The end of the school year is the best time to experiment and try new things with your students. Here is a list of 5 Spring STEM Activities & Technology lessons that your students will love!
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#1 Spring STEM Activities & Technology Lesson: STEM & Stories
Integrate your favorite Spring stories with a fun STEM challenge. Try these two STEM & Stories lessons for After the Fall by Dan Santat and The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
After reading the story, integrate a STEM challenge to help build comprehension. Build a wall for Humpty Dumpty to sit on to keep him safe. You can read more about how to teach this lesson by clicking here.
Reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar? Code the robot version of the caterpillar to collect the food in the order that he eats it. In addition, have students create the food to fit the mouth of the the cardboard version of the caterpillar. You can find the entire lesson plan here.
#2 Spring STEM Activities & Technology Lesson: Digital Interactive Notebooks
Cutting and pasting paper is wonderful but can definitely get an upgrade. Try these digital interactive notebooks. With this format, students can learn content by building their technology skills at the same time. Read here how these can help with remote learning as well!
My 3rd graders loved having access to colorful websites from National Geographic Kids and listening to engaging podcasts from Brains On! which were added to the notebooks.
Diagrams and places to keep track of butterfly or ladybug science observations are also provided. This was especially helpful when we were keeping track of the ladybug life cycle daily! By the way, I had NO CLUE that ladybugs have a similar life cycle to butterflies. The things we learn while teaching! Here is the kit we used to see the ladybug life cycle in action.
#3 Spring STEM Activities & Technology Lesson: Engineer Inspiration Boards
Create objects that represent the Spring months with these Engineer Inspiration boards. By using any items available in the classroom or at home, create the different objects presented on the board.
These boards can be printed in color or black & white. Digital versions are also available and can be shared on any platform of your choice with students.
#4 Spring STEM Activities & Technology Lesson: Digital Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Mix up your reading comprehension routine with digital versions of the worksheets that you might be using in class. Use books, articles and websites that you already have on hand and use.
Just pop these comprehension worksheets into Google Classroom or Seesaw. Track students’ comprehension of the text while also embedding important technology skills.
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#5 Spring STEM Activities & Technology Lesson: Coding & Multiplication Facts
This low-prep STEM station has high engagement and is perfect for multiple grade levels. Use your favorite robot to practice multiplication facts. Don't have robots in your classroom yet? Check out my top picks that are high-quality that I truly believe in and work well with kids.
With this station, there are three ways to play!
- Code & write the equation
- Code, write & keep the card
- Coding Math Fact Memory
