When it comes to spring STEM activities, there are so many good ideas! These particular spring STEM projects are some of our very favorites and celebrate the arrival of spring. Kids will get to learn about life cycles, weather, earth’s changes, seasons, plants, and more! Keep reading to get to the list of STEM project ideas. You can click the links below to get directions and lesson plans for each of the spring STEM activities for kids.
Before you get to the list of spring STEM projects, check out some tips on how to implement spring themes into your classroom this March, April, and May!
These spring STEM projects for kids include ideas for kids from preschool all the way through middle school and were chosen based on teacher feedback on what activities their students loved best!
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Amazingly Creative Spring STEM Projects for Kids
Spring STEM projects bucket list! – Over 20 spring STEM activities to teach them about plants, life cycles, animals, weather, and more. Spring activities for preschoolers all the way through middle school that shake off the winter and celebrate the return of spring with science technology engineering and math.
Supplies for Spring STEM Projects
If you do any of the spring STEM projects on this list, you’ll want to check out these affiliate links for products that we love using in our classroom with our STEM activities!
Spring STEM Supplies for the Classroom
Here are some fun spring-themed activities and kits to add to your spring STEM activities.
Light Exploration Classroom Kit
Classroom Vegetable Growing Kit
Botany Lab Experimental Greenhouse
Real Insect Life Cycle Specimens
Classroom Plant Observation Kit
Seeds Book and Classroom Flower Growing Kit
Water Cycle Posters Classroom Kit
Don’t forget to pick up a set of our spring STEM challenge cards to use in your STEM centers this spring. Here’s how to set up a STEM center.
Shake Off the Winter with Exciting Spring STEM Lesson Plans!
If you want ready-to-go, low-prep spring lesson plans, you’ll love these resources for spring STEM activities for elementary, spring STEM activities for preschool, and spring STEM activities for middle school!
Click each link below to be taken to the printable spring STEM lesson plan bundles that you can download, print, and start using to teach science technology engineering and math all spring long!
- March STEM Lesson Bundle
- April STEM Lesson Bundle
- May STEM Lesson Bundle
- Spring Science Experiments
- Spring STEM Challenge Cards
- Rainbow Science Lesson Plan Bundle
- Weather STEAM Lesson Plan Bundle
More Spring STEM Projects to Try!
Here are even more printable spring STEM projects to try with your classroom this spring.
- 20 Engaging and Fun Spring STEM Challenges for Kids
- Spring Lesson Plans for Elementary with a STEAM Focus
- The Ultimate List of Spring Science Experiments for the Classroom
- Colorful Spring Science
Spring Books for the Classroom
Here are some spring books that you can use in your classroom this spring to teach kids about spring science and other spring topics!
Spring Science Book Set
April Classroom Printables Set
Life Cycle Books Classroom Set
Spring into Science this Year with All Grade Spring STEM Activities!
We really love doing STEM projects, and these are some of our favorite STEM projects for spring.
I usually do these STEM activities with elementary kids, but you can also do these spring activities with middle school kids and some of them will work for preschool kids as well!
If you want activities for specific ages and grades, check out our spring STEM activities for preschool and spring STEM activities for middle school.
We also have spring STEM project ideas for every age from 3 to 15!
- Frog Activities for Preschoolers
- Spring STEM Activities for Kindergarten
- Spring STEM Activities for First Grade
- Spring STEM Activities for 2nd Grade
- Spring STEM Activities for 3rd Grade
- Spring STEM Activities for 4th Grade
- Spring STEM Activities for 5th Grade
Spring STEAM Activities by Topic
If you want a spring STEM project that focuses on a specific STEAM topic, check out this list of spring STEM project ideas divided by topics.
Before checking out these individual spring STEM topic activities, you may also want to take a look at these printable spring STEM lesson plans to make your spring STEM lessons even easier to teach!
First, take a look at these spring STEM activity lists on various spring learning topics.
- Frog Theme Activities
- Rainbow Science Lesson Plan Bundle
- Rainbow Science Experiments
- STEM Weather Activities
- Weather STEAM Lesson Plan Bundle
- Outdoor STEM Activities
- Insect STEM Activities
- March STEAM Lesson Plan Bundle
- March STEM Activities
- STEM Plant Activities
- April STEAM Lesson Plan Bundle
- April STEM Challenges
- May STEAM Lesson Plan Bundle
- May STEM Activities for Elementary
- Plant Stem Activities
And now, check out spring STEM activities with a focus on science technology engineering and math below!
Spring Science Activities for Kids
These spring activities are all about spring science.
Try the Egg Shell Garden Science project and watch a plant grow right before your eyes!
If you want to know what type of soil to use to grow seeds, try the seed sprouting science experiment.
Try this Life Cycle of a Bee Activity and learn about an insect’s life cycle.
This Apple Tree Life Cycle Worksheet is so fun to use to learn about a tree life cycle.
Spring Shirts for Teachers
Whether you want to rep the newly growing flowers, the warm spring breeze, or your favorite spring animal or insect, you’ll find the perfect spring shirt for teachers here!
Every Day is a Beautiful Day to Learn Teacher Shirt
Rainbow Flower Teacher Earrings
Every Flower Blooms Differently Teacher Shirt
Cat, Book, and Wildflowers Teacher Shirt
Spring Wildflower Teacher Shirt
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Shirt for Teachers
Be the Light Spring Teacher Shirt
Teach Them, Love Them, Watch Them Grow Shirt for Teachers
Spring Technology Activities for Kids
These spring learning activities include elements of technology.
Learn how to make a butterfly using static electricity.
This Light Refraction Experiment will show kids how light can make a rainbow.
Complete this flowers around the world worksheet activity with your students and teach them about what plants grow in what locations around the world.
Classroom Decorations for Spring
Here are some fun spring decorations to use to brighten up the classroom if spring outside is taking its time to arrive!
4 Season Classroom Door Decorating Kit
Never Stop Growing Bulletin Board
Spring Holiday Classroom Door Decorating Kit
Farmer’s Market Classroom Decorating Kit
Spring Vibes Classroom Door Decorating Kit
Get even more spring decorations for the classroom here!
Spring Engineering Activities for Kids
Springtime is also a time for learning about engineering with these creative spring engineering ideas.
When it comes to life cycles, 3D shapes are a lot of fun! Try this Butterfly Life Cycle Science Project.
How to Make a Cloud in a Jar teaches kids all about the water cycle and states of matter.
Make a Tornado in a jar and learn about severe weather.
Try the Earth Day LEGO Challenge and recreate a tree’s life cycle from LEGO.
Spring Art Activities for Kids
Kids can also learn through STEAM with these spring art activities that include STEM topics.
Use puffy paint to learn about Types of Clouds when your students make puffy paint clouds.
Explore the beauty of spring when exploring this bursting plant bud science activity.
This Color Changing Flowers Experiment shows kids how plants drink water and get nutrients.
Spring Math Activities for Kids
These math activities for spring cover a wide range of topics, ages, and learning targets.
Try the Watermelon Math Game and explore math hands-on and outdoors by spitting watermelon seeds and measuring how far they travel.
These adorable Strawberry Math Clip Cards teach the basics of subtraction and addition.
STEM Teaching Resources
These teaching resources will make your STEM classroom more fun and rewarding for your students!
