Middle School STEM Challenges
Hands-on STEM Challenges for Middle School
Get students designing, testing and iterating with structured STEM challenges that build problem-solving and teamwork — teacher guides included.
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Why teachers use these
Learning by building
Design challenges turn science and math into something students do, not just read — while practising the engineering design process.
What's covered
What's inside
Challenge briefs, teacher guides, student handouts and rubrics.
- The engineering design process
- Build & test design challenges
- Data collection & iteration
- Teamwork & reflection
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Frequently asked questions
Do these need special materials?
Most challenges use low-cost, everyday materials, and each brief lists what you need plus a teacher guide for setup.
What grade levels are these for?
They are written for Grades 6–9 and work across mixed-ability middle school STEM and science classes. Differentiated and optional tasks let you scale the difficulty up or down for mixed-ability groups without extra prep.
What files do I get, and can I reuse them?
Each resource downloads instantly as editable Microsoft Word worksheets and answer keys plus a PowerPoint slide deck, so you can print class sets or teach digitally. A purchase is licensed for your own classroom, so you can reuse it with new students every year.
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