This is the Great Journey to Jupiter STEM Challenge! It includes 5 different activities centered around the story of a group of scientists who must travel to Jupiter to save mankind. After hearing the opening storyline, students will read 5 of the team's travel log entries. Each one will challenge them to design something to help them survive and save the humans back on Earth.

Challenges:
3-2-1 Blastoff: Design a Rocket
Touchdown: Build an Orbiter Landing Device
Don’t Look Down: Construct a Crater Crossing 
Look Out Below: Create a Supply Drop
Home Sweet Home: Build a Living Pod

These STEM challenges use common materials that you probably already have in your classroom.
 
They incorporate concepts of;
linear measurement
volume
area
geometry
heat and temperature
force and motion
the scientific process
 
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Each STEM challenge in this pack includes:
teacher instructions
student challenge sheet
planning and design pages
scoring rubric
vocabulary cards (when needed) 

There is also:
introductory "hook" video
team member role cards
design process cards
master score sheet
challenge requirements cheat sheet
associated NGSS standards

The file includes both standard (imperial) and metric versions.
 
VIDEO: The file includes an introductory video to get students excited about the upcoming activities. It can also be viewed here: The Great Journey to Jupiter Movie Trailer

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EASY TO USE!
These STEM challenges are fully planned out making it easy to get started. They are also highly engaging because students are involved in solving a real-life problem.
 
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WHAT OTHER TEACHERS HAVE SAID:
 
✪ "I have used 3 other STEM challenges by these person and I absolutele LOVE it. My students are completely engaged and truly enjoying building and competing against each other! The instructions for the students and teachers make it super easy to use." - Rebecca
 
✪ "My students LOVED the introductory video before launching into the activities. There was high student engagement and lots of laughter and learning!" - Lynsey
 
✪ "Just what I needed! 7th grade STEM was just added to my schedule this year in addition to the several 6th and 7th grade classes that I already teach. I need a curriculum true to the goals of STEM that is low maintenance for me due to the high level of lesson planning I already due, and I'm extremely excited to implement this highly engaging set of activities in my classroom!"