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Football STEM Challenge - Sports Science STEM Activity - Engineering Design
This Football challenge is designed to help your students think outside the box and learn how the world works. This Football STEM challenge helps students explore the engineering design process using common materials. The STEM Process:Present the STEM challenge: Use the provided materials to fold a mini-football and build a goalpost. Remember you can only use your finger to flick the football through the goal post. Materials NeededWe've included a list for material recommendations, but this chal
Coffee Filter Flowers ~ Monthly STEAM School-wide Challenge
Can you create a coffee filter flower with the most color variety while using the fewest marker colors? This monthly school-wide STEAM challenge pack is sure to delight students of all ages! This pack includes teacher directions, student lab sheets, chromatography information sheet, and more! Just add some coffee filters, markers, and a cup or two of water and you are all set! Spring is a great time of year for this STEAM challenge!
STEM Activities Pack: The Great Outdoors with Knots and Hitches
Learn 11 of the most common and useful knots and hitches with this printable STEM challenge. Its perfect for elementary students and homeschoolers looking for hands-on STEM activities! Use this challenge in your Boy Scout Troop, Girl Scout Troop, Civil Air Patrol Squadron, in JROTC class, or physical education class. Please note that this challenge is for practicing outdoor STEM knots and hitches and are not intended to be used for climbing or rescue purposes. Each knot or hitch challenge ca
Back To School Team Building Challenges: Minute To Win It & STEAM Activities
ENGAGING, QUICK & LOW-PREP TEAM BUILDING CHALLENGES!Requires minimal materialsBetween 10 and 30 minutes per activity (can be adjusted to be longer/shorter)41 TOTAL ACTIVITIES!20 STEAM CHALLENGES!21 MINUTE TO WIN IT CHALLENGES!DIRECTIONS FOR TEACHERSSimple directions for implementing challengesList of basic materials needed for every activityGOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATIONDirections for students, including timersEDITABLE so you can change the presentation to suit your needs. Timers and instruction
Biggest Paper Snowflake ~ Monthly STEAM School-wide Challenge
Can you create the biggest paper snowflake from a 3 foot length of bulletin board paper? This monthly school-wide STEAM challenge pack is sure to delight students of all ages! This pack includes teacher directions, student lab sheets, and more! Just add some bulletin board paper and a ruler or tape measure and you are all set! Winter is a great time of year for this STEAM challenge!
Foil Boats: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!
Engineering Challenge: What is the strongest boat you can make using one sheet of aluminum foil? Materials Needed (per student): One sheet of aluminum foil pennies (for weight) tub of water This 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 materials, you can engage your students in the engineering process! This is one of m
STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Pet Rock Playground Challenges ~ Set of Five!
Who doesn't love Pet Rocks and Playgrounds? Most elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about themes, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific themes, like Playground Designs and Pet Rocks! This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom!
Penny Drop: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!
Engineering Challenge: How many drops of any liquid can you place on a penny without spilling it over the side? Materials Needed (per student): one penny any liquid eye dropper or pipette paper towel This 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 materials, you can engage your students in the engineering process! This i
Creat a Set of Indoor Snowballs - STEM Engineering Challenge
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Paper Racetrack - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for a fantastic STEM challenge to do with toy cars?Can your team build a cardstock paper racetrack that your toy car can complete from start to finish?Paper Racetrack ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per pair or group)- 1 toy car- cardstock paper (any color)- scissors and tape- ruler or tape measureSTEM Challenges are a way to get your kids thinking and building at the same time! These challenges use minimal materials and can be used as a way to improve your students communication and
Camping STEM Activities | Engineer Inspiration | Printable & Digital
Enhance your STEM & Makerspace stations with this student Camping STEM activities, Engineer Inspiration Board. =========================Use this board to inspire young engineers to build various things that represent the theme of camping. Using any materials on hand, students have the opportunity to build: canteenmarshmallowbackpacktentflashlightcampfiretreelanterncompassThis is a way to inspire students to be creative and imagine new solutions to design these items. There are not step-by-st
Teddy Roosevelt Camping STEM Challenge - GA 1st Grade SS1H1
The National Park System and Teddy Roosevelt are the perfect match with this STEM lesson! This is a ready to use STEM challenge featuring the story The Camping Trip that Changed America - Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir. We use the book as the hook and then the students learn about the National Park System. This a social studies-based STEM Challenge. This addresses the Georgia Social Studies Standard of Excellence for 1st Grade (SS1H1)- Read about and describe the life of historical figures in
Paper Stool - Camping - STEM Engineering Challenge
Are you looking for STEM challenges to do with a camping theme? Can you build a paper stool that can hold the weight of one of your teammates?Paper Stool ChallengeMaterials Needed: (per team)- copy paper (any color)- scissors and tape- rulerThis a really fun STEM Challenge that gets kids working to complete a fun and difficult challenge, student teams must make a paper stool that can hold the weight of one of their teammates.*This challenge is also part of a larger Let's Go Camping STEM Challeng