Earth Day STEM Centers Collaborative Poster, Creativity Activities, Recycling

Perfect for celebrating Earth Day!

Students create all kinds of Earth Day projects using 13 low-prep STEM centers. The perfect resource for elementary classrooms, family STEM night, STEM club, and Earth Day parties!

Why STEAM centers?

STEAM centers expose students to a lot of different ideas, materials, and challenges in a short amount of time. These challenges keep the attention of students and allow them to pick up those valuable STEM skills little by little as they work through each challenge.

STEAM centers also give students the flexibility to work independently or with a partner or small group. Look through the preview to see all of the STEM centers.

How to use STEAM centers:

Each center can be used as a whole class STEAM challenge or you may choose the activities you want students to complete and have them rotate through the activities as centers. If you are doing these challenges as centers we recommend students work for 10-15 minutes per center.

Includes:

• Teacher instructions
• Center place cards for tables
• STEM worksheets
• Engineering Design Process poster
• Examples for each activity
• 12 STEM challenges
• NGSS Standards
• Common Core Standards
• TEKs Standards

Center 1: Eco-Markers

Suggested Materials:

• makerspace consumables
• scissors
• crayons/markers/color sticks
• hole punch
• tassel or yarn

Center 2: Earth Sprouts

Suggested Materials:

• planting soil
• seeds
• water
• egg carton or milk carton

Center 3: Arbor Architects

Suggested Materials:

• paper towel roll
• popsicle sticks
• pom poms

Center 4: Creativity Challenge

Suggested Materials:

• creativity printables (included)
• crayons/markers/color sticks

Center 5: Radiant Windows

Suggested Materials:

• lamination, milk jugs, or Shrinky Dinks
• Sharpies
• hole punch
• printable templates (included)

Center 6: Sustainable Style

Suggested Materials:

• plastic bags or shirts
• scissors

Center 7: Global Mosaic

Suggested Materials:

• collaborative poster printable (included)
• crayons/markers/color sticks
• tape
• scissors

Center 8: Waste Warriors

Suggested Materials:

• printable cards and tent cards (included)
• catapult and binder clips (optional)

Center 9: Earth Art Rocks

Suggested Materials:

• paint
• rocks
• paintbrushes
• clear coat shellac (optional for outdoor sustainability)

Center 10: Paper Roll Revamp

Suggested Materials:

• toilet paper roll
• crayons/markers/color sticks
• makerspace consumables
• scissors

Center 11: Eco-Blossoms

Suggested Materials:

• crayons/markers/color sticks
• makerspace consumables
• pipe cleaners
• scissors

Center 12: Earth Agamograph

Suggested Materials:

• agamograph printables (included)
• crayons/markers/color sticks
• glue
• scissors

Center 13: Earth Day Cootie Catcher

Suggested Materials:

• cootie catcher printable (included)
• crayons/markers/color sticks
• scissors