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Science Common Core 6.EE.A.2 resources
STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
 ...
Also included in:Â Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Meteor Math! Real World Math Problems with STEM Career Connection
Connect math and science with these activities that bring problems to life. This packet includes math word problems based on a real world meteor event! About a 30 minute activity that incorporates math word problems with a real meteor event. Activity can be completed as a class, in small groups, or individually. Additional background on asteroids is provided on the resources page. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Mete
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4th - 9th
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STEM Drag Device Parachute Challenge (Engineering Design Activity)
Drag Device STEM Parachute Activity Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of gravity and air resistance to design a drag device to slow down a payload. This challenge uses a ping pong ball to represent a rover landing on Mars. The rover must remain inside an uncovered cup during drop and impact testing. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-wo
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
 ...
Also included in:Â Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Halloween STEM Activity: Candy Grabber STEM Activity
Fall or Halloween STEM Activity - updated with digital STEM journals and teacher slides!**Note: this challenge is identical to the Valentine's Day Candy Grabber Challenge but with a Halloween and fall theme!**This engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Halloween project! Note: the word "Halloween" is not in the product - the pages are in black and orange with a candy graphic. Students will work in teams to design and build a device that uses the power of levers to
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Bird Nest STEM Challenge (Biomimicry Engineering Activity)
Bird Nest Engineering Design Challenge Students will dive into the engineering design process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a nest to safely catch a falling egg. A follow-up activity teaches biomimicry by relating what was learned in building a bird nest and applying it to designing a landing pad for a space capsule. As a student-driven assignment, the purpose of the teacher is to act as a facilitator. You will provide the structure to the project, but students will take an active r
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
STEM Valentine's Day Challenge: Candy Grabber Math & Engineering
Valentine's Day STEM ActivityThis engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Valentine's Day challenge! Students will design and build a device that uses the power of levers to pick up candy from a distance. Included teacher instruction slides and printed or digital student journals. **Note: this challenge is identical to the Fall Halloween Candy Grabber Challenge but with a Valentine's Day theme!Supports Distance Learning: Editable Google Slides for a digital STEM Jo
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Ultraviolet Light Shelter STEM Challenge (Solar Space Science & Engineering)
Ultraviolet Light Shelter Engineering Design Challenge: Updated with digital journals! Students are on a mission to protect an astronaut from ultraviolet light over-exposure in this engaging STEM challenge. Using UV-sensitive beads, students explore how different materials absorb UV light and use the engineering design process to build a UV-safe shelter. This design challenge allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect science topics to real-world applicat
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Start the year with our most popular fall STEM challenges! These STEM activities are great for back to school, celebrating the fall season, and connecting to Halloween and Thanksgiving themes! 5 Halloween Themed Engineering ChallengesSpider Parachute Halloween Engineering Challenge: Design a parachute to save a spider! This is a fun Halloween STEM activity that your students will love with a version for distance learning!Haunted House Paper Circuit Halloween STEM Activity: What’s more spooktacku
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Thanksgiving Turkey Nest Challenge Engineering Activity
Thanksgiving Turkey Nest STEM ChallengeStudents will practice the Engineering Design Process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a turkey nest to safely catch a falling egg. A fun twist on the classic egg-drop challenge, this activity is an exciting way to foster critical thinking and team-building skills! An included bonus activity adds an additional theoretical design challenge and writing topic. Students must brainstorm and design a device to protect the newly laid turkey eggs from pre
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
 ...
Also included in:Â Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Spider Parachute Halloween STEM Activity
Design a parachute to save a spider! This is a fun Halloween STEM activity that your students will love with a version for distance learning! When some spiders are born, they make parachutes out of their silk in order to safely drop from their mother’s web. They release a few strands of silk that form a triangular-shaped parachute that catches the breeze and lifts them in the air! But in our challenge today, one of the baby spiders is unable to deploy their parachute and needs your help to get d
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
 ...
Also included in:Â Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Space Math Activity Bundle: Real World Math (Fractions, Ratios, and Geometry)
Bring math to life with these fun math activities related to asteroids and space! This bundle includes four space themed activities that incorporate ratios, geometry, and algebraic expressions combined with a STEM career connections. Perfect for grades 5th - 8th depending on student level. Activities can be completed stand alone or in a sequence. Recommended for extension of a space unit, a math center activity, or as part of an out of school STEM program.Activity 1: Russian Meteor Event30 to 45
Create a Robot | Input Output Table | STEM Math | Problem Solving Project
Looking for a math / stem project about robots or input-output tables? This resource gives students an opportunity to apply critical thinking, engineering, math and creative art skills as they design a robot and then solve for the "secret" rules in the Input-Output tables. What's included?Project Teacher TipsPre-assessment Admit TicketInput-Output Practice worksheetBackground Reading: Introduction to Input-Output TablesStudent Project DirectionsSuggested Materials for Recycled ProductsProject Te
Distance Time or DT Graphs Physics Worksheet Set - 2 Worksheets
An 8-page, 2-worksheet product that covers the topic of distance-time graphs or D-T graphs and how to interpret them. Worksheet (A) features a 1-page reading covering the primary features of D-T graphs and 12 review questions. Worksheet (B) features 26 review questions that aim to extend student understanding.Topics Covered by Both Worksheets:Definition of a D-T graphHow D-T graphs are structured (time on X-axis; distance on Y-axis)Interpretation of straight vs. curved lines on D-T graphsInter
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Motion Speed and Acceleration Physics Unit on Speed Acceleration & Velocity
Balloon Rocket Lab Investigation: Newton's Laws of Motion
Students who have been exposed to the Newton's Laws of Motion will love this interactive lab! This lab requires students to analyze what they already know about Newton's Laws and apply them to this lab investigation. As always, I try to have my students have a part in the decision process of the lab activity. By deciding on the independent variable of this activity, they test their ability to use what they have learned to predict the outcome of the activity. A proper use of the Scientific Method
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6th - 8th
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Break Out: Cells, organelles, mitosis, osmosis escape room (virtual & in person)
Cells break out escape roomA life science escape room by Kathy Applebee; content area: life science, biology, cells, mitosis, organelles, osmosis.Students must use what they know about the functions of the organelles, phases of mitosis, osmosis and the contributions of Robert Hooke and the microscope to cell theory to be successful. Includes clues, directions, 8 exit ticket and writing prompt suggestions, reflection questions, online resources, standards in math and science and editable rubric.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
Learn to Fly a Drone: An Introductory iDRONE Learning Packet
Everyone loves drones! Let's learn to fly a drone safely using this iDRONE learning packet. Educators are often looking for innovative ways to better teach interdisciplinary STEM and creative arts—or STEAM—concepts. Provided as three-distinct learning modules, these ready-to-go drone teaching lesson plans provide flight mission tasks for beginning pilots to learn and practice the skills they need to use their drones to support learning core concepts. This package is carefully designed to be use
Grades:
2nd - 11th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
Out Of This World ALGEBRA (10 Math "Space Missions")
FULL VERSION of my exciting algebra activity where students have 10 "missions" that need algrebra to be solved. Each mission is a story problem; students need to find key words/phrases to decide which operation to use to create an equation or expression to solve the problem. Then, they must solve for the variable. Other missions provide students with an equation that they need to solve/evaluate. The major focus is algebra, but each mission is related to science (outer space, specifically). It is
Fabulous Fossil Unit for Upper Grades | Fossils Lesson Plans & Worksheets
Explore the fascinating world of fossils with our engaging and educational fossil worksheets inside the Fabulous Fossils Unit! Designed for students of all ages, these worksheets provide a hands-on learning experience that encourages critical thinking and scientific inquiry.Are you ready to get your students excited about fossils? We have created digital and printable fossil and paleontology-themed cross-curricular activities for many concepts, including language arts, math, science, and art! Th
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3rd - 6th
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Atoms, Elements, and The Periodic Table: DIGITAL REVIEW
This interactive google slides review activity is a simple way for students to apply their knowledge on atoms, atomic structure, and element squares, while exploring the Periodic Table of Elements. Questions include drag and drop vocabulary terms, identifying various elements by their symbols and atomic numbers, analyzing the periodic table to create specific element squares, & of course using the information given on an element square to calculate the number of each type of subatomic partic
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS1-1
Fabulous Fossil Unit for Upper Grades - Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Etc. (Print)
Ready to get your students excited to about learn about fossils? Look no further, this no-prep, printable Fabulous Fossil Unit will get your students excited to learn about all things fossils! We have created fossil/paleontology-themed activities for many concepts, including language arts, math, science, and art! These activities are ideal for 3rd-6th grade students who need a little spice added to their educational routine. In this product, you will get:Colorful & Informative Posters that a
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Fabulous Fossil Unit for Upper Grades | Fossils Lesson Plans & Worksheets
Food Science Experiments for Teens - High Altitude Cooking
Ignite Curiosity with this Engaging "Food Science Experiments for Teens" Resource! Looking for dynamic and educational experiments to captivate your middle school and high school students? Dive into the fascinating world of food science with my comprehensive resource designed to explore the effects of altitude, atmospheric pressure, and solutes on boiling point.Key Features: Investigate how altitude impacts atmospheric pressure and boiling point, providing real-world applications of scientific
Grades:
6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-PS1-5
Physical & Chemical Properties of Matter: Digital Review
This digital review activity is a simple way for students to review their knowledge on the different physical and chemical properties of matter. Questions include drag and drop vocabulary terms, analyzing data tables, & of course density calculations!
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Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, MS-PS1-2
NFL Combine - Force of a Tackle - War Game - STEM Sports
Students will calculate the force NFL football players use to tackle an opponent using Newton’s Second Law in a war style game! The war cards contain actual statistics of popular NFL players from their NFL combine results.Students will learn how the mass and acceleration of each player effects the force of their tackle by comparing players with one similar statistic and comparing the difference in force.
Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Graphing without Numbers - STEM
Title: Graphing Without Numbers: LUNAR STATION Theme / Topic: Graphs & Coordinate PlanesEssential Question: What do the marks on a graph represent? How can I use data to make decisions?Recommended Level: K-5Purpose: To introduce the concept of data-driven decision-making through graphs and charts.
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Grades:
K - 5th
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