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1st grade science resources for Microsoft OneDrive
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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5 Little Pumpkins STEM Challenge Halloween STEAM Activities Five October Fall
This Halloween STEM challenge can be paired with Five Little Pumpkins & will get students building a gate to hold small pumpkins. With low prep, this challenge is perfect for any maker space or STEAM class. Get ready for some spooky STEM fun!This activity is included in the Halloween bundle. Save 30% when you buy all activities at once. CLICK HERE for the full Halloween bundle!Materials - to add extra fun purchase mini pumpkin erasers or props. Otherwise, use orange pom poms!INCLUDED IN THIS
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PreK - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
All About Penguins PowerPoint Fun Facts Informational Text
Penguins Fun Facts PowerPoint. Read the informational text all about penguins and learn all about these flightless birds and the various different species of penguins; what they eat, how they stay warm, etc. Nonfiction text for reading practice. If you are using a penguin theme in your classroom or need to read more nonfiction, learn about penguins this winter! This digital resource includes fun facts about the life of a penguin and provides a study of different kinds of penguins which can be u
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1st - 4th
Halloween & October STEM Challenges | Pumpkins Spiders & Fall Activities
These Halloween STEM Challenges are great for engaging your students all October long! With LOW PREP print and digital STEM activities October STEM Challenges have never been easier to implement in your classroom! Each of the Halloween STEM challenges comes with a Google Slideshow, read aloud story and print and digital STEM activities that infuse a variety of different skills on the response sheets. These 6 fun and simple October STEM activities will get your students working on those critical
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K - 3rd
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Thanksgiving STEM Challenges 5 Fall Activities STEAM Turkey November Low Prep
These Thanksgiving 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 Thanksgiving Stem Challenges Bundle:5 fun & simple activities all Thanksgiving themed and LOW PREP for your convenience!Thanksgiving STEM Activity 1: Apples Activities STEM ChallengeHow many apples can you balance? Challenge your students to desig
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Constellations Activity PDF | STEM Station
What patterns can we see in the sky made by the stars? After learning about stars and constellations, students will create different constellations using geoboards.While this can be used as a whole group activity, it is recommended to use as a station on conjunction with other related activities.Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration.==========================================STEM Stations are a great way to encourage creativity, collaboration and critical thinking.
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1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
STEM Challenge Bird House Craft Easy Earth Day April Spring STEAM Activities
Build a bird house this Spring for Earth Day! In this STEM challenge students will learn about bird nests and build a bird home using recyclable materials only. This activity is digital and printable. ★Grab all 5 SPRING challenge at $13.30 & save 30%. Click here to view the bundle!!!THE STEM CHALLENGE:Your students will design and build a bird house MATERIALS NEEDED:Use basic recyclable materials to create a bird house. You can even use reusable items like blocks, LEGO, magnets for younger s
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1st - 4th
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Team building 5 STEM Activities Growth Mindset STEAM Skills Challenges School
Start the year off right with this STEM skills bundle! This bundle includes 5 team building STEM Activities. Teach & review important skills: growth mindset, teamwork, getting to know myself, brainstorming. Tie in SEL too! This is a great whole group lesson that is printable & digital. ⭐Save money and get all five skills in one bundle!This bundle includes five essential STEM skills that will help your students succeed in any STEM activity. The skills included in this STEM bundle are:Bra
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1st - 4th
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STEM & Makerspace Year Bundle 109 Challenges Coding Robotics Ozobot Activities
STEM naturally lends itself to be fun, hands-on, engaging, and challenge-focused which kids love. They will feel more like they are playing than learning awesome Science, Engineering, Art, and Math skills. But for a teacher, lessons can take hours and hours to prep and plan. Thanks to this bundle, your ENTIRE YEAR can be planned out!This ultimate bundle is ready-to-use and includes building challenges, task cards, coding, robotic activities, movie making, & genius hour. You have access to ov
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1st - 4th
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Owls PowerPoint - Informational Text and Fun Facts
All About Owls PowerPoint! Read the informational text and learn fun facts about these nocturnal creatures! Engaging facts about the life of an owl; covers various species. Use in science to discuss owl pellets and owl behaviors. Informational text for reading practice. Build background knowledge on Florida burrowing owls, barn owls, screech owls, barred owls, and great horned owls for reading books with owls, like "Owl Moon" by Jane Yolen or "Hoot" by Carl Hiassen. Use to introduce an owl unit
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1st - 4th
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All About Polar Bears PowerPoint Informational Text Fun Facts
Polar Bears PowerPoint. Engaging fun facts and interesting informational reading students enjoy. Great addition to an arctic animals unit. Nonfiction informational text on polar bear size, adaptations, diet, cubs, global warming and the polar bear environment. Learn about these artic animals in a fun presentation with animated clips. Includes a link to what a polar bear sounds like, a printable review sheet for a quick quiz or assessment and three activities. Has book suggestions for further rea
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Earth Day Activities Digital Google Reading Comprehension Animals Recycle
These FUN digital Earth Day activities are perfect for Kindergarten, first grade and second grade. It includes a K-W-L chart, nonfiction text about Earth Day, a quick drag and drop comprehension check, a drag and drop activity about things that are helpful vs hurtful to the earth, a drag and drop recycling activity, a design your own Earth Day Promise (The Earth Day Promise has two templates so you can choose if you want your students to upload a picture of themself or not.), vocabulary matchi
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Earth Day Activities Digital Bundle Writing Google Virtual Recycle
Continents and Oceans Geography Interactive PowerPoint and Mini Book with Easel
Continents and Oceans PowerPoint. Useful for studying the seven continents of the Earth and the five oceans in your geography or Social Studies classes. Includes examples of some major features of each continent of the world and some animals that are unique to each. Students will also see a visual about the equator and the hemispheres of the planet. Great supplemental activity for Earth Day, too. Has l interactive review slides and a printable for students to follow along. There are two Easel As
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Earth Day Activities Bundle
Apple Activities STEM Challenge Fall STEAM October Johnny Appleseed November
Celebrate Apple Johnny Appleseed Day with this fun fall STEM Challenge. In this engaging Fall STEM challenge students will design their own tower to balance apples. Use any materials you have!! Includes a digital & printable version! They will even incorporate math skills to answer questions. LOW PREP so set up is easy for you!This activity is included in my FALL BUNDLE. Use STEM all month long with the FALL BUNDLE! Click here to Save 30% with 5 activities!MaterialsI bought fake plastic app
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K - 3rd
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STEM Challenges 8 All Year STEAM Activities Literacy No Prep Rainbow Bird Nest
Do you want to include literacy with STEM challenges? Then Simple STEAM Stories are perfect for you. This is an easy-to-set-up low prep STEM challenge that focuses on popular stories. This growing bundle will include more challenges off books. This challenge is printable and digital, with Google Slide & Seesaw activities.★ SAVE BIG WITH THIS BUNDLE - NEW challenges are yours FREE!Begin your lesson by reading the story as a whole group. Introduce your class to the building challenge. Students
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Fishing Lesson Plan | Fishing Rod Challenge | STEM Survival Camp
You are sent off into the wild with limited supplies. You have to stay quite a few days, and need to catch your own food to eat. How can you create a fishing pole to catch the fish? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore fishing techniques and designs, plan and build a fishing pole, make modifications to your prototype, catch fish and graph your results.This is one of 6 units I taught in my K-5 STEM classroom; properly named 'STEM Survival Camp'. ========================
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K - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Camping Theme Lesson Plans | Bundle | STEM Survival Camp
STEM Activities for the first day of school STEAM Challenges Getting to know you
Start off the year by reviewing STEM SKILLS. This STEM Activity will review the terms interests & talents. Students will get to know themselves by figuring out what their interests, talents & hobbies are. This is a great whole group lesson that is printable & digital. When people hear the word “talent,” they often think of an artistic area of expression such as drawing or playing a musical instrument. We also refer to people as being talented athletes or talented in science. Most exp
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1st - 4th
Lions PowerPoint - Informational Text and Fun Facts
Fun Facts About Lions PowerPoint. Read informational text and learn all about lions! 25 slides of interesting and engaging information about lions. Introduce an animal theme unit of study or when studying mammals. Lots of animated graphics. Nonfiction text for reading practice. Learn the differences between African lions and Asian lions. What do lions eat? Where do lions live? Fun anytime, and great for March, which comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Engage students and grab their a
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Elephants PowerPoint - Informational Text and Fun Facts
Elephants - Fun Facts About Elephants PowerPoint. Read the informational text and learn about elephants! 26 slides. Fun facts about elephants you can use to introduce a jungle theme unit. Nonfiction text for reading practice with questions about key details. Learn the differences between African elephants and Asian elephants. What do elephants eat? Where do elephants live? Engage students and grab their attention, or build background knowledge for reading books with elephants, like Babar the El
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Halloween STEM Challenge Spookley The Square Pumpkin October Activities Stories
Do your students love Spookley The Square Pumpkin? The Halloween STEM challenge is a perfect pair. Include literacy with Simple STEM Stories. This is an easy-to-set up STEM activity that focuses on the popular story, Spookley. This challenge is printable and digital, with Google Slide & Seesaw activities. ★ Begin your lesson by reading Spookley The Square Pumpkin as a whole group. Introduce your class to the building challenge. Students will be challenged to create a square pumpkin. Review t
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1st - 4th
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St. Patrick's Day STEM Challenges March Activity Bundle St Pattys Leprechaun
If you need low prep St. Patrick’s day STEM or STEAM activities to use in your classroom then these St Pattys Day Stem challenges are for you! You will build a leprechaun trap, tool to pick up gold, boat, rainbow maze & more! What’s Included in the March St. Patrick’s Stem Challenges Bundle: 5 fun & simple activities all St. Patrick’s Day themed and LOW PREP for your convenience! St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activity 1: Leprechaun Trap Stem Challenge: Let your students’ imagination of Leprech
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1st - 4th
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Digital Animal Research Flip Book | Google Slides™ and PowerPoint
Wrap up your Growth and Changes in Animals unit with this DIGITAL version of my Growth and Changes in Animals Flip Book Research Project! You can find the PDF version HERE or grab the entire unit HERE.⭐ This animal flip book is also available in a printable PDF version!This digital animal flip book is perfect for:✔ 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade classrooms✔ teachers looking for a simple research project for their animal unit✔ teachers who need a digital option for their online, hybrid, or in-person stu
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1st - 3rd
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Leprechaun Trap Challenge FREE March STEM Activity STEAM Activities Low Prep
Show your students how to catch a leprechaun with a leprechaun trap!!! This FREE St Patricks Day STEM challenge will get students designing a Leprechaun Trap. Perfect for March STEM activities! LOW PREP and easy to set up for including into any classroom with one sided response sheets, certificates, and more.⭐This is included in the MARCH STEM BUNDLE - Click here to view more!INCLUDED IN THIS LEPRECHAUN TRAP ACTIVITY:Leprechaun Trap Task Card printables (small for independent, large for group)Ac
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K - 3rd
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3D Printing Lessons for Elementary Students | K-5 STEM Bundle
Create 3D printed models to demonstrate learning with a variety of lessons for grades K-5. Have STEM experiences where students can design solutions, modify their designs, and share their work.==========================================STEM Challenges are a great way to encourage creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. With the tools that I created for you, it should save you time with prep and give you more time to provide an awesome experience for your kids.These 3D Printing Lessons fo
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
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