Bring real-world creativity into your classroom with this engaging STEM / STEAM packaging design project. Students will follow the Design Process of investigating, planning and designing, creating and evaluating while learning how data influences product decisions. Perfect for second grade, third grade or fourth grade whole-class lessons, literacy or numeracy rotations, or project-based learning time.
 
Students begin by researching popular cereal types, writing and conducting a survey, collecting data and displaying results using a bar graph. They then use their findings to design and create their own cereal box packaging, incorporating persuasive advertising language, visual elements, and nutritional information. Finally, students evaluate their finished product against the success criteria.
 
This project encourages collaboration, problem-solving, and creativity while building skills in data representation, persuasive writing, and visual design.
 
What’s Included
✔ PowerPoint to guide the full lesson series step by step
✔ Student booklet to support research, planning, design and reflection
✔ Survey template
✔ Bar graph template for recording votes
✔ Cereal box template for final product construction
✔ Classroom posters: Investigating / Planning & Designing / Evaluating
✔ Marking rubric for teacher feedback or self-assessment
✔ Aligned to Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3
 
Skills Students Will Develop
⭐ Data collection, organisation and graphing
⭐ Critical and creative thinking
⭐ Understanding and using persuasive language
⭐ Visual design and product packaging skills
⭐ Reflective evaluation and problem solving
 
Perfect For
• STEM / STEAM rotations
• Inquiry learning
• Project-based learning
• Literacy and numeracy integration
• End-of-term design challenges
 
What teachers say:
"I’ve used this with multiple grade levels and it’s been effective across the board. So versatile!"
"My students loved using this resource! They were engaged."
"Thank you for making my life so much easier. A great grab and go resource. Thank you!"
"Such a great media literacy activity and great to tie into health."
"This was an easy STEAM activity. My kids loved designing a cereal box."
 
Give your students the chance to create, design and think like real product developers with this exciting hands-on learning experience!