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Bring learning to life with free and flexible
PreK-12 STEM activities from FIRST ®

Kids engaged in hands-on learning with STEM

Whether you are an educator, parent, or mentor, you can use the free STEM activities cultivated by FIRST® to engage PreK-12 students in STEM learning, skill-building, and fun with age-appropriate activities designed to build STEM and social-emotional skills.

Each activity features a specific skill area and topic for students to work through using the engineering design process and can be used as a stand-alone lesson or bundled together as a series to deepen STEM learning.

Keep your students engaged and nurture their critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with guided activities featuring different aspects of STEM learning, from coding and programming to computer-aided design.

 

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Lessons focusing on a variety of STEM skills appropriate for students of all age ranges, containing a teacher and student activity guide. These can be done individually or built off one another.

Grades PreK-1, Ages 4-6

Download the STEM Activity Series for Ages 4-6

Grades 2-4,
Ages 6-10

Download the STEM Activity Series for Ages 6-10

Grades 4-8,
Ages 9-16

Download the STEM Activity Series for Ages 9-16

Grades 7-12, Ages 13-18

Download the STEM Activity Series for Ages 13-18

FIRST Core Values Activities

 Lessons focusing on social-emotional learning practices combined with FIRST Core Values.

Download the <em>FIRST</em> Core Values Series

STEM Activity Cards

The STEM Activity Cards engage students ages 6-13 in hands-on learning through play, featuring step-by-step activities with guiding questions and familiar materials like LEGO®, fostering creativity and essential skills across various STEM themes. These can also be used for outreach and team-building activities for students and adults.

Download the STEM Activity Cards

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