Growing a STEM Classroom

Hi! I'm a 5th grade teacher in a STEM elementary school. I love to share Engineering Challenges and other STEM ideas for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom! Come by and check out what my classroom and school have been up to as we continue to GROW into STEM! Lots of resources and ideas that can be used in any classroom to increase student engagement, collaboration and interest!

20 January 2026

Trial and Error with STEM Challenges

Trial-and-error learning is super important for kids because it’s how their brains naturally learn best—by trying something, noticing what...

21 November 2025

Roller Coasters

We have been working on building roller coasters in our classroom as we study force and motion in science. We build the roller coasters us...

22 October 2025

National STEM Day - November 8, 2025 - Engineering Challenge

Looking for something fun and challenging to do on National STEM Day on November 8, 2025? Why not try this challenge? All you need is 20 ...

12 October 2025

Build the Longest Paper Chain

Can your students make the longest paper chain using just one sheet of 9 x 12 construction paper? This seems like a simple and easy STEM cha...

16 September 2025

Growing Lima Beans

Growing a lima bean is something that completely WOWS my students every single year! They are completely fascinated by the process of seed ...

08 September 2025

Life-Sized Squirrel STEM Challenge

Have you ever tried to make a life-sized squirrel? It is tougher than it looks! While this is a January STEM challenge, we are reading Flor...

07 August 2025

First Week of School - Set of 3 STEM Challenges

Are you looking for some things to do during the first week or month of school to get your kids working cooperatively and learning to recove...

View web version

Welcome!

Smart Chick Teaching Resources

View my complete profile

Powered by Blogger.