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STEM Challenge Paper Airplanes Experiment Problem-Solving Easy Prep Activity

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If you are ready for a highly engaging STEM challenge, this Airplane Challenge is for you! You know students love to throw paper airplanes so take advantage of that energy with this STEM project! Students will experiment and use test results to

Subjects:

Measurement, Science, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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STEM Activity Elevators Challenge - A Simple Machine Project

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Here's a fabulous STEM project with a focus on creating a cranking device. This STEM Activity features designing and building a working elevator! Great for October or any time of year! ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM Challenge and 2

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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STEM Basketball Goal Challenge Engaging Problem-Solving Sports Activity

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Basketball Goals! This basketball goal and shooter is the most fun activity ever in the STEM lab! This challenge is perfect for fall sports but don't forget the great basketball tournament in March! Your students will love competing in this

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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STEM Ferris Wheel Challenge Force and Motion Project

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Do your students need activities with many problems to solve? This STEM challenge features engineering symmetrical sides of a wheel that will turn freely. It is challenging, but oh-so fun! Your upper elementary students will love this event. You

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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STEM Challenge Bundle featuring Newton's Laws of Motion with Newton's Cradles

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Do your students struggle to understand Newton's Laws of Motion? Here’s a set of three challenges that all involve those laws! Students will be involved in total hands-on learning as they tackle the second and third laws specifically and designing

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General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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$8.50

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STEM Challenge Newton’s Cradle – 3rd Law of Motion Problem-Solving Activity

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Here's a perfect way to learn about Newton's 3rd Law. This upper elementary STEM Challenge is a student favorite and easy prep for you. Editable lab sheets are included and will guide students through the design process.What is the

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Measurement, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

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$3.50

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STEM Flood Barrier Challenge - Real Life Activity

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This STEM challenge features experimenting first and designing using the experiment data to make decisions! This is a spectacular event with students measuring liquids, analyzing data, and then building a barrier to control a small flooding event.➡️

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.50

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STEM Catapult Building Challenge Problem-Solving Activity

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This highly engaging experiment and design STEM Challenge is unique! How far can you launch something with a catapult? Can you hit a target or go over a formidable wall? Your students will work together to build a catapult, experiment with different

Subjects:

Measurement, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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STEM Projects - Roller Coasters, Ferris Wheels, & Water Slides Challenge Bundle

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

These Amusement Park STEM activities will be a big hit with your students. All are filled with problem-solving and fun. You will love the very detailed teacher's guides and photos! These STEM challenges can be completed at any time of year! Get

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

$10.50

$8.50

134

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STEM Challenge Pumpkin Catapults

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Perfect for Halloween! Students love to launch objects and this STEM activity uses pumpkin candy. Here's the good news! You can substitute with small plastic pumpkins, orange pom-poms, or even tiny pumpkins. Even better, change this completely and

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.50

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STEM Balloon Rockets Challenge Problem-Solving Activity

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Kids love rockets! Anything that blasts off or explodes is what they request in a science activity! So, here is a perfect choice for a STEM project! Students will be using balloons to propel their rockets! Are you ready to blast off?▶️ Save 20% on

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.50

147

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STEM Wind-Powered Car Challenge Build a Car Activity

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Are you ready for a wind project? This STEM challenge is part of a series about wind-powered devices that be used all year long! This resource features the famous Wind Car! Your students will love the problem-solving of this challenge and cheer

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.50

147

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STEM Challenge Robotic Hand Model Activity

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Need a real-life STEM engineering task? How about creating a model of a robotic hand? Have a quick discussion about how the hand works and then design a model. Your students are going to love this!➡️Save 20% with the Quick Challenge Bundle of 20

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

129

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STEM Challenge Bottle Car featuring Newton’s 3rd Law

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It’s time for a STEM Activity with Newton’s Laws of Motion! Bottle Cars will show your students how to use materials well and think through problems encountered- all while learning more about Newton’s 3rd Law. Students will love this car “racing”

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.50

212

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Christmas STEM Brown Bag Tree Challenge

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Are you ready for some holiday STEM activities! This Christmas Tree STEM Challenge has so many ways you can try. One of the planning pages lists multiple versions so you can pick and choose what will work for your students. The one item that makes

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.50

111

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STEM Designing a Cereal Box | Explore Surface Area and Volume

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If you are ready for a highly engaging STEM activity, this Designing Boxes Challenge is for you! Students will investigate volume and learn to calculate surface area in preparation to design a cereal box.➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM

Subjects:

Geometry, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Projects, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

5.MD.C.5b

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Valentine's Day Stem Challenge Bow & Arrow Project Based Activity

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Here’s another great challenge to add some Valentine’s Day exploration in your STEM class! This Bow and Arrow project presents students with many problems to solve. It also works well with two other STEM challenges for Valentine’s Day! Check the

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

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STEM Challenge Suspension Bridge

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Students love to build bridges! This Suspension Bridge is one of the best STEM real-life activities we have tackled! This engineering project is perfect for your upper elementary students. They will spend at least two class sessions creating their

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.50

110

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STEM Challenge Geodesic Domes Problem-Solving Activity with Geometric Shapespe

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Here’s one more great STEM building activity with the easiest of supplies: Straws and Pipe cleaners! This challenge is to build a geodesic dome! Students will use only two materials for the dome. The challenge involves some research prior to

Subjects:

Measurement, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.50

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Football STEM Challenge featuring a Catapulting Device and Goalpost

By Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Are you looking for an engaging Super Bowl activity? How about Football Goalposts and Kicking Devices? This February STEM activity is a sure winner as students design a goal post and a launching device to kick the ball through the uprights. Real

Subjects:

General Science, Problem Solving, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$3.50

100

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 30+ years! This includes the regular classroom and a specialist position. Grades I have taught:

Grades 3, 4, and 5
Grades 1-2 STEM
Grades 3-5 STEM

MY TEACHING STYLE

I think we learn best by trying something and learning from mistakes.

Hands-On
No Fear of Failure
Learn by Doing

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Creating resources for busy teachers has been the greatest adventure!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Masters Degree in Elementary Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

"If anyone ever tells you your dreams are silly, just remember there is a millionaire walking around who invented the pool noodle". And he probably would have been an excellent student in a STEM Lab!

GRADES

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Engineering, Classroom Community