3rd Grade Engineering Projects

This bundle is perfect for school that have stem curriculum and want to get families and friends Related Products

It includes our top selling Family STEAM night resource that makes planning easy for you! It also has letters explaining what stem/steam education is; perfect for handing out as parents come in, The Sammie STEAM activity is perfect for taking home at the end of the night to keep families going full steam ahead!

Related Resources

⭐ STEM Lab / Maker Space Starter Kit for Elementary grades BUNDLE

⭐ Famous People in the Area of STEAM Posters for Elementary Grades BUNDLE

⭐ STEM Challenges for the Whole Year Money Saving Bundle

⭐ Women in STEM Bundle - STEM Stories Extensions

Customer Tips: How to get TeachShare credit to use towards future purchases: *Please go to your My Purchases page (you need to login). Next to each purchase you’ll see a Provide Feedback button. Click that and you will be taken to a page where you can give a rating and leave a short comment about the product. Each time you give feedback, TeachShare gives you credit that you can use towards your future purchases.

Your students will love these STEM challenges! They are perfect to add some fun while still addressing science standards. Students will use the engineering design process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve, and reflect.

Students will use simple recycled materials (easily adjusted for what you have on hand) to construct and test their own marble tracks, to construct and test their own boats that float even when weight is added, and to construct and test their own bridges.

Each Product Includes:

3 Preparation Pages for Teachers:

• Sample timeline and preparation
• Teacher tips
• Background information

3 Pages to Present the Challenge to Students:

• Challenge overview
• Science vocabulary
• Requirements and restrictions

5 Pages for Students to Complete:

• Cover page
• Ask and imagine
• Plan and create page
• Test and improve page
• Reflection page

Results Page

Follow Enhancing Enrichment. All new products are half off for the first 48 hours.

You can get a big bang for your buck with this resource! Think "Flat Stanley" of Science. Sammie Steam was designed to look like a cross between the scientist Albert Einstein and the artist Leonardo da Vinci. This packet contains many suggested Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math challenges. It was created with the purpose of getting families actively involved with their children by completing challenges that will have them all having fun! Sammie STEAM, the adventure dog, will become your students' companion as they complete these activities outside of the school day. This will help foster a strong home/school relationships! As the children complete the activities and share them with the class other students will eagerly join in! It is a perfect way to encourage the students to make connections from one academic area to the other. This package offers differentiated ways for the students to document their STEAM experience. Students are encouraged to use photography, artwork, writing, a log etc. This original challenge, created by the STEM to STEAM Trio, is aligned to the Next Generation Science and Common Core standards. STEM is great but STEAM is better.

Included in the packet:

Letter to the teacher detailing the project

Letter to the families with directions for completing the challenge

Sammie Steam (black/white and color)

Badges to glue on Sammie (black/white and color)

List of possible challenges for families to complete

Recording sheet

Writing paper (for primary and intermediate)

Completion Award (black/white and color)

If you would like to leave the name of the state in which you reside when you leave feedback (see tips below) we would love to see how many states Sammie as been completing activities in!

❤️**Click Here to Follow Us!**

Related Products

⭐ Family STEM Night All Inclusive Package!

⭐ What is STEAM? A Parent Handout

⭐ Bundle: Five Super Simple Science Experiments

⭐ STEAM Challenges for the Whole Year Money Saving Bundle

⭐ Kindergarten NGSS: Bundle of Science Units for the Whole Year!

⭐ First Grade NGSS: Bundle of Science Units for the Whole Year!

⭐ Second Grade NGSS: Bundle of Science Units for the Whole Year!

⭐ Third Grade NGSS: Bundle of Science Units for the Whole Year!

⭐ BUNDLE of Brick Building STEM Challenges for the Whole Year

Customer Tips:

How to get TeachShare credit to use towards future purchases:

*Please go to your My Purchases page (you need to login). Next to each purchase you’ll see a Provide Feedback button. Click that and you will be taken to a page where you can give a rating and leave a short comment about the product. Each time you give feedback, TeachShare gives you credit that you can use towards your future purchases.

Are you looking for an engaging unit for your 2nd and 3rd grade gifted and talented groups? This unit seamlessly integrates reading, writing, and STEM activities in a fun and engaging way!

Reading Adventures: Dive into the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs by reading the traditional version, the wolf's version, and other cultural versions. Encourage critical thinking and comprehension skills as students analyze and compare story elements.

Writing Journeys: Inspire creativity with hands-on writing activities that build upon the Three Little Pigs narrative. Students will craft their own versions of the story, exploring alternative endings and imaginative twists. Foster language development, vocabulary expansion, and writing proficiency guided by a writing checklist and rubric.

STEM Adventures: Unleash the power of STEM education by incorporating hands-on, project-based learning into the Three Little Pigs narrative. Students will become architects and engineers as they design and build sturdy houses to withstand the huffing and puffing of the infamous wolf (brought to life with a cut-out and hair dryer). Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills as this exciting STEM challenge brings the story to life.

Key Features:

1. Interdisciplinary Learning: Seamlessly integrate reading, writing, and STEM into one unit.
2. Critical Thinking Skills: Encourage analytical thinking through discussions, reflections, and creative activities that deepen understanding.
3. Collaborative Learning: Foster teamwork and communication with collaborative reading projects and group STEM challenges.

Transform your learning environment into a fun educational adventure with this Three Little Pigs unit. Ignite curiosity, build foundational skills, and cultivate a lifelong love for reading, writing, and STEM exploration!

Product Includes:

• Title Page
• Timeline
• Book Options
• 4 Story Maps
• Opinion Response Paper
• 2 Venn Diagrams
• Writing Checklist
• Writing Rubric
• Writing Paper
• STEM Challenge Teacher Notes
• STEM Challenge Overview
• STEM Challenge Requirements
• Pig Cut-Outs (color and black and white)
• Wolf Cut-Outs (color and black and white)
• STEM Challenge Student Cover
• STEM Challenge Student Ask and Imagine Page
• STEM Challenge Student Plan and Create Page
• STEM Challenge Student Test and Improve Page
• STEM Challenge Student Reflect Page

Other STEM Challenges Available:

Build a Boat STEM Challenge

Build a Bridge STEM Challenge

Design a Marble Track STEM Challenge

Winter Sled and Slope STEM Challenge

Trap a Leprechaun STEM Challenge

Follow Enhancing Enrichment. All new products are half off for the first 48 hours.

Your students will love this winter sled and slope STEM challenge! It is perfect to add some fun before winter break while still addressing science and math standards.

Students will use the engineering design process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve and reflect.

Students will use simple materials (easily adjusted for what you have on hand) to construct and test their own sled and slope.

Product Includes:

5 Preparation Pages for Teachers:

• Sample timeline and preparation
• Teacher tips
• Teacher background information
• Color character cut-outs
• Black and white character cut-outs

3 Pages to Present the Challenge to Students:

• Challenge overview
• Science and math vocabulary
• Requirements and restrictions

5 Pages for Students to Complete:

• Cover page
• Ask and imagine page
• Plan and create page
• Test and improve page
• Reflection page

Other STEM Challenges Available:

Build a Boat STEM Challenge

Build a Bridge STEM Challenge

Design a Marble Track STEM Challenge

Trap a Leprechaun STEM Challenge

Catch a Turkey STEM Challenge

Other Winter Activities Available:

Christmas Word Ladders

Santa's Workshop Mystery Math Challenge

Create a 3D Gingerbread House

Winter Math Logic Puzzles

Follow Enhancing Enrichment. All new products are half off for the first 48 hours.

Your students will love creating their own marble runs! This activity is perfect to add some fun while still addressing the science standards. Students will use the engineering design process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve and reflect. Students will use simple recycled materials (easily adjusted for what you have on hand) to construct and test their own marble tracks.

Product Includes:

3 Preparation Pages for Teachers:

• Sample timeline and preparation
• Teacher tips
• Background information

3 Pages to Present the Challenge to Students:

• Challenge overview
• Science vocabulary
• Requirements and restrictions

5 Pages for Students to Complete:

• Cover page (2 options)
• Ask and imagine (2 pages)
• Plan and create page (2 options)
• Test and improve page
• Reflection page

1 Results Page

Also See:

Build a Boat STEM Challenge

Build a Bridge STEM Challenge

Winter Sled and Slope STEM Challenge

Trap a Leprechaun STEM Challenge

Follow Enhancing Enrichment. All new products are half off for the first 48 hours.

Your students will love this build a boat STEM challenge! It is perfect to add some fun while still addressing science standards. Students will use the engineering design process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve and reflect. Students will use simple materials (easily adjusted for what you have on hand) to construct and test their own boat that floats even when weight is added.

Product Includes:

4 Preparation Pages for Teachers:

• Sample timeline and preparation
• Teacher tips
• Teacher background information
• Student examples

4 Pages to Present the Challenge to Students:

• Challenge overview
• Science vocabulary
• Types of boat hulls
• Requirements and restrictions

5 Pages for Students to Complete:

• Cover page
• Ask and imagine page
• Plan and create page (2 options)
• Test and improve page (2 options)
• Reflection page

Results Page

Also See:

Winter Sled and Slope STEM Challenge

Design a Marble Track STEM Challenge

Build a Bridge STEM Challenge

Trap a Leprechaun STEM Challenge

Follow Enhancing Enrichment. All new products are half off for the first 48 hours.

Your students will love this build a bridge STEM challenge! It is perfect to add some fun while still addressing science standards. Students will use the engineering design process to ask, imagine, plan, create, test, improve and reflect. Students will use simple recycled materials (easily adjusted for what you have on hand) to construct and test their own bridge.

Product Includes:

Table of Contents

3 Preparation Pages for Teachers:

• Sample timeline and preparation
• Teacher tips
• Background information

4 Pages to Present the Challenge to Students:

• Challenge overview
• Science vocabulary
• Types of bridges
• Requirements and restrictions

5 Pages for Students to Complete:

• Cover page (2 options)
• Ask and imagine
• Plan and create page (2 options)
• Test and improve page (2 options)
• Reflection page

1 Results Page

Also See:

Build a Boat STEM Challenge

Design a Marble Track STEM Challenge

Winter Sled and Slope STEM Challenge

Trap a Leprechaun STEM Challenge

Follow Enhancing Enrichment. All new products are half off for the first 48 hours.