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5 Fun and Easy Christmas STEM Activities

5 Fun and Easy Christmas STEM Activities

I love integrating STEM into my classroom, especially during the Christmas holiday season. Students get excited and stay engaged whenever learning is made fun! Measurement and collecting data are important state tested math skills that can be reinforced using STEM Christmas Challenges. Here are a few of my favorite STEM Challenges!  Santa’s Sleigh STEM Challenge will engage all your students… Read More

Thanksgiving STEM Challenges

Thanksgiving STEM Challenges

Happy November!! I just want to share a couple exciting things with you! One is an AMAZING Thankful Educators Giveaway! I have teamed up with some talented TpTauthors to bring you 2 Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards! We want to THANK YOU for your dedication!We will raffle off:⭐2 $250 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Cards Enter the raffle here: http://gvwy.io/53gb0j2 Raffle Ends… Read More

5th Grade Matter Unit & Fun Activities

5th Grade Matter Unit & Fun Activities

                                  Fun ways to teach matter! Wow! What an exciting day. We finished up our Unit on Matter with a “Cookin’ Up Chemistry” Breakfast. It was a fun and yummy way to end our study of matter.           Over the… Read More

Classroom Organization

Classroom Organization

STEM Station Organization is the key in making STEM activities easier! ·     Students can get their materials and clean up when materials are clearly labeled and easy to access. ·     Key items to have in your STEM cart: cardboard paper rolls, marbles, paperclips, cups, tape, craft sticks, string, cotton balls, straws, rubber bands, toothpicks, ping pong balls, cards, index cards, pipe… Read More

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  • STEM Creating a Zoo Model will introduce your students to many important science concepts as they research, design, and create a zoo habitat. Students learn about the different habitats animals live in and create an environment for them.
  • ⭐If you read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle this is the STEM Challenge for you? The movie is coming out and kids are excited, so make learning fun by having your students create a Tesseract. Connecting STEM with a Great Book: A Wrinkle in Time STEM Challenge will get your students excited about reading. Students will design a TESSERACT. It is a great way to integrate literature and STEM! This lesson also connects with several geometry standards.
  • STEM for the Entire Year Bundle includes over over 20 Challenges, experiments, and activities your students will love all yearlong in your classroom! These activities are great for team building at the beginning of the school and covers holidays throughout the year! Slime Experiments and Making End of the Year Awards are two of my favorite STEM Challenges. Your students will be engaged as they think critically and problem solve.
  • ⭐If you read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle this is the STEM Challenge for you? The movie is coming out and kids are excited, so make learning fun by having your students create a Tesseract. Connecting STEM with a Great Book: A Wrinkle in Time STEM Challenge will get your students excited about reading. Students will design a TESSERACT. It is a great way to integrate literature and STEM! This lesson also connects with several geometry standards.
  • ⭐If you read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle this is the STEM Challenge for you? The movie is coming out and kids are excited, so make learning fun by having your students create a Tesseract. Connecting STEM with a Great Book: A Wrinkle in Time STEM Challenge will get your students excited about reading. Students will design a TESSERACT. It is a great way to integrate literature and STEM! This lesson also connects with several geometry standards.
  • STEM Wind Car Lab is an activity that engages students in thinking through the Engineering Next Generation Science Standards. Poster of the standards are included. Students plan and construct a wind car using only a few productive resources. Economics is integrated into the lab through discussions and understanding scarcity, human, natural, and capital resources. Students collect the data of the distance their cars traveled and then find the mode, median, mean, and range of their data.
  • Project Based Learning Lessons will engage your students as they create simulations of real live event learning tasks. Students will engage and think critically as they go through these projects. Students love learning when it is real, relevant, and engaging!
  • ⭐If you read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle this is the STEM Challenge for you? The movie is coming out and kids are excited, so make learning fun by having your students create a Tesseract. Connecting STEM with a Great Book: A Wrinkle in Time STEM Challenge will get your students excited about reading. Students will design a TESSERACT. It is a great way to integrate literature and STEM! This lesson also connects with several geometry standards.
  • ⭐If you read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle this is the STEM Challenge for you? The movie is coming out and kids are excited, so make learning fun by having your students create a Tesseract. Connecting STEM with a Great Book: A Wrinkle in Time STEM Challenge will get your students excited about reading. Students will design a TESSERACT. It is a great way to integrate literature and STEM! This lesson also connects with several geometry standards.
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