STEM Playbook Activity Library
STEM Activities for Curious Kids
This is your go-to collection of STEM Playbook activities—designed to keep kids curious, moving, and thinking wherever learning happens. Each activity blends sports, play, and real-world problem solving to make STEM feel relevant and fun, without heavy prep or specialized equipment. Perfect for classrooms, afterschool programs, camps, or enrichment time at home.
The Flow Zone Lab
This challenge teaches students to maintain their "Internal Anchor" by comparing how a calm "Flow State" versus "outcome obsession" impacts their ability to balance an object.
The Science of Elite Performance
This Balance Challenge helps students explore how movement, feedback, and control work together—just like they do in elite gymnastics.
The WNBA Expansion Audit
Help your students act as "Growth Analysts," using the WNBA’s historic 366% salary cap jump as a real-world case study in Market Correction and Systems Scaling.
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Download this equipment-free activity to explore the science of Sony’s table tennis robot through a hands-on challenge that compares traditional logic to AI while introducing core STEM concepts like latency and reinforcement learning.
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Can you "read" the pitcher like a data scientist? Discover the hidden math behind stealing bases as you explore human telemetry and reaction time.
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This Controlled Motion Challenge helps students explore how physics, mathematics, and engineering principles apply to curling.
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Test yourself - what kind of NFL Coach would you be?
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AI has made it to the NBA. Design AI solutions for basketball.
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Take the speed challenge and see how math powers Formula 1 racing.
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The NBA Emirates Cup saw custom courts designed for each team, matching creativity and design thinking for an optimal viewing experience for fans.
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Hydration is a key factor in peak athletic performance. Test your students’ science skills with this investigative challenge.
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Grow confidence AND data analysis skills through this fun math challenge.
Ace the Robot Engineering Challenge
The WNBA Expansion Audit
Steal the Base Challenge
The Flow Zone
The Power of Controlled Motion
Science of Elite Performance
NFL Head Coaching Quiz
Great coaches solve problems using data, teamwork, creativity, and confidence—the same STEM skills behind real-world careers—so take our quick quiz to see what kind of NFL head coach you’d be.
🏈 What Kind of NFL Head Coach Would You Be?
Every great coach solves problems. Answer honestly and see your leadership style.
AI is Changing the Game.
The NBA’s new AI robots are redefining what athletic performance looks like, showing how engineering, data, and innovation now shape the game as much as skill.
This lesson invites students to explore that intersection by designing their own AI-powered robot for a sport they love.
Your Turn to Take the Shot. Activate the Lesson.
Hydration Investigation
Try our Hydration Investigation to see how students connect data, health, and athletic performance in one quick, hands-on lesson.