Grades 3-5 STEAM Projects
Creative Dad publishes hands-on STEAM projects for grades 3-5. Homeschool families and afterschool programs can browse every published project in this grade here.
Each project page shows the grade band, how long the activity takes, the materials, the steps, and the standards the project is mapped to. A mapped standard is a planning reference. It is not a claim that the project meets the standard.
Printable facilitator packs are part of a Creative Dad membership. Browsing this list and the project pages does not require a membership.
Filter the library to grades 3-5
62 published projects
- Accessible Toy Design AgencyGrades 3-560-90 min
- AI Recycling Sorter AuditGrades 3-560-75 min
- Alien Embassy Life-Support TeamGrades 3-575-90 min
- Ancient Egyptian Water Clock BuildGrades 3-540 min
- Ancient Waterworks ChallengeGrades 3-575-90 min
- Arcade Rescue CompanyGrades 3-560-75 min
- Bridge BalladsGrades 3-560-75 min
- Broken Amusement ParkGrades 3-560-75 min
- Candy ChromatographyGrades 3-535-45 min
- Cardboard City Power CompanyGrades 3-575-90 min
- Chocolate Structure LabGrades 3-560-90 min
- Circuit Bracelet: Wearable LED ArtGrades 3-560 min
- Community Heat-Island DetectivesGrades 3-560-75 min
- Creature Robotics LaboratoryGrades 3-575-90 min
- Cryptid Camera-Trap Field StationGrades 3-545-60 min
- Crystal Architecture GuildGrades 3-545 min active plus a 24-hour wait, then 45 min
- Deep-Sea Submersible Test TankGrades 3-560-90 min
- Delivery Drone Route DeskGrades 3-560-75 min
- Disaster-Relief Packaging TeamGrades 3-560-75 min
- Emergency Bridge ConsultancyGrades 3-575-90 min
- Erosion StoryboardsGrades 3-545-60 min
- Flooded Town Command CenterGrades 3-560-75 min
- Forensic Art LaboratoryGrades 3-560-75 min
- Future Fashion Survival LabGrades 3-560-90 min
- Game-Show Probability StudioGrades 3-560-75 min
- Haunted House Effects ShopGrades 3-575-90 min
- Interactive Circuit StorybookGrades 3-575-90 min
- Invention Patent OfficeGrades 3-560-75 min
- Kite Flyers Around the WorldGrades 3-560 min plus outdoor flying time
- Lunar Greenhouse CrewGrades 3-530 min setup, then tracking over 2 weeks
- Marbled Milk Chemistry ArtGrades 3-530-40 min
- Mars Pizza DeliveryGrades 3-560-75 min
- Mechanical Storybook WorkshopGrades 3-575-90 min
- Miniature Movie Effects StudioGrades 3-575-90 min
- Monster Habitat ArchitectsGrades 3-575-90 min
- Museum Artifact RescueGrades 3-560-90 min
- Museum of Impossible MachinesGrades 3-575-90 min
- Musical Playground EngineersGrades 3-560-75 min
- Mystery Ecosystem Escape RoomGrades 3-545-60 min
- Mythical Creature Genetics LabGrades 3-560-75 min
- Paper Circuit CardGrades 3-540-50 min
- Paper-Airplane Choreography CompanyGrades 3-560-75 min
- Pollinator City CouncilGrades 3-560-75 min
- Puppet Biome Research CenterGrades 3-575-90 min
- Rescue Beacon EngineersGrades 3-560-75 min
- Rhythm & Pendulum: The Physics of a MetronomeGrades 3-545 min
- School Energy DetectivesGrades 3-560-75 min
- Sound Map ExpeditionGrades 3-560-75 min
- Space Junk Recovery AgencyGrades 3-560-75 min
- Sports Equipment Innovation LabGrades 3-560-75 min
- Spy Gadget Testing BureauGrades 3-560-90 min
- Stop-Motion Animation of the Water CycleGrades 3-590 min
- Stop-Motion Science StudioGrades 3-590-120 min
- Sustainable Food-Truck LabGrades 3-560-75 min
- Theme-Park Ride LaboratoryGrades 3-560-75 min
- Time Traveler's Tool ShopGrades 3-575-90 min
- Underwater Archaeology CrewGrades 3-575-90 min
- Volcano Diorama & Eruption Myths Around the WorldGrades 3-560-90 min
- Weather Balloon MissionGrades 3-560-75 min
- Wildlife Crossing CommissionGrades 3-560-75 min
- Wishbone Strength TestGrades 3-530-40 min
- Zoo Enrichment DesignersGrades 3-560-75 min