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These STEM Building Challenges for Kids are great for building skills in Math, Technology and Engineering, & they're super fun for all age groups!

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

Hands-on STEM fun with paper plate roller coasters! Elementary students will love designing paper plate STEM roller coaster to learn about energy physics.

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.

Give your upper elementary students a STEM project they won't forget this fall! These fall engineering challenges are the perfect way to grab their attention and help them grasp STEM concepts. Check out the post for ideas and free printables to accompany the challenges!

March has finally arrived and in just one short week selection Sunday will be upon us and the madness will begin. Unfortunately, the madness that I am referring to does not just apply to basketball. After being cooped up inside during the winter months, the warmer weather seems to trigger some kind of alarm that tends to set students off. Students in the upper grades are also on edge due to standardized testing.Why not give your students a break and allow them to embrace the madness? Allow…

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

Engage your students with these fun Thanksgiving STEM activities! STEM projects intertwine science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in a highly engaging way. From Apple Stacking, Turkey Runaway, Apple Tree building and more! These Thanksgiving STEM challenges are perfect for your elementary students to have fun and stay learning during the holiday chaos! #STEM #Thanksgiving #elementary

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.

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.