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3rd grade physics homeschool curricula for GATE
Fidget Spinner STEM Challenge Activities and Science Experiment
The ORIGINAL Fidget Spinner Stem Challenge & Science Lab! Discover the science of fidget spinners with this engaging and low-prep STEM activity. Practice scientific method with an exploration of variables, data collection, graphing, mean/average, and more...all while having fun!This self-paced, fidget spinner activity is print-and-go. Each activity sheet guides students through the project. STEM Challenge Overview:Students will use the included visual directions, graphic organizers, chart
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3rd - 6th
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Paper Airplane STEM Activity Project Template Challenge Low Prep Sub Plans
This is the PAPER AIRPLANE STEM ACTIVITY you are looking for! The paper airplane STEM challenge is a fun, hands-on, and EASY to implement force and motion exploration that uses paper. This is the challenge for you. ✅This activity can be used with ANY grade (students will need to be able to fold and crease paper). It's an excellent fine motor skills activity and always produces surprising results. If you are learning about force and motion or measurement, this challenge is perfect for you!✅ What
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Low Prep STEM Activities and Challenges 10 Engineering Design Process Projects
Low prep STEM activities that are highly engaging and follow the engineering design process! I've made it my mission to produce easy-to-implement and accessible challenges that have meaningful connections to STEM concepts as well as tie in with real world STEM careers.This bundle contains ⭐ 10 STEM challenges ⭐ you can do with readily available materials (low-cost and easy to prep). These are wonderful for team-building and can be used with a wide grade range. These can be used in the classroom,
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Scientific Method Activity - Easy Science Experiments - Airplanes, Boats, Cars
Your students will love the scientific method when they experience these engaging and easy science experiments. Students will experiment with paper airplanes, cars, and boats while learning about the scientific method and variables.Save over 20% of the price of the individual units by purchasing all 3 units together in this bundle!This bundle contains the following 3 Scientific Method products:BoatsPaper AirplanesToy CarsSave money by purchasing all three units together in this bundle!In these t
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3rd - 5th
Egg Drop STEM PBL Engineering Science Lab - 3rd - 6th Grade
"You all know the story of Humpty Dumpty and his epic fall. What you don’t know is that even though the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together, the FBI was able to. That is how Humpty Dumpty became a secret agent..."
Engage your students with this STEM/PBL engineering science lab to help design a device that will assist Agent Dumpty in surviving a jump from a second story window on his next case. Working in collaborative groups students will assess the problem, design a plan, crea
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3rd - 6th
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Roller Coaster Force and Motion PBL | Project Based Learning Science Enrichment
Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach about different force and motion or Newton's Laws of Motion? This project allows students to learn about friction, interia, gravity, speed, momentum, and much more by designing their own roller coaster!What is project based learning?Project Based Learning (PBL) is a hands-on way for students to learn as they design, build, and/or research a solution to reach the project's goal or a solution.The project is broken into parts so students can easily stay o
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-PS2-4
, 3-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-3
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Also included in: Science PBL | Project and Problem Based Learning Bundle
STEM Activities - 10 Low Prep STEM Challenges Careers Engineering Design Process
STEM activities and challenges your students will ❤️ love ❤️! This resource has 10 easy to implement STEM challenges that follow the engineering design process, and you can do with very little prep (not quite no prep but that's pretty much impossible with STEM)! Not only can these be used with a wide grade range, these were created to get students working in small teams, collaborating, and explore various STEM careers. I like to call these "10 STEM Challenges You Can Do TODAY!"✅ STEM Career Conn
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Fortnite STEM Parachute Challenge and Activity
This STEM activity is a great group activity for your students and fans of Fortnite. The challenge in this activity is to design a more efficient parachute to jump out of the Battle Bus. The students need to work together to complete the challenge and experiment. This Fortnite activity is perfect for a back to school activity or all year around. You do not need to know what Fortnite is (your students will) to do this challenge, but this will earn you your kids respect and you will be that "cool
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3rd - 8th
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Sphero Basics: Movement Card Set
This card set describes the basic movement commands to program the sphero. This card set is designed for use with the SpheroEDU app.Great as a reference when doing any coding challenges with the sphero! Includes cards for the students and full pages for projection.
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
Halloween STEM Activities with Candy Corn Catapult and Tower
What's better than a low-prep candy corn STEM challenge? How about 2 of them! In these activities, students will need to use teamwork and perseverance. They will create a tower using just candy corn and one other material. They will also iteratively redesign a simple catapult to maximize the trajectory distance of the candy corn!✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher instructions and lesson planEditable recording pagesDifferentiated recording page options that guide students through the engineering design p
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Candy Corn Science and Fall STEM Activities
Egg Drop STEM Challenge
**Newly Revised! Download for additional pages and NGSS alignment**Get your engineers thinking, planning, designing, and building with this STEM challenge. Students will work to create a device that keeps an egg safe when dropped from different heights. Eggs can be dropped off tables, countertops, or even the roof!This project is to be primarily completed at home, so that students may use materials from around their house.Depth and Complexity icons are embedded in student work pages.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Inertia And Gravity Experiment | The Laws Of Motion Grade 2 3 | Print or Digital
Investigate inertia and gravity in this hands-on experiment for 2nd and 3rd graders. Aligned with NGSS. Teachers will love its' ease of use, simple materials, and watching students get excited about science. Students will love uncovering the magic of the laws of motion. This investigation has it all to meet the standards.Digital and Distance Learning Approved. This is a great way to get students to use the scientific method at home. The only supplies needed are a container, cardboard, and pen
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
Lunar Landers: An NGSS-Aligned Engineering Challenge
Help students explore gravitational forces through this hands-on engineering challenge. Students can complete this project individually, in pairs, or in teams. We have done this project with materials in class and also as an at-home project. Both work great!The mission is to create a lunar lander that will protect the cargo onboard (an egg) and keep it crack-free. Students will put their lander through numerous trials (recording sheets included) as well as spend time reflecting and addressin
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
STEM Activities & Challenges: 2nd & 3rd Grade Magnetism Project
This STEM activity and challenge uses the properties of magnetism and the principles of engineering design to challenge students to design and create a structure that will allow a paperclip to "float" and "defy gravity." Step-by-step directions and materials list are both provided for the teacher to allow for maximum student success. A student design and planning packet is also provided to ensure that students carefully navigate the engineering design process during this STEM challenge. Stude
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-3
, 3-PS2-4
Also included in: Magnets Activity Unit and STEM Challenge BUNDLE
Marble Run Lab Sheet
This data sheet walks students through the design process of making a slow marble run.I included areas where they need to measure and average times.
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3rd - 6th
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Lego Brick Engineering Level 1
Here is a list of all the Brick Challenges included in this download:#1: Foundations#2: Arches and Bridges#3: Resourceful Building #4: Marble Maze#5: Inclined Planes #6: Wedges#7: Fortresses #8: Levers #9: Wheels & Axles#10: Pulleys#11: Build an Amusement Park - Final 4-6 Week Project
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Salad Spinner Paintings (Process Art, Force & Motion, Physics, Color Mixing)
Salad Spinner Paintings
Grab this kitchen tool and get ready to create wild masterpieces! These could be displayed in an Art Center or a Science Center as Art & Science intersect for these beauties.
Digital Download Includes Three PDFs:
PDF #1: Lesson Plan
• Supplies Needed
• Detailed Directions
• Learning Objectives (Skills Learned)
• Vocabulary
PDF #2: Letter to Families (PERFECT to send home with the piece of art so families know some background on the project, home extension op
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PreK - 12th, Staff
Hockey Science - The Physics of Hockey - Easy Science Investigation!
Students investigate the force and motion used in hockey shots by experimenting with skinny sticks and small wooden circles for hockey sticks and pucks.
Your young scientists record data about taking shots from different angles and distances in a short booklet.
Links to a related video and suggested books are included in this product.
When we completed this activity I heard one of my students say - "That was so fun!" I'm sure your students will enjoy (and learn from) this activity, too!
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2nd - 5th
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Fluid Mechanics: Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids (Yay! Ooblek!!)
11 pages including a scripted lesson plan and interactive class activities and demonstrations to introduce students to the field of Fluid Mechanics as they learn the difference between Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids. Students will be explore the idea of viscosity by seeing that Newtonian fluids flow as we would expect. They will then explore Non-Newtonian fluids by making their own Ooblek and seeing how the viscosity changes based on the forces applied. They will learn about the four di
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Wedges: Simple Machines, Hands-On Engineering for Kids
The wedges lessons in this book are supported by three relevant and captivating activities designed to engage children with engineering experiences and teach them to actively think and question the world around them. During these lessons, participants will learn how wedges push things apart, and how to make two types of paper airplanes. Additionally, participants learn to identify wedges as a simple machine, use higher level thinking to make comparisons, ask and answer questions, make prediction
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Grades:
K - 8th
Valentine's STEM Activities with ❤️ Hearts ❤️ Cardiac STEM Challenges
Try these Valentine's day heart-themed STEM challenges with your students! They will create a stethoscope to hear a heartbeat (or sound through earbuds or a speaker) and a paper heart tower that is easy to set up but tricky to master. Students will need to use trial and error as well as balancing skills to craft this tower!❤️ What You'll Get ❤️Teacher instructions and lesson planDifferentiated recording page options that guide students through the engineering design process, including editable o
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
The Great Egg Drop Experiment and Challenge
This is such a fun family or school activity. Teaming siblings with grandparents, aunts, and uncles to compete on a sunny afternoon or great in a classroom setting. The packet is simple and to the point with general challenge details, rules, suggested materials, and room to sketch designs. Once complete, students use the back page to draw the finished product and answer some questions about what they learned.
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Grades:
K - 10th
Simple Machines types and functions Force & Work Levers, screws ..etc 2024
Our "Simple Machines Printable and Worksheets" offer a comprehensive collection of well-prepared resources covering everything you need to know about simple machines. These materials include detailed explanations, engaging activities, and insightful illustrations to make learning about simple machines a fun and enriching experience for kids.In the 119 pages of these printables, you will find various activities such as drawing, coloring, word problem-solving, and much more. The topics covered inc
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Grades:
1st - 9th
STEM Paper Helicopter a Science and Engineering Challenge
This STEM science and engineering challenge will see students create a helicopter that rotates when dropped. It engages the students and challenges them to think about helicopter flight and what determines flight. This challenge looks at speed, direction, size, and use of wings.This pack contains everything you need. All you need to do is print it off and you are up and running. It can be used as either a group activity or an individual. I usually do it as a group as then you can allocate member
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: STEM Flight Experiments with Science and Engineering Challenges Bundle
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