Quick stem activities elementary

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.

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

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.

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.

Click through to the blog series for quick & easy STEM activity ideas. Freebies included in each post 🥰!

Fun STEM activities for preschool and toddler age kids. Hands on fun to spark the interest in Science Technology Engineer Math at early childhood stage. #STEMforKids #iGameMomSTEM #STEMactivities #STEMeducation #STEMforKids

Does your school system have summer school or summer camp? I hope so! Summer camp is the perfect setting for STEM activities- many of which can be completed outdoors. Kids love STEM and summertime is the perfect time to continue to work on those collaboration skills. I have some super engaging challenges to share with

STEM Ferris Wheel Challenge is an amazing engineering projectfor upper elementary and middle school students. Teams create a dimensional turning two-sided- wheel that must be held aloft. Great Teamwork opportunity!

Check out these super fun STEM toothpick activities that the kids are going to love. Kids will have fun exploring concepts in a hands-on way!

Let’s build a robot model that has a purpose that students or their parents might need! This is the perfect STEM Challenge to try after reading The Wild Robot or The Bot That Scott Built. Reading and a STEM Challenge is a win-win!