
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2nd - 5th
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Sphero Indi Challenge Card
Challenge your students by with this infinite loop challenge card!This card uses all angles to create a figure 8 that will keep running.
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PreK - 2nd
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Busy Bin Lego Label
Challenge kids to use critical thinking skills with Lego Busy Bins.What is a Busy Bin?A Busy Bin is a small easy to store container that holds items for learning. Busy Bins were created to keep kids engaged and making good choices during moments of downtime. Often the items inside focus on engineering, critical thinking, or developing creativity. These bins are entertaining for children and provide a unique cognitive outlet for kid’s energy. Where and When do you Use Busy Bins?Busy Bins work gr
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PreK - 6th
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STEM Challenge Strong Paper
Looking for some a fun an easy STEM challenge with basic supplies. This STEM engineering activities only uses paper! Challenge your students to design and build the strongest structure. A FREE STEM challenge using affordable supplies. Paper and tape!This product is part of a larger bundle! save 50% by buying the Paper STEM BUNDLECombining Science, Engineering and real world Problem SolvingIncluded★STEM challenge task card (metric and imperial versions)★Fact about paper★STEM reflection questions
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges Mega Bundle - All Year
Elementary STEaM Pirate Challenge FREEBIE - Island Survival - Designing a Shoe
FREEBIE! Use this freebie to engage your young pirates with STEaM! Have your students design a pair of shoes to help them survive on an island!********************** Check out the complete BUNDLE . *******************************Pirate Themed Island Survival Bundle!**These easy to use STEaM activities are perfect for any classroom. Arrr matey! Use these STEaM challenge cards (print and digital) to help Captain Derby Smithers bury the booty he accidentally stole from Blackbeard on the most fear
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1st - 5th
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Venice ITALY STEM passport FREEBIE
Travel to Italy and learn about the Venice Canals with this STEM passport challenge. Students fill their passport as they learn about and complete a famous landmark challenge. To find the full set of Italian STEM activities including Pompeii, Pisa, DaVinci, Vespa and the Coliseum, click here.This task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around the challenge. This resources lends itself to Geography, Science, History and Inquiry subjects.Student
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
Ancient Civilizations Building Challenges
5 different open-ended building challenges: Great Wall of China, Egyptian Pyramid, Roman Colosseum, the Parthenon (Greece), and the Djinguereber Mosque of Timbuktu (Mali).Activities align with Virginia Social Studies SOLs 3.7 and 3.8. Challenges are designed for collaborative learning- groups of 3-4 students are ideal.Challenges can be completed with any building tool, such as Legos or Keva Planks.These challenges can be used in a variety of ways, including indoor recess, Makerspace Stations, an
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3rd - 4th
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Busy Bin Brain Flakes Label
Challenge kids to use critical thinking skills with Brain Flakes Busy Bins.What is a Busy Bin?A Busy Bin is a small easy to store container that holds items for learning. Busy Bins were created to keep kids engaged and making good choices during moments of downtime. Often the items inside focus on engineering, critical thinking, or developing creativity. These bins are entertaining for children and provide a unique cognitive outlet for kid’s energy. Where and When do you Use Busy Bins?Busy Bins
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PreK - 6th
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STEAM Engineering Challenge Task Cards
Provide your students with STEAM/STEM opportunities with these engineering task cards! Place them in a center for students to choose and create independently or complete whole group! The packet also includes a rubric that can be used for assessing each activity and a complete material list!
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1st - 5th
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Christmas LEGO Challenges
Looking for fun and easy LEGO building challenges to use in your STEAM classes, makerspaces, art classes, or as centers or stations in the classroom? These Christmas LEGO challenge cards provide eight basic Christmas-themed challenges and eight super challenges to build upon the basic challenges for more creative projects that involve a deeper level of thinking and engineering!
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Not Grade Specific
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STEM Activities MOTHER'S DAY Chocolate Box
MOTHER'S DAY STEM CHALLENGES - Chocolate Box
Can you design a box that can carry chocolates safely for Mother's Day?
Complete this STEM Challenge using Math, Science, Engineering and Problem Solving
Color and Blackline included
Linked to NGSS
* INCLUDED *
- Challenge Card (which also includes a fact about Mother's Day)
- Constraints Card
- Suggested supplies list
- Design Brief Student Template
- Design Modifications Student Template
- Test and Evaluate Student Template
- Next Generatio
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges Mega Bundle - All Year
Christmas S.T.E.M bin - STEM Activities
Add the spark to your Christmas lessons! This stem bin is perfect for the week before Christmas.S.T.E.M Bins are plastic boxes with different materials like Lego blocks, Playdoh, wooden sticks and more.With the bins you will also get task cards with different ideas to make.You can put the bins in your classroom for the students to use when they finish their class tasks.Students can work alone or in pairs.S.T.E.M Bins encourage students to create, invent and solve problems in class with low cost
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K - 6th
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