684 results
1st grade critical thinking projects
FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
End of the Year Creativity Challenges Brain Break Activities, STEM Warm-ups
Unlock creativity in your classroom at the End of the School Year!!Need quick, no prep, end of the year activities to get your students thinking outside the box?!May Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your last week of school classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinki
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Back to School Icebreaker STEM Bundle! Need back to school icebreakers or games that get students moving, communicating, working in teams, and building relationships? Here are 50+ of our favorite basic activities that are low-cost and low-prep for any classroom or subject!Working as a team, they will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity that are central to the engineering process. Use as a warm-up, icebreaker, team building activity, or basic STEM and en
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Passion Projects that are Primary Friendly
Looking for a Passion Project or Genius Hour resource that is primary friendly? You've found it! This resource includes planning pages and note taking pages geared towards younger learners who are just beginning to read. Visuals provide students with the scaffolds and confidence to work independently.
This resource is not a step by step guide to how to implement passion projects or genius hour. If you're interested in how I implement passion projects in my classroom, click here . There are man
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
Genius Hour Activities
This is a pack of organizing tools to help you get started with genius hour in the primary grade classroom. In the pack, you will find resources that will help you get started and keep your students organized through the process.If you are not familiar with genius hour, you can see it in action here.I wanted to be sure I left most of the process of learning about something for my students to figure out, but I also needed to be sure I provided some structure. That is where this pack comes into p
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Directional Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Directional Coding. They learn 5 vocabulary words: Programmer, Code, Command, Bug, and Debug.Students practice debugging codes before writing their own codes with a partner. After they have completed their activities, there is
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
St. Patrick's Day STEM Task Cards (March) - Distance Learning + SeeSaw
This resource includes six St. Patrick's Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet, and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM St. Patrick's Day activities are extremely EASY to set up!! Th
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Trick or Treat Guess Who is Under the Sheet | Halloween Craft
This fun craftivity will get the whole class excited for Halloween! Students write down clues about themselves, and their classmates can flip over the ghost to see who it is! This file can also be used as an interactive bulletin board for visitors to admire when they come to your classroom! Bulletin Board Lettering Included!There is more than one way to can create this product:Students can color one of the provided illustrations or insert a photo of the students' head. You can decide to cut out
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Roller Coaster STEM Challenge Engineering Design (Grades K-5)
Roller Coaster STEM ChallengeWho doesn't love roller coasters? Using the Engineering Design Process, student teams are tasked with designing a thrilling roller coaster ride! Students learn about the science of roller coasters including various forms of energy, and then using common materials such as craft sticks, paper, and tape, students need to design a track for a ping pong ball to land safely in a cup at the bottom. The student packet also includes STEM career highlights of civil engineering
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-1
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Binary Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of binary coding and create a binary coding bracelet with their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Binary Coding. They learn 3 vocabulary words: Binary Code, Bit, and Byte.Students practice coding and decoding words with a partner. They build their own Binary Coding Bracelet! After they have comple
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
Nutrition Project - Meal Planning and Budget
Health and Nutrition Project Based Learning - This Nutrition Project will get your students excited about both healthy eating and math! In this real-life nutrition and budget project, students will plan nutritious meals for a day. They must stick to a budget of $40 and choose foods for the recommended food groups using the provided "shopping pages". The food choices have been updated to reflect the new USDA guidelines for eating. This Nutrition Project will teach students beginning budgeting s
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
Think OUTSIDE the Box Drawing Prompts ORIGINAL | Doodle Challenges | No Prep
These are challenging and creative drawing prompts that will nurture your artists' creative juices. There are 32 drawing prompts that varies in difficulty and theme and will work well throughout the school year. Also included is a set with name/date pages. This resource is intended for all ages to complete, however I do suggest starting with grades 1 or higher. There are other drawing prompts that are specific to early learners. This is a great way to nurture creative and critical thinking skil
Grades:
1st - 8th
Types:
Valentine's Day STEM Activities Task Cards + SeeSaw
This resource includes six Valentine's Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM Valentine's day activities are extremely EASY to set up!! They re
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
50 MORE Printables for Early Finishers & Enrichment
Keeping your fast finishers and enrichment students engaged just got easier! Never again hear a student say, "I'm done, what do I do now?" Although these are easy prep printables for you, they provide more than just fill in the blank busy work for your students.
This set of activities is based upon one my most highly rated, best selling products. You can see the first set of 50 printables
HERE
Inside you will find critical and creative thinking activities for a wide range and ability of stud
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
Leprechaun Traps | Simple Machines STEM Project
Leprechaun TrapsThis is a St. Patrick's Day Project where students construct Leprechaun Traps using what they know about Simple Machines. Perfect for STEM!!My students LOVE this project every year!! You can use old scrap materials from your classroom and student donations to build the traps. No need to go out and purchase lots of items. Your students will work in small groups throughout the project and you'll have everything you need to guide and assess them on it. This packet includes:Sample Ou
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Winter STEM Activities Task Cards + SeeSaw
This resource includes six winter themed STEM Task Cards, an editable worksheet and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These activities are extremely EASY to set up!! They require only: - Marshmallows- Rubb
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Gifted and Talented - Enrichment Activity Bundle
Looking for a way to enrich, challenge, and encourage imagination and critical thinking in your students? Use this bundle to encourage them to think creatively and outside the box!Perfect as an extension lesson for your gifted students and early finishers. This product is differentiated to ensure it meets your students where they are at in their understanding while pushing them to the next level. What's included?(Click the link to get more details about the individual activities!)Finish the Pict
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Natural Disasters STEM
Weather Hazard STEM Bundle - Oh no! The family bought property near a fault line and needs an earthquake resistant home. The weather forecast is for dangerously high winds. The family needs a safe place to go. The city is building an observation tower that will be susceptible to lightning and needs a lightning rod. A heavy flood is coming and the house needs a flood barrier. All of these problems need your young student engineers to solve them! This STEM bundle meets many different NGSS s
Grades:
1st - 5th
Inference Activity and Hands on Reading Comprehension, INFER: It's in the BAG
INFER: What's in the BAG will help your students make inferences! This inference activity is a hands-on reading comprehension resource designed for students to practice their inferring skills while having FUN simultaneously! These interactive lessons are perfect for getting families involved in learning.The Inferring resource also makes a great RTI or intervention activity. Using this reading comprehension resource in your classroom will provide your students with meaningful practice in the f
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
STEM Activities Bundle
STEM Challenges - This STEM Bundle is on sale for 50% off! This HUGE STEAM challenge bundle challenges designed for use throughout the entire year! Your students will solve a given problem while learning to cooperate with other students. The challenges incorporate a budget aspect for "buying" the needed supplies. Each STEM challenge encourages creative thinking. Your student engineers must use the available supplies while sticking to a budget for each STEM activity.Suggested Plan of Implemen
Grades:
1st - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Spring Creativity Challenges and Earth Day Activities Finish the Picture
Unlock creativity in your classroom during Spring, Easter, and Earth Day! Finish the Picture activities included!Need a quick, no prep, spring activity to get your students thinking outside the box?!Earth Day Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your spring classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and idea
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
Unplugged Coding Activity
Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with coding. Before breaking out the robots, teach students the foundations of coding. Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code! No robots needed!New to Coding?No worries! Coding can be intimidating, but you don't have to have a background in computer science to teach coding. This resource is designed to be so simple a sub could use it. Get started with coding today! Perfect activity for Hour of Code.Connect to R
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Save Fred! A STEM and Team building Challenge
This STEM has a challenge for students to save the gummy worm Fred from falling in the water because he can't swim! It's great for a back to school or team building activity! This is a great way to teach your students how to work together, as well as to teach how to think outside the box! You will need to have gummy worms, gummy life savers, paper clips, and a cup in order to do this activity. This packet includes:- Fred's story and student instructions- An experiment log handout for your stude
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
Science Fair Project - Skittles
This is a package for conducting and making a science fair board on What is the Most Common Color/Flavor of Skittles? Package includes:~Instructions~Title: What is the most common flavor/color of Skittles?~Headings: Purpose, Problem, Hypothesis, Procedures, Materials, Results, Conclusion, Recommendations and Data, Relationship to Mathematics, Real Life Connections and Questions.~Picture Borders/Frames: one portrait and one landscape 4 x 6 photo border~Chart: two page vertical chart for graphing
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Showing 1-24 of 684 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands