Grade 2 STEM Full-Year Curriculum | 36-Week Engineering & Science Challenges
This Grade 2 STEM Full-Year Curriculum provides 36 weeks of hands-on engineering, science, problem solving, data analysis, and unplugged coding activities. Organized into six sequenced units, it helps students become confident STEM problem solvers while making year-long planning easier for teachers.
The six units focus on Engineering Design, Matter & Materials, Forces & Motion, Living Systems, Earth & Weather, and Human Solutions. Each week features a complete STEM challenge using a consistent engineering process: Ask → Imagine → Plan → Build → Test → Improve. Students define problems, develop solutions, build models, conduct repeated trials, analyze evidence, and improve their designs.
The curriculum includes 36 weekly challenges, 15 data investigations, 15 unplugged coding activities, six unit projects, a 36-week pacing guide, materials lists, preparation guidance, and editable standards alignment tables. Activities incorporate measurement, comparison, graphing, data collection, and evidence-based decision making.
Each challenge is designed around five classroom sessions of approximately 45–60 minutes, with flexible options for classrooms with fewer STEM blocks. Students can work independently, with partners, or in teams while explaining their thinking and supporting conclusions with evidence.
The program aligns with NGSS K–2 Engineering Design standards, including K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, and K-2-ETS1-3, as well as relevant CCSS Math and ELA standards. Students develop skills in measurement, operations, geometry, graphing, speaking, listening, informational writing, collaboration, and research.
Challenges use common classroom or recycled materials and include engaging topics such as bridges, marble runs, parachutes, water filters, habitats, weather shelters, simple machines, and more.
By following the same engineering routine throughout the year, students develop stronger planning, testing, data analysis, communication, and problem-solving skills. Most importantly, they learn that successful engineering involves using evidence to improve a design rather than simply starting over.
This resource provides a structured, engaging, and interdisciplinary STEM program for Grade 2 while significantly reducing teacher preparation and planning time.
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K - 5 STEM Curriculum Bundle | Full-Year Engineering Activities
K–5 STEM Curriculum Bundle | 216 Weekly Engineering Challenges | Full-Year Teacher Lesson Plans for Every Grade Six full-year STEM curricula — 36 weekly engineering design challenges per grade, one for every week of the school year, in six units with a five-session structure — 1,074 pages of teacher-facing lesson plans from Kindergarten through 5th Grade, using materials you already have. This is the backbone of the K–5 STEM program: the lesson plans a teacher opens on Monday. Every other resource in the store — the challenge cards, journals, projects, task cards, early finishers, and sub plans — is built to sit on top of these six curricula. Buy this and you have the year planned. Add the companions when you want them. What's Included Six complete grade-level curricula (1,074 pages, 216 weekly challenges): Kindergarten STEM Curriculum — 36 challenges on an Ask → Imagine → Build → Share routine, sized for five-year-olds. Ends with an Invention Convention. 1st Grade STEM Curriculum — Units: Engineering & Design · Materials & Structures · Forces & Motion · Plants & Animals · Weather & Earth · STEM Problem Solving. Capstone: Young Engineers Showcase. 2nd Grade STEM Curriculum — Units: Engineering Design · Matter & Materials · Forces & Motion · Living Systems · Earth & Weather · Human Solutions. Capstone: STEM Problem Solvers Showcase. 3rd Grade STEM Curriculum — Units: Engineering Design · Forces & Motion · Matter & Materials · Life Science · Earth & Space · Engineering for Communities. Capstone: STEM Investigators Showcase. 4th Grade STEM Curriculum — Units: Engineering Design · Energy · Waves & Communication · Earth Systems · Life Science · Engineering Our World. Capstone: STEM Designers & Innovators Showcase. 5th Grade STEM Curriculum — Units: Engineering Design & Innovation · Matter & Chemical Systems · Energy · Earth & Space · Ecosystems & Sustainability · Technology & Future Solutions. Capstone: STEM Innovators Showcase. The Challenges Six units per grade, six challenges per unit, one per week. A sample from each year: K: Tower Power · A Chair for Teddy · Bridge for a Toy Car · Ramp Racers · Boats Afloat · Magnet Movers · Rain Shelter · Stop the Flood · Playground Designers 1st: Tallest Tower Challenge · Windproof House · Earthquake-Proof Tower · Balloon-Powered Car · Seed Dispersal Device · Erosion Barrier · Pulley Power · Design a Playground 2nd: Design a Stronger Bridge · Design a Water Filter · Build a Marble Run · Design a Parachute · Pollinator Garden Model · Erosion Control Engineers · Design a Water-Saving Device · Design for Everyone 3rd: Design a Bridge · Build a Wind-Powered Vehicle · Create a Solar Oven · Build a Model Ecosystem · Design a Weather Station · Create an Earthquake-Resistant Structure · Engineering for Water Access 4th: Solar and renewable energy · Communication systems · Erosion protection · Earthquake-resistant buildings · Biomimicry · Product design 5th: Water purification · Solar-powered devices · Wind turbines · Energy grids · Earthquake-resistant structures · Mars habitats · Assistive technology · Sustainable cities How a Week Runs From 1st Grade up, each challenge follows the same five-session structure — Ask, Investigate/Imagine, Plan, Build & Test, Improve & Reflect — so students learn one routine and use it all year. Kindergarten runs a simpler four-step routine in shorter sessions. Every challenge has a driving question, criteria, constraints, and a prediction before building; from 2nd Grade up, required trial counts and data to record; from 4th up, a client scenario and a budget. How It Grows, K–5 K: count, compare, build, and try again — Ask · Imagine · Build · Share 1st: change one thing and test again; measure in cm; simple data 2nd: three ideas before choosing; repeated trials; graphs; numbers as evidence 3rd: independent/dependent/controlled variables; fair tests; efficiency; claim–evidence–reasoning; unplugged coding 4th: measurable criteria; budgets and cost per unit; weighted decision matrices; source reliability 5th: trade-offs and optimization; ratios and rates; technical summaries; flowcharts and pseudocode By Week 36 of 5th Grade, students independently define a problem, research it, run the full engineering process, and report a recommendation someone could act on. Format 6 PDF files, 1,074 pages total Teacher-facing lesson plans; print-and-go All challenges use everyday classroom supplies — cups, straws, tape, paper, string, blocks — with a materials list for every challenge and no kit required Teaching duration: 1 full school year per grade Build Out From Here Each curriculum has six companion resources, all built on the same 36-week sequence and unit colors: K–5 STEM Challenge Cards — the student-facing card for every weekly challenge, plus Level Up extensions and Quick Builds K–5 STEM Journals — the student recording pages for every weekly challenge K–5 STEM Projects — the six unit capstones per grade, extended into full team projects, plus 72 mini-projects K–5 STEM Task Cards — 5–10 minute skill practice with answer keys K–5 STEM for Early Finishers — a self-managing routine for independent time K–5 STEM Sub Plans — scripted lessons for absence days All seven, for all six grades, are in the K–5 STEM Mega Bundle. Why Buy the Bundle Six curricula bought separately cost $142.94. This bundle is $89.99 — and gives a STEM specialist or a whole elementary building one 216-week engineering sequence, K through 5, with every companion resource designed to plug straight in. Ask. Imagine. Plan. Build. Test. Improve — 36 weeks, every grade.
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2nd Grade STEM Bundle | Full-Year Engineering Activities
2nd Grade STEM Bundle | Full-Year STEM Curriculum | Engineering Activities, Projects, Task Cards & More Make STEM learning engaging, hands-on, and easy to plan all year long with this comprehensive 2nd Grade STEM Curriculum Bundle! This collection brings together multiple formats of age-appropriate STEM and engineering activities designed to help second grade students explore, create, problem-solve, test ideas, and think like young engineers. With a full-year curriculum, challenge cards, STEM journals, projects, task cards, early-finisher activities, and substitute plans included, this 2nd Grade STEM Bundle gives teachers a flexible collection of resources for instruction, enrichment, independent practice, and unexpected classroom needs. What's Included This bundle includes 7 second grade STEM resources: • STEM Curriculum — 36 weekly challenges across 6 units, 5 sessions each • STEM Journal — 180 student recording pages • Challenge Cards — 96 student-facing cards including 36 Level Up extensions • STEM Projects — 6 unit capstones plus 12 standalone mini-projects • Task Cards — 80 math, science and coding skill cards • Early Finishers — 40 no-prep challenges with choice board and bin labels • Sub Plans — 12 emergency lessons with word-for-word scripts Together, these resources provide multiple ways to introduce, practice, apply, document, and extend STEM and engineering learning throughout the school year. How It Works in the Classroom Use this 2nd Grade STEM Curriculum Bundle for: • Daily or weekly STEM instruction • Engineering design challenges • STEM centers and stations • Whole-group lessons • Small-group activities • Hands-on STEM projects • Independent practice • STEM journals and reflection • Early-finisher activities • Substitute teacher plans • STEM enrichment and extension • Flexible classroom activities Use the curriculum for structured STEM instruction, challenge cards and task cards for shorter learning experiences, projects for hands-on application, journals for recording and reflecting on learning, and early-finisher resources for meaningful extension. Standards & Learning Goals Students develop foundational STEM and engineering skills through engaging, age-appropriate activities, including: Engineering Design • Identifying problems and needs • Brainstorming possible solutions • Designing and building • Testing ideas • Evaluating results • Improving designs Problem-Solving • Thinking creatively • Using logical reasoning • Trying different approaches • Learning from unsuccessful attempts • Making decisions and solving challenges STEM Thinking • Observing and investigating • Asking questions • Making predictions • Exploring cause and effect • Applying knowledge to real-world challenges Communication & Reflection • Explaining ideas and solutions • Sharing designs • Recording observations • Reflecting on challenges • Describing ways to improve a solution Why Teachers Love It * Uses common classroom and recycled materials — full materials list included * Complete second grade STEM resource collection * Seven complementary STEM resources in one bundle * Full-year engineering activities * Multiple ways to teach and practice STEM * Supports hands-on learning and creativity * Builds problem-solving and critical-thinking skills * Includes curriculum, projects, task cards, challenge cards, and journals * Provides meaningful early-finisher activities * Includes substitute teacher plans * Flexible for whole-group, small-group, center, and independent learning * Saves valuable planning time This 2nd Grade STEM Bundle gives teachers a ready-to-use collection they can pull from throughout the school year. Whether you need a structured lesson, a quick challenge, a hands-on engineering project, an independent task, an early-finisher activity, or a substitute plan, you'll have a STEM resource ready to go. Download Today Add this 2nd Grade STEM Curriculum Bundle to your classroom and give students a full year of opportunities to explore, design, build, test, problem-solve, and think like engineers! With multiple resource formats included, you can keep STEM learning fresh and flexible while giving second graders meaningful opportunities to develop creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and engineering skills.
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