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Underwater Observation Robot Design Project

STEAM design project for K–6 students: sketch and label an underwater observation robot prototype for deep-sea research.

Design a Lifeboat or Life Vest

Printable design project for Grades K–6: students create a blueprint for a lifeboat or life vest for a cruise ship with labeled parts.

Inventors and Security Systems Building Activity

Printable first-grade STEM activity about inventors Patricia Bath and Marie Van Brittan Brown, with a hands-on building task using LEGOs.

Birds and the Japanese Bullet Train

Printable 1st grade worksheet on biomimicry: learn how the Japanese bullet train's design was inspired by birds, then design your own train.

Let's Capture the Grinch! Engineering Design Project

Printable engineering design project for Kindergarten–6th grade: students work in groups to design and blueprint a trap to capture the Grinch.

Slopes and Skiers

Printable hands-on engineering design worksheet: students plan, build, and test a ski jump to launch a skier as far as possible.

How Tools Work

Printable 1st grade science worksheet with ten multiple-choice questions about common household and classroom tools and their uses.

Catapult Creation and Testing

Hands-on STEM worksheet for Grades 1–5: students build a catapult from craft sticks, spoon, and rubber bands, then test and measure launch distances.

Straw Tower Design Sheet

Printable engineering design sheet for 1st grade students planning a straw-tower building project, including sketching and materials planning.

States of Matter

Printable 1st grade science worksheet on states of matter with 14 multiple-choice questions about solids, liquids, gases, and properties.

Dazzling Diggers

Printable 1st grade vocabulary worksheet with 11 fill-in-the-blank sentences about diggers and heavy construction equipment using a word bank.

Three Little Pigs STEM Activity

Printable 1st grade STEM activity where students design three houses using straws, sticks, and wooden blocks, then test and refine their designs across three trials.

The Steam Engine

Printable worksheet for kindergarten and 1st grade introducing the steam engine with an observation question and a drawing activity.

Make Things Move with Simple Machines

Printable worksheet for Grades 1–3 on simple machines: students identify real-world uses of wheels and axles, levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, and screws.

Build-A-Boat STEM Challenge

Printable 1st grade STEM engineering challenge where students build a boat using household materials to keep a toy princess safe while floating across water.

STEAM Bridge Challenge

Printable STEAM worksheet for Grades 1–2: students record observations about the bridge they built, including how many items balanced and materials used.

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