February STEM Challenges and Winter Games STEM Challenges

Valentine’s Day Fun:  Some of my favorite STEM activities are Valentine’s Day related.  Students get excited during holiday seasons, and there is nothing like keeping them engaged using a STEM activity.

7 Valentine's Day STEM Challenges are a fun way to engage students in learning.  I love using Conversation Hearts! They are cheap! It’s way too easy to spend too much money in the classroom, so I try to find items that are easy to find and not too expensive.  Taking students through the Science Process while engaging them in fun Valentine’s Day Activities helps them stay excited while somewhat under control. 

Get ready for the Winter GAMES!!! I love watching the Olympic Games. 

I also love bringing sports into my classroom! During the Winter Games, I use a lot of the scores and times to write real word math problems. (They are great for adding, subtracting, and comparing decimals!)  I also use the activities as STEM Challenges.  Check out my Winter GamesSTEM Challenge Bundle!!

Teaching the parts of Circles

I also use https://wonderopolis.org to give students information about the Olympics and different winter sports. This is a great way to bring in nonfiction text to your project!  

Another fun activity is Valentine’s Day Coding! Students work with binary coding as they make Valentine’s Day word bracelets. This is a great activity to meet your Computer Science Standards.