Are you searching for engaging Middle School End of the Year Activities that keep students focused until summer? Look no further than our collection of exciting end-of-year STEM projects! These hands-on activities combine learning and fun, making those final weeks of school both meaningful and memorable.
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Custom Awards and Trophies
Looking for creative Middle School End of the Year Activities? Class awards with a STEM twist are perfect! Have your students design and build custom awards and trophies for their classmates.
Your students will love brainstorming unique award categories that celebrate their peers’ achievements. They’ll put their engineering and design skills to work as they construct trophies that perfectly match each award’s theme.
This project creates lasting memories while keeping students engaged in learning through the final days of school.
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Animal Prosthetics
Get your students involved in the field of animal prosthetics with this project! Encourage them to think about ways to design prosthesis that could help disabled animals gain improved mobility.
Guide your class through discussions about:
- Different design approaches
- Material selection
- Practical considerations for animal comfort
- Advantages and disadvantages of various solutions
Let them bring their ideas to life using materials like foam or papier mâché. This activity combines engineering principles with real-world problem-solving.
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Water Balloon Catapults
Get your students to put their engineering skills to the test with this water balloon catapult building activity.
Give each team a few basic materials like:
- Rubber bands
- Meter sticks
- Clean recyclables
Challenge them to come up with the best design for their catapult. Make sure to teach proper safety protocols before any water balloons start flying! Set up a competition between groups, then monitor from afar as they test the aim and strength of their creations.
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DIY Fidget Spinners
Got students who need to keep their hands busy? This hands-on engineering project transforms everyday materials into personalized fidget spinners!
Provide simple materials like:
- Skate bearings
- Popsicle sticks
- Decorative supplies
Encourage creativity by letting teams customize their spinners with markers, decorative tape, and stickers. Spark friendly competition by organizing races or endurance contests to see which spinner can spin the longest!
Your students will love this DIY Fidget Spinner STEM Challenge
Bottle Rockets
Bottle rockets will teach students about forces and chemical reactions while they have a blast launching rockets! Guide students through:
- Designing rockets using clean plastic bottles
- Adding stabilizers with popsicle sticks
- Experimenting with “rocket fuel” ratios (vinegar and baking soda)
- Testing different launch techniques
Students will be so excited about their launches that they won’t even realize they’re learning advanced physics concepts!
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Space Needle Towers
Challenge your students’ engineering skills with this towering achievement! This activity tests their understanding of structural stability and teamwork.
Provide groups with simple materials:
- Toothpicks
- Popsicle sticks
- Paper clips
- Binder clips
The challenge? Build the tallest possible tower that can support a tennis ball at its peak. It sounds simple, but students will quickly discover that it will take precision and good engineering to construct something of great height that is also able to support a weight at the top!
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Looking for more support planning end-of-year STEM projects?
Take your Middle School End of the Year Activities to the next level with our ready-to-go STEM challenges! These comprehensive packages provide everything you need for an engaging and memorable end to your school year.
Each end-of-year STEM project includes:
- Printable, Google, and Easel versions of the student activities and worksheets that guide students through the engineering design process
- Detailed lesson plans and slideshows for easy lesson facilitation
- Easy-to-use grading rubrics and assessments
- Flexible building materials, so you can use what you have on hand
- Printable certificates for student engineers
- Suggestions for building materials, distance learning, and differentiation
Save valuable planning time while ensuring your students stay engaged and learning right through the last day of school. Grab one of these comprehensive STEM projects today and focus your energy on other end-of-year tasks, knowing your students will be immersed in exciting, educational activities!
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