STEM Projects
100 STEAM Projects For Teachers
Instructables has created a collection of 100 STEAM Projects created for teachers and educators to do with youth. Each project encourages exploration, modification, and students to pursue their… learn more
30+ Awesome STEM Challenges for Kids (with Inexpensive or Recycled Materials!)
The problem with STEM is that teachers often have to purchase the materials at their own expense. Sarah has assembled this collection of STEM engineering challenges that are… learn more
Creative Crash Test Cars
This maker challenge from TeachEngeneering challenges students to design or improve an existing passenger compartment so that it better withstands front-end collisions, protecting riders from injury and resulting… learn more
Fun and Easy STEAM Projects
It's fun to build toy-like projects. It's educational to learn through applied physics. It's invaluable to know that you are someone who can make something from nothing, and… learn more
How To Bend PVC Pipe & Make Incredible Shapes
PVC can be a cheap building material. But it's not easy to bend into different shapes ... until now. Heating sand on a portable induction cook top or… learn more
Make PVC look like real wood
OK, now you have your PVC pipe bent, how do you make it looks like something other than PVC pipe? This video shows you how to remove the… learn more
Purple Plow Challenge
Purple Plow Challenge, from the American Farm Bureau, encourages students to research scenarios related to food, hunger and sustainability and build their own prototypes to solve the defined… learn more
Science for everyone (not just for geeks)
STEM demonstrations do not have to be elaborate or expensive. Sciphile.org believes that science education is important, and pursuing it should be fun. They host a library of… learn more
Small-Scale Modeling of Oil Spill Cleanup Methods
This hands-on experiment and lesson plan from TeachEngineering provides students with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup. Student teams create their own oil spills, try… learn more
Teach Engineering
The TeachEngineering digital library, funded by the National Science Foundation, is a collaborative project with over 55 contributing organizations and a cadre of volunteer teachers and engineers funding.… learn more
Howtoons
Howtoons is what happens when you combine a comic book artist, an inventor, and a toy designer. Howtoons provides engaging content that teaches kids how to build things,… learn more
Lawrence Hall of Science: STEM Activities
The Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley is holding an interdisciplinary workshop on the interaction between human life and the environment. A small selection of STEM activities with… learn more
Vernier
Expanding the Connections of STEM Educators and Students Vernier Connections™ is a web-based platform that helps educators engage students in a fun, modern way through interactive and relevant investigations… learn more
There's More!
Check out Hands On Learning and the Related Topics links below to see more STEM project ideas. learn more
Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance
The Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance goal is to build pathways for students to access high-impact careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). As part of that mandate,… learn more
STEMconnector
STEMconnector is the leading corporation connecting all aspects of the STEM community from K-12 to global corporations. We are a research-driven, professional services organization providing support to corporate,… learn more
EXPLORAVISION FREE LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS
Exploravision shows how pop culture and science can be integrated, such as the movie Avatar and ecosystems. Toshiba/NSTA Exploravision contests challenges teams of students to design future technologies.… learn more
STEM Drone Camp at Bakersfield College
About two dozen middle school students from around Kern County attended a very special STEM Camp, hosted by Bakersfield College. With potential college and careers in mind, students… learn more
32 Christmas STEM Activities for High School
Science, technology, engineering, and math are some of the coolest disciplines to learn about as a teenager. Teaching students simple STEM lessons can excite them and ignite a… learn more
YouCubed: Data Science Lessons
This page shares five units of youcubed lessons that introduce students (and teachers) to data science. The units start with an introduction to the concept of data and… learn more
STEAM CURRICULUM FOR K-8
Reinforce core learning objectives through STEM hands-on projects with cross-curricular connections to ELA, math, science, art, and engineering. TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER While students in STEM programs may have… learn more
STEM Career Coalition: Classroom Activities
The STEM Careers Coalition, co-sponsored by Discovery Education, provides free resources for 6th-12th grade classrooms to develop key STEM and critical thinking skills in your students, aligned to… learn more
Help Teaching: 101 Engineering STEM Activities for Kids
Engineering is a key component of many STEM classes, but it can be an intimidating subject to teach for parents and teachers not primarily trained in the field.… learn more
Teach Engineering: K-12 STEM Curriculum
K-12 standards-aligned, hands-on lessons, activities, maker challenges, and more for teaching science, math, and engineering. learn more
PBS Learning Media: SciGirls
SciGirls has the bold goal of changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering and math—or STEM. Each half-hour episode highlights the processes of science and… learn more
Doing Hands-On LEGO Education Projects Changed the Way I Teach
Learning through play is making all the difference with my students! My students race their “Lunar Modules” across our classroom floor. There are cheers as some of them… learn more
LEGO® Education
The belief that learning should be joyful for both students and teachers has driven LEGO® Education to lead the way in innovative, hands-on learning for more than 40 years.… learn more
Teach Chemical Reactions - 20+ Chemistry Lessons and Activities
Use these free chemistry lesson plans, experiments, and activities to teach and explore chemical reactions with K-12 students. Lesson Plans contain materials to support educators leading hands-on STEM… learn more
USA Science & Engineering Festival: Lesson Plans
Browse our library of lesson plans created by educators for educators! All lessons are NGSS and CASEL aligned and designed for middle and high school classrooms. Each lesson… learn more
STEM Activities to Bring Autumn Themes to Science Class
Pair changing leaves and temperatures, apple season, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, and fall festivities with these free lessons and activities for enriching hands-on STEM. By Amy Cowen on August 31, 2023 learn more
'First Woman' Graphic Novel and Camp Experience
NASA STEM Engagement. This set of hands-on activities accompanies NASA’s “First Woman” graphic novel series, which tells the story of Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to explore the… learn more
Space Foundation Discovery Center: Resources for Educators
DOWNLOADABLE LESSON PLANS The Space Foundation supports PreK through 20 students with standards-based curriculum that uses space principles to integrate science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) into all… learn more
The Concord Consortium: STEM Resources
Interactive STEM activities, free for your classroom. Bring out the inner scientist in all your students with our scientifically accurate models and activities. learn more
Because Learning!
How far can STEM go? An educational experience is more than just what happens in the classroom. Let’s follow our curiosity and keep exploring together. learn more
Conservation Station
Conservation Station: Creating a More Resourceful World aims to create a nationwide dialogue on the importance of students’ understanding of current and future energy needs, resource utilization and conservation.… learn more
NASA High School Aerospace Scholars
Texas High School Aerospace Scholars is an authentic STEM learning experience for Texas high school juniors to engage with NASA’s missions and become the next generation of explorers.… learn more