Stem for elementary students

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

If you are looking for ways to introduce STEM learning to your kindergarten or first grade students, don't miss these tips! STEM activities are fun and exciting when they are done the right way. Check out these teaching tips for a great experience with your elementary students!

Bucket Towers is an original STEM Challenge for upper elementary classes and it is a student favorite. You will love the easy prep! This is hard to believe, but some of our best STEM Challenges have been created accidentally. The STEM Bucket Tower challenge is one of those! Building boats was another total spur-of-the-moment challenge.

STEM Challenge- students use materials to design a working model of Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion- the Newton’s Cradle. This STEM Challenge is designed for upper elementary or middle school students.

Looking for a free STEM activity for the elementary classroom? Teachers are loving STEM because it's fun, hands-on, and engaging. The challenges are great for team building. This challenge is free and easy to implement. Great for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. I usually use this challenge for back to school stem, but it can be done at any time. Students will have a great time working together to discuss, design, build, and reflect.

If you are ready to try a STEM Challenge let's talk all about supplies. These easy-prep and engaging challenges will work perfectly with limited resources.

Are you looking for more ways to include STEM and STEAM activities into your early elementary classroom? This blog post talks all about the difference between STEM vs STEAM and 5 of my favorite STEAM and STEM activities. STEM education focuses more on scientific concepts for children, while STEAM education introduces more of a creative process when looking at problem based learning methods. Learn how to include both with these hands-on learning activities in the classroom.

STEM Challenge: Making a Balloon Car is so much fun and has students using the Design Process for Engineering!

Teamwork in STEM- Article featuring three STEM Challenges, posters, team-building activities, job badges, helpful tips, and more! 6 Ways to Focus on Teamwork

Building a Bridge in STEM Class- This fabulous STEM activity is to build a bridge using basic materials. The bridge must hold weight and be a specific length. This is the Suspension Bridge STEM Challenge.