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EASY STEM Activities and Challenges | STEM Center

Rated 4.84 out of 5, based on 426 reviews
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Simply STEAM
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Grade Levels
K - 2nd, Homeschool
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Pages
61 pages
$5.00
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What educators are saying

I am able to work STEM into my rotation about one time per cycle (every 6 days) and my students love it! This resource has been really helpful getting me started with implementing STEM in the classroom.
I started using these STEM activities this week in my classroom and my students were ecstatic! This resource is amazing!

Description

"What do I do now?" This is the worst! It's like playing whack-a-mole with tied hands trying to keep the behaviors of early finishers from disrupting the rest of the class. That's why I love these Easy STEM Activities!

Without engaging tasks for early birds, disruption creeps in. Easy STEM Activities are hard to find, and without an early finisher system, classroom management gets tough!

Easy STEM Activities is the best system to fight against boredom, disruption, and every teacher's pet peeve question, "What do I do now?" These activities keep every kiddo on task and motivated to complete their work.

This resource comes with:

  • Table of Contents (digital ToC)
  • Common Q&A
  • Standards
  • Shopping List
  • Printing Tips
  • STEM and STEAM Box Labels (cover and inserts)
  • STEM-themed Writing Papers (differentiated lines to meet students' needs)
  • Editable STEM/STEAM Labels
  • Editable STEM/STEAM Flipbook

STEM Task Card themes include:

  • Recess equipment (6 challenges)
  • City structures (6 challenges)
  • Locomotives (6 challenges)
  • Insects (6 challenges)
  • School furniture (6 challenges)

Each STEM task card goes the extra mile with challenge ideas and a QR code that's your golden ticket to a world of related articles. Now your students can build background knowledge or feed their curiosity before they dive into designing.

STEM Task Cards Include:

  • Title
  • Picture
  • STEM/STEAM suggestions
  • A short snippet about the related article
  • QR Code

Our STEM task cards might have ideas on them, but they're as open-ended as the sky is blue. Use them with any STEM/STEAM box or let them inspire your next big idea.

These Easy STEM Activities are perfect for:

  • Early finishers
  • Literacy Centers
  • Math Centers
  • Choice Time
  • Brain Breaks

Please note that you will not be receiving a 5E lesson plan like in my other STEM activities. These are intended to be short, easy STEM activities (no more than 30 minutes) and are based on student inquiry.

Our STEM task cards are open-ended, providing the perfect springboard for any STEM/STEAM box. The labels help keep things tidy, and the quick STEM task cards make managing early finishers.

STEM/STEAM Box Labels Include:

  • Building Blocks
  • Small Cups
  • Hashtag Pieces
  • Snap Cubes
  • Dought and Toothpicks
  • Straws and Pipe Cleaner
  • Craft Sticks and Clothespins
  • Wooden Blocks
  • Place Value Blocks
  • Tangram Pieces
  • Index Cards and Binder Clips
  • Flake Pieces
  • Magnetic Pieces
  • Editable Labels

We're taking STEM to the next level, making it a piece of cake for teachers and a blast for students. Plus, there's no worry about tech troubles with our easy-to-scan QR codes.

Covered standards include basic skills for measurement, geometry, and writing. All you need is a QR code reader to access a world of fun STEM challenges. Your students won't realize they're learning, and you'll see their motivation and engagement skyrocket.

Hit that 'Buy Now' button and introduce your students to a new world of STEM fun.

Looking to step up your game? These STEM Boxes make a great addition to:

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Copyright ©Simply STEAM by Sarah Barnett®.

All rights reserved by the author.

Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

Total Pages
61 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Year
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.
Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/“less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, “Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?”
Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape.

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