Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)

Are you in need of year-round STEM activities? This growing bundle includes our most popular STEM lessons and engineering design challenges for middle school grades! Click here for more guidance on planning out a STEM class including a scope and sequence and example STEM curriculum map.

Includes a STEM scope and sequence guide for using all the challenges for a year-long curriculum in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades! All activities in the STEM Scope & Sequence are now included in the bundle!

20% off individual products! The bundle includes engineering lessons to cover each science unit plus seasonal activities to keep your students engaged and learning all year long!

What's included in the bundle? Below are all the units included to support a year-long STEM program for middle school grades.

STEM Careers:

• Who is a scientist or engineer? Game & Activity
• STEM Careers Bingo
• Intro to Science & Engineering: STEM Critical Thinking Challenges
• 3 Digital STEM Choice Boards
• Think Like a Scientist

Stage 1 STEM - Teamwork & Creativity:

• 3 Newspaper Tower Challenges
• 5 Tower STEM Challenges
• 6 Icebreaker teamwork challenges
• 5 SEL & Relationship building activities
• Desk Name Tags - Paper Circuit
• 2 STEM Task Cards Quick Build Challenges
• STEM Scavenger Hunt
• 5 STEM Creativity Tools

Semester-long STEM Units:

• Mission to Moon - Semester STEM Unit: Embark on a Mission to the Moon with 10 STEM Challenges that follow a storyline + Stage 3 STEM Moon Colony Project
• Mission to Mars - Semester STEM Unit: Embark on a Mission to Mars with 10 STEM Challenges that follow a storyline + Stage 3 STEM Moon Colony Project

Earth Science

• Oil Spill Clean-Up
• Weather Hail Protection
• Water Pipeline
• Earthquake 5E STEM

Life Science

• Bird Nest Biomimicry
• 5E Genetics STEM: Monster Engineering
• Bird Feeder
• Save the Bees! Pollinator Hotel
• Robot Hand
• Virus Protection
• Brain Safety Football Helmet
• Plants in Space / Botany
• Prosthetic Leg
• Biomimicry 5E Science Unit + STEM Design Lab (Nature-Inspired Design!)

Physical Science

• Bridge Engineering
• Roller Coaster
• Hoop Glider
• Sailboat Challenge
• Sports Engineering Wearable Device
• Drag Device Challenge

Space Science

• Moon Tower Solar Panel
• Solar Oven
• Space Lander Challenge
• Ultraviolet Light Shelter Challenge
• Rover Challenge
• Straw Rockets
• Mars Pneumatic Device
• Mars Rubberband Rover
• Orbital Space Lab (5E Model)
• Heat Shield Challenge

Technology Lessons

• Hologram Structure
• Makey Makey
• Robotics Maze
• Stopmotion
• Paper Circuit: 2 versions
• 3 Digital STEM Choice Boards

Science Units:

• Science Fair Guide: Steps to Success
• Think Like a Scientist: Nature of Science 5E Unit
• Genetics STEM Unit: Hybrid Apple Science + Produce Engineering Design (5E Model)
• Manipulating Genetics: GMO STEM Unit + Classroom Debate (5E Model)

Seasonal Challenges:

• Elf on a Shelf Zip Line
• Spider Parachute
• Haunted House Paper Circuit
• Winter Catapult
• Pi Day Space Rover
• Valentine's Day Candy Grabber

Each STEM challenge includes:

• Detailed educator guide with links to resources
• Editable digital and printed student journals in Google Slides
• Teacher Slides
• Handouts on STEM career and real-world connections
• Student recording packet for each step of the engineering design process
• Science and math extension activities

Looking for more STEM lessons? Our team of engineers and educators is dedicated to developing low-prep and high-quality STEM activities for any classroom! Click below to learn more:

1. Vivify's Scope & Sequence + Standards Alignment
2. Vivify's Resource Guide
3. Learn about the 3 Stages of STEM
4. Vivify STEM Membership

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