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Work and Power Lab - Running the Stairs
INTRODUCTION
Most of us love the dear old Earth – in fact we’re quite attracted to it. That attraction arises from the Earth’s large mass and thus the Earth’s pull of gravity. When we lift a book away from the center of dear old Earth, we do work on that book. We do work because we must counteract the book’s attraction to the Earth in the process. We do work by applying a force over a distance. What does that do for us? Well, it tires us. The book, however, gets energy out of the deal. Any
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7th - 9th
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STEAM Kid Engineering -- The Playable Golf Course Design Unit for GATE
In this unit, students will build a contraption to hit a small, wooden golf ball through a scaled version of a golf course which they and their classmates have designed. They’ll make a trundle wheel for measuring and marking the course, write down their scores on a scorecard, design putters, and learn background in physics through their work in the engineering and design process.
The Playable Golf Course is not just fun. It’s a challenging engineering, design, and construction unit including
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
STEM CHALLENGE: EARTHQUAKE PROOF BUILDING
This is a STEM design challenge where students will design an earthquake proof building, place it on a shake table and see if it survives an earthquake. Have students compete to make the best design by following the design process. Each packet includes the lesson plan which follows the design process, instructions on how to perform the challenge and a prototyping worksheet.
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: STEM DESIGN CHALLENGE BUNDLE
Coding with Star Wars - An Unplugged Unit for Coding
This is a great resource to teach children about coding. You don't need to know how to code to teach coding. Your students will love this hands-on learning activity as they help the characters reach each other.
I have included an easy game board and pieces so students can create their own game. There are endless possibilities.
Tittle Page
What is Coding? An easy explanation.
Vocabulary
Three worksheets
Game Board & Game Pieces
The 12th page is credits.
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K - 3rd
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STEM: Bridge Building Rubric
This rubric is useful for any bridge building project (toothpick, popsicle stick, pasta, etc)We used this rubric for an 8th grade STEM class where students worked in partners to design and build a pasta bridgeCan be adjusted to meet the needs of your project
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4th - 12th
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NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
This NGSS Next Generation Science Standards for Middle School Science Mega Bundle has ALL of my NGSS labs, lessons, bulletin boards, posters, activities, assessments, projects, and other resources combined into one product (most of which have been or are being edited for distance learning) ! It offers over 4 MONTHS of engaging and problem-solving NGSS activities (and even some back-to-school freebies!) It is a growing bundle and you will have access to all future NGSS middle school additions, al
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5th - 9th
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STEM Project, Making a Catapult: Force, Work, Power and Energy
This is an exciting, hands-on STEM project in which students make small catapults with classroom supplies and collect data to calculate force, work, power, momentum and kinetic energy. At the end of the project the class can set up and compete in mini battles with their catapults in whatever type of games you want to come up with. Some game suggestions are given.
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-2
, HS-PS3-1
, HS-PS3-3
Lab Activity Effect of Sunspots on Satellites (Claims Evidence Reasoning Task)
A short lab activity for astronomy or earth space science. Students make a double line graph of the number of sunspots and the number of crashed satellites in a given year. Then they look for patterns and write a science conclusion utilizing claim, evidence, reasoning scaffolding framework.
Grading rubric and sample student responses are included
This lab activity blends well into a unit on electromagnetic waves, planetary mechanics, or the Sun's influence on Earth.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Arctic Dogsled Racing Design Challenge - STEAM for Upper Elementary
Here’s an applied engineering challenge in which—just like in the real world of engineering—a poor design means limited success or even failure.
In the Iditarod Sled Challenge, students apply their background knowledge of physical science and use logic and imagination to construct a miniature sled that will deliver “serum” to Nome, Alaska, just like Balto once did.
Use this challenge in conjunction with your study of the arctic or the Iditarod--or as a stand-alone engineering challenge for the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
Protect a Pringle! Engineering Design Lab
This lab is designed to guide the student through the engineering design process in a really fun and easy way!
Students must work together as a team to create an efficient way to protect a Pringle from a drop of 2 meters. The only materials that are required are a large can or two of Pringles, lots of newspapers, and some type of tape.
Students will follow the eight steps of the engineering design process as they identify the need or problem, develop possible solutions, and build and test
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5th - 8th
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First Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 2- Light and Sound!
Attached is my unit 2 Amplify plan. The unit is a 14 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math - Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans jus
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1st
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Ideal Mechanical Advantage Worksheet - Pulleys - (Also doubles as a lab)
Here is a quick Worksheet on IMA of pulleys. It can be used as a lab or a workshop. The first page is a worksheet, 2nd page is the answers to the worksheet, page 3 is a short lab, page 4 is a long version of the lab
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7th - 12th
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STEAM -- Snap n' Shoot Marshmallow Soccer Game
Kid-built in a few hours . . . this goalie, net and goal, and cool marshmallow “snapper” is a complete kid-built soccer game. We don’t have to use our imagination here! Our snapper really shoots the marshmallow ball, and our goalies really defend.
Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, trajectory, etc.
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
Build a Boat! An Engineering Design Lab
If you’re looking for something different to engage your students as the school year is winding to a close, consider this fun and easy engineering design lab! Students must work together as a team to select the appropriate materials and build a boat that will support the weight of 25 pennies for 30 seconds.
Students will follow the eight steps of the engineering design process as they:
1. Identify the problem or need.
2. Research the problem or need.
3. Develop possible solutions.
4. Select th
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5th - 8th
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Universal Design for Learning Lesson Plan
This lesson plan was created for a masters class on UDL. It's a 6th grade integrated lesson using science, math, technology, engineering and writing as well as the UDL principles. All are outlined and identified. It's also a fun lesson for kids using Newton's Laws of Motion in creating balloon cars.
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4th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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GRADE 7 SCIENCE BUILDING STRUCTURES (FORM & FUNCTION), ONTARIO CURRICULUM
**RUBRIC INCLUDED!!This 6 page building structures project adheres to the Ontario curriculum standards for Grade 7 Science, more specifically "Form and Function" under "Understanding Structures and Mechanisms." This is excellent project to complete at the end of this unit.In this activity, students will design and build a structure that shows the knowledge they've gained so far. Through their material choices and design, students will demonstrate their knowledge of form/shapes, centre of gravity
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7th
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Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours
Engaging math and engineering with ramps and toy cars! Your students will go home and share the news about how absolutely cool school seems now. My mathematically gifted 2nd graders were VERY Challenged by this unit, and I would not hesitate to use it for 3rd grade GATE or in 4th grade as an enrichment for the whole class.Schoolhouse Rock Math: We’re using Zero My Hero and 5’s Multiplication to learn multiplication, repeated addition, and patterns to calculate areas of rectangles—a very advance
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
Lego Team-building Activity
One of my favorite first day of school team-building or icebreaker activities! Perfect for any class or subject but especially great for a STEM class.
In this activity students practice their communication skills through a hands-on activity using Legos (other building materials can be substituted).
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It’s the year 2030 and the United States has successfully landed their first human mission on Mars. A group of ten astronauts will inhabit the planet for the next ten years. In order to s
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Not Grade Specific
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STEM Challenge: Build a Catapult
Students will compete in this STEM challenge to determine who has the best catapult bast on range and accuracy. This is a fun one day activity that is really easy and fun to teach.
The packet includes:
1. Teacher Guide
2. Prototype Worksheets
3. Results/Reflection Worksheet
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: STEM DESIGN CHALLENGE BUNDLE
AP Biology BLAST Lab Extension Activity
In this activity, students will analyze the genomes and evolutionary relationships of a variety of species using bioinformatics (specifically the NCBI Database). By utilizing the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) database, students will have access to thousands of genomes. The amount of information available is absolutely astounding!!I have developed a series of steps that will walk students through the process of accessing the spectacular tools of this rich database. This act
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Biology: A Year's Worth of Resources!
Speed vs Torque Engineering Design Project using VEX (Engineering/Robotics)
In this project students are tasked with working on an engineering design team in the development of a solution to a given problem. The provided scenario provides students the option of designing a remote-controlled car which either resembles a tow truck and is required to produce a high torque output, or a car that resembles a dragster and is required to produce a high-speed output. These contrasting problems are designed to show how gear trains can be used to change output speeds and torque an
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9th - 12th
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STEM Challenge - Desktop Putt-putt Golf Elementary GATE and Middle School
Two fun, hands-on lessons here which teach physical science concepts such as momentum, friction, elastic and inelastic collisions, and Newton’s Laws of Motion! National core standards including physical science and expository writing? 21st Century Learning Skills? Critical Thinking? They’re all here too!
These two lessons will take two or more hours of instruction time and are appropriate for 4th grade GATE classes through regular 8th grade science.
These lessons are the quick and easy versi
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
Energy Transfer STEM Activity - "Marshmallow Hurling"
A fun STEM lab where students create a "Marshmallow Hurler" that demonstrates the transfer of energy. This was used in a 7th grade classroom. Older students could use this to discuss elastic potential energy as well. Make this your own! This is a hit in my class room and we even have a trophy!
You need to supply items for building!
I used popsicle sticks, tongue depressors, paper clips and rubber bands and of course mini-marshmallows for hurling. Feel free to add or subtract supplies for an
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5th - 12th
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STEM Kid Engineering and Construction - Roman Polyspastos Crane
It’s kid-built with some guidance in a couple hours and the envy of friends—the ancient Roman polyspastos crane with treadwheel.
Do you have a young engineer who needs an independent study project, a talented builder in home school, or need an engaging summer project for your nonverbally gifted child? If you have an engineering classroom and understand the value of hands-on exploration, the Roman Polyspastos Crane project is right for you. While building with kits or Legos or K’Nex is good, n
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3rd - 8th
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