Pencil shape question stems that can be used by children and by staff. Great for display in classrooms and as an activity for children to complete in order to reflect on their learning.

This powerpoint (and the others I have uploaded) is amazing for a STEM club or a standalone STEM lesson. We used to run a full STEM curriculum for KS3, so have a look at the bundles for sale - our pupils loved STEM lessons!

This resource provides a comprehensive set of maths sentence stems, for display, designed to support learners in articulating their mathematical reasoning and fostering collaborative discussions. Perfect for both primary and secondary levels, these stems guide students to confidently explain their thinking, justify solutions, and engage in meaningful dialogue during lessons. Classroom Versatility: Can be used during whole-class discussions, small group tasks, or individual work to support written or verbal communication. Printable and Editable: Easy-to-print format allows for classroom displays.

This STEM activity is a great group activity for your students. The challenge in this activity is to design a more efficient parachute to jump out of the Battle Bus. The students need to work together to complete the challenge and experiment given. This Fortnite activity is perfect for a back to school activity or all year around. You do not need to know what Fortnite is (your students will) to do this challenge, but this will earn you your kids respect and you will be that “cool” teacher. Included in this resource are teachers notes, student questions, the experiment, a PowerPoint on the history of flight and comprehension questions to go with the presentation. Everything you need to make a fun filled activity with your students. SCIENCE: Students will use skills in the scientific method: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, and relating. TECHNOLOGY: Students can document learning through the use of digital technology. ENGINEERING: Students will devise and implement a strategy to construct Marble Roller Device. MATH: Students will explore measurement, graphing, statistics, patterns, and build mathematical knowledge through problem solving

Balloon Rocket STEM Challenge (9‑Point Engineering Graph) A hands‑on STEM challenge where learners build and test two different balloon rockets to explore force and motion. Students compare how far each rocket travels using the 9‑Point Engineering Graph, sketch their designs, and record how they built each version. This activity is low‑prep, highly engaging, and ideal for primary classrooms, homeschool settings, STEM centres, or makerspace stations. WHAT’S INCLUDED: • 3‑page STEM Challenge set: Cover Page, Instructions Page, Activity Page • Full 9‑Point Engineering Graph for comparing two balloon rocket designs • Clear, consistent directions designed for real classrooms • Kid‑friendly layout that supports independent exploration • Printable PDF (A4/Letter compatible) TEACHER BENEFITS: • Low‑prep activity using simple, affordable materials • Consistent layout across all 9‑point engineering challenges • Supports independent exploration and student‑led problem‑solving • Flexible for whole‑class lessons, small‑group rotations, or STEM centres • Ideal for quick engineering challenges or early finishers LEARNING CONCEPTS: • Engineering design process • Planning, sketching, and comparing two designs • Forces and motion (thrust, direction, friction) • Testing and recording performance • Early data collection and observation skills HOW IT WORKS: Students build two different balloon rockets, test how far each one travels along a string, and record their results using the 9‑Point Engineering Graph. They sketch each design, note how they built their rockets, and compare how the flight distance changed between the two trials. The challenge naturally scales: younger learners build simple rockets, while older learners experiment with balloon size, angle, and friction to improve performance. PRINTING & PREP: • Print pages single‑sided • Provide simple materials such as balloons, straws, tape, and string • Set up a clear space for launching and measuring distance • Encourage students to sketch, label, and compare their two designs • Adult supervision required for launching activities AGE RANGE: Suitable for ages 5–11 (Primary). Younger learners can participate with support. PERFECT FOR: • Classroom STEM centres • Early finishers • Makerspace stations • Homeschool STEM time • After‑school clubs • Family STEM nights FILE DETAILS: • PDF format (non‑editable) • Instant digital download • No physical item shipped

This mini lesson packet includes printable notes and conjugation outlines for students when you present stem changer verbs, a practice worksheet for conjugation and comprehension with true/false triva questions, and two versions of a stem changing verb quiz that you can use to assess students ability to conjugate stem changing verbs.

Thank you for looking at this resource! Print this as a large poster for your classroom or use them as a paired or individual resource to structure debates. Give your students a helping hand when contributing in class with sentence stems that help them to think from different perspectives and put their points across clearly and politely. Available as a PDF, PNG and JPEG using my fonts and as an editable PowerPoint slide where you can add in your own fonts and change any pharses. Please note that the PowerPoint version is in Arial font and not the fonts I used in the posters for copyright reasons.

This short quiz is best suited for Spanish I or II students completing all 3 families of stem changing verbs. There are 3 box charts at the top for students to conjugate an entire verb from each family, and 16 short sentences with assorted verbs to be conjugated. Takes 15-20 minutes to complete. Download also contains answer key.

Students will design and create a windmill to see which team has the most efficient windmill. This is a fun an simple activity. Here is what is in the packet: 1. Teacher Guide 2. Prototype Worksheets 3. Results/Review Worksheet

STEM design, make, test & improve challenge for KS2 students. Learning objectives: • Science – force of gravity, compare how things move on different surfaces • Technology – design purposeful, functional, appealing products based on design criteria • Engineering – design, make, test, evaluate and improve a product • Maths – compare duration of events

Spark creativity and critical thinking with this Pack of 2D Shape STEM Challenge Cards! These hands-on activity cards invite students to build a variety of 2D shapes using balls, sticks, or other creative materials. With accompanying recording sheets, students reflect on their designs, identify key attributes, and strengthen their understanding of shapes. Perfect for STEM centers, small group work, or independent exploration, this resource combines geometry with problem-solving in a fun, interactive way. Shapes included – square, triangle, rhombus, rectangle, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, kite, trapezium and parallelogram. What’s Included - 2D Shape STEM Challenge Cards (2 different types of cards): Each card features a specific shape (e.g., triangle, square, hexagon) for students to construct with tactile materials. 2D Shape STEM Slides: Suitable for classroom display on your electronic whiteboard (PowerPoint + Google Slides versions) Recording Sheets: Students document their creations, noting shape attributes like sides and vertices. Poster prompts: Two different larger format posters to prompt your students. Print Ready + Editable Versions: Choose from a ready to print PDF or choose your own language or fonts and edit in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Key Features - Hands-On STEM Learning: Encourages students to explore geometry through building and problem-solving. **Reinforces Shape Recognition: **Helps students internalize 2D shape properties by constructing and recording them. Develops Fine Motor Skills: Manipulating small parts like toothpicks and playdough enhances hand-eye coordination. Versatile Use: Perfect for STEM centers, math lessons, small group challenges, or early finisher activities. This 2D Shape STEM Challenge Pack helps students connect math concepts to real-world problem-solving, making geometry engaging and meaningful. Why You’ll Love It - Encourages Creativity and Collaboration: Students can work independently or in pairs to complete the challenges. Supports Multiple Learning Styles: Combines hands-on activities with visual and written components. **Teacher-Friendly: **Easy to prep and perfect for reuse—just print and go! Make geometry exciting with these 2D Shape STEM Challenge Cards! File type – Ready to print PDF + editable PowerPoint and Google Slides versions IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE… All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase. What programs do I need to open and use this product? I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded here. Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.

These rebuttal sentence stems and mini debate activities teach students to answer the exact argument they heard instead of changing the subject or repeating, ‘I disagree.’ Short practice rounds keep the focus on listening, clash and clear explanation. Students use the four-part response: You said, However, Because, Therefore. The 24 argument cards provide ready-to-use claims and reasons about school, technology, community, everyday life and fairness. Sixteen rebuttal cards target assumptions, evidence, exceptions, missing links, unintended effects and other common weaknesses. Use this resource for debate clubs, speaking and listening lessons, argument writing preparation, public-speaking warm-ups, fast finishers, partner work, homeschool classes or substitute plans. The included clash tracker, prep sheet and quick judge ballot support complete mini-debate rounds.

Year 1 STEM Continuous Provision Cards Description: Bring purposeful, hands-on STEM learning into your Year 1 classroom with six colourful, low-preparation continuous provision challenge cards. Each child-friendly mission encourages pupils to build, test, explore and improve their ideas using familiar classroom and recycled resources. The pack includes: Paper Bridge Challenge Foil Boat Challenge Ramp Challenge Cup Tower Challenge Ball Run Challenge Waterproof Roof Challenge Every card includes a clear mission, testing prompts, additional challenges and useful STEM vocabulary. Children develop problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, reasoning and early engineering skills while learning independently. Perfect for continuous provision, STEM areas, morning activities, science and DT lessons, early finishers and enrichment sessions. Simply print, laminate and display alongside the suggested materials. An engaging, practical and time-saving resource from Little Learning Lane.

In this stem challenge students will build a boat to move items from one side of the room to another. This is a really simple Stem challenge that is fun and exciting. What is in the packet: 1. STEM Challenge teacher lesson page 2. Prototype worksheet 3. Results/Reflection worksheet

A fun and exciting experiment for KS3/4 students to practice investigation skills, looking at how glycerine affects how long bubbles last. Focusing on STEM Careers - looking why a company might employ you to conduct this investigation Included is a Ppt and an investigation sheet to help students learn how to plan and write out an investigation. (Best to be printed on A3 if going to print out). Ppt, Word & PDF version avaliable If you are happy with this resource, please leave a review. Thank you

Looking for a fun STEM challenge for your students? Easy prep and loads of fun!! Kids just love to make and throw paper planes! Did you know that National Paper Plane Day is celebrated each year on MAY 26TH?? A great way to get some sneaky fitness in as your kids run around retrieving their planes Relaxation- origami is a proven relaxation technique with hidden health benefits Bonding and healthy competition Design challenges- encourage your students to test their designs and search the internet for different plans and models. What improvements worked? Great to use as a research tool and introduction to the topic of flight. What is included in this resource? -This resource comes with a powerpoint presentation to share with your students with clickable links to take you to some fabulous YouTube demonstrations of varying levels of difficulty, to encourage and challenge your students -The worksheets use informal, metric and imperial measurement depending on which country you are in or which age group you are working with. -A versatile resource which can be used for both math and science lessons -View preview for complete information! What people are saying about this resource "My students loved using these resources to learn about scientific methods. I had students learn about the steps of the scientific method and make their hypotheses before creating and flying the airplanes. " “This was a great end of the year activity that I was able to easily adapt for use with my 7th grade students. They loved it!” “Turn their hobby into a learning opportunity!!” “Great resource, easy to implement and engaging!” This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :)

Display/information slide to be used for STEM week. Crosses over into English (Lord Byron). Promotes cross curricular learning. Can also be used to promote international women’s day.

Bring the excitement of the Winter Olympics into your classroom with this engaging set of STEM activity worksheets, designed to help students explore real-world science and maths through sport. This resource includes five Winter Olympic sports, each carefully linked to key STEM concepts such as forces, motion, angles, data analysis, and human biology. Perfect for STEM lessons, enrichment activities, cover work, or Olympic-themed weeks. Each sport topic contains 3 differentiated tasks plus full model answers, making planning quick and easy. 1. Ice Friction & Speed Skating Investigates friction, surface texture, and speed Students compare motion on different ice conditions Links physics to athlete performance 2. Bobsled Aerodynamics & Drag Explores air resistance and streamlined design Students analyse how shape affects speed Includes engineering-style thinking and design features 3. Ski Jumping: Angles & Motion Focuses on launch angle, speed, and jump distance Encourages mathematical reasoning without complex formulas Ideal for teaching forces and projectile motion concepts 4. Biathlon: Heart Rate & Accuracy Connects biology and physics through real Olympic data Students examine how heart rate affects shooting accuracy Strong links to data interpretation and cause-and-effect reasoning 5. Curling: Friction & Motion Explores how sweeping changes friction Includes data analysis tasks similar to graph interpretation Encourages prediction, pattern spotting, and real-world decision making What’s Included 5 sport-based STEM worksheet sets 15 structured student tasks (3 per sport) Full model answers for every activity Clear data tables and real-world scenarios Print-friendly PDF format Perfect For Upper KS2 / Lower KS3 (Grades 5–7) STEM lessons and cross-curricular teaching Olympic or sports-themed units Extension, enrichment, or fast-finisher activities

In this race against the clock students work as a team to build the highest tower possible out of dried spaghetti and marshmallows. The objective of this lesson is to explore structures and investigate what methods of building can make the tallest and strongest structure. By testing their prototype buildings, students will also have the opportunity to rebuild and alter their designs to improve them, giving an insight into the real-life processes of testing, redevelopment and prototyping that engineers and scientists use.

This powerpoint (and the others I have uploaded) is amazing for a STEM club or a standalone STEM lesson. We used to run a full STEM curriculum for KS3, so have a look at the bundles for sale - our pupils loved STEM lessons!

52 different STEM challenges and 5 activity sheets all in one document.