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for purchasing these STEM task cards!

This resource includes six Back to School STEM Task Cards, an EDITABLE
worksheet and a STEM process poster! These activities are great for
team-building and are extremely EASY to set up!! The only materials required
are: Straws, Disposable Cups, Paper, Markers/Crayons, One Backpack, 20 Tissue
Boxes (Back to School Donations!), Scissors, Tape & Glue. For testing, you will also
need pencils and an assortment of random school supplies (that will fit in a back
pack).

STEM task cards are perfect for early finishers, maker spaces, STEM stations
and more! Use these task cards in small groups, individually, or with the entire
class. Students can sketch out their design, build, and answer the response
questions on their worksheets. In addition, students can reference the included
STEM process poster as they design and build.

Six STEM Task Activities:

A Helping (Hands-Free) Hand
Reading Book Rescue
Schoolhouse Construction
Strategic Storage
Pencil Holder
Bus of the Future

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 STEM Engineering
Process

ASK
What is the challenge?

plan
How are you going to solve it?
Brainstorm ideas!

create Follow your plan.

test
Find out how well your plan worked!

improve
There is always room for improvement.
Revise your plan and try again!!
A Helping (Hands-Free) Hand Reading Book Rescue
Your challenge is to carry a backpack with school
A student’s baby brother keeps chewing
supplies in it across the room without touching it. on her reading books. Your challenge is
You have been provided with several materials to help her build a very sturdy tower
to help you accomplish this task. How that will hold as many books as
possible to keep them out of the
many school supplies are you able
baby’s reach. Use the materials
to carry in your bag? below to build your tower.
Materials: Materials:
Backpack 25 Cups
School Supplies (for testin Scissors
30 Straws Tape
Masking Tape
Schoolhouse Construction Strategic Storage
Your challenge is to construct a new school building that A lucky teacher has received 20 tissue
can hold as many students (cups as possible se the boxes at the beginning of the year!
provided materials and get creative! You may not stack Your job is to stack all 20 boxes in a
cups inside of each other! way that takes up the least amount
of oor space our stack needs to
be able to stand up without
outside support.
Materials:
20 Boxes
Materials: 20 Cups, 30 Straws, 4 Sheets of Paper,
of Tissues
Markers/Crayons, Scissors, Tape & Glue
Pencil Holder Bus of the Future!
Build a Pencil Holder for your teacher out of the What are some things that could be improved
supplies below. It needs to be functional, but also on a school bus? Your challenge is to design a
creative! How many pencils can it hold? creative “school bus of the future”. Find ways to
make school buses better! After you create a plan,
build a prototype (model of your bus desi n
Materials:
encils (for testin Materials:
10 Straws 15 Straws
1 Piece of Paper 3 Sheets of Paper
Markers/Crayons Markers/Crayons
Scissors Scissors
Tape Tape
Glue Glue
A Helping (Hands-Free) Hand
Your challenge is to carry a backpack with school
supplies in it across the room without touching it.
You have been provided with several materials
to help you accomplish this task. How
many school supplies are you able
to carry in your bag?

Materials:
Backpack
School Supplies (for testing)
30 Straws
Masking Tape
Schoolhouse Construction
Your challenge is to construct a new school building that
can hold as many students (cups) as possible. Use the
provided materials and get creative! You may not stack
cups inside of each other!

Materials: 20 Cups, 30 Straws, 4 Sheets of Paper,

Markers/Crayons, Scissors, Tape & Glue
Strategic Storage
A lucky teacher has received 20 tissue
boxes at the beginning of the year!
Your job is to stack all 20 boxes in a
way that takes up the least amount
of oor space our stack needs to
be able to stand up without
outside support.

Materials:
20 Boxes
of Tissues
 Reading Book Rescue
A student’s baby brother keeps chew-
ing on her reading books. Your challenge
is to help her build a very sturdy tower
that will hold as many books as
possible to keep them out of the
baby’s reach. Use the materials
below to build your tower.

Materials:
25 Cups
Scissors
Tape
Pencil Holder
Build a Pencil Holder for your teacher out of the
supplies below. It needs to be functional, but also
creative! How many pencils can it hold?

Materials:
20 Pencils (for testing)
10 Straws
1 Piece of Paper
Markers/Crayons
Scissors
Tape
Glue
Bus of the Future!
What are some things that could be improved
on a school bus? Your challenge is to design a
creative “school bus of the future”. Find ways to
make school buses better! After you create a plan,
build a prototype (model) of your bus design!

Materials:
15 Straws
3 Sheets of Paper
Markers/Crayons
Scissors
Tape
Glue
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