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Kindergarten critical thinking other (specialty) 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
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
2024 Handprint Calendar Gift
SUPER CUTE & forever a keepsake! This calendar is made for young children to give as Christmas gifts to their family! Comes in full color and black & white for coloring.There is a poem for each month, with a black space for which the handprint will go. When all months have been completed, assemble in the way of your choosing! I glued the papers onto black construction paper, laminated them and bound them to make a fully functional and ADORABLE calendar for my students to give to their pa
Grades:
PreK - K
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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
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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
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
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Disguise The Turkey Project
This is a home to school connection activity:Students will take a turkey home to disguise it with family members. Once it is brought back to school, students will write about the turkey and how it survived Thanksgiving! There are many graphic organizers and story pages that go along with this project and story, Turkey Trouble. This pack included:1. Teacher Directions & Suggestions2. Note to Send to Parents for Turkey Project3. Colored Disguised Turkey Example Cards4. Black and White Disguise
Grades:
K - 3rd
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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
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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
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Student Teacher Gift⎮Book of Reference Letters⎮Editable
This is the perfect going away gift for any student teacher and is one that they will cherish forever! Not to mention, your students will feel incredibly important writing “reference letters” for principals to read.Included in this product: ⭐️ 5 different colored and EDITABLE cover pages for you to choose from⭐️ 3 different writing templates for your students to choose from with 3 different options for line size⭐️ 3 blank pages with different borders for your students to draw a picture to go wi
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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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
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
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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
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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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
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Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-1
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
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
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{SAVE 30%} Speech-Language Evaluation Report Template MEGA PACK
SAVE 30% on this HUGE BUNDLE of useful templates! USE on MAC or PC!!!There are tables/templates for the following tests included in this bundle: Basic Reading Inventory (BRI) Clinical Assessment of Articulation and Phonology -2 (CAAP-2) *NEWClinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-2 Preschool (CELF-P2)Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-3 Preschool (CELF-P3) *NEWClinical Assessment of Spoken Language 2 (CASL-2) Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-5 (CELF-5)Oral Paragraph Un
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
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
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K - 3rd
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Elementary STEM Space Lander Challenge
Space Lander STEM Challenge for ElementaryThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge!In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concep
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Grades:
K - 5th
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Elementary Grades
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
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Project Based Learning: Who Can Live in the Zoo | PBL | Zoo | Plans | Rubric
Let your students dive into the fascinating world of zoo animals. This project-based learning unit contains everything you need to help your students to learn about animals that live in the zoo as well as what kind of environment they come from.This project based learning unit can be a two part project. One focuses on what animals can live in the zoo. In order to answer the question, the students need to know the type of environment animals come from. In this case, the animals were chosen by t
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Grades:
PreK - K
STEM Activity Challenge Oobleck (Elementary)
STEM Elementary Classroom Project for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade.In this activity, students will work in groups to explore the properties of Oobleck. They will be testing random objects such as paper clips, toothpicks, marbles, string etc. to determine whether they float or sink. Oobleck has properties, unlike most substances we usually encounter.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge i
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Also included in: Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Elementary)
Antarctica Shelter STEM Challenge - Engineering Design
Take your students on a educational journey to Antarctica with this complete lesson! Read the letter from fictitious travel guides explaining weather conditions and the hazards of living in Antarctica. Students will learn about "insulation" and "freezing point" as they complete introductory activities using dry ice (optional) and simulating animal blubber! An icebreaker activity facilitates teamwork as students must "cross the ice" to travel across the classroom while only touching sheets of p
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Grades:
K - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Explorers: Elementary STEM Curriculum + History Around the World
MakerSpace Starter Kit
This Maker Space / STEM Lab STEAM Lab starter kit has everything you need to get a FabLab going in your classroom or library. Included are MakerSpace task cards, bin labels, parent letter, posters, and more! Young kids need STEAM Labs, too! It's time to get our students thinking, building, engineering and creating. A MakerSpace is the perfect way to do that. Please take a moment to look at the preview! Included in this download are:Weekly MakerSpace Journal (with picture cues for young stu
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
Parable of the Lost Sheep Craft, Elementary Bible Craft, Luke 15 Craft
Use this Bible craft with the teaching of the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15. This PDF includes a teacher instruction sheet and a craft printable.
It is best to print the design on letter sized (8.5"x11") cardstock paper to hold up against the weight of the glue and cotton balls.
Craft supplies not included. Digital download only. Please respect the nature of the purchase and do not forward or share the files.
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Grades:
K - 4th
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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
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