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2nd grade engineering Common Core 4.MD.A.1 resources
STEM Oil Spill Challenge - Earth Day STEM Activity
Oil Spill STEM Activity - Great for Earth Day! Learn about the effects of an oil spill on the environment through a hands-on engineering challenge! The goal of this challenge is to clean up all of the oil from the feathers and from the water in the time provided. Students will work in teams to devise a plan to get the oil spill cleaned up in a specified time of work. Distance learning update: Activity has been updated to accommodate distance learning including instructions on creating a material
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Getting to Know You Activities STEM
Create a positive classroom community and have FUN with getting to know you activities in summer school! Getting to Know You STEM to Win is a fun game where students earn supplies to use in a surprise STEM challenge.Here's what's you'll get: InstructionsStudent Recording Pages40 Getting to Know You Task CardsSTEM Challenge PosterSTEM Thinking SheetsWhat I Wish My Teacher Knew About Me Writing PagesTeacher PageStudent Profile CardsHow to Play Students answer 40 YES or NO questions to earn supplie
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Also included in: STEAM Activities and Challenges Bundle
Mission to Mars: Elementary STEM Curriculum Unit (STEM Club, STEM Camp)
Mission to Mars: Elementary STEM UnitTransform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This unit includes 10 engineering design challenges that follow a storyline - complete with instructional videos and editable handouts!This unit is perfect for an afterschool STEM club, summer STEM camp, STEM elective, or science classroom! Click for standards alignment and supply list. This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills.
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
Paper Chain Challenge | Measurement STEM Project
Year after year the Paper Chain Measurement Challenge is a second grade favorite!! They are always blown away they can take one piece of paper and make a chain that is so long it goes outside our classroom door! What they aren’t so aware of is the fact in creating this super long chain they are practicing critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and measuring skills. I have done this for the past three year. Each year I have saved the measurements of each paper chain so students not onl
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
STEM Family Night Planning & Activity Guide
STEM Family Night Planning GuideThis all-inclusive planning guide has everything you need to host a successful STEM Family Night! The guide was created after experience hosting several successful Family Nights with over 350 participants. The activities have been tested by math and science teachers for both elementary and middle school participants and their families. We hope this guide will give you the confidence to host your own amazing STEM Night!14 Activity Guides:Bird FeederBlobs in a Bottl
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: Bundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, Activity Instructions
Earth Day STEM Activities | Oil Spill STEM
Teach your kids real world applications to cleaning up an oil spill. This pack has it all! Please download the preview for a sneak peak as to what's inside. This resource includes: ♥ 5E lesson plan with time and materials♥materials checklist♥oil spill lab centers with teacher instructions, student instructions, and center labels♥inferencing picture and writing ♥interactive journal; vocabulary cards with pocket and science centers flap book♥teacher explanation page♥STEAM challenge♥reading passag
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
Also included in: End of the Year STEM Activities Summer STEM and STEAM Challenges
February STEM Bundle | Valentine's Day Bundle
February STEM Challenges Bundle is a packet of experiments or challenges your students will love! Students plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun before Valentine's Day! Google slides are included. These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Includes: Love Boat ChallengesValentine's Day Box Awards Valentine's Heart Candy Stacking STEM ChallengesValentine's Day Heart STEM ChallengeValentine's Day STEM Chall
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
This bundle includes all you need for 6 STEAM explorations that can be used in a variety of ways, from 15-20 minute challenges to multiple-period explorations.Designed with emerging English language speakers in mind, these activities can be used in mainstream as well as bilingual classrooms, with learners from various backgrounds and levels of ability. They are also designed to introduce or reinforce different language objectives, such as the use ofComparative and superlative adjectivesSimple pr
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
This bundle includes all you need for 6 STEAM explorations that can be used in a variety of ways, from 15-20 minute challenges to multiple-period explorations.Designed with emerging English language speakers in mind, these activities can be used in mainstream as well as bilingual classrooms, with learners from various backgrounds and levels of ability. They are also designed to introduce or reinforce different language objectives, such as the use ofComparative and superlative adjectivesSimple pr
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
Host a Virtual STEM/STEAM Family Night Planning & Activity Guide (With Spanish)
Everything you need to host an all-virtual STEM or STEAM family event! With instructional videos, timeline, sample schedule, editable flyers, printed & digital student handouts, and more this planning and activity guide will help you navigate the challenges of hosting a family event completely online! Tested with elementary and middle school participants and families, we hope this guide will give you the confidence to host your own amazing STEM or STEAM virtual event!*Updated to include han
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Grades:
K - 10th
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Also included in: Bundle: STEM Family Night Planning Guide, Activity Instructions
Communicative Activities (for STEAM Maker Challenge Cards) (A4 Size)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards Extension: Communicative Activities for Language DevelopmentBe sure to download the FREE Teacher Guide!These activities are further expansions of the STEAM Maker Challenge Cards.* They focus on developing oracy, design skills, critical thinking, and teamwork, alongside STEAM skills. After learners construct something--alone or in groups--they are guided to look closely at the product and think carefully about the experience. These tasks are followed by an interactive
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
Communicative Activities (for STEAM Maker Challenge Cards) (8.5 x 11)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards Extension: Communicative Activities for Language DevelopmentBe sure to download the FREE Teacher Guide!These activities are further expansions of the STEAM Maker Challenge Cards.* They focus on developing oracy, design skills, critical thinking, and teamwork, alongside STEAM skills. After learners construct something--alone or in groups--they are guided to look closely at the product and think carefully about the experience. These tasks are followed by an interactive
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-2
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards & Extensions (A4 Size)
Maker Challenge Cards for STEAM and Language Development These cards include 6 challenges that can be done with a variety of simple materials, individually, in pairs, or in small groups. They can be used in many different ways, such as:A warm-up to begin classGroup collaboration projectsIndependent learning at a mini maker station during free choice timeActivities to introduce or expand on target language or topicsA hands-on experience that helps students make real-world connectionsEach challeng
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards & Extensions (8.5 x 11)
Maker Challenge Cards for STEAM and Language Development These cards include 6 challenges that can be done with a variety of simple materials, individually, in pairs, or in small groups. They can be used in many different ways, such as:A warm-up to begin classGroup collaboration projectsIndependent learning at a mini maker station during free choice timeActivities to introduce or expand on target language or topicsA hands-on experience that helps students make real-world connectionsEach challeng
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
January STEM Bundle | Winter STEM Bundle
January STEM Challenges Bundle is a packet of experiments or challenges your students will love! Students plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun during the winter months! These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Includes: January Everyday is a HolidaySTEM Snowman Volume STEM January At Home Challenge Winter STEM Challenges STEM Blizzard STEM Winter Sled ChallengesAlso, follow me and be notified when new
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEAM Fairy Tales with the 3 Pigs
Looking for a fun interactive way to teach erosion! This product is designed to use with grades K-4 depending on where your students are academically. It gives you a funny little extra to the story of the 3 Little Pigs... it tells you about the day after the big bad wolf tried to blow the house down! It includes math that you can use to help students see the real application of math in the making of products we use every day. It is paired with weather that is taught in 3rd grade. You can add too
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Grades:
K - 5th
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Drop Zone: Parachute Design Project-Based Learning Lab
This highly adaptable investigation will engage students of many ages and levels. Options for primary, upper elementary, and middle school are included. This is a true STEM lab that incorporates the science, technology engineering, and math components. Common, inexpensive, and easily available materials make this an easy lab to teach yet it produces maximum learning and engagement in your classroom. NGSS and Common Core Math Standards alignment are included in this "STEM on a Shoestring Budget"
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Grades:
1st - 8th
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STEAM Tales: Stories, Lessons & Provocations: Elementary Grade
STEAMTales: Stories & Provocations offers jumpstarts for media center maker stations or short investigations for elementary and middle grades. S.T.E.A.M. Tales stands alone, but the activities are best used with the S.T.E.A.M. Tales: Collected Stories to Inspire Elementary Engineering DesignIncludes:Digital Download PDF File46 Activity ProvocationsPrintable Student Logbook Design PagesTeacher IntroductionStation Signs
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 5-ESS3-1
...
CHRISTMAS TOWN Integrated Unit and Design Challenge!
Deck the halls! Jingle all the bells! It’s Christmas time!What a crazy busy, but always fun holiday. While all the world is waiting on Santa, we as teachers, do our best to keep the learning going during December. This is the perfect unit to engage students and put learning into action! My motto is always, “When students Live It, they Learn It, and they will Love It! So, let’s challenge students to become city planners and design a special place, Christmas Town! All the while, they will be learn
Grades:
1st - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
TEAM CHALLENGE: How Tall is Your Tree?
Trees are AMAZING! They are the longest and tallest living things on Earth. The tallest tree currently living is a specimen of Sequoia sempervirens in Redwood National Park in California, USA. In this team challenge, students will learn about these trees in a PowerPoint, followed by building a "tall tree" using only two sheets of newspaper. Included is a worksheet for teams to evaluate their design. Students will learn about the importance of trees and climate change while collaboratively proble
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 6th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Measurement Fair Design Challenge
Great measurement activity for your whole class, grade level, or school! This can be modified so that students work in groups to make their own measurement activity for classmates, grade level mates, or invite the whole school to come to YOUR grade level measurement fair. Students take on the responsible role of teaching younger students about different forms of measurement. Let your students come up with their own hands-on measurement activity. You'll be amazed at what they come up with!
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 8th
Types:
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