Hands-on STEM activities and engineering challenges designed for upper elementary classrooms. These activities build critical thinking, collaboration, perseverance, and problem-solving skills.
Halloween in the classroom can be a lot of fun, but it can also bring a little extra energy! Add a hands-on STEM challenge to the mix, and suddenly students are excited about materials, designs, and building…while you’re trying to keep everyone working together and learning. But Halloween STEM activities don’t have to feel chaotic….
You’re ten minutes into a STEM challenge when you hear it. “She won’t listen to my idea!” “But he keeps taking over!” “We’re doing it MY way!” And suddenly, you’re not facilitating an engineering challenge. You’re refereeing one. Conflict resolution in STEM is one of those skills we don’t always think about teaching ahead of…
Constitution Day STEM Activity: Design a Classroom Policy Looking for a Constitution Day STEM activity that goes beyond reading about the Constitution and answering a few questions? Constitution Day is a great opportunity to help students see that the Constitution wasn’t simply a document that appeared fully formed. It was created through discussion, disagreement, compromise,…
STEM activities are supposed to be collaborative. Give students a challenge, put them into teams, hand out the materials, and watch them work together to solve the problem. At least, that’s how it goes in the lesson plan. In reality? One student grabs all the materials. Another insists their idea is the only idea. Someone…
STEM classroom management can get tricky the moment a hands-on challenge stops going according to plan. The tower collapses. The tape disappears. Someone insists, “You’re doing it wrong!” And suddenly a STEM lesson that started with excitement turns into frustration, tears, or an argument between teammates. If you teach STEM in an upper elementary classroom,…
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