Spring STEM Activities | Planetopia Project Life & Earth Science STEM Challenges
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52 NGSS-aligned STEM challenge activities to build engagement, critical thinking, & problem-solving all year long! These are easy STEM activities to implement, use simple materials, and include modifications for grades 2 - 8. The basic idea: Students work in partners or groups against criteria &Price $59.99Original Price $184.89Save $124.90
Super-charge your STEM class with 52 high-engagement, critical thinking, problem-solving, NGSS-aligned challenges to take you through the entire year! Modifications are included to make these activities engaging and challenging for students in grades 2 - 8.The basic premise: Students work in partnerPrice $99.99Original Price $372.00Save $272.01
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If your science standards include landforms, plate tectonics, the water cycle, weather, natural disasters, plant parts, plant cells, animal cells, life cycles, and/or heredity & genetics, Planetopia Project STEM Challenges are perfect to engage your students in brain-busting work (disguised as fun)!
The basic idea:
Students work in partners or groups against criteria & constraints lists to design and build various items for a fictional planet, Planetopia. The series is ideal for spring and Earth Day, but can be used any time of the year.
Modification suggestions are included to make these challenges engaging and productive for students in grades 2 - 8.
This bundle includes five challenges at a discount:
⭐ Landforms STEM Challenge
⭐ Plants STEM Challenge
⭐ Weather STEM Challenge
⭐ Create-ure STEM Challenge
⭐ Earth Day STEM Challenge: New Earth City
Note: This the PRINTABLE version. If you prefer the version for use with Google Slides™, you'll want to look at the PAPERLESS VERSION instead.
If you have questions about which version is right for you, please feel free to leave me a question using the product Q&A below.
Materials you’ll need to do the activity are easily modified. Materials lists can be found in the product descriptions for each individual challenge linked above or by clicking through on its page in the downloadable preview.
⭐️ Resource includes:
✅ Overall STEM Tips
- Suggestions on timing and whether or not to treat these challenges as competitions
- What to say (and what not to say) during STEM Challenges
- 5-event Data Tracker handout (color and B&W)
✅ Plus, each challenge comes with:
✅ NGSS aligned standards, Grades 2 – 8
✅ Teacher Tips
- Links to STEM Challenge "How-to" Videos
- Links to challenge-specific video walk-throughs
- Materials and timing
- Criteria & Constraints (including modifications to increase difficulty for older students)
- Measuring results
- Post-design extension activities list
✅ EDITABLE Student Handouts
- Criteria and Constraints list (editable version provided)
- Results and Design Data Analysis
- Discussion Questions
✅ Extension templates
- Process Flow Map
- Math Extension
- Additional handouts vary by challenge
The preview shows an overview of what is included in each challenge. You can find more details by clicking anywhere on the individual challenge pages. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions!
NOTE: You can save even more by purchasing this bundle as part of the STEM CHALLENGE YEAR-ROUND MEGA-BUNDLE!!!
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