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Thank you for being a member of The STEM Space! You now have access to Vivify’s growing library of 200+ K-8 STEM resources. As updates or new resources are added, we will send a note to all members. Need help or have suggestions? Use the chat feature to the right to talk with the Vivify support team.

How to use the STEM Space membership library:

Explore: Scroll below or click on any image to start your STEM journey.
Search: Use the search feature to find a specific lesson.
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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

Purchase Mars suPply Kit

Grades K-3 moon

Grades 4-8 Moon

Purchase moon supply kit

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.

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

STEM Creativity Tools

Upstairs & Downstairs Brain STEM Challenge

STEM Task Cards: Building Icebreakers

Building Bricks STEM: Biomes, Ecosystems, & Animal Habitats

Building Bricks STEM: STEM Careers

STEM Icebreakers Bundle

Name Plate Circuit STEM Activity

Intro to Coding STEM Activity

STEM Icebreaker Scavenger Hunt

STEM Icebrakers to Build Relationships

STEM Words Scavenger Hunt

STEM Tower Challenges

Back-to-School Growth Mindset Rocket Activity

Building Bricks STEM: Volcano Island Challenge

Building Bricks STEM: Moon Base Challenge

STEM Task Cards: Building Icebreakers (Winter Edition)

Building Bricks STEM: Winter Challenge

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

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

Vocabulary Games for STEM Tools & Concepts

Building Bricks STEM Challenge Mats: Through the ABCs

Building Bricks STEM: Fall Challenge Mats

Building Bricks STEM Challenge Mats - STEM Careers

Building Bricks STEM Winter Challenge Mats

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

STEM Careers BINGO Game (K-5)

STEM Careers BINGO Game

STEM Choice Board Bundle

Stop Motion Animation Activity

Binary STEM Activity

Makey Makey STEM Activity

Who is a STEM Professional?

Science Icebreaker Game: What Am I?

Intro to STEM Mini-Assignments

Interview Questions to Ask STEM Professionals

Picture This: STEM Professionals

STEM Choice Board: Branches of Science

Think Like a Scientist 5E Inquiry Unit

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

Hologram STEM Structure Challenge

Mission to Moon Semester STEM Unit (Lunar Project)

Elementary Space Lander STEM Challenge

Space Lander STEM Challenge

Lunar Crater Challenge

Solar Eclipse Pinhole Projector Challenge

Crater Catapults & Moon Making STEM

Astronaut Boot STEM Challenge

Elementary UV Light Shelter STEM Challenge

UV Light Shelter STEM Challenge

Wearable Device STEM Challenge

Elementary Rover Design Challenge

Rover Design Challenge

Pneumatic Device STEM Challenge

Mars Helicopter STEM Activity

Space Fridge STEM Challenge

Space Capsule Heat Shield Challenge

Orbital Space Lab STEM Inquiry Unit

Explore the Universe: Science Astronomy Scavenger Hunt

Astro-Rover Space Science & Engineering Design Unit

Stage 2: Earth & Life Science

Bird Feeder STEM Challenge

Ocean Debris STEM Challenge

GMO Genetics STEM Unit

Biomimicry STEM Unit

Save the Bees! Pollinator Hotel STEM Challenge

Oil Spill STEM Challenge

Bird Nest STEM Challenge

STEM Space Rover Engineering Challenge (Pi Day)

Volcano Shelter STEM Challenge

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

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

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

Solar Oven STEM Challenge - Women in STEM History Engineering Activity

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

Plants In Space STEM Challenge (Elementary)

Plants In Space STEM Activity (Middle School)

Robot Hand STEM Activity (Printed & Digital)

Zip Line STEM Activity - Virus Protection Challenge (Elementary)

Zip Line STEM Activity - Virus Protection Challenge

Weather STEM: Hail Protection Engineering Challenge & Weather Science

Brain Safety STEM Challenge: Design a Football Helmet

Wearable Device Sports Engineering Activity (Sports & STEM)

Water Pipeline STEM Challenge (Engineering Design Activity)

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

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

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

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

Space Capsule Heat Shield 5E Engineering Challenge

Design a Zoo! 5E STEM Project

Microscope Mystery Science Center

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)

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.

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

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

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

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

Orbital Space Lab STEM Inquiry Unit (Copy)

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)

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!