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Engineering Design Process Worksheets for 10 Simple STEM Challenge Activities

By Brenda Kovich

Use engineering design challenges to get kids thinking! This STEM set offers graphic organizers that guide kids through the steps of the process. Worksheets support 10 specific projects. A blank template, review material, and a test are also

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Famous African American Inventors Research Project: Black History Month Activity

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Explore the lives of 27 famous African American inventors and their inventions. Four scaffolded research sheets control the depth of your project. Themed templates with photos make a great display or bulletin board. You can use the activities during

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Social Studies - History, Writing, Engineering

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Engineering Design Process Introduction – Passage Worksheets Templates

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Looking for a fun but serious introduction to the engineering process? Read a story! A ten-page passage introduces vocabulary and practices. Worksheets and templates provide support. To get a closer look, open the preview. In “Calvin Builds a Guinea

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Teaching the Engineering Design Process – Natural Disasters STEM 4th & 5th Grade

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Teach the engineering design process with natural disasters! Fourth or fifth grade students learn to define a problem, identify criteria and constraints, brainstorm, build a prototype, design and carry out a fair test. STEM activities focus on ways

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Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering

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4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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4th Grade Earth Science Curriculum Units - Standards-Based Activities & Projects

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Six engaging science modules address fourth grade earth science standards for 30 states (NGSS and 10 others). Curriculum units include hands-on activities and projects; labs, stations, and experiments; STEM challenges; inquiry; and more. The

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Magnet Magic Show – Fun Engineering Design Challenges (STEM) NGSS 3-PS2-4

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Fun magic show activities challenge kids to design tricks with magnets. Kids learn to define engineering problems with needs or wants, criteria, and constraints. Then they create six science-based illusions.Open the preview to take a closer look at

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Science, Physical Science, Engineering

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Diverse Inventors Research Project and Display Bundle

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Explore the lives of 79 diverse inventors and their inventions. Four scaffolded research sheets control the depth of your project. Themed templates with photos make a great display or bulletin board. Open the preview to take a closer look at the

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Social Studies - History, Writing, Engineering

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Research, Printables, Google Apps

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Analyzing Engineering Design Solutions for Weather-Related Hazards NGSS 3-ESS3-1

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This interdisciplinary project merges science, engineering design, and writing. Kids define problems with needs, criteria, and constraints; analyze weather-related hazards and solutions; develop opinions with claims and evidence; and write

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Earth Sciences, Writing, Engineering

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Projects, Activities, Lesson

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W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1

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5 Engineering Design Process Challenges - Activities for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade (1)

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Teach the design process with five hands-on engineering activities. For each challenge, kids in third, fourth, or fifth grade use vocabulary and steps that are found in science standards. Open the preview to take a closer look. What’s

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Famous Inventors Research Project & Display - Inventions That Changed the World

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Explore the lives of 30 famous inventors and their inventions. Four scaffolded research sheets control the depth of your project. Themed templates with photos make a great display or bulletin board. Open the preview to take a closer look.This

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Social Studies - History, Writing, Engineering

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Independent Work Packet

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Magnet Unit – 5 Science Labs, 5 Design Challenges & Assessment 3rd 4th 5th Grade

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Kids explore magnets with five science labs or stations and five engineering design challenges. Complete lesson plans, a reading passage, review, and assessment are included in this unit. Your third, fourth, or fifth grade students will love these

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Invasive Species Science Writing – Solutions for Environment Change NGSS 3-LS4-4

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Let kids act like ecosystem engineers! They explore problems caused by invasive species, evaluate solutions, develop claims and evidence. Activities integrate science, engineering design, and writing – and address NGSS 3-LS4-4.Open the preview to

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Science, Writing, Engineering

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W.3.1

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Hydroponics: What Plants Need Activities and STEM - NGSS 5-LS1-1

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In this set of hydroponics activities, kids explore what plants need. They germinate seeds in baggies, learn about photosynthesis, review the engineering design process, participate in a STEM challenge, and write to support a claim that plants get

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Science, Biology, Engineering

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5^th, Homeschool

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W.5.2

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Criteria vs Constraints - Free Engineering Design Worksheet - Defining a Problem

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This free worksheet asks kids to discriminate between criteria and constraints when using the engineering design process. It addresses NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1: Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for

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Science, Engineering

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Engineering Design Process Challenges – 5 Hands-on Activities (Set 2)

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Teach engineering design with five engaging activities. For each, kids use vocabulary and steps found in science standards. Open the preview to take a closer look at the labs: spaghetti towers, zipline challenge, candy catapult 1 & 2, and

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Female Inventors Research Project - Women's History Month Writing Activity

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Explore the lives of 24 female inventors and their inventions. Four scaffolded research sheets control the depth of your project. Themed templates with photos make a great display or bulletin board. You can use the activities during Women’s History

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Social Studies - History, Writing, Engineering

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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W.4.7, W.4.8, W.5.7, W.5.8, W.6.7, W.6.8

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Seriously Fun Science Activities and Experiments - Free Catalog of 80+ Resources

By Brenda Kovich

Looking for some Seriously Fun Science? This free catalog of 80+ activities and experiments will provide the inspiration and resources you need for your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom.It's organized by subject (physical, life, earth, and

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Time flies when you're having fun! I taught fourth grade for more than 35 years and loved it. Today, my mission is to create enjoyable, engaging materials your classroom.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in student-centered learning that's seriously fun. In my store, you'll find engaging genre studies and hands-on science, as well as scaffolded ELA and math units that move kids to mastery.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I'm proud to be a National Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist) and have received three special awards: Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellow, Crystal Apple Award Winner, and Lake Central Teacher of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received a B.A. in Elementary Education, an M.S. in Elementary Education, a Gifted and Talented Endorsement - all from Purdue University.

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