STEM

442 Activities

STEM

Curious minds come alive through hands-on STEM exploration. Learners solve problems, build designs, and explore real-world challenges using science, technology, engineering, and math.

Activities

Space and Time

Arts, STEM

Grades 3 - 8

Space and Time

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Students practice moving through a subdivided space, a space which simultaneously represents fractions and musical notes. This practice allows students to witness firsthand both equivalent fractions and rhythm. Students then create their own unique rhythmic patterns.

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Space and TimeArts, STEM

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 8

Foot Maps

History and Society, STEM

Grades K - 2

Foot Maps

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, children will create their own simple maps in the shape of their foot. They will develop map skills by naming the map and including features such as a compass rose, map key, and simple pictorial symbols.

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Foot MapsHistory and Society, STEM

45 Minutes•Grades K - 2

Graduating from Junior Funologist Training

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM

Grades 3 - 5

Graduating from Junior Funologist Training

Nickelodeon + Mizzen Education

3 - 5

1 Hour

Youth explore their personal game preferences by examining patterns in their Play Preference Sheet. They'll reflect on the types of games they consistently enjoy or dislike and consider why. The activities involve observation and active play, allowing youth to analyze games based on universal fun criteria and their preferences. This reflective process helps them understand their tastes and hone their data analysis skills, making it a valuable and engaging activity for young learners.

This is activity 4 of 12 in the Nickelodeon Our World: The Play Lab Module.

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Graduating from Junior Funologist TrainingLeadership and Teamwork, STEM

1 Hour•Grades 3 - 5

Plan an International Business Trip

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 9 - 12

Plan an International Business Trip

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students work together to create a realistic plan and budget for an overseas business trip. They learn general principles about business travel, budgets, and managing cultural differences. Each team presents its plans to the whole group for approval to travel.

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Plan an International Business TripSTEM, Career and Future Readiness

45 Minutes•Grades 9 - 12

S.INQ Invisible Forces Static Electricity

Nature and Wildlife, STEM

Grades K - 5

S.INQ Invisible Forces Static Electricity

OregonASK

K - 5

30 Minutes

This activity helps students test various objects to see which are affected by an electrically charged balloon.

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S.INQ Invisible Forces Static ElectricityNature and Wildlife, STEM

30 Minutes•Grades K - 5

Skip Counting Hip Hops

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM

Grades K - 2

Skip Counting Hip Hops

PowerUp Fitness

K - 2

5 Minutes

PowerUp Skip Counting Hip Hops - increase knowledge of multiples through movement and math integration.

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Skip Counting Hip HopsLeadership and Teamwork, STEM

5 Minutes•Grades K - 2

Inventions (Team Building) Game

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 12

Video

Inventions (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

30 Minutes

With only minutes on the clock, your team must create, sketch, and present a hilarious invention to solve an odd-ball problem!

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Inventions (Team Building) GameSTEM, Arts

30 Minutes•Grades 3 - 12

Creating Games & Puzzles

STEM, Arts

Grades 6 - 8

Creating Games & Puzzles

OregonASK

6 - 8

2 Hours

Students create their own board games, while giving and receiving feedback from others.

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Creating Games & PuzzlesSTEM, Arts

2 Hours•Grades 6 - 8

The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

Grades 3 - 5

The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In the game show The Price Is Right, contestants guess the price of various items with the goal of not overestimating the price. Today's activity has students playing a game called The Price Is Close. Each team leads a round of the game.

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The Price Is Close! (Grades 3-5)STEM, Career and Future Readiness

45 Minutes•Grades 3 - 5

Geometry Jumps

Nature and Wildlife, STEM

Grades 3 - 8

Geometry Jumps

PowerUp Fitness

3 - 8

15 Minutes

PowerUp Geometry Jumps - discover geometry concepts through jumping and visualization!

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Geometry JumpsNature and Wildlife, STEM

15 Minutes•Grades 3 - 8

Motor Day

Nature and Wildlife, STEM

Grades 3 - 5

Motor Day

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students make a motor from a kit or from individual parts. After they build the motor and observe how it runs, they explore the science principles that explain how motors work.

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Motor DayNature and Wildlife, STEM

45 Minutes•Grades 3 - 5

Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?

STEM, History and Society

Grades 9 - 12

Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

The once-innovative BlackBerry was left behind in the wake of its more forward-thinking competition. Students discuss the history of the BlackBerry and explain its innovation, stagnation, and decline.

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Innovation, Stagnation, and Decline: What Happened to the Blackberry Phone?STEM, History and Society

45 Minutes•Grades 9 - 12

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Grades K - 8

Animal Homes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

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Animal Homes

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

In this module youth will learn about animal homes. They will find similarities and differences between the places we call home.

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Animal HomesSTEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

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Grades 6 - 8

STEAM Activities for Middle School at Home

Arts, STEM

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STEAM Activities for Middle School at Home

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

8 Hours 35 Minutes

This Playlist gives middle school aged students fun engineering and design activities that can be done at home or in small groups.

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STEAM Activities for Middle School at HomeArts, STEM

8 Hours 35 Minutes•Grades 6 - 8

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7 Activities

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Grades 6 - 8

S.INQ Up Earth and Space

Nature and Wildlife, STEM

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S.INQ Up Earth and Space

OregonASK

6 - 8

6 Hours 15 Minutes

Earth and Space is an inquiry and exploration-based curriculum that uses hands-on activities focused on the relationship between the earth, the solar system, and human impacts on our global environment.

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S.INQ Up Earth and SpaceNature and Wildlife, STEM

6 Hours 15 Minutes•Grades 6 - 8

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6 Activities

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Grades 6 - 12

Operation: Mindset

STEM, Career and Future Readiness

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Operation: Mindset

Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship

6 - 12

8 Hours 20 Minutes

Students discover what it means to think and act like an entrepreneur in this series of fun and engaging lessons. First, students learn about the mindset traits and behaviors of successful entrepreneurs before taking a survey that reveals the characteristics of their own entrepreneurial mindset. Students then participate in a series of four challenges – each designed to activate two of the eight domains of the entrepreneurial mindset. The module wraps up with students creating an action plan to further grow their own entrepreneurial potential.

Recommended Module Sequence

NFTE recommends that Lessons 1, 2, and 6 are facilitated in the order listed below. However, Lessons 3, 4, and 5 can be facilitated in any order. Lessons 3, 4, 5, and 6 can also be done independently for teachers looking for exercises that engage students in those non-cognitive skills.

Lesson 1: Pitch Yourself

Lesson 2: EMI Pre-Survey Analysis

Lesson 3: Tower of Power

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Creativity & Innovation and Initiative & Self-Reliance

Lesson 4: Chill or Grill

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Flexibility & Adaptability and Comfort with Risk

Lesson 5: Picture This

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domain Focus: Communication & Collaboration and Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Lesson 6: Startup Survival

Entrepreneurial Mindset Domains: Opportunity Recognition & Future Orientation

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Operation: MindsetSTEM, Career and Future Readiness

8 Hours 20 Minutes•Grades 6 - 12

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3 Activities

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Grades K - 8

Animal Families and Nearby Nature

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

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Animal Families and Nearby Nature

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

We can learn a lot when we take time to observe nature nearby. In this playlist, youth learn about six animal families, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, fish, birds, and mammals. Additionally, we take a look at the plants in the community and how they support the animal families.

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Animal Families and Nearby NatureSTEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

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6 Activities

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Grades 9 - 12

Real World Arts & Design

STEM, Arts

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Real World Arts & Design

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

4 Hours 40 Minutes

Students go through a variety of fun arts and design activities that have real world applications.

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Real World Arts & DesignSTEM, Arts

4 Hours 40 Minutes•Grades 9 - 12

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7 Activities

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Grades 9 - 12

Understanding Climate Change

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

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Understanding Climate Change

The Nature Conservancy

9 - 12

6 Hours

Students will explore the relationship between weather and climate and nature's role in creating resilience.

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Understanding Climate ChangeSTEM, Nature and Wildlife

6 Hours•Grades 9 - 12

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13 Activities

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Grades 3 - 5

Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at Home

STEM, Arts

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Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at Home

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

13 Hours 30 Minutes

This Playlist provides younger students a variety of visual arts activities that encourages creative thinking at home.

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Visual Arts Activities For 3rd-5th Grade at HomeSTEM, Arts

13 Hours 30 Minutes•Grades 3 - 5

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9 Activities

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Grades K - 5

S.INQ Sound

Arts, STEM

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S.INQ Sound

OregonASK

K - 5

4 Hours 30 Minutes

This lesson has hands-on activities ranging from learning about sound, pitch, and amplification through material exploration to designing, building, testing and modifying their own musical instruments.

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S.INQ SoundArts, STEM

4 Hours 30 Minutes•Grades K - 5

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