Apple STEM Challenge Cards

STEM and holidays match perfectly together for fun challenges that play with favorite themes within the season. From the classroom to library groups to homeschooling and more, these printable Apple STEM challenges are the way to go! Get the kids away from the screens and encourage them to invent, design, and engineer their own worlds. STEM activities are perfect all year round!

PRINTABLE APPLE STEM CHALLENGES FOR KIDS

What is STEM?

Let’s first start with STEM! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. So a good STEM project will intertwine two or more of these learning areas to complete the project. STEM projects often focus on solving problems and can be based on real-world applications.

Almost every good science or engineering project is a STEM activity because you have to pull from different resources to complete it. Results happen when many different factors fall into place.

Technology and math are also essential to work into the framework of STEM, whether it’s through research or measurements.

It’s important that kids can navigate the technology and engineering portions of STEM needed for a successful future. It’s good to remember there’s so much more to STEM than building expensive robots or being on screens for hours.

Fun Apple STEM Activities

Explore the changing seasons with STEM. These free fall themes STEM activities are perfect for engaging kids in science, technology, engineering, and math as they complete fun challenges!

You need easy ideas for the kids, right? I want these printable Apple STEM activity cards to be a simple way to have fun with your kids.

Use in the classroom, at home, or with clubs and groups.
Print, cut, and laminate to use over and over again (or use page protectors).
Perfect for individual or group challenges.
Set a time constraint or make it an all-day project!
Talk about and share the results of each challenge.

Find more printable Apple STEM activities here including life cycle of an apple!

WHAT DO APPLE STEM CHALLENGES LOOK LIKE?

STEM challenges are usually open-ended suggestions to solve a problem. That’s a big part of what STEM is all about!

Ask a question, develop solutions, design, test, and retest! The tasks are meant to get kids thinking about and using the design process. Make sure to try these Questions for Reflection!

What’s the design process? I’m glad you asked! In many ways, it’s a series of steps an engineer, inventor, or scientist would go through to solve a problem. Learn more about the steps of the engineering design process.

Some Examples of Apple STEM Challenges Include:

Design and build a ladder to help pick apples in the orchard.
Design and make an apple stand.
Design a conveyor belt for moving apples.
Design and build a new type of apple basket.

WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR APPLE STEM CHALLENGES?

Mostly, you will be able to use what you already have on hand by letting your kids get creative with simple materials. Also, read how to put together DIY STEM kit ideas on a budget and get our printable STEM supplies list.

My pro tip is grabbing a large, clean, clear plastic tote or bin. Whenever you come across a cool item you would normally toss into recycling, toss it in the bin instead. This goes for packaging materials and items you may otherwise throw away.

Standard STEM materials to save include:

paper towel tubes
toilet roll tubes
plastic bottles
tin cans (clean, smooth edges)
old CDs
cereal boxes, oatmeal containers
bubble wrap
packing peanuts

Make sure you have:

rope/string/yarn
glue and tape
scissors
markers and pencils
paper (computer and construction)
rulers and measuring tape
recycled goods bin
non-recycled goods bin
Seasonal/thematic items such as fake apples, leaves, and pumpkins (dollar or craft store)

More Themed STEM Challenge Cards

Start with these ideas and build from there. We have new challenges for each new season and holiday!

FREE PRINTABLE APPLE STEM CARDS

More Fun Apple Activities

Printable Apple Project Pack

With more than 125+ pages of apple-themed projects, you can easily plan and prep an apple unit filled with hands-on learning.

Suitable for both classroom and home use in grades Kindergarten through Elementary. Easy to adapt to a wide variety of ages and abilities with more or less adult supervision.

Apple science and STEM is a popular theme for fall, and this pack has you covered from the life cycle of an apple to apple-themed science activities!