Spark STEAM Kit Classroom Bundle

5 hours of hands-on STEAM activities.

125 activity hours for a class of 25.

Only $399 – That’s around $3 per student activity!

Six themes, one per grade

Explore themes by grade level

Choose the grade level that’s right for your learners and bring STEAM to life. Every bundle is $399 and carries five activities, including a culminating design challenge.

Kindergarten

Forces in Action

FocusPushes and pulls
NGSS DCIK-PS2-1, K-PS2-2
Learning goalExplore how pushes and pulls affect the motion of objects.
ActivitiesCar on a Roll, Ramp It Up, Rolling Maze, Critter Capsule, Design Challenge

Grade 1

The Science of Sound

FocusSound and vibrations
NGSS DCI1-PS4-1
Learning goalExplore how sound is caused by vibrations, and how different materials and designs change what we hear.
ActivitiesMatch the Sounds, Tongue Depressor Harmonica, Buzz Off, I’ve Got Rhythm, Design Challenge

Grade 2

Partners in the Wild

FocusInterdependent relationships in ecosystems
NGSS DCI2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2
Learning goalExplore how plants and animals rely on each other, and how that shapes where and how they live.
ActivitiesBee a Pollinator, Nature Journal, Casting Seeds to the Wind, Nectar Hunters: Flower Trap, Design Challenge

Grade 3

Engineering Motion: Forces at Play

FocusPlayground forces
NGSS DCI3-PS2.A, 3-PS2.B
Learning goalInvestigate how pushes, pulls and patterns of motion affect how objects move.
ActivitiesStatic Merry Go Round, Swing, Swing Baby!, Gymnast Automata, B&W Makes Color, Design Challenge

Grade 4

Built to Withstand: Engineering for Natural Disasters

FocusEarthquakes and engineering for stability
NGSS DCI4-PS4-1, 4-ESS2-2, 4-ESS3-2, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2
Learning goalExplore how natural forces like earthquakes affect structures, and how engineers design buildings to withstand them.
ActivitiesFoam Faults, Motorized Shake Table, Your Room in an Earthquake, Brace Yourself, Design Challenge (shake-resistant shelter)

Grade 5

From Roots to Rivers: Exploring Systems in Nature

FocusFrom matter to organisms
NGSS DCI5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-3, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1
Learning goalInvestigate how matter cycles through ecosystems, the role of plants in sustaining life, and how organisms depend on one another.
ActivitiesNature Journal (Flower Walk), A Flower for Every Pollinator, Germinator, Water Filtration, Design Challenge

What’s inside

Everything in the box

Hands-on activities

Five STEAM Kits chosen to build on one another across the theme.

Materials

Everything needed for up to 25 students, sorted and ready to hand out.

Facilitation guides

Clear, ready-to-use instructions for every activity in the bundle.

Why educators pick it

Built for real classrooms

Ready to teach out of the box

Every activity arrives with its facilitation guide and the materials for a full class, so prep is opening the box and reading one page.

Standards-aligned, grade by grade

Each theme maps to the NGSS disciplinary core ideas for its grade. The codes are listed on every theme above, not buried in a catalogue.

About $3 per student activity

$399.99 covers 125 student activity hours for a class of 25. Five activities, twenty-five learners, one price.

The details

Specs & standards

Grade range

Kindergarten through Grade 8, one theme per grade.

Activities

Five per bundle, ending in a culminating design challenge.

Class size

Materials for up to 25 students.

Time

About 5 hours of STEAM: 125 student activity hours for a class of 25.

Standards

NGSS disciplinary core ideas, listed per theme above.

Price

$399.99 per bundle, every theme.

Ready to bring hands-on STEAM to your classroom?

Order your Spark STEAM Kit Classroom Bundle today, or get in touch and we will help you pick the theme that fits your students.

Your support helps educators

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