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Engineering independent works $5-10
Marshmallow Toothpick Tower Science Experiment with the Scientific Method - STEM
Are you looking for an engaging STEM activity that teaches students about building structures? Simply provide students with toothpicks and marshmallows, then watch them create! Students will then record their process in an interactive science booklet which embeds the scientific method into it. Teachers love that this is a simple science experiment that works great with any age students and focuses on engineering.The marshmallow tower STEM activity now includes a digital version for Google Slides
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: 7 Easy Science Experiments To Teach The Scientific Method Bundle
Real World Robot Research Project for Middle School Robotics and STEM Sub Plans
Why do we need to know about robots? What are robots used for today? What are examples of robots in everyday life? This real-world robot research project will help your middle school students discover answers to these questions and more!Get all the Intro to Robotics resources here and SAVE! In this engaging project, students meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as they research a real-world robot of their choice. Your students will use assigned web
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Engineering and STEM Careers Research Project and Activities for Middle School
Teaching students about exciting STEM careers is one of the most important things we can do to inspire our next generation of scientists and engineers! But, what does it mean to have a career in STEM? What are some STEM career examples? You can answer these questions and more with this multi-day research project. Grab all the Engineering resources and save today!In this project, students meet science, reading, and writing standards as they research an engineering career of their choice and creat
Grades:
6th - 9th
End of Year STEM Project Forces Motion Newtons Laws Assessment Bottle Rockets
This product is one of the most engaging and meaningful activities I do all year long! What kid wouldn’t want to build and launch rockets!?! Just take a look at an email I received from a former student about her memories of the bottle rocket lab and how it changed her life: Hi Mr. Williams,“How is Oak Crest lately?I was in your physical science class a loooooong long time ago (2008) and I thought I'd let you know that your bottle rockets project was what first got me into space propulsion. It w
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Grades:
6th - 10th
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
, MS-PS2-1
Simple Machines | Basic Lessons and Activities | Wheels and Levers
Teach background knowledge on levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, wedges, wheels, and axles with these ready-to-use activities. Everything you need to teach the basics of simple machines is ready with just a few moments of prep.This resource is part of our Simple Machines Unit.This engaging resource includes:step-by-step instructions for each activity.Interactive notebook templates are included for each of the lessons so your students can build a resource guide. These have variations so yo
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Engineering Design Process PowerPoint, Notes & Exam - Google Slides
About this Product:All items in this product are 100% EDITABLE and DIFFERENTIATED. The product includes:• PowerPoint Presentation (43 differentiated slides)• Scaffolded Notes (differentiated and modified/completed notes included)• Summative Examination (differentiated and answer key included)• Copies of the Presentation, Notes and Exam saved as Google App Files (read below)Important Notes:• Download a FREE PowerPoint, Notes & Exam to learn more about my resources• Save $$$ with the Nature of
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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STEM Introducing the Engineering Design Process Activities
This kit includes several activities that can be used to introduce or review the Engineering Design Process.
Activities Include:
Engineering Sort Activity
(learn about what engineers do by completing a cart sort)
“Before-During-After” Note Taking Sheet
(record what is already known, what is learned and what questions remain)
Engineering Spotlight
(research several aspects of various types of engineering)
Jigsaw Poster Design Task
(design a poster to represent steps of the Engineering Design
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Speed and Velocity Doodle Notes | Speed Formula | Cornell Notes
These no-prep, scaffolded Speed and Velocity Doodle Notes can be used to introduce motion and the concepts of a reference point, change in position, displacement, speed, and velocity. This resource can be a stand-alone lesson as it introduces or reviews the vocabulary and basic concepts associated with motion via notes and a Powerpoint. There are problem examples in the notes so students can see how to use and manipulate the speed formula. There are also practice problems in the review section!
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Also included in: Physical Science Notes Doodle Notes Middle School Science Cornell Notes
Thanksgiving Science Labs - 5 Science Experiments for First and Second Grades
THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDSThis Thanksgiving Science pack includes 5 investigations to help you celebrate the season in rich academic ways with your primary students. Each standards-based investigation is collaborative, hands-on, and requires reflection and written responses.5 SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS: Shake It Up!: States of MatterA Corny Surprise: Plant Life CyclesWill the Feast Float?: Sinking and FloatingPass the Pie: Our Five SensesBoat Builders: A Team Engineering ChallengeAll copies ar
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Holiday Science Bundle for Grades 1-2 with a Free Mother's Day Bonus
Back to School STEM: 6 Icebreaker Teamwork Activities
Before tasking students to complete rigorous engineering design challenges, educators should start with Stage 1 STEM activities. Click here to learn more about the Stages of STEM.Stage 1 STEM activities are perfect icebreakers and team challenges to promote collaboration, teamwork, communication, and problem solving. They lay a criticalfoundation for more intensive STEM challenges. Working as a team, students will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity tha
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Life Science Exit Tickets | Food Webs, Ecosystems, Adaptations | Exit Slips
Do the students understand the material? Here's an easy way to check! These 28 life science exit slips are perfect to check for understanding quickly at the end of your lesson-- formative assessment with no prep!INCLUDEDSuggested UseSorting Mat to determine who's "got it", who's almost there, and who needs re-teach54 question cardsAnswer KeyECOSYSTEMSLevels of EcosystemsAbiotic & Biotic FactorsTypes of OrganismsChanges to EcosystemsFood Chains & WebsTrophic LevelsSymbiosisVertebrate Grou
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Engineering Design Process Rubric for STEM Challenges
Use these expectations for engineers, self-evaluations, and rubric to foster growth mindset conversations and to track student progress over time with any STEAM challenges- no formal grading required. These materials were developed to give teachers and students specific language and criteria relating to each step of the engineering design process. They can be used for professional development, guiding the planning of STEM curriculum, or setting expectations and encouraging reflection with stude
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Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Lab Materials Toolkit Megabundle
Electricity Inquiry Labs: Current & Voltage in Series & Parallel Circuits
Electricity Inquiry Lab #1: Voltage Across Batteries in Series & ParallelSchematic diagrams guide students in connecting batteries in series and parallel. Students then attach a voltmeter to measure the voltage drop. Space to record answers is provided.Additional equipment (not included) required for the successful completion of this lab:Batteries – ideally six of the same voltage type (i.e. six 1.5V D Cell batteries);Battery holders or enough wires to connect the six batteries in series and
Grades:
7th - 11th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-4
Bill Nye the Science Guy: ENERGY Bundle (8 video sheets / distance learn / Sub)
*Videos are required to accompany worksheets*Please make sure you have access to videos prior to purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!This purchase is for a mini-bundle of 8 video worksheets from Bill Nye the Science Guy that focus on topics connected to ENERGY.Included with this mini-bundle:1) ELECTRICITY (Season 1, Episode 18)The worksheet has a series of questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about ELECTRICITY. Areas covered: AC, DC, insulators, con
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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How to Catch a Snowman STEM STEAM and Reading Comprehension
Engage your students with this snowman trap STEM STEAM activity, book companion with reading comprehension activities and art. This STEAM unit pairs with the book "How to Catch a Snowman" by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton. Help catch the snowman with an engaging STEM trap challenge, create unique snowman art, or teach a fun, winter themed guided reading unit featuring multiple comprehension skills and worksheets as well as writing extensions in multiple genres. This book companion unit for How t
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Morning STEM - LEGO Challenge Task Cards
Morning STEM time is an excellent way to engage students at the beginning of the school day. These LEGO Challenge task cards can be used with any set of LEGOs.
Included:
* 8 Full Colored Task Cards detailing suggested activities and challenges for students to complete.
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Not Grade Specific
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Acceleration Doodle Notes | Middle School Science | Cornell Notes
These Acceleration Cornell Doodle Notes can be used to introduce the concept of acceleration in a motion and forces unit of physics. The notes cover the three types of acceleration (speeding up, slowing down, changing directions), the formula and units for acceleration, the concepts of deceleration, and zero acceleration. There are problem examples in the notes so students can see how to use and manipulative the acceleration formula. There are also practice problems in the review section!Cornell
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Also included in: Physical Science Notes Doodle Notes Middle School Science Cornell Notes
Engineering Design Process Worksheets and Rubrics (STEM/ STEAM Activity)
Use these 20 Pages of Worksheets and Rubrics to introduce the Engineering Design Process while doing a STEM/ STEAM activity, challenge or project. There is a color and are black & white version copy of the worksheet and rubric to go through each of the process. A great engaging activity for students or a group/ team to go through the design processes of their STEM/ STEAM activity. Use the rubrics to assess students’ performance once they finish their STEM or STEAM focused task.What’s Include
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Grades:
1st - 12th, Staff
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Halloween STEM Activities Bonaparte Falls Apart
Build a skeleton tower with an engaging STEM challenge, create unique skeleton art, or teach a fun, fall themed guided reading unit featuring multiple comprehension skills extensions and worksheets. This book companion unit for Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler is packed full of enriching activities for your students. This unit is perfect for fall in the classroom or an exciting Halloween themed learning experience. Included in this easy to implement product:Comprehension Skill Activities:
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Robot Hand STEM Activity (Printed & Digital)
With only straws, string, tape, and paper, students create a movable hand to grab objects! This STEM challenge guides students through learning about the human hand and how to design and build their own hand. Students will be amazed at the ability of their paper hand to pick-up and move objects! Includes editable Google Slides for a digital or printed STEM journal plus an instructional STEM video led by a mechanical engineer and editable teacher slides! Included in this product:Teachers guide wi
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Bridges Activity Packet with Popsicle Stick Bridge Project
This " Bridges Activity Packet " teaches students about bridges and engineering in a fun and interactive way, with many reading, drawing and puzzle activities.
These activities are designed for kids at all levels between Grades 2 and 6. Please note that not all activities in this packet will meet your class' particular levels, but there should be enough variation in the resources from your high flyers to those that are more challenged.
The packet also includes a Popsicle Bridge Project for st
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Earthquake Activities Analyzing Maps and Designing Solutions to Reduce Impact
Do you want to teach upper elementary students about earthquakes?Students will analyze maps to learn about Earth's features. Students will compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. Students will love learning about Earthquakes and the science behind them. Includes over 90 pages and slides!This Earthquake resource includes:hands-on activitieslab pagesmap workinteractive notebook flapsfive pages of informational text passagescomprehension pagesa slide s
Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-ESS1-1
, 4-ESS2-2
, 4-ESS3-2
The Engineering Design Process: Guided Booklet Kit for STEM projects
My best-selling TPT product -- now updated with new content!Help your students brainstorm, develop, design, and evaluate their ideas for any engineering or STEM design project! This download contains 25 mix and match pages, with multiple options for each phase of the Engineering Design Process. Combine multiple sheets to create a guided booklet for the entire Engineering Design Process or choose single pages to focus in on just one or two steps. This product is designed to be flexible to the nee
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Process Booklet Bundle: Scientific Method & Design Process
Heat Transfer Activities - Convection Radiation and Conduction - Thermal Energy
Heat Transfer Unit: Students will learn about conductors, insulators, convection currents, conduction, and radiation in this heat transfer complete unit. Students will love making a solar oven among other hands-on experiments and heat transfer labs. This resource is a complete unit for teaching the concepts of heat transfer. It includes 4 labs and 2 additional engineering activities, a two-page informational text article explaining heat transfer, response pages, interactive notebook flaps, and
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS3-3
Also included in: NGSS Middle Chemical Reactions and Density Bundle
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