# RAFT: Hands\-on STEAM learning from reused materials

> RAFT \(Resource Area For Teaching\) is a nonprofit providing affordable, hands\-on STEAM kits, educator workshops, and free classroom activities\. Explore and shop\.

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## Pages
- [Classroom Bundle](https://raft.net/for-educators/spark-steam-kit-classroom-bundle/)
- [Contact Us](https://raft.net/contact-us/)
- [Spark STEAM Kits](https://raft.net/spark-steam-kits/)
- [RAFT Home](https://raft.net/)
- [Newsletter Signup](https://raft.net/newsletter-signup/)

## Posts
- [RAFT Hall of Fame \| Class of 2026](https://raft.net/raft-hall-of-fame-class-of-2026/): Congratulations to our 2026 STEAM Educators of the Year, RAFT Heroes of the Year, RAFT Volunteer of the Year, and RAFT Partner of the Year\!
- [Annual Fundraiser Recap: Fields of STEAM – If We Build It, They Will Dream\!](https://raft.net/annual-fundraiser-recap-fields-of-steam-if-we-build-it-they-will-dream/)
- [Girl Scouts at RAFT: badges, kits and a fun patch](https://raft.net/girl-scouts-at-raft/): Troops spend 90 minutes at RAFT doing hands\-on challenges with all materials supplied and no prep for leaders\. $35 per Scout, up to 20 Scouts a session\.
- [Distance learning, without dumping the work on teachers](https://raft.net/distance-learning-resources/): Virtual professional development, facilitated engineering challenges, lesson planning support and kits packed for individual students, shipped or delivered\.
- [Design challenges you can run with a box of junk](https://raft.net/design-challenges-makerspace-in-a-box/): Makerspace in a Box is built entirely from creative reuse materials\. Here are the open\-ended challenges that come with it, and they work with almost any box of odds and ends\.

## Classroom Idea Sheets
- [Born From an Egg](https://raft.net/idea_sheets/born-from-an-egg/)
- [Reading with Your Fingers](https://raft.net/idea_sheets/reading-with-your-fingers/)
- [Put and Take](https://raft.net/idea_sheets/put-and-take/)
- [Puzzle Boxes](https://raft.net/idea_sheets/puzzle-boxes/)
- [Race to the Top](https://raft.net/idea_sheets/race-to-the-top/)

## STEAM Learning Activity Sheets
- [Put Your Finger On It](https://raft.net/steam_activity_sheet/put-your-finger-on-it/)
- [Braille Alphabet](https://raft.net/steam_activity_sheet/braille-alphabet/)
- [Eggshell Chalk](https://raft.net/steam_activity_sheet/eggshell-chalk/)
- [Homemade Lava Lamp](https://raft.net/steam_activity_sheet/homemade-lava-lamp/)
- [Fingerprint Patterns](https://raft.net/steam_activity_sheet/fingerprint-patterns/)

## Teacher Tip Sheets
- [Using Graphic Organizers](https://raft.net/tip_sheets/using-graphic-organizers/)
- [Teaching the Science Practices](https://raft.net/tip_sheets/teaching-the-science-practices/)
- [Teaching Mathematics Practices](https://raft.net/tip_sheets/teaching-mathematics-practices/)
- [Teaching Innovation](https://raft.net/tip_sheets/teaching-innovation/)
- [Working with English Language Learners \(ELLs\)](https://raft.net/tip_sheets/working-with-english-language-learners-ells/)

## Integrated STEAM Units
- [Create a Morse Code Device](https://raft.net/lessons/create-a-morse-code-device/)
- [Measuring the Classroom](https://raft.net/lessons/measuring-the-classroom/)
- [Use Design Thinking to Stay Cool](https://raft.net/lessons/use-design-thinking-to-stay-cool/)
- [Send Messages with Light \& Sound](https://raft.net/lessons/send-messages-with-light-sound/)
- [Design a Weather Instrument](https://raft.net/lessons/weather-instrument-challenge/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://raft.net/sitemap_index.xml)