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7th grade science Common Core 4.G.A.3 resources
Winter STEM Activities and Challenges with Paper ❄️ Snowflakes ❄️
**BEST SELLER!** Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley).✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher Instructions and sample imagesWarm up activities: How snowflakes form in nature (1 page informational text)Cutting practice page (if your students need it, recommended!)Which f
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
An Introduction to 3D Printing!
Discover the wonders of 3D printing! This unit includes 58 pages of lesson plan outlines, lesson extensions with suggested activities, step-by-step walk-through on how to create a personalized keychain, vocabulary enrichment, task cards, graphic organizers, informational texts, comprehension activities with text-dependent questions, design brainstorming activities, games, sketch center, and a lot more! This is a great way to introduce 3D printing technology to your students!Total pages (includin
BUNDLE - No-Prep Worksheets - How to Draw like an Engineer and Isometric Drawing
This money-saving STEM Engineering project bundle combines all the easy, no-prep worksheets from 3 products.Perfect for PLTW, Makerspaces, Project-Based Learning, Afterschool STEM or STEAM clubs, and much more.NO MATH REQUIRED!Engineering drawing is a universal language that can be understood all over the world!Students can learn to think and draw like an engineer. These worksheets present the basic concepts and vocabulary of engineering drawing, sometimes called mechanical drafting.Students als
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Tetris: STEM Challenge
This product can be used as a STEM center or as a small group "STEM challenge" to enhance teamwork, spatial concepts and problem solving skills. The product includes 3 levels of difficulty (difficult, medium, easy) so that you can differentiate for your students’ needs. Directions: Print and laminate the included iPad/ tablet. Next, print the leveled Tetris boards and cut by color group. Lastly, have students arrange the pieces to fit into the iPad/ tablet. This product is a great math enrichmen
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Grades:
1st - 12th
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3D Isometric Christmas STEM Designs for Engineering, Makerspaces, PLTW or PBL
This Christmas STEM project can be used for engineering classes, math centers, graphic design, Makerspaces, PLTW, or project-based learning (PBL). It consists of 10 no-prep isometric drawing worksheets students can complete using just pencil and paper – no math required! The worksheets require little-to-no teacher input. Students will learn how to draw cubes, rectangular prisms, rhombohedrons, and spheres that look three-dimensional using isometric graph paper. They will then combine the geometr
Grades:
5th - 8th
Geometry Patterns in Nature PowerPoint with Study Guide | Internet Activities
The Math Art Geometry Patterns in Nature PowerPoint | Distance Learning thematic unit study plan introduces patterns in nature, the Fibonacci number series, the Golden ratio and geometric patterns found in famous artwork, architecture and mathematical puzzles. Connections are made with geometric patterns found in quilt work, stained glass and more!What's included:One Quick Start guideOne 29-slide PowerPoint presentation with .ppt, .pptx and pdf file versionsOne 10-page study guide Answer key Int
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Math With Art
Golden Ratio Fibonacci Numbers PowerPoint Thematic Unit | Distance Learning
This study is great for doing STEM/STEAM projects AND summer learning! This popular bundle introduces the golden ratio or golden number and the Fibonacci number series in three in-depth thematic unit studies. The golden ratio and Fibonacci number series can be found in nature, art, and architecture and has been studied by famous artists and scientists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt. The Fibonacci number series (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13...etc.) and the Hindu-Arabic numerals we use today (
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Grades:
4th - 8th, Higher Education
Also included in: Math With Art
Hologram Animation Lesson
This detailed lesson leads you through all the steps of creating a custom spooky hologram animation using the Do Ink Animation and Drawing app on the iPad. It also provides the template and directions for making the viewer. This holographic effect is created by reflection in a prism. The simple ghostly animation is made once, duplicated, then rotated to face the center of the iPad screen. The ghost appears to lift from the iPad when viewed through the viewer. I used a sheet of plastic transparen
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS4-2
How to draw like an Engineer – Part II
20 Fun No-Prep STEM Worksheets for PLTW, Math Centers, Makerspaces and Project-Based Learning (PBL) Engineering drawing, or drafting, is a special type of language. Engineers use this language to communicate ideas and information to other people and to machines. These ideas and information make it possible to accurately manufacture parts or construct houses, roads and bridges. Engineering drawing is a graphical – or visual – language. It is a universal language that communicates with engineers i
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
Wilson Bentley PowerPoint | Snowflake Unit Study
This study features the physics of snow crystal development, past and present snow physicists, and famed snow crystal photographer, "Snowflake" Bentley and his remarkable photographic genius of snow crystals using an old bellows camera. Students look at the varieties of snowflakes and their geometry. Check out one of nature's most astonishing miracles and wonders in science and mathematics. The wonder of snow on a microscopic level is its own world. Students draw and take notes in the activity g
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
, 5-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Math With Art
Radial Symmetry Worksheet
The worksheet you need for students to practice radial symmetry. This activity pairs perfectly for units in art, science, social studies or math! Example lessons:Symmetry found in nature (science)Graphing along an axis (math)Lesson on Balance (art)Importance of the Mandala in South Asian culture (Social Studies)Tips:Have students practice symmetry with a simple bilateral symmetry worksheet first (ex: a butterfly)Do a demonstration of how to count the boxes in order to create the symmetry around
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
Mathematics in Nature {CCSS Math and NGSS Aligned}
Students explore and apply the principles of mathematical patterns in nature in a fun and engaging way! First, students identify and describe patterns in the natural world before heading outside to find patterns on their own. Next, students begin to explore number patterns in nature using the Fibonacci sequence. Fin fingerprint activity keeps students interested and engaged! Next, explore cycles in nature by creating a model on paper using 3-dimensional objects. Rubric included. Students are
Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
Math With Art
Math With Art is NatureGlo's MathArt Animated PowerPoint BUNDLE with student study guides and Internet Activities! This product is a remarkable growing culmination of 17 years of private school and online homeschool teaching. My homeschool parents tell me that MathArt is the missing link in modern day maths education.What is MathArt?MathArt is a thematic unit study educational journey showing how math relates to the real world around us. It reveals the rich and beautiful connections there are be
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Kaleidoscopes - STEAM Guide
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Craft cool toys while investigating exciting optical inventions. Create delightful pattern wheels and reflective mirrors. Then explore simple machines to activate spinning creations. We’ve included resources for 2 versions to scale for different ages and experience levels. Use snap-together cardboard tubes for younger makers (K-2nd). Or, design your own custom tubes with our templates for a
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 4-PS4-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Coding the Moon Phases! (With SCRATCH!)
Moon Phases Project - A Celestial Journey Unlock the Wonders of Space with Scratch!Inspire your students with an engaging Moon Phases Project that brings the mysteries of the cosmos to life. This comprehensive teaching resource is designed to make learning about the moon phases an interactive and dynamic experience.1. Add a Backdrop Representative of SPACE:Pick a premade backdrop or draw stars, planets, and celestial elements to set the stage for an astronomical adventure.2. Add Sprites for the
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
Math Art Circular Patterns PowerPoint Thematic Unit Plan | Distance Learning
This is a perfect all-season mini-unit study with an outdoor treasure hunt. It introduces students of all ages to shapes, patterns, and numbers in nature with an outdoor treasure hunt looking for circular patterns in nature. It is suggested for all ages since most modern education barely touches on patterns found in nature, a branch of Sacred Geometry. Sacred Geometry describes a mathematical order at the heart of the universe. This series incorporates basic math, geometry, writing, art, and anc
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Math With Art
Science Forms and Color Mixing with Animation STEAM lesson
This Bubbling Beakers STEAM lesson touches on so many concepts that it will blow your mind! I use it with my 3rd graders to make both physical and digital art. Here's the list:primary colorssecondary colorsmixing primaries to make secondariescomplementary colorsperspective drawingillusion of depthvanishing pointconverging linesshapesformschanging shapes into formstools used in science (erlenmeyer flask, florence flask, beaker)bubbles stamped and/or animatedflipbook style animationghost imagesWha
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
Explore the Respiratory System
Breathe in and breathe out. What happens to your chest?
Our lungs are like balloons. As we inhale oxygen, they inflate. As we exhale carbon
dioxide, they deflate. Construct a paper lung and inflate it.
Spot the tiny dots. What do alveoli do as we take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide?
Directions:
1) Cut out square; place printed side up. Fold in half horizontally to crease. Flip over and fold on each diagonal.
2) Collapse into a triangle by pulling the edges of the horizontal fold in
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Grades:
K - 9th
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Motor Racers - STEAM Guide
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Charge your imagination with one of our most popular projects! This dynamic program fuses engineering and electronics for fun and robust investigations. Explore circuits, motors, soldering and switches while designing mini, propeller-powered cars from scratch. Learners delight in exploring mechanical engineering and technology while inventing their own toys. Motor Racers are fun for all age
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-PS2-2
...
Rubberband Racers - STEAM Guide
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Explore design and engineering through creative making! Add a new twist to classic pulley-powered cars while exploring how things are built, move and work. Using basic craft and up-cycled materials, learners dive deep into mechanical engineering and the design process. They learn to build a chassis with our awesome grid paper technique while reinforcing math concepts. There are even opportu
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-PS2-2
, 4-PS3-1
...
Patterns in Nature Mathematics
Patterns in Nature Mathematics includes an animated PowerPoint, study guide with Internet activities resource for both the homeschool and the classroom. This lesson guides you and your students through the beautiful wonders of many patterns found throughout nature.Patterns Found in Nature Covers:Branching/fractalsCircular: spirals, spheres, concentric circles, ovals, and ellipsesSymmetryCurved lines: meanders, parabolaPolygons: hexagons, pentagonsSubjects Covered:ZoologyMineralogyMarine BiologyP
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS4-1
Also included in: Math With Art
Math Art Geometry in Nature PowerPoint Thematic Unit Plan
Butterfly and moth (order Lepidoptera) beauty has been celebrated for ages. How often do we consider the how and why these creatures are so remarkably beautiful to behold? The answers lie within the secret chambers of the chrysalis and cocoon, where these creatures begin forming their individual species DNA coding for geometric patterns found on their wings, bodies and even the species with spiral feeding tubes called the proboscis.Let’s have a closer look at these marvelous Lepidoptera and see
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Math With Art
Geometry Mini-Mobile Suncatcher (ESL)
MATH TEACHERS CAN BE CREATIVE, TOO!Impress your principal during walk-throughs & formal evaluations with this cross-curricular, STEAM-based activity to:Learn about polygons, quadrilaterals, and other geometrical shapes! Discuss Physical Science and translucent, transparent, and opaque materials!Engage students in sourcing recycled/upcycled materials to create the mobile! (Students have used tinted plastic soda bottles for the suncatchers!)Easily differentiate to meet the needs of all studen
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Grades:
PreK - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 5-ESS1-2
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Figure-Ground Illusion: Profile Face & Fancy Vase
Figure-Ground Illusion: Profile Face & Fancy Vase is a video demonstration and an pdf printable 2-page pdf that will lead your students through the steps of creating this optical illusion. I have created a very simple way to help students successfully make two symmetrical profiles to obtain the visual illusion of a vase in the negative space.The movie uses text subtitles to define and reinforce art vocabulary. The video demonstrates using:printer paper pencilmarkersscissorsYou could make thi
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Grades:
K - 8th, Staff
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