Standards Based Lesson Plans

3DuxDesign offers a wide range of standards-based projects that blend hands-on creativity with STEM fundamentals. Find projects for your K-8 students that match your learning objectives and watch the magic happen!

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mage of a girl building a cardboard tiny house STEM model for elementary students, featuring math concepts and engineering design. Represents a hands-on 3DuxDesign project-based learning lesson that supports early STEM education and real-world problem-solving.

Image of a girl building a stilted cardboard house model labeled Scale document down as part of a cultural connections STEM lesson. Features 3DuxDesign materials used to teach global architecture math engineering ELA civics technology and art through hands-on project-based learning for elementary students.

Image of two children building a cardboard pollinator house with bees flowers and 3DuxDesign connectors as part of an environmental science and game design STEM lesson for grades K-5. Hands-on project-based learning activity teaching pollinator pathways engineering ELA and life skills with optional circuits and technology extensions.

Image of an Alphabet City STEM lesson for early learners showing letters built from cardboard shapes and 3DuxDesign connectors inspired by the book Albert’s Alphabet. A playful goose character assembles letter structures while children explore basic geometry literacy and hands-on building in a PreK–1 classroom setting.

mage of the book Friendbots: Blink and Block Build a Fort displayed alongside a 3DuxDesign cardboard fort-building STEM kit for young learners, illustrating a hands-on project-based activity that blends engineering, early literacy, art, and life skills. Ideal for PreK–3 classrooms seeking engaging STEM education resources and creative story-based building projects.

Image of three students building a flood-resistant bridge using a 3DuxDesign STEM kit, demonstrating a hands-on project-based learning activity focused on engineering, circuits, and extreme weather challenges. Ideal for grades 3–8 classrooms seeking real-world STEM education resources that build problem-solving, teamwork, and civic understanding.

Image of a student constructing a model landmark using a 3DuxDesign cardboard and connector STEM kit, illustrating a project-based learning activity that blends math, engineering, civics, and literacy. Ideal for grades 3–8 classrooms looking for engaging STEM education resources tied to national landmarks and real-world design challenges.

: Image of an Arctic-themed STEM lesson showing a cardboard house lit by a simple circuit as northern lights glow in the sky. Designed for grades 3–8, this 3DuxDesign project teaches circuits engineering literacy and real-world problem solving through hands-on building and inquiry-based STEM education.

Image of two students building a cardboard basketball launcher using a 3DuxDesign STEM kit, demonstrating a hands-on project-based learning activity that teaches engineering, data science, and problem-solving. Ideal for grades 2–4 classrooms seeking engaging STEM education resources connected to sports, literacy, and real-world design challenges.

Image of a kindness-themed STEM and literacy lesson for young children featuring a cardboard doghouse model, character cutouts, and the book The Magic of Being Kind. This 3DuxDesign activity supports PreK–2 classrooms with hands-on geometry 3D modeling early literacy and life skills through creative project-based learning.

Image of a farm-themed STEM lesson featuring a cow, turkey, barn, and simple machines, representing 3DuxDesign’s agricultural project-based learning activity for elementary students. Designed to teach simple machines, circuits, environmental science, and early engineering skills through hands-on, real-world STEM education for grades K–6.

Image of two elementary students designing and building kooky character models with cardboard and connectors as part of a 3DuxDesign project-based learning activity. Includes drawing sheets, character cutouts, and assembled figures to support ELA civics art and life skills through creative hands-on STEM education for grades 3–6.

Image of a hands-on Groundhog Day STEM lesson where students explore light and shadow using a cardboard model, a paper groundhog, and a flashlight. Designed to support science, engineering, and art learning for elementary students while teaching early physics concepts through playful, project-based activities.

Image of a cardboard house lit with colorful LED bulbs connected to a battery pack, demonstrating a hands-on 3DuxDesign STEM activity for teaching circuits electricity and engineering concepts. Ideal for facilitators and classroom teachers introducing foundational electronics through creative building and project-based learning for grades 3 and up.

Image of a polar bear and penguin skiing down a cardboard ramp in a winter-themed STEM lesson, illustrating 3DuxDesign’s hands-on simple machines and engineering project for elementary students. Designed to support early learning, problem-solving, and real-world STEM education for grades K–6.

Image of a girl building a no-tech coding flowchart with animal cards and yes or no pathways, illustrating a 3DuxDesign STEM lesson that teaches computational thinking and algorithm design through hands-on, screen-free activities for elementary students.

Image of a boy building a cardboard mini store as part of a 3DuxDesign STEM and financial literacy lesson, using hands-on modeling to explore math early learning entrepreneurship and real-world problem-solving. Ideal for school children learning algebra geometry budgeting and life skills through project-based learning.

Image of a colorful cardboard robot created with a 3DuxDesign Build-A-Bot STEM kit, illustrating a hands-on robotics and circuits activity for grades 3–8. Ideal for classrooms seeking engaging project-based learning resources that teach engineering, circuitry, problem-solving, and early robotics skills.

Image of two students building a sustainable energy STEM project using a cardboard wind turbine and circuits, demonstrating hands-on environmental science solar energy and early engineering skills. Ideal for school children learning real-world STEM education through project-based learning.

tudent creating an Emotion Tracker Pal with movable cardboard pieces and feeling labels in a hands-on STEM art and literacy activity that builds communication life skills for early learners.

Image of a student testing surfaces for a friction STEM challenge using 3DuxDesign components, demonstrating a hands-on engineering activity that explores forces, motion, and real-world problem-solving. Ideal for K–5 classrooms seeking engaging project-based STEM learning experiences.

Students playing a hands-on Global Goals coding game using cards arrows and a 3D model to learn algorithms environmental science and problem solving through real-world, STEM, sustainability challenges.

mage of two elementary students building a cardboard Monster Making Machine with a 3DuxDesign STEM kit. Shows hands-on computer science literacy and early engineering as students create and process monster characters in a playful project-based learning activity for grades K–8.

Students working together to build Zodiac Critter Crossing lesson plan that includes simple machines, Math, ELA

Pinhole camera lesson plan grades 3-6 exploring light, shadows, circuits, electricity and STEM learning.

: Students building a cardboard community model with houses roads and a community center for a hands-on STEM civics and community design project.

Child building a cardboard zoo model with animals and simple machines for a hands-on STEM life science and engineering Design-a-Zoo project.

: Students building a cardboard community model with houses roads and a community center for a hands-on STEM civics and community design project.

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