Vivify STEM Blog

Welcome to the Vivify STEM Blog—your go-to resource for hands-on STEM activities, creative lesson plans, and expert insights! Whether you're an educator, parent, or STEM enthusiast, this is the place to find inspiration for sparking curiosity and innovation in young learners. Join the Vivify STEM team as we share practical tips and ideas drawn from our own classrooms, afterschool clubs, and parenting journeys!

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How to Integrate STEM into Your Gifted & Talented Program
How to Integrate STEM into Your Gifted & Talented Program
Celebrate Valentine's Day with the Love Bug STEM Challenge!
Celebrate Valentine's Day with the Love Bug STEM Challenge!
Space Engineering: A 5E Science Unit on Heat Transfer
Space Engineering: A 5E Science Unit on Heat Transfer
The Best STEM Gift Guide for Kids!
The Best STEM Gift Guide for Kids!
Building Bricks STEM Challenge: Engage Young Minds Through Hands-On Learning
Building Bricks STEM Challenge: Engage Young Minds Through Hands-On Learning
Incorporating Engineering Practices into Texas Science Classrooms
Incorporating Engineering Practices into Texas Science Classrooms
Brick by Brick: Intro to Criteria and Constraints
Brick by Brick: Intro to Criteria and Constraints
Water STEM Activity: Design a Water Pipeline!
Water STEM Activity: Design a Water Pipeline!
Top 3 AI Tools for Educators
Top 3 AI Tools for Educators
A Search for Life: Astro-Rover STEM Challenge
A Search for Life: Astro-Rover STEM Challenge
Eating in Space 5E Science: Design a Menu for an Astronaut!
Eating in Space 5E Science: Design a Menu for an Astronaut!
Design a Zoo 5E STEM Project
Design a Zoo 5E STEM Project
Earthquake-Resistant Structures STEM Project
Earthquake-Resistant Structures STEM Project
Top Resources for the 2024 Solar Eclipse!
Top Resources for the 2024 Solar Eclipse!
Astronaut Training and the 4 C's of STEM
Astronaut Training and the 4 C's of STEM
25 Year-Round STEM Task Cards for Building Bricks!
25 Year-Round STEM Task Cards for Building Bricks!
Exploring National Parks with a STEM Challenge!
Exploring National Parks with a STEM Challenge!
A Teacher’s Guide to Science Fair
A Teacher’s Guide to Science Fair
Best Free AI Tools for Educators
Best Free AI Tools for Educators
How to Host a Debate in Your Science Classroom
How to Host a Debate in Your Science Classroom
Engineer a New Fruit! Genetics STEM Lab Activity
Engineer a New Fruit! Genetics STEM Lab Activity
Top 10 STEM Activities for Spring
Top 10 STEM Activities for Spring
5 Tips for Teaching STEM With Robots
5 Tips for Teaching STEM With Robots
Engineering and the 5E Science Model
Engineering and the 5E Science Model
How to Teach STEM Through A Story
How to Teach STEM Through A Story
The ABCs of Kindergarten STEM
The ABCs of Kindergarten STEM
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with a STEM Challenge
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with a STEM Challenge
Engineering in the Science Classroom
Engineering in the Science Classroom
Top 5 Christmas STEM Activities
Top 5 Christmas STEM Activities
Ocean STEM Activities
Ocean STEM Activities