Stem challenges

Discover some fascinating, no prep, STEM activities and challenges you can do with your students using paper! Engineering, math and science.

The Saving Sam STEM challenge is a delightful and educational activity designed to foster teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking among students. Traditionally, this challenge uses a gummy worm (Sam) and life savers candy to create an engaging scenario. However, we propose a twist by us

Try these easy prep STEM challenges! Tested & teacher-approved, they’re designed by a STEM specialist to spark creativity and problem-solving in your students.

A few days ago I was putting together some containers of STEM materials, using straws for the challenge, and heard a student say this: "I see straws in those bins. We use a lot of straws!" Yes, we do! In fact, we use so many straws for challenges that I asked for straws to

If you're looking for more ways to incorporate STEM activities into your classroom, check out this post! I'm sharing STEM challenges for kindergarten for each season of the school year! Your students will enjoy these hands-on kindergarten STEM activities.

First day of school activities and ideas especially for upper elementary third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade students.

Build a device with paper, tape, string, and paper clips to pick up a ping pong ball from a distance in this fun engineering lesson plan!

Keep your kids engaged during indoor days with a paper fliers engineering challenge. The sky is the limit as they cut and create unique paper fliers.

STEM Tower Challenges- 5 easy prep fabulous towers. Five STEM challenges tested with upper elementary. Each challenge has a detailed teacher’s guide.

Build a marble run with an unlikely material… play dough! There are actually two STEM challenges with marbles and play dough in this post, and they are both a ton of fun for a wide range of ages. Best of all, the materials are cheap and can be used again on another day. Here’s a […]