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Engineering Common Core SL.1.5 resources
STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep
Looking to use STEM Challenges and activities in your elementary classroom? These hands on simple STEAM activities are low prep and use common classroom materials. These STEM activities are both digital and printable! There are STEM challenges and activities for the entire year for you to use - 48 challenges! You will find just what you need for Back to School, Team Building, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer STEM fun! This STEM Bundle includes STEM challenges and STEM activities for the entire ye
Grades:
K - 5th
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After the Fall Book Activities | Engineering Design Process
After the Fall book activities to guide students through the Engineering Design Process to accompany the story by Dan Santat. Great for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd & 3rd grades. ==========================After reading the story, go through this After the Fall book activities and the Engineering Design Process with the following:STEM Challenge CardEngineering Design Task Checklist to keep track of workLearn More About Design & Video Links with ReflectionChecklist for ways students can improve
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 3rd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Spring STEM Activities & Technology Resources | Bundle
Communicating with Light & Sound Lesson + Engineering STEM Challenge (1-PS4-4)
In these FUN and engaging inquiry- based engineering activities students get to explore how humans use light to communicate! With step-by-step lessons plans you'll be able to guide your students through a true STEM learning experience and help foster creativity and problem solving as students work through the Engineering Design Process! Students love Engineering and its a great way to help students develop 21st century learning skills. Your students will have a blast and be fully engage througho
Subjects:
Grades:
1st
Types:
NGSS:
1-PS4-4
All About Flight - STEM K-2
Explore the scientific principles of flight with this unit of work. Best suited for Kindergarten, first grade and second grade.Students will examine and determine what materials are best and after various tests will create their own flying apparatus. This is a very hands on unit and in each lesson students will be touching, testing and exploring. Students will also be using scientific language and questioning.Engage and Excite young learners with this hands on UNIT of WORKNGSS - CCSS - AUSTRALIA
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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Ten on the Sled Book Activity | STEM Activities for Winter
Ten on the Sled book activity with student Engineering Design Process printables & digital pages to accompany the book by Kim Norman. Winter STEM activities for Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd grades. =========================Even as a K-5 STEM teacher, I still value the importance of reading and comprehension. With my STEM & Stories, you get the best of both worlds. With little prep and even the opportunity to share student sheets digitally, you will see amazing engagement in your students
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Technology & STEM Activities for Winter | Bundle
Very Hungry Caterpillar Lesson Plan | Robot Coding & STEM Challenge
Very Hungry Caterpillar lesson plan to guide students through the Engineering Design Process to accompany the story by Eric Carle. Great for Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grades.==========================After reading the story, go through this Very Hungry Caterpillar lesson plan and the Engineering Design Process with the following:STEM Challenge CardEngineering Design Task Checklist to keep track of workLearn More About Butterflies Video Links with ReflectionChecklist for ways students can impro
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Spring STEM Activities & Technology Resources | Bundle
1st Grade Project Based Learning - Playground Design
For the adventurous teacher who likes an active classroom and trying new things!Students will design, in 2D and again in 3D models, the ultimate playground design. They will conduct polls throughout the school to figure out what other students like the most in a playground and then graph their data. They will visit a playground to take measurements and, of course, play around. They will record their measurements, and draw the playground on graph paper.
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Grades:
1st
Biomimicry STEM Project Stop Motion Animation 1st Grade
Nature is the best place for inspiration. In fact, many inventions that we use and are being created are inspired by nature. How can you create a stop motion video to show a human problem being solved by biomimicry? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research about different inventions inspired by nature.With this information, you’ll create a script, props and stop motion animation video to create an invention that uses biomimicry to solve a human problem. ==================
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Light and Sound Communication STEM and Makerspace Project 1st Grade
How are light and sound used in games to get attention and communicate ideas at amusement parks? Some games use sound to let people know if they have earned points. Others use lights to get people’s attention to play the game. Light and sound and big ways that can get people’s attention at a busy amusement park! How can you design a game that uses light and sound to communicate to people? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research about light, sound and how it’s used to com
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-PS4-4
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
STEAM / STEM Challenge - Toy Invention Design Project Unit Plan & Handout
All kids love toys! This is a unit plan (4 lessons) for a STEM / STEAM challenge where students get to design or invent their own toys, using their imagination. This is perfect for students in the lower elementary grades (grades 1-3). The slides will guide the class, lesson by lesson!What will students learn and do?Students get introduced to how engineers think using a basic version of the engineering design process (ask, imagine, plan, create, reflect).They learn about how engineers start by lo
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 2-PS1-2
...
LED Name Tags - STEAM Guide
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Our LED Name Tags are a energizing way to launch learning and community building. Makers of all ages delight while creating with circuits and electronics. This is a fantastic project to kick-off classes, workshops & camps. It’s also an exciting addition to staff meetings, conferences and events. Enjoy blank templates to create custom name badges and our set of illustrated templates designed by our team of Eurekus teaching artists.Ages: K-12th Grade
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Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Morning Tub Labels | STEM Bins, Student Numbers, Bulletin Board Display
Morning Tubs are the perfect soft start to your day! Use my labeling system to create organization and routine in your classroom. Assign partners to a tub each morning by placing their student numbers by the appropriate tub label on your bulletin board display. I like to fill my bins with Play-Doh, Geoboards, Brainflakes, Pattern Blocks, Unifix Cubes, Legos, and more! You can even use task cards or replace with content specific games/activities as the year progresses. A game changer for your mor
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards & Extensions (A4 Size)
Maker Challenge Cards for STEAM and Language Development These cards include 6 challenges that can be done with a variety of simple materials, individually, in pairs, or in small groups. They can be used in many different ways, such as:A warm-up to begin classGroup collaboration projectsIndependent learning at a mini maker station during free choice timeActivities to introduce or expand on target language or topicsA hands-on experience that helps students make real-world connectionsEach challeng
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (A4 Size)
STEAM Maker Challenge Cards & Extensions (8.5 x 11)
Maker Challenge Cards for STEAM and Language Development These cards include 6 challenges that can be done with a variety of simple materials, individually, in pairs, or in small groups. They can be used in many different ways, such as:A warm-up to begin classGroup collaboration projectsIndependent learning at a mini maker station during free choice timeActivities to introduce or expand on target language or topicsA hands-on experience that helps students make real-world connectionsEach challeng
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Also included in: STEAM Maker Challenge Bundle (8.5 x 11)
Weather Kindergarten Lesson | STEM Stop Motion Animation
Meteorologists use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time. How can you create a stop motion video to show weather patterns in your area? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll learn about different types of weather and collect data about the weather each day. With this information, you’ll create a script, props and a stop motion animation video to show the weather that happened each day.==========================================STEM Cha
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS2-1
Also included in: Kindergarten STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Simple Machines Unit for Grades 1 to 3
Need something to liven up your scientific study of simple machines beyond pictures in books? Need hands-on exposures? Need examples of basic tools and how they are used in the world? This unit can supplement your existing curriculum or stand alone as an introductory or basic resource. The teaching suggestions and great visual materials would, also, make a great unit at year’s end or adaptation for distance learning. The PBL project would work as homework or a classroom based assignment, too. He
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-3
...
First Grade STEM: Engineering
Twenty-two engineering lessons! Each lesson includes student record sheets, photographs of student work, supply list, correlated read aloud, word bank, and teaching tips. All lessons are fully editable by purchaser, and can also easily be used for kindergarten and second grade. In addition to the lessons, I've included a printable graphic of the engineering cycle, a letter to ask parents for materials, a list of clickable links for even more engineering ideas, and a pacing guide. I created t
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Lever Thumb Puppets - STEAM Guide
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our new, easy-to-use online tools. Have a ball exploring engineering through kinetic puppetry! Our Lever Thumb Puppets fuse creative making and simple machines learning. Create adorable puppets with our charming templates and engineer paper levers to animate your creations. With a push of your thumb, the puppet body parts move! This Online Guide features 14 fabulous PDFs puppet templates of varying complexity you can us
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Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Grade 1 Designs Inspired by Nature Module Resources
This purchase includes:• Vocabulary Cards for the entire Module• NEWLY ADDED Essential Questions Card/PosterThis purchase does NOT include:• Launch Log [PLTW K-2 has launch logs similar to the ones I make]• Access to Inkling, Presentations, Teacher Materials, etc.
Subjects:
Grades:
1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
...
Also included in: Grade 1 PLTW Vocabulary Bundle
Iditarod Race Alaska STEAM Literacy STEM Grade 1
⭐⭐⭐ Updated 3/13/23 *I have embedded hot-link tabs in this resource for you to easily locate items. Use this resource with the Good Notes app or any device for additional functionality. *I also created a "Student Lesson Book" with a link to this resource on the "How to Use Resource" page. ⭐ About this Resource: Are you looking for a literacy resource to support your students' diverse needs? Do you want to teach across the curriculum while integrating literacy? Did you know every year in Alaska
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Iditarod Race Alaska STEAM Literacy Bundle Grades 1-5
Dancing/SEL Puppets - STEAM Guide
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our new, easy-to-use online tools. Explore flexible content through kinetic puppetry. Designed to boost storytelling & expression, our “flossing” figures fuse STEAM with many opportunities for social & emotional growth. Transform our blank human puppet templates into custom creations. Design clever lever connectors to make your puppets dance. Craft a hero, make a mini-me, animate personal stories or celebrate cu
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Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Pulley Puppets - STEAM Guide
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Activate imaginations while fostering mechanical engineering skills. Our Pulley Puppets are a fun and robust learning activity to support both science and storytelling. Fuse simple machines investigation with creative making and literacy. Create a cool pulley system to animate characters, stories, settings and plays. Learners engage in the design process - creating, testing and revising the
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
...
Automata Theater Boxes - STEAM Guide
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Inspire engineering and storytelling with kinetic sculpture! Integrate invention with any content area ~ research, creative writing, history, life science, poetry, etc. Design a cool, gear-type system to animate characters and scenes. Add research, writing and customization while building deep engineering knowledge. Designs can be scale in complexity to excite learners of all ages. We’ve also included resources to add LED Circuit Cards to illuminate cr
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Grade 1 Animal Adaptations Module Resources
This purchase includes:• Vocabulary Cards for the entire Module• NEWLY ADDED Essential Questions Card/PosterThis purchase does NOT include:• Launch Log [PLTW K-2 has launch logs similar to the ones I make]• Access to Inkling, Presentations, Teacher Materials, etc.
Subjects:
Grades:
1st
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Grade 1 PLTW Vocabulary Bundle
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