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4th grade engineering worksheets
STEM Challenge Paper Airplanes Experiment Problem-Solving Easy Prep Activity
If you are ready for a highly engaging STEM challenge, this Airplane Challenge is for you! You know students love to throw paper airplanes so take advantage of that energy with this STEM project! Students will experiment and use test results to design the ultimate paper plane.➡️ Click here to save 20% with a bundle including this resource and 2 more flight challenges.What is the challenge?This SUPER resource contains a complete STEM lesson, using the Engineering Design Process, covering 3-5 clas
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Flight Challenges - 3 Engaging Problem-Solving Projects
The Wright Brother's First Flight Reading Comprehension Passage PRINT & DIGITAL
This easy to read passage details the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first successful flight of a motor-driven airplane on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It explains the Wright brothers':background repairing bicycles in Dayton, Ohioexperiments building gliders and studying birds to learn about flighttime spend in Kitty Hawk preparing and testing their planelegacy in North Carolina and how they are honored on NC license plates, the NC quarter, and with a monument at the si
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4th - 7th
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Bill Nye the Science Guy : SIMPLE MACHINES (STEM video worksheet / sub plans)
*Note: video is needed for completion of this product**Please make sure you have access to the video prior to your purchaseWant more BILL! BILL!! BILL!!! – CLICK HERE!This worksheet can be used to accompany the Bill Nye video SIMPLE MACHINES (Season 1, Episode 10).The worksheet has 13 questions that help students stay focused on various science facts about the simple machines (lever, pulley, screw, wheels). There are also 2 follow-up questions that students can complete on their own or through g
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4th - 8th
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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
STEM Challenge Cup Stacking Math-Based Activity featuring Easy Prep
If you need easy-prep and math-based activities you are going to love this challenge! How tall can you stack 100 cups? Can you calculate the mean, median, mode, and range with your data? This is a perfect challenge to practice these math skills and increase the level of teamwork with your studentsWhat is the challenge?This ONE-DAY STEM Challenge is a GREAT introduction activity or review for finding mean, median, mode, and range. The activity package has 4 tasks and will have your students stack
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Grades:
4th - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Projects Math Skills Bundle- 3 Math-Based Challenges
Chinese New Year Craft STEM Activities 2024 Lunar New Year of the Dragon Puppet
***UPDATED Every Year Featuring Each Zodiac Animal!Chinese New Year STEM Challenges for Upper Elementary Students - 2024 Year of the DRAGON! | Lunar Year 2024In 2024, February 10th celebrates the Year of the Dragon! Have your students complete STEM challenges that are dragon-themed! This year's challenges include.. Lunar Dragon Marble Run Roller Coaster& Lunar Dragon Automation Puppet! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and math activities to do with your upper elementary ki
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3rd - 8th
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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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2nd - 6th
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Winter & Christmas STEM / STEAM Activity - Build An Igloo Engineering Challenge!
WINTER & CHRISTMAS STEM / STEAM ACTIVITY - Marshmallow Igloo Engineering Challenge!This Fun Winter STEAM Activity Includes:2 interactive student worksheets with pictures1 conclusion question worksheetBackground informationKey vocabularyList of materialsScience & Engineering Concepts Covered:Real igloo designStructural stabilityMaterial conservationMeasurementTeamworkTime managementStudents will have so much fun designing and building their very own marshmallow igloos! Click VIEW PREVIEW
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3rd - 12th
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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
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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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
Haunted House Paper Circuit Halloween STEM Activity
What’s more spooktackular than a haunted house? One that your students make while learning the basics of circuits! Haunted House STEM Activity: All you need is some paper, tape, copper conductive tape, LEDs, and coin cell batteries. Then create your creepy castle or cottage. Students will first learn about circuits and use a template to build a Halloween-themed paper circuit. Students are then tasked to use the engineering design process to design and build a light-up Haunted House! Included
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
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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1st - 12th, Staff
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Winter & Christmas STEM / STEAM Activity - Paper Snowman Engineering Challenge!
WINTER & CHRISTMAS STEM / STEAM ACTIVITY - Paper Snowman Engineering Challenge!This Fun Winter STEAM Activity Includes:2 interactive student worksheets with pictures1 conclusion question worksheetBackground informationKey vocabularyList of materialsScience & Engineering Concepts Covered:3D shapesStructural stabilityMeasurementTeamworkMeeting engineering requirementsTime managementStudents will have so much fun designing and building their own paper snowmen!Click VIEW PREVIEW above to see
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3rd - 12th
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Superhero STEM Index Card Challenge
This STEM activity is easy to prep for and your students will thoroughly enjoy it. With a superhero theme, students will work together to try to build the tallest building possible using ONLY index cards. Students will fill in a booklet with their blueprint and reflect on their project afterwards. This activity is very engaging! It is great for a first time STEM activity!Included in this product:*Material Poster*Problem Poster*Task Poster*8 half page booklet for planning and reflecting on th
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1st - 5th
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Questions ANSWERS | MOVIE GUIDE Worksheet
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind movie questions (released 2019) help keep students engaged throughout the film by providing 27 questions for them to answer to keep them on track. The The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind movie guide comes with a key that has suggested answers provided at the end.The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind worksheet follows along as a 13-year-old boy is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no pay this bill so he sneaks into the library and learns how to build a windm
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4th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Activities for STEM Science
This Thanksgiving science activity is a fall STEM inquiry-based activity aligned to NGSS 3-5 ETS 1-1 and 1-3. Students will build on their inquiry thinking skills to design a way to trap Timothy the turkey to save him from becoming the next Thanksgiving meal for the Pilgrims. This Fall holiday activity will integrate perfectly into your science curriculum and engage students to design and engineer a Thanksgiving solution to Timothy's problem. Like this Thanksgiving science activity? Check out
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Intro to Coding: Communication STEM Activity
Intro to Coding: Unplugged & Distance Learning STEM Activity Practice critical Stage 1 STEM communication skills with this intro to coding activity! This download provides options for distance learning including activities for live virtual classes, Google Slides / Google Classroom, Seesaw, Flipgrid, and printed packets for in-person instruction. All activities can be edited.**This activity is perfect for classrooms needing to implement social distancing or physical distancing between student
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1st - 8th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Intro to STEM Bundle: Icebreaker & Teamwork Activities
Scientific Method Reading Passage | Printable & Digital
About this Product• This is a SINGLE, nonfiction reading passage with text-based comprehension questions.• Five comprehension questions probe lower, mid and higher order thinking.• The passage can be used for close reading, one-on-one intervention, homework or sub work.• The passage can be used as a "prelab" to introduce students to the topic(s) of a SNAPs lab.• Answer key included. **Download FREE Reading Passages to learn more about my reading passages**Important Note:This reading passage is f
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4th - 9th
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Cut and Paste Activity for the Engineer Design Process!
Every student has difficulty with the steps and examples of each phase of the Engineer Design Process. This is a cut and paste activity for students to put the steps in order and then paste the corresponding descriptions next to each step. It is wonderful practice and reinforcement... or it could be an assessment! You choose!
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1st - 5th
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Rocket Science No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Activity
This lesson is a great introduction for space exploration units. This plan goes over the history of rockets, how they work, and how modern rockets help us explore the solar system. The worksheet follows the power point activity to keep students engaged. This lesson is designed for upper elementary through intermediate grade levels.
Key Terms Include:
- rocket
- thrust
- velocity
- orbital velocity
- escape velocity
All files can be found within the zip file. The worksheet, activity, and answe
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4th - 9th
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Lego Pinball STEM Challenge Worksheets - Using Simple Machines!
A fun culminating activity to sum up your unit on Simple Machines! * This product is also available at a discount in my BOY APPROVED STEM BUNDLE. Students will incorporate at least 3 simple machines into the construction of their very own Lego pinball machines! Contains 4 worksheets to help students organize what they have learned about simple machines.
Worksheet 1 - Simple machine review and diagram sheet
Worksheet 2 - Materials labeling sheet
Worksheet 3 - Investigative questions sheet
Worksh
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1st - 6th
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Robot Hand Candy Grabber Halloween STEM Activity
Robot Hand Candy Grabber Halloween STEM ChallengeTrick or Treat? Or how about both! Your students will love this creepy Halloween themed engineering design activity. Includes editable Google Slides for a digital journal, an instructional STEM video led by a mechanical engineer, editable teacher instruction slides, and take-home printed packets. Can students pick up candy with paper while learning about human anatomy and real-world biomedical engineering? Yes! And they can use their designs t
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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: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
5 Electrical Circuits Activities to Kickstart your Makey Makey STEM Sequence
Looking for some electrical circuits activities for your STEM or STEAM sequence? These Makey Makey lesson plans all include accompanying FREE video tutorials to help you get up and running. Check them out now!What is included in this resource?Electrical Circuits 5th Grade | Makey Makey Lesson Plans | Banana PianoElectrical Circuits 5th Grade | Circuits worksheets | Makey Makey Lesson PlansElectrical Circuits Worksheets | Makey Makey Lesson | Scratch Coding OperationSTEAM Art Projects & Art I
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Wizard of Oz Tornados and Structures | A STEM Challenge Activity
STEM and the Wizard of Oz:"Tornados and Structures"We are off to see the Wizard...and to ask him for engineering skills.Great literature lends itself to numerous engineering activities and The Wizard of Oz is no exception. Students will design and build structures to survive a tornado (disguised as a hair drier) and to keep Dorothy safe. Using their knowledge of structures, students will build, test, and analyze the components needed to survive a force of nature. The packet includes a teachers g
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Transformation Writing and Drawing-Transformation Doodles- Think Outside the Box
Over 155+ pages of transformation doodle writing pages to choose from !Please seek Preview! Each page has a writing rubric at the bottom for students to self check. There is an additional lined writing paper included in this set⭐️Bonus : Included is an open ended where students can design and create their own transformation doodle !This packet can be used best for Thinking Thursday Activities Think outside the Box time Fast Finisher Activities After lunch transition ( Calm Down time )Center Time
Grades:
K - 10th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
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