Welcome to The STEM Space Library

Scroll below or click an image to access STEM lessons. We are currently in the process of uploading all of Vivify’s K-8 STEM lessons! Can’t find something? Email us at help@vivifystem.com. You can also access our K-8 Scope & Sequence for a supply list.

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Scope & Sequence

STEM Curriculum Units

Looking for a complete STEM curriculum for your elementary or middle school program? Check out our STEM units that support learning from Stage 1 through Stage 3. The following units are available below (click on image or button):

Orbital Mission: STEM Curriculum

Take your students on an epic space adventure! Best suited for grades 5 - 8. Orbital Planning Game coming soon!

Meet the Crew: Mission Patch + Sparks
Astronaut Health: Heart Rate Health + Exercise Equipment Design Challenge
Get to Orbit: Straw Rocket Engineering Challenge
Emergency in Space: Space Docking Team Activity + Robot Tool Challenge
Working in Space: Design an Experiment in Space
Eating in Space: Plan a Menu for Space
Returning Home: Heat Shield Challenge
Mission Success

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Grades K-3 Mars

Grades 4 - 8 Mars

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Grades K-3 moon

Grades 4-8 Moon

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Alphabet STEM

Grades: PreK and Kindergarten

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and STEM Career Activities for the letters A through Z! These activities emphasize generally accepted outcomes for kindergarten readiness in the areas of math and science. The focus of this curriculum is to develop Stage 1 STEM skills and awareness of real-world STEM concepts and careers. This bundle includes activities for each letter of the alphabet.

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STEM Explorers

Grades: 2 - 5

Pack your bags and take your students on a voyage of STEM challenges that incorporate the engineering design process with themed activities from countries around the world. Explore STEM career connections, icebreaker activities, and math extension problems that are all included in each complete lesson.

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Stage 1 STEM Lessons

From building towers to working in teams, stage one STEM activities provide an important foundation of STEM skills.

Building Bricks STEM Women's History (Copy)

STEM Creativity Tools (Copy)

Upstairs & Downstairs Brain STEM Challenge (Copy)

STEM Task Cards: Building Icebreakers (Copy)

Building Bricks STEM: Biomes, Ecosystems, & Animal Habitats (Copy)

Building Bricks STEM: STEM Careers (Copy)

STEM Icebreakers Bundle (Copy)

Name Plate Circuit STEM Activity (Copy)

Intro to Coding STEM Activity (Copy)

STEM Icebreaker Scavenger Hunt (Copy)

STEM Icebrakers to Build Relationships (Copy)

STEM Words Scavenger Hunt (Copy)

STEM Tower Challenges (Copy)

Back-to-School Growth Mindset Rocket Activity (Copy)

Building Bricks STEM: Volcano Island Challenge (Copy)

Building Bricks STEM: Moon Base Challenge (Copy)

STEM Task Cards: Building Icebreakers (Winter Edition) (Copy)

Building Bricks STEM: Winter Challenge (Copy)

Astronaut Training: 4 Cs of STEM (Back to School STEM Activities) (Copy)

Paper Football Math Activity: Ratio & Proportions with STEM Career Connection (Copy)

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Career Exploration STEM Lessons

Check out these career exploration activities, STEM games, technology connections, and other lessons to enhance your STEM teaching!

Tech Choice Board: Tech Careers (Copy)

STEM Careers Bingo (Middle School) (Copy)

STEM Careers Bingo (Elementary School) (Copy)

STEM Choice Board Bundle (Copy)

Stop Motion Animation Activity (Copy)

Binary Code Reference Sheet and Activity ideas (Copy)

Basics of Makey Makey: STEM Activity (Copy)

Who is an Engineer or Scientist? STEM Career Game & Activity (Copy)

Science Icebreaker Game: What Am I? (Copy)

Intro to Science & Engineering: STEM Critical Thinking Challenges (Copy)

Interview Questions to ask STEM Professionals (Copy)

Picture a STEM Professional Critical Thinking Worksheet (Copy)

Digital STEM Choice Board: Branches of Science (Copy)

Think Like a Scientist: Nature of Science 5E Inquiry Unit (Copy)

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Stage 2 STEM Engineering Design Lessons

Stage 2 incorporates the design process and can be structured around themes or units of study. Students will apply math and science to solve an engineering problem using technology. Scroll below for the following categories: Space Science, Physical Science, Earth & Life Sciences

Stage 2: Space Sciences

Welcome Tower Design Challenge (Copy)

Hologram Structure STEM Challenge (Copy)

Mission to Moon Semester STEM Unit (Lunar Project) (Copy)

STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital) (Copy)

Elementary STEM Space Lander Challenge (Copy)

STEM Space Moon Crater Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process) (Copy)

Solar Eclipse Pinhole Projector STEM ChallengeSolar Eclipse Pinhole Projector STEM Challenge (Copy)

Crater Catapults and Moon Science STEM (Copy)

Astronaut Boot STEM Challenge (Printed & Digital Lessons) (Copy)

Ultraviolet Solar Light Shelter STEM Challenge (Elementary - Digital Journal) (Copy)

Mars & Moon Rover STEM Engineering Design Challenge (Elementary) (Copy)

Space Rover STEM Engineering Design Challenge (Middle School STEM) (Copy)

Astronaut Wearable Device Engineering Activity (Space & STEM) (Copy)

Pneumatic Device Mars STEM Challenge (Engineering Design) (Copy)

Mars Helicopter Engineering Design Challenge - STEM Activity (Copy)

Space Fridge STEM Challenge (Astronaut Food Science & Engineering) (Copy)

Space Capsule Heat Shield 5E Engineering Challenge (MS-PS3-3) (Copy)

Orbital Space Lab STEM Inquiry Unit (Copy)

Explore the Universe: Science Astronomy Scavenger Hunt (Copy)

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Stage 2: Earth & Life Science

Bird Feeder STEM Challenge (Copy)

Ocean Debris STEM Challenge (Copy)

GMO Genetics STEM Unit (Copy)

Biomimicry STEM Unit (Copy)

Save the Bees! Pollinator Hotel STEM Challenge (Copy)

Oil Spill STEM Challenge (Copy)

Bird Nest STEM Challenge (Copy)

STEM Space Rover Engineering Challenge (Pi Day) (Copy)

Volcano Shelter STEM Challenge (Copy)

Botany STEM Challenge - Plant Anatomy & Engineering Women's History Activity (Copy)

Ultraviolet Light Shelter STEM Challenge (Solar Space Science & Engineering) (Copy)

Harvest Moon Science - Fall/ Autumn STEM Activities (Copy)

Solar Oven STEM Challenge - Women in STEM History Engineering Activity (Copy)

Mars Soil Testing STEM Mission (pH, Acids, Bases) (Copy)

Ultraviolet Solar Light Shelter STEM Challenge (Elementary - Digital Journal) (Copy)

Plants In Space STEM Challenge (Elementary) (Copy)

Plants In Space STEM Activity (Middle School) (Copy)

Robot Hand STEM Activity (Printed & Digital) (Copy)

Zip Line STEM Activity - Virus Protection Challenge (Elementary) (Copy)

Zip Line STEM Activity - Virus Protection Challenge (Copy)

Weather STEM: Hail Protection Engineering Challenge & Weather Science (Copy)

Brain Safety STEM Challenge: Design a Football Helmet (Copy)

Wearable Device Sports Engineering Activity (Sports & STEM) (Copy)

Water Pipeline STEM Challenge (Engineering Design Activity) (Copy)

Genetics STEM Unit: Monster Engineering Challenge-5E Science Lesson (Copy)

Genetics STEM Unit: Hybrid Apple Science + Produce Engineering Design (5E Model) (Copy)

Genetics Webquest: Exploring Traits & Genes (Low-Prep Activity!) (Copy)

Ocean Study: 5E Science Unit (Sink/Float, Salinity, Ocean Layers) (Copy)

Space Capsule Heat Shield 5E Engineering Challenge (MS-PS3-3) (Copy)

Design a Zoo! 5E STEM Project (Copy)

Microscope Mystery Science Center (Copy)

Stage 2: Physical Science

Welcome Tower Design Challenge (Copy)

Prosthetic Leg STEM Challenge (Copy)

Toy Factory Design Challenge (Copy)

STEM Catapult Challenge (Copy)

STEM Sailboat Challenge Math & Engineering Activity (Copy)

STEM Pirate Ship Engineering Challenge (Copy)

STEM Activity Hoop Glider Challenge (Variable Testing) (Copy)

Starter STEM Activities Engineering Challenges (Take Home STEM Activities) (Copy)

Balloon Car STEM Challenge: Engineering Design Process (Copy)

STEM Drag Device Parachute Challenge (Engineering Design Activity) (Copy)

Bridge Engineering STEM Challenge - Women in STEM History Activity (Digital) (Copy)

STEM Balloon Rocket Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process) (Copy)

Straw Rocket STEM Challenge (Forces & Motion, Variables) (Copy)

Straw Rocket STEM Challenge (Forces & Motion) (Copy)

Heavy-Lift Straw or Stomp Rocket STEM Challenge (Forces & Motion, Falcon Heavy) (Copy)

Roller Coaster STEM Challenge - Engineering Design (Grades K-5) (Copy)

Robot Hand STEM Activity (Printed & Digital) (Copy)

Roller Coaster STEM Activity: Middle School Engineering Design (Copy)

Musical Instrument STEM Challenge (Classroom Lesson Plan) (Copy)

Musical Instrument STEM Challenge (Handouts + Instructional Video) (Copy)

Mars Rubber Band Rover Engineering Design Challenge (Space STEM) (Copy)

Statue of Liberty Paper Circuit STEM Challenge (Copy)

Paper Circuits STEM Activity (Copy)

Earthquake 5E STEM Challenge (MS-ESS3-2 & MS-ETS1-1) (Copy)

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5E Science Units

These 5E units are perfect for promoting understanding of science concepts through a 5E unit that includes both scientific inquiry and engineering design. These NGSS-aligned units are perfect for science educators to use in formal classroom settings.

National Park Research & Design: 5E STEM Project (Copy)

Eating in Space STEM Challenge: Design a Menu for an Astronaut! (5E Science) (Copy)

Think Like a Scientist: Nature of Science 5E Inquiry Unit (Copy)

Stage 3 STEM Research Projects

Stage 3 projects expand on the Stage 2 design process to tackle an open-ended project that mimics a real-world scenario. Students are expected to conduct research and complete a final project that is showcased.

Animal Habitat STEM Project (Copy)

STEM Garden Design Challenge Project Guide (Copy)

Science Fair Steps to Success (Copy)

Mars Colony STEM Project Guide Bundle (Copy)

Eco-House STEM Project Guide (Copy)

National Park Research & Design: 5E STEM Project (Copy)

Eating in Space STEM Challenge: Design a Menu for an Astronaut! (5E Science) (Copy)

Weather Balloon Launch: STEM Engineering Project Guide (Copy)

Design a Moon Habitat STEM / STEAM Project Guide (Copy)

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STEM Family Night: Complete Planning Guide Bundle (Copy)

STEM Family Nights

STEM Family Nights generate excitement for STEM in your school and community by allowing students, teachers, and families to explore STEM together. We have planned 150+ STEM Family Nights with thousands of participants, and we put all of our favorite activities in our low-prep family night guide!

Want to learn more about STEM Family Nights? Click here to listen to The STEM Space episode: “How to Plan a STEM Family Night.”

ALL-INCLUSIVE STEM FAMILY NIGHT KIT WITH PITSCO!

Host your own hands-on, family-friendly event with this Family STEM Night kit, developed in collaboration with Pitsco Education!

Assembling such an event on your own can be a logistic challenge, which is why this bundle streamlines the whole process from beginning to end. Our Family STEM Night Bundle includes 11 hands-on, super fun stations with enough materials to support up to 100 families to participate. From launching rockets, exploring with microscopes, and designing roller coasters, stations cover a range of science, technology, engineering, art, and math topics suitable for all ages!