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4th grade engineering simulations
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Resources | STEM | Science Experiments
Renewable and nonrenewable energy resources can be confusing and boring for students. This STEM energy unit includes everything you need to teach about renewable and nonrenewable resources in a fun and interactive way! Your students will engage in hands on STEM activities to illustrate how each resource works. This product will extend your students’ understanding with practical illustrations! This product is part of a 125 page RENEWABLE AND NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE BUNDLE. The bundle includ
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3rd - 5th
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Earthquake Engineering STEM Challenge
Can you structure survive an earthquake?Students love completing this natural disaster STEM challenge! Students learn about what causes Earthquakes, as well as some current methods structural engineers are using to design earthquake resistant buildings.After learning about earthquakes students design, build, and test an earthquake proof structure using only the materials provided. In order to successfully complete this STEM challenge the structure must remain standing after going through an eart
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Mars Space Simulation with Engineering Challenges
Send Young Astronauts on a mission to Mars! This package includes a space simulation where students use knowledge of Earth, space, and space travel to land on Mars!
The purpose of this 8-10 day project is to allow students to investigate Earth’s place in space in an interactive simulation: Mission to Mars. Students will begin the simulation by researching Mars. Students will prepare for their journey by researching what is currently known about Mars. Groups will pull Fate Cards each day that wi
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Grades:
4th - 6th
STEM Design a Food Truck Project | Project Based Learning
STEM Creating a Food Truck/ Food Cart Business is a fun STEM activity that connects to many important economics concepts. Students will be introduced to entrepreneurship as they work with teams to create a food cart or food truck business. Students will name their cart, develop advertisements, and complete a business plan. Then design and create a model food cart/truck. **************************************************************Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Virtual Field Trip - Candy Factory - Industrial Engineer - Mechanical Process
Let's take a Virtual Field Trip to become an Industrial Engineer for the Day at the Candy Factory! This No Wheels Field Trip is just what you need to study a STEAM career when remote learning or in person learning when field trips aren't possible! Open your students' eyes and thoughts to the many jobs available in engineering!What is an industrial engineer? What might they do at the CANDY FACTORY? Where else do they work?Visit real candy factories like Jelly Belly in 360!!! See so many processes
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Bundle #2-Distance Learning-Google
Wind and Water Erosion (Help Tiny Tim Build a Wind Block and Dike!) NGSS
This is a project based activity where students will help Tiny Tim (You know the turtle from the song.... There was a little turtle his name was Tiny Tim, he got into the bathtub...) by creating a wind block and a dike to protect his sand castle. After Tiny Tim didn't have such a great experience in the bathtub he moved to the beach, but the wind and water are eroding his house. Students will build a sand castle using sand and a dixie cup and will then have to build a wind block and dike to pr
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1st - 4th
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Nutcracker STEM and Fraction Multiplication Christmas Unlock
Are you looking to keep your kids engaged during the holidays? Do you need a fun way review fraction multiplication and to practice STEM? This resource includes four challenges students must unlock to open the Nutcracker gift of the Christmas holidays. However, it is EDITABLE to make available to any grade level all you have to do is add your own task cards or activities for each challenge. The challenges included are all standardized and NGSS aligned. Snowflake Challenge integrates practice
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 5-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Holiday Games & Classroom Review Transformation Bundle
Food Truck Project Simulation - STEM Economics and Design
Food Truck Project may be used alternately as an independent study, for small groups, or engage the entire class in a cross-curricular simulation. All instructions are written so that students working independently may take direction on their own with minimal teacher support. Teacher notes are provided to support teachers in guiding students when needed. The Food Truck Project is presented as a series of sub-units, best used in the order they appear, but adjustable to time available by selective
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Cookie Coal Mining Activity Pack
*Science*Math*Reading*With this pack, your students will learn about coal and its significance as a natural resource. Resources include a reading and response activity, interpreting data about US state's coal production, and finally a hands-on mining experience in which students will create a financial plan for their own mining excursion (in a cookie)!Pages Included:-Informational passage: About Coal Mining-Comprehension response: pros and cons; determine the meaning of words-Interpreting data—U
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2nd - 4th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Coding a Traffic Light in Scratch | Explore The Inventor Garret Morgan
Let your students learn about scratch coding and Arduino with this simple and engaging project. Additionally, celebrate Black History Month by exploring the achievements of Garrett Morgan, the African American inventor of the traffic light.This resource integrates the black history month event with a scratch coding activity, students will delve into the biography of the African-American inventor Garret Morgan and his traffic light invention, and will program their own traffic light with scratc
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4th - 6th
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STEM- Build a Rollercoaster PROJECT (Potential and Kinetic Energy)
An outline for a STEM project that applies potential and kinetic energy lessons from science curriculum. Includes instructions, examples, and a worksheet to fill out and submit along with the project.Great for individual and group work. Can be assigned at school or for home.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Story Adventures - Growth Mindset Lessons -Virtual Field Trip Experience
Let's take a STEM Story Adventure Virtual Field Trip with our favorite book characters: The Good Egg, The Bad Seed, The Cool Bean, and The Couch Potato!! This No Wheels Field Trip is just what you need to have some FUN, foster idea creation and growth mind-set, and introduce books in a new way to students!On this trip, you will start by visiting the story adventure map! The map will guide you through jumping into 4 of our FAVORITE Stories by Jory John:The Good EggThe Bad SeedThe Cool BeanThe Cou
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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HALLOWEEN STEM ACTIVITY force & motion
Hit your science standards while having holiday fun with this student-centered STEM lesson. Your students have been tasked with helping a vampire hand out candy during daylight in this fall lesson. Students will use force and motion to design a prototype to launch the candy from a distance. This is designed so students can think beyond just a catapult. This fall elementary engineering project contains criteria and constraints, allowing for open-ended design while exploring science standards.
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Driven STEM and STEAM Activity Bundle
Crash Test: An Egg-cellent STEAM Challenge
Get ready for an Egg-ceptional real-life STEAM unit with "Crash Test: An Egg-cellent STEAM Challenge!" Not only will your students practice their engineering design and math skills, but they will also create a commercial for their unique safety designs!________________________________________________________________________________________________An amazing resource for teachers who want to encompass math and ELA skills with an engaging hands-on real-life STEAM challenge. Students will learn abo
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 4-PS3-3
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STEM Lab Activity Compressed Air Rocket Newton's Third Law of Motion
This is a continuation to the previous lesson STEM Lab Activity Balloon Rockets. In this lesson, students will use what they learned from the Balloon Rocket activity and apply to building and launching a compressed air rocket. Along the way, students will learn to make a clinometer and practice measuring the heights of trees, poles, and other tall objects around the school. Finally, students will use the clinometer to measure the altitude of their rocket on launch day.
Students will also be
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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STEM • Engineering: Easter Egg Challenge (conductors, insulators, & heat)
Your students have been hired by the Easter bunny to help stop the chocolate from melting on his deliveries. In this STEM project students will use knowledge of conductors, insulators, and heat. This project contains criteria and constraints, allowing for open-ended design while exploring a specific standard. The materials list includes at least one item that doesn't work, so students can learn through trial and error. Includes:· Teacher guide · Projectable (or printable) scenario page· Includ
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Holiday Science Driven STEM and STEAM Activity Bundle
FREE STEM Activity | Nonrenewable Energy | Cookie Coal Mining Experiment
This Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining STEM Activity is a FREE sample from our Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy STEM Activities. It includes teacher directions and a student worksheet.See the description of the full resource below:Renewable and Nonrenewable energy resources can be confusing and boring for students. This STEM energy unit includes everything you need to teach about renewable and nonrenewable resources in a fun, interactive, hands on way! Your students will engage in hands on STEM acti
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3rd - 5th
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3D Printable Paper ARC DE TRIOMPHE Model - France French Diorama w/Instructions!
The Arc de Triomphe is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France and is located at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle and is shared between three arrondissements, 16th (south and west), 17th (north), and 8th (east). This arch honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.Create your own 3D model of the iconic Arc de Triomphe with intricate detail and step-by-step instructions. Also
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Plant & Animal Structures & Functions - Halloween SteAm Activity
Hit your science standards while having holiday fun with this student-centered STEAM lesson. It is intended for S.T.E.A.M., S.T.E.M., art, or math & science classrooms. It follows the design process which closely mimics the engineering design process and includes a list of requirements to incorporate real world design experience. Dr. Frankenstein has hired your class to help him build a plant animal hybrid. Students will use their knowledge of the functions of plant and animal parts to crea
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Holiday Science Driven STEM and STEAM Activity Bundle
Tello Drone Simulator
This is the PowerPoint presentation that can be used with students to introduce programming and how programming will work for the Tello drone.This is a project-based learning exercise that uses the DJI Tello drone (https://www.ryzerobotics.com/tello) which is targeted for education, the Python programming language (http://pythonineducation.org/en/), and a free online simulator we developed. While we have used multiple different models of this project, the base requirement is for a single drone a
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
...
STEM- Build a Flying Machine PROJECT (Forces of Flight)
An outline for a STEM project that applies forces of flight lessons from science curriculum. Includes instructions, examples, and a worksheet to fill out and submit along with the project.Can be completed independently or in groups. Great for in class work and homework as well.
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS2-5
Mountain Expedition Simulation with STEM Challenges
The purpose of this project is to allow students to investigate the ecology of a mountain biome in an interactive simulation: Mountain Expedition. Students will begin the simulation by researching a mountain biome. Groups will pull Fate Cards each day that will challenge them to describe and use information about Earth to survive their journey. Students will work collaboratively to connect concepts about how Earth’s spheres interact in a mountain biome. Some challenges will provide groups with b
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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STEM Story Adventures - Meet the Questioneers -Virtual Field Trip Experience
Let's take a STEM Story Adventure Virtual Field Trip with our favorite STEM story friends: Ada Twist, Rosie Revere, Iggy Peck, and Sofia Valdez!! This No Wheels Field Trip is just what you need to have some FUN, foster idea creation and growth mind-set, and introduce STEM careers to your students!On this trip, you will start by visiting the story adventure map! The map will guide you through jumping into 4 of our FAVORITE STEM Stories:Ada Twist, ScientistIggy Peck, ArchitectRosie Revere, Enginee
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3rd - 5th
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STEM Engineering Challenge Project: Lighting Engineer
Your students have been hired to design stage lighting for a music concert. In this STEM project students will use reflection, refraction, and light traveling in a straight line. This project contains criteria and constraints, allowing for open-ended design while exploring a specific standard. The materials list includes at least one item that doesn't work, so students can learn through trial and error. Standards:NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2SC.3.P.10.3 Demonstrate that light travels in a stra
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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