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Engineering Common Core 2.G.A.1 resources
STEM Challenge: Build Toothpick Structures
These 24 toothpick STEM structure cards help kids develop abstract thinking, engineering, 2d and 3d shape recognition and shape knowledge.-----------------------------> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE! <-----------------------------After building each shape, children take their learning one step further and label the number of vertices and edges. The STEM structure cards are perfect for engineers from preschool to second grade!Just grab a box of toothpicks and a container o
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
If I Built a House READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge End of the Year Activity 3D Shapes
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
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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2-D Shapes Robot Craftivity | 2D Shapes Activities | 2D Shape Craft Robot
Your mathematicians and engineers will LOVE designing and constructing these fun robots composed of two-dimensional shapes, or 2-D shapes! Depending on the grade level, your mathematicians and engineers can use their shape robots to show how many circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and hexagons, and how many sides and vertices they used! This is great for differentiation or a mix of grade levels! There's a bonus engineering connection! There is a read aloud book that can used to
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Grades:
K - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
STEM Challenge: Build Famous Landmarks
Can your kids build the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China AND the Empire State Building in one afternoon?! These 47 STEM challenge cards use real pictures of famous landmarks from around the world to inspire kids to build those three sites and so many more.The STEM challenge cards are a great way to help kids develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills.Just cut apart the cards and grab a batch of building blocks for some serious STEM fun.For students who are ready for
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges
2D 3D SHAPES Toothpick Cards | STEM Activities and Challenges
Are you looking for some engaging STEM ideas to incorporate into building geometry skills with 2D and 3D Shapes? I have you covered with these Build A Shape Mats! Print and laminate. Students build shapes with toothpicks and molding dough (you can use marshmallows or gumdrops instead), count the toothpicks, sides, vertices, and trace the words!What is inside:2D SHAPESPg. 3 Triangle MatPg. 4 Square MatPg. 5 Rhombus MatPg. 6 2D Rectangle MatPg. 7 Diamond MatPg. 8 Pentagon MatPg. 9 Hexagon MatPg.
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K - 2nd
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STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep
Looking to use STEM Challenges and activities in your elementary classroom? These hands on simple STEAM activities are low prep and use common classroom materials. These STEM activities are both digital and printable! There are STEM challenges and activities for the entire year for you to use - 48 challenges! You will find just what you need for Back to School, Team Building, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer STEM fun! This STEM Bundle includes STEM challenges and STEM activities for the entire ye
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K - 5th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day STEM Activity with Writing Extension
Martin Luther King Jr. (Integrated Math, Reading, and Writing Activities Included!)Students receive a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. giving facts about his life and instructing students to create a podium that he will use to deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. A fun and engaging MLK Day activity!Includes writing pages for students to write about their dreams. Math activities are included as well that cover geometry standards including 2D and 3D shapes, shape attributes (faces, edges,
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1st - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Winter STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Building 3D Solid Shapes Activity Faces, Edges, Vertices STEM for 4th, 5th, 6th
These 3D Solid Shapes STEM task card activity help your 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th students develop their geometry skills by finding faces, edges and vertices. Students complete the recording sheet after building and identify faces, edges, and vertices for each 3 dimensional, solid shape. This resource includes task cards for building 10 solid shapes using marshmallow and toothpicks.Materials Needed:⭐Toothpicks⭐Marshmallows / play doughOR substitute for holiday/seasonal twist- use jelly beans, gummies
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3rd - 6th
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If I Built A Car Back to School READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge
Integrate STEM lessons, Writing, and Literacy in your 1st Grade through 5th Grade classroom at the Beginning of the School Year! Perfect for STEM Club, Liberians, and Makerspaces!Teach students everything they need to build a car. Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own car. Will it fly? Will it float? Will it have a robot driving it? The only limit is your own imagination!Connect to a Read Aloud: If I Built a Car by Chris Van DusenThis STEM Project
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
January STEM Activities Geoboard Snowflakes Symmetry Winter STEAM
This winter STEM challenge is a perfect way to incorporate hands on activity in the classroom. Students will create snowflakes with geoboards & can practice symmetry. This will match well with a math center!Looking for more Winter challenges? Save 30% and receive ALL activities! CLICK HERE for the BUNDLE.This activity includes a printable version AND Google Slides Presentation (works with Microsoft PowerPoint). This digital version:Can be used for distance learning, centers, independent wor
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PreK - 4th
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Winter STEM Activities BUNDLE January STEAM Challenges No Prep Sled Snowflakes
These Winter STEM Activities are great for engaging your students. LOW PREP for any elementary classroom! Activities come with a GOOGLE slideshow, read aloud story & more! Infuse math skills with the response sheets.What’s Included in the Winter Stem Challenges Bundle:5 fun & simple activities all Winter themed and LOW PREP for your convenience!Winter STEM Activity 1: Build a Sled for the Slopes STEM ChallengeIt’s Winter! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Challenge students to creat
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K - 4th
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Makerspace Legos Challenge Task Cards Shapes Designs | Math Geometry STEM
Looking for Lego Challenge task cards for your Makerspace Lab, STEM/STEM, classroom or Lego Club? This resource includes 24 fun to create Shape Themed Challenges! Your students will love working on their engineering, creativity & problem solving skills as they work on designs using squares, rectangles, pyramids, hexagons, diamonds and more!This activity set was designed with younger students in mind- K through Gr. 2. Cards are available in 2 formats - color and black & white. 4 Blank Ca
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PreK - 2nd
(STEM) STEAM: Sierpinski Pyramid Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants design a tetrahedron which will be used to create a large Sierpinski pyramid.Included in the lesson plan• list of materials needed• mathematical background• mathematical vocabular
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K - 8th
STEAM: Soccer Ball Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants will learn how a soccer ball design is based on a truncated icosahedron through an introduction to 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional geometry. They will create one of the panels
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PreK - 12th
Tetris: STEM Challenge
This product can be used as a STEM center or as a small group "STEM challenge" to enhance teamwork, spatial concepts and problem solving skills. The product includes 3 levels of difficulty (difficult, medium, easy) so that you can differentiate for your students’ needs. Directions: Print and laminate the included iPad/ tablet. Next, print the leveled Tetris boards and cut by color group. Lastly, have students arrange the pieces to fit into the iPad/ tablet. This product is a great math enrichmen
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1st - 12th
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Halloween STEM Challenge 3D Shapes October STEAM Activities Witch Fall Low Prep
This Halloween STEM challenge will get student to design their own haunted tower and use math skills to answer questions. Includes a DIGITAL version too! Students will review shapes with the slide show, and try building those 3D shapes.LOW PREP for any maker space or STEAM class. Great for lower elementary as a center or as a whole class activity. Set up is easy! Use foam balls or play doh and tooth picks!Looking for more Halloween challenges? Save 30% and receive ALL activities! CLICK HERE fo
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K - 3rd
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Engineers - Engineering Design Process - STEM Challenges Unit - STEM Activities
In this multi-subject unit, All About Engineers, students will explore the STEM career field of engineering. Students will enjoy learning about this fascinating career field and its variety. ELA Common Core standards, NGSS, and Common Core Math standards are included with non-fiction passages. The activities are fun and engaging and help students really grasp the concept of engineering.Students will LOVE the engineering design problem at the end of the unit. Learn all about engineers, how they t
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Science and Engineering - STEM Activities - Science Activities
Communicative Activities (for STEAM Maker Challenge Cards) (A4 Size)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards Extension: Communicative Activities for Language DevelopmentBe sure to download the FREE Teacher Guide!These activities are further expansions of the STEAM Maker Challenge Cards.* They focus on developing oracy, design skills, critical thinking, and teamwork, alongside STEAM skills. After learners construct something--alone or in groups--they are guided to look closely at the product and think carefully about the experience. These tasks are followed by an interactive
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
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Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
Engineering Engagement STEAM Kits - August Edition (Crayon Themed Challenges)
Engaging Engineering STEAM Kits -- August Edition (Crayon Themed Challenges)**Simple, Low-Prep Thematic Monthly STEAM Engineering Activities**The STEAM Kit theme for August is all about CRAYONS! Simply grab a couple extra boxes of crayons (any quantity or brand) and place about a dozen crayons in each STEAM Kit. Place the August STEAM Kit task cards in their respective kits along with some common classroom materials (and maybe a few "Dollar Store" items), and let the engineering begin! It's th
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PreK - 5th
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Communicative Activities (for STEAM Maker Challenge Cards) (8.5 x 11)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards Extension: Communicative Activities for Language DevelopmentBe sure to download the FREE Teacher Guide!These activities are further expansions of the STEAM Maker Challenge Cards.* They focus on developing oracy, design skills, critical thinking, and teamwork, alongside STEAM skills. After learners construct something--alone or in groups--they are guided to look closely at the product and think carefully about the experience. These tasks are followed by an interactive
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
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Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
Stem Activities, Stem Math, Stem Challenges, Stem Math Challenges, 3d Shapes
This FREE STEM resource involves students building 3D shapes and testing the strength by stacking books on top of each shape. STEM challenges are a great way to get students to think critically while providing an engaging hands on activity.
The students will construct 3D shapes and test their strength by stacking books on top of each shape.
The only materials needed for this challenge is 3 pieces of 12X12 card stock paper and 1 yard of masking tape for each group.
Challenge Resource I
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2nd - 6th
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CCSS:
Science and Engineering - STEM Activities - Science Activities
Do your students know how to think like scientists and engineers? What do they notice? What questions do they ask themselves? How do they see the world? Do your students have misconceptions about scientists and engineers? Find out what they think! In this integrated unit, students will explore both STEM career fields of science and engineering. Students will enjoy learning about these fascinating career fields and their variety. ELA Common Core standards, NGSS, and Common Core Math standards are
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Solid Figures Activity Bridge STEM
NGSS: K-2-ETS1-2 In this Bridge STEAM challenge and solid figures 3D shapes activity, students test the strength of a triangular prism, rectangular prism, and cylinder. They explore attributes of shapes a for bridge building geometry project. ☝ Click HERE to Save over 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM BUNDLE! ☝ (Currently: 16 NGSS Aligned Projects) ❤ All STEM Projects are OPEN ENDED, allowing student flexibility to create and test unique designs. ❤Engineering Cycle Reflection:After st
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1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
2-PS1-3 Structure and Properties of Matter
Help lead your students down a path of exploration of examining the observable properties of matter. This unit plan mixes interactive/ collaborative worksheets and games, classroom discussion, teacher notes to help facilitate, and connections to common core math and technology! Printable pattern blocks are even included to help with hands on resources. Also includes a quick assessment to inform teachers of understanding.
Focus on: building, deconstructing, and rebuilding objects with set build
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1st - 2nd
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