Christmas STEM challenges for Upper Elementary

 Ready to do some holiday STEM challenges? 

Get your students in the holiday spirits with these fun Christmas math activities.

Choosing a hands on approach to teaching math concepts is easier with a low prep STEM challenge. Here are four different activities to choose from to celebrate the holidays in math this year.

BUILD A HOLIDAY HOUSE

Students will have to apply their knowledge of fractions and problem solving to create a gingerbread house. You can use materials in the packet for a low prep approach. Just print the gingerbread house and candy decorations and go!

BUILD A GIFT BOX

Being creative with perimeter is key to this challenge. Kids will use their measurement and problem solving skills to build gift boxes. This low prep activity is fun and let’s them explore different dimensions.

DESIGN COOKIE JARS

Students love this one. With candy gum drops and tooth picks build cookie jars for two gingerbread cookies. Applying multiplication and problem solving skills to complete the challenge.

CONSTRUCT A CHRISTMAS TREE

A student favorite! Building with straws can be tricky, but your students will love this challenge. Using their division and problem solving skills students will construct trees to hold up to 9 candy canes on its boughs. Will it hold? That’s the fun testing part of the STEM challenge.

ACCESS THE HOLIDAY STEM CHALLENGES

Use one or all of these STEM activities in your math class this December. Students love the variety and different activities that get them thinking about math. Grab your set of STEM challenges today!

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Valentine's Day STEM activities for middle school

Do your students like to make things and be creative in math? 

How do you have give students time to problem solve in math? 

Every year different students ask for projects or activities to do in class. This is the first year I have used STEM challenges. I've never used them before. Honestly I didn't know how they worked. Do they work?

Yes! I have found that there are STEM challenges that work. There are students that love to make and create. They are eager to build and work with other students on STEM challenges.

STEM Activities for Middle School 

Students create, implement, and test their designs. The STEM challenges give students objectives to follow and guidelines to stay within. Any student can be successful with these STEM activities. Here are some STEM challenges to try for Valentine's Day. 

1. Students make a Valentine Card. 

Involving problem solving and percents students have to create a Valentine's day card. Students design, plan, and test their creations. This is a highly engaging activity for students who like to create and play. 

2.  Students build a Candy box.

Students have to build a candy box from algebraic expressions and a design they make. Using algebraic expressions, numerical expressions, and problem solving to make their candy boxes useful for Valentine's day.

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3. Design a Heart Tray.

Students create a heart tray with area and problem solving. They test their designs to hold enough cookies for Valentine's day.

4. Construct a Tower.

This is my favorite STEM challenge. Students make a hearts card tower with volume and problem solving. Highly engaging, lots of fun, and who doesn't like to play with cards? 

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Valentine's Day STEM activities are for students to make connections to math with the STEM process. Students will practice their problem solving skills in many different areas of math. They will enjoy making and learning. 

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STEM Challenges for Middle School Halloween

Do your students like to make things and be creative in math? 

How do you have give students time to problem solve in math? 

Every year different students ask for projects or activities to do in class. This is the first year I have used STEM challenges. I've never used them before. Honestly I didn't know how they worked. Do they work?

Yes! I have found that there are STEM challenges that work. There are students that love to make and create. They are eager to build and work with other students on STEM challenges.

STEM Challenges for Middle School 

Students create, implement, and test their designs. The STEM challenges give students objectives to follow and guidelines to stay within. Any student can be successful with these STEM activities. Here are some STEM challenges to try this Halloween. 

1. Students create Candy Bags. 

Involving problem solving and volume students have to create candy bags to hold candy. Students design, plan, and test their creations. 

2.  Students build Bat Boxes. 

This is my favorite STEM challenge. Students have to create bat boxes with ratios and proportions. Highly engaging, lots of fun, and who doesn't like marshmallows?

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3. Design Candy Corn Footballs

Students create paper footballs with rational numbers and test them on a football field. This is a highly engaging activity for students you like to create and play. 

4. Construct a Pumpkin Display

Students make a pumpkin display with decimals and area. Solving problems for a pumpkin patch to display their pumpkins to attract customers.

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Halloween STEM challenges are for students to make connections to math with the STEM process. Students will practice their problem solving skills in many different areas of math. They will enjoy making and learning. 

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