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Problem solving engineering resources on sale
Summer STEM Activity Build a Catapult & Design Process & STEM Challenge
Would you like your students to build a catapult? Students will learn about mangonels and trebuchets. Using the design process, students will build a catapult, test it, evaluate it according to the criteria and constraints, compare it with other design solutions, and improve their own design solutions. Students will learn about the mangonel, which uses tension to power the launch and the trebuchet, which uses a counterweight and gravity to launch the projectile. Students will love this engaging
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Summer STEM Challenge - Electrical Circuits Copper Tape Engineering Activities
Students will love these STEM Activities! In these STEM Challenges on circuit electricity, students will create paper circuits using copper tape. Students will use STEM engineering skills while creating all types of conductive tape circuits using copper tape, coin batteries, and LED diodes to complete the challenges. Great for science lessons on current electricity, STEM camps, and after-school STEM programs. Each STEM challenge can be done independently, though they do build in complexity.This
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
...
Also included in: 8th Grade Science Arizona Science Standards Full Year Science Lessons
Reading and Math Enrichment Activities for Early Finishers & Gifted Students K-5
This bundle of 350 open-ended reading and math enrichment activities for your gifted and talented students or fast finishers will boost creative writing, reading comprehension, spatial reasoning, and problem-solving. All enrichment activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. With lots to choose from, these fun challenges will help your advanced students challenge their thinking skills, boost creativity, prevent boredom, and spark curiosity.These make great independent pr
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
STEM Project Cardboard Arcade | Caine's Arcade Challenge
Newly updated, now includes digital and printable versions! This STEM project gives students the opportunity to create an arcade out of cardboard! It is a highly engaging activity that will take your students through the Engineering Design Process! It also incorporates optional math concepts such as computation, determining area/perimeter, and identifying/creating polygons. It is simple to use just print and the students can begin building using recycled materials. Be ready for your student
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
Also included in: STEM Challenges Bundle
Wooden block building challenge cards for Pre-School/Kindergarten Block Center
Ideal block center activity with wooden blocks to improve fine-motor development, problem solving and STEM skills. There are 15 construction task cards included in this set and children will love the challenge of building the various items: towers, bridges, robot, car, train, rocket etc. These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks as shown in the pictures. THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A MONEY SAVING BUNDLE.This would make an ideal independent activity station or morning cent
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-1
Summer STEM Activity Engineering Design Process Science Engineering Practices
Great for summer science. Students will use Design Thinking to create a balloon car. They will design and create a prototype and conduct iterative testing to design and improve the balloon car. Students will consider constraints and criteria in the engineering challengeand compare design solutions. The whole engineering process takes about four class periods. Students will love this balloon car activity.This resource includes:A slide show on the design processDetailed lesson planFollow-up pagesP
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Summer STEM Challenge Engineering Design Process Build a Rubber Band Car
Do your students love STEM Activities? Your students will love making a rubber band car to demonstrate potential and kinetic energy! This is a great STEM Activity using the engineering design process. Students will design and test their prototype and redesign in this STEM activity. Rubber band cars are fun and engaging and illustrate various force and motion concepts. ✅This STEM Engineering Unit Includes:Phenomena⚡Engineering Design ProcessLesson PlansScaffolding for Students Who Need ItDirectio
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS3-5
, MS-ETS1-3
Cardboard STEM Mini Golf Course Challenge | Putt Putt Project
Make teaching fun with this engaging, hands-on STEM challenge. This design a putt-putt golf course engineering project, will have your students excited to come to school! Upper elementary students will use a print and go engineering notebook to research, plan, build, and share their mini golf course holes. This design challenge has a quick and easy setup because your students will create it with cardboard and recyclable materials. It is the perfect activity for special days, end of the schoo
Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Wooden block building challenge cards Block Center Activity BUNDLE for Kinder
Wooden block building - Block Center Activity. There are 105 construction cards included in this BUNDLE and children will love the challenge of building the various items including: bridges, towers, patterns, animals, people, robots, vehicles, aeroplanes, rockets and much more. This bundle contains the original set plus the new sets 1 -6 (7 sets in total or 105 cards! - enough to last all year in your block center! THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A MONEY SAVING MEGA BUNDLE.These cards are to be used alo
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
Technology Anchor Charts for the Computer Lab
Do you ever find yourself saying the same things over and over in the computer lab? Like the instructions for refreshing a browser page, or to wait for the page to load and stop clicking? Whenever I have to say something to more than one class more than about 5 times, I know it is time for an anchor chart. These 12 Tech anchor charts will save you so much time and help your students to master basic troubleshooting. Anchor Charts IncludedBattery ChargeBrowser ButtonsComputer KeyboardComputer Mous
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Summer Stem Activity Wildlife Bridge STEM Activity & Engineering Design Process
Great for Summe Science. Do your students love STEM engineering activities? Students will love this STEM Engineering Challenge: Build A Wildlife Bridge. Students will learn how wildlife crossings save animals’ lives and protect drivers. Students will design a wildlife bridge using the engineering design process and engineering skills to help the animals cross the highway. A two-page informational text passage on wildlife crossings is included. ❤️Includes:Lesson PlanTwo-page informational text ar
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Summer STEM Activities and Engineering Design Thinking for Stem Camp Challenge
Great for summer science. Students will love these STEM Challenges! Teachers will love the factthat the materials for STEM Engineering challenges are inexpensive and easy to find. These NGSS STEM activities will have students using engineering design thinking and conducting fair tests for these engineering challenges. Great for Summer STEM Activities! ✅Challenges Included: Sound SandwichStacking Cups ChallengeZipline ChallengePing Pong Ball LauncherFlashlightBalloon RescueFloat the BoatBuild a
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Summer STEM Activity Challenge Make a Flashlight & Engineering Design Process
STEM challenge: build a flashlight. Students will love engineering their own flashlights out of a craft stick! Students will use their knowledge of circuit electricity and insulative and conductive materials to engineer a small flashlight. Students will identify the criteria and constraints and use design thinking to build a flashlight. ✅This STEM Activity includes:Step by Step Directions with photosReading passage on circuit electricityFollow-up pagesCER FormGreat Reviews!Jennifer ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Elementary and Middle School Test Prep & Test Taking Strategies
Test taking strategies, procedures, and practice that teaches both teachers and students how prepare for testing all year long (OR right before testing)!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------♥You just have to see the preview! OVER 800 toolkits sold and LOVED!♥ ♥BONUS download included: My best-selling Moon Phases BINGO game to help with your test prep!♥-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grades:
4th - 7th
STEM Challenge Task Cards - Makerspace Activities
Are you looking to incorporate more STEM learning into your classroom? Try STEM sticks! Use these sticks like STEM task cards in your makerspace, math block rotation, for early finishers, or at a STEM/STEAM station! There are over 50 STEM challenge prompts provided in this set. The prompts are in both "stick" format and task card format, so choose what works best for your class.This resource has both STEM and STEAM labels as well as images appropriate for both primary and secondary classrooms. S
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
STEM Challenges Bundle ⭐ 12 STEM Activities ⭐ Science, Tech, Engineering, Math
STEM Challenges Bundle: 12 STEM Activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math):STEM activities and challenges are great for developing critical-thinking, teamwork, design, analysis, innovation, and other skills important for young scientists, mathematicians, engineers and all other students as well. These activities have been carefully selected because their concepts align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).STEM activities of this nature inspired me to become an engineer, an
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
Wooden block building challenge cards Block Center Activity (SET 1: BASIC)
Ideal block center activity to improve fine-motor development, problem solving and STEM skills using natural wooden blocks. There are 64 construction task cards included in this set and children will love the challenge of building the various items: towers, bridges, robots, trucks, trains, rockets, patterns etc. These cards are to be used alongside standard wooden unit blocks as shown in the pictures. THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A MONEY SAVING BUNDLE. This would make an ideal independent activity st
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - K
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
STEM Emergency Sub Plans | 5 Day STEAM Sub Plans Using Just Paper
Do you struggle leaving engaging lessons for your STEM class when you have a substitute teacher? This set of 5 day emergency plans that only uses paper is your answer! Print and go plans for elementary students will make taking a day so much easier. This resource has 5 different design challenges that need only paper to complete. Each child will have their own engineering packet that will walk them through the design process. Plus, you will receive step-by-step teacher directions and templa
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: STEM Emergency Sub Plans Bundle: 5-Day STEAM Sub Plans for Elementary
Makerspace STEM Activities with Simple Materials Like Keva Lego ® Choice Boards
What do you get when you combine makerspace tasks with choice boards? Make-Tac-Toe! These highly engaging challenges are perfect for your makers, regardless of how much space you have! These tasks have been designed around a central material, so that students all start with a basic material and then pull in other materials as needed. This takes some of the guess work out of the materials portion of the makerspace challenge (and translates well to mobile STEM carts). This BUNDLE of Make-Tac
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
A to Z STEM Posters or Back to School Bulletin Board
Create a stunning STEM visual display appropriate for any grade! Use one letter from the alphabet, or create a crossword-style display with your favorite inspirational words. There are multiple posters included for most letters. Many of the words also tie nicely into growth mindset - failure in STEM is not only okay, it's expected and it's how we learn.Blank templates are also provided if you would like to create additional posters. Words IncludedA – analyze, askB – brainstorm, budget, buildC –
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Also included in: NEW STEM Teacher Bundle
Summer STEM Engineering Design Process Car Bundle Build a Car Design Thinking
This bundle includes my balloon car activity and my rubber band car activity. Students will love these STEM Challenges. Students will use the engineering design process to produce, test, and improve their cars. These units demonstrate various motion concepts, such as potential and kinetic energy. Students will use science and engineering practices to design and build a rubber band car and a balloon car. ✅This STEM Bundle Includes:Engineering Design Process STEM Challenge | Balloon CarSTEM Engine
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Math Enrichment Project 2nd, 3rd, & 4th - Differentiated PBL - Plan A Road Trip
Your students will LOVE these fun math enrichment projects with a road trip theme! Students will plan 3 different, fun road trips from choice menus while working within various budgets! Perfect for math enrichment, gifted, fast finishers, and more. Zero prep for you, and tons of fun for them. These math enrichment projects come pre-differentiated. You get 3 different math projects, each with varying difficulty levels.They are so simple for you, too. All you need to do is print and GO! ✨Included
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
Also included in: Math Enrichment Projects for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th | Differentiated PBLs
STEM - LEGO - 48 Task Cards - Famous Buildings, Structures, Landmarks
These 48 task cards challenge your students to recreate famous buildings out of LEGO bricks or other building blocks. These tasks cards will help your students to develop design thinking and engineering skills and are thus a great addition for STEM bins or your school's makerspace.The cards all feature the building task and a picture of the structure to give your students some inspiration. The task cards come in a color version, as well as a greyscale version.Here is a list of the famous structu
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 6th
Types:
Popsicle sticks & wooden block building challenge cards (SET 1) - STEM activity
There are 15 construction cards included in this set (SET 1) and children will love the challenge of building the various items including towers, sea-saw, helicopter, bicycle, truck and various shapes. Many of these challenge cards require children to investigate BALANCE. These cards are to be used alongside standard colored wooden blocks and popsicle sticks as shown in the pictures. THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A MONEY SAVING BUNDLE.This would make an ideal independent activity station or morning c
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
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