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Physical science microsofts for GATE
Table-top Mini Golf: STEAM Engineering and Design for Elementary GATE
In From Putt-putt to Pebble Beach--Table-top Mini Golf, students will design and construct a playable table-top sized miniature golf course using the engineering design process. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning. The result is a classroom filled
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Da Vinci Parachute Prototypes -- Hands-on STEM
In this lesson, students solve geometry problems and learn background physics concepts as they build a working model of Leonardo Da Vinci’s parachute. Logic, critical thinking, a bit of Renaissance history, writing and supporting conclusions with details from a source—it’s all here too!
Make this extended lesson a cross-curricular, standards-based mini-unit, or just make it a cool building activity. Pick and choose the level of commitment right for you and your students. With the suggested e
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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!
AIR -- An Incredibly Cool STEAM Unit for Upper Elementary!
Balloon cars, hovercrafts, gliders, prototypes, zip-lines and air rockets, helicopters and more . . .
Here is a full unit with more than 20 hours of critical thinking and hands-on activities designed specifically for all 21st Century Learners and nonverbally gifted learners. STEM teachers: this unit guides students through the engineering process time and time again—elementary style!
Not only is this unit packed with critical thinking opportunities and rich in deeper understanding of physica
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
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
SURVIVOR Challenge SPY Training STEM STEAM for GATE 4th to 8th Grades
Talking about too fun for school! I had 4th and 5th graders skipping recess for this one!
Let’s combine an engineering challenge, physics background, creativity and engineering, and three dimensional building skills to create a Survivor-type challenge and training for professional spies. Here we have the engineering process--complete and in miniature!
Note: This activity is a part of our bigger Spies unit. Watch for the unit to be published this spring. It is going to be recess-skipping co
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
The Crane Design and Building Challenge -- STEM Problem Solving
A best practice lesson for the teaching of physical science or GATE talent pools:
In this lesson, students use the engineering process to build a working crane model that is strong enough to lift a stapler.
There are no set patterns, pre-cut materials, or teacher-led building instructions here! Students engage in the engineering process to design and build their own working models of cranes. The teacher sets guidelines and limitations, provides feedback and monitors progress, instructs the
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
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
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Primary GATE -- AIR! Active, Creative, Academic, and Hands-on!
I am always trying to figure out what to do with my little primary groups, and this unit was a definite hit with my kindergartners. It would work well with 1st grade too or the regular 2nd grade classroom. The full unit contains more than 2 hours of contact time.
It’s active, fun, and challenging for these little ones and seemed to have the right combination of “get up and move,” imagination, creativity, and “making” along with academic tasks.
We learn about four important properties of air
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K - 2nd
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STEM in Action: Bird Wings and Gliding-Upper Elementary Gifted and Talented GATE
This lesson is perfect for the teacher who wants their students to explore and find answers rather than go out and get them.
In this engaging discovery and prototyping STEM lesson, students explore how the shape of a wing affects gliding. Students construct a very simple but effective glider and then modify the glider as they explore answers to the question with experimentation and class synergy.
You’ll get everything you need to start today:
--pedagogy to help make the lesson a success
--a
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3rd - 6th
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STEAM Glider Prototype Engineering Challenge for Upper Elem Gifted and Talented
We use the engineering process for this open-ended design challenge. All semester, my GATE kids have been building different gliders from blueprints, direct instruction, specific materials with patterns, and even store-bought balsa wood fighter gliders.
Now it’s time for the real test!
Can students construct—limited to specific resources—a glider which meets the three guidelines in the rules? As a bonus, can students research and apply physics knowledge to their real-world prototyping challen
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3rd - 8th
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Mirette on the High Wire CALDECOTT for Primary GATE Hands-on with STEM
Bring Emily Arnold McCully’s Caldecott Winning book, Mirette on the High Wire, alive with this active unit! We combine a rich exploration—primary grades appropriate—of language and science to produce a meaningful learning experience.
Materials: Activity Sheets (included), string, and other common classroom supplies
Time: About 3 hours total if all the parts are included
Level: GATE 1st or 2nd and 3rd
Primary Source Analysis and Inferences: Let’s set the stage by seeing what students ca
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1st - 3rd
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David Weisner's THE THREE PIGS - Primary GATE with Caldecott Books
Not sure if I had more fun with this or the kids did! Huh? This must be another Primary GATE with Caldecott lesson from Portable Gifted and Talented. Woo hoo!
• Students make a wolf that actually huffs, puffs, and blows down a straw house while they learn about physical science.
• Students create a cool, creative, and witty POP-up story extension which saves the life of one of the three pigs.
• Students learn to orient themselves to cardinal directions, about the position of the sun in the
Grades:
1st - 5th
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Caldecott for Primary GATE +STEM
Strong STEM-literacy springboard activities with this nonfiction piece! Pair it thematically with my Mirette on the High Wire Caldecott lessons, and the students will experience literature from inside to outside and from up to down.
You get instructions, ready-to-print activity sheets, Common Core references, and everything you need to set you down the path on this book. Make a quick trip to the local craft store for a really cool extension, or just use common materials in the classroom to ge
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2nd - 4th
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STEM Kid Engineering -- Toy Car Air Propulsion Challenges
In the Toy Car Propulsion Challenges, students use the engineering process to plan, design, and build a system for a toy car to be propelled by a balloon and a blow dryer. A complete teacher dialogue following the lesson helps students discover the concept of air pressure.
Appropriate for grades 3rd-6th—included are directions for the challenges, sample solutions, additional teacher instructions including a complete script for teaching air pressure, and the full lesson.
This lesson is great
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Gifted and Talented for Busy Classroom Teachers - Over 350 pages!
STEM Kid Construction COLLECTION 110+ Pages 20+ Hours
Save more than 33% from individual purchases with this collection of popular STEM lessons! Combine engineering, science, and math in meaningful, hands-on activities and lessons in your classroom.THIS IS THE SOMEWHAT SMALLER VERSION OF AN EVEN LARGER BUNDLE.I use these STEM lessons with my 3-5 GATE groups, but they are suitable and adaptable up through 7th grade. Younger kids will need more guidance, and older kids will find plenty of challenge in these STEM projects.See the big preview.You get
Grades:
3rd - 7th
STEM Kid Engineering -- Street Lights and Desk Lamps
Need an independent study or small group GATE lesson that will be a sure-fire hit?
Imagine your students had a personal desk lamp, the classroom lights dimmed, only a glow from a tiny bulb midst the quiet occasional rustling pages of novels atop desks. Ahh, peaceful! Now imagine the students built the lamp themselves—a miniature streetlight. They applied geometry and math calculations, constructed the light’s base from scratch and from blueprint specifications, and completed the wiring all o
Grades:
4th - 8th
STEM Kid Engineering -- GR8 Gliders and Blueprints
In the GR8 Glider project, students build background knowledge about falling objects and drag, experiment with paper gliders and spinning cylinders, and then interpret “Wimpy Kid-style” blueprints to construct a very cool, large glider made from thin dowels and trash bags.
Appropriate for grades 3rd-6th—included are printable blue-prints, additional teacher photos and instructions, and a full lesson.
This lesson is GR8 for an extra building activity, STEM-centered classrooms, and Gifted and Ta
Grades:
3rd - 6th
STEM Mini Golf Enrichment - Upper Elementary + MS Whole Class + GATE Bonus
We enrich all students, no matter their ability. Download this hands-on and highly participatory enrichment!
‘Tis always the season for mini golf! In this lesson, we challenge students to think like scientists and discover the answer to a physical science question with a hypothesis, self-designed experiment, and hands-on challenge.
In the process, students learn about inertia. Your students will be engaged and invited to be creative. Doh! You mean we have to write ideas, too? Good scie
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Whole Group Enrichment Bundle SALE! 225p. for a Fantastic Year 40% Off
STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- Pendulum Wrecking Ball and Magnetic Crane
Come on . . . who doesn’t at least occasionally want to smash stuff?! Use this as an independent project for future engineers, for a smaller STEM group--or if you have a “shop” at your disposal--as a whole class project.
I used this with 5th grade GATE. It could be extended to experienced 4th grade engineers or up through 7th and 8th grade. The math concepts will be a big stretch for the younger kids but provide a healthy discussion. They’ll be right on target for our middle schoolers.
We’
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4th - 8th
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Build and Test AIR CARS and More ENRICHMENT
You will feel and hear the excitement—it’s the sound of learning! Send your class on a wonderful and engaging discovery process. Your students will discover air’s properties, have fun, and be challenged doing it. This enrichment kept the entire third grade at my school engaged, challenged, and enthusiastic for a half-semester’s worth of Friday mornings. Air Power is filled with STEAM, physical science, hands-on challenges, and cross curricular creativity. This enrichment will be a hit with 4th a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Whole Group Enrichment Bundle SALE! 225p. for a Fantastic Year 40% Off
Quick Lab Sheet Balloon Rockets - Newton's Third Law
Great activity for Newton's Third Law. Just a quick and easy lab sheet for the classic balloon rocket lab for 8th grade physical science but also appropriate for high school physics and conceptual physics or for 5th-7th graders that have more than one class period. Includes materials needed, procedure and some questions for students to answer. I put two of these to a page so that paper can be saved. Just a simple lab - but one of the year's favorites!!
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5th - 12th
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Kid Engineers Build Test Calculate and Share SIMPLE MACHINES - STEAM GATE
Build simple machines like engineers. Test them like scientists. Understand them like scholars. Present them like professionals. Even in our 21st Century technological world we still need designers, engineers, and craftspersons with a solid understanding of the basics to provide the tools to get the job done. How would you feel, after all, if your calculus teacher didn’t know the times tables? If you teach engineering, thrive in an active, hands-on environment, or guide gifted learners, Simple
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4th - 7th
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AIR CAR ENGINEERING CHALLENGE Blended or Independent Learning STEAM GATE
Can your students build a car propelled only by a blower/vac—using only the materials provided--that will travel 8 feet in the fastest time possible?
This project takes grit, creativity, and kid engineering skills. Do your kids have it in them?
But wait! We’re not just handing students the tools and materials to meet this engineering challenge. Students have to show they have the background, the grit, the resilience, the training, and the motivation to complete a series of 5 standards-bas
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4th - 8th
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