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Winter engineering Common Core RST.6-8.1 resources
Intro to STEM: Think Like a Scientist & Engineer!
A great way to introduce STEM into your classroom! Updated to include editable versions of all student handouts! How does a scientist explore the world? How can you think like an engineer? Students will explore these questions and more through a series of critical thinking STEM exercises. The packet includes 4 critical thinking challenges centered on STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). These activities expose students to the real world of science and engineering with chal
Grades:
3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
PhEt Law of Conservation of Energy Skate park BASIC webquest
This is a great webquest activity for introducing the law of conservation of energy.Phet.edu is a great source of simulations for all fields of math and science. For this sim you will go to Energy Skate Park BASIC.You should spend some time playing around with the site before using it. You must also make sure your school's firewall will allow you to use HTML5 or Java applets. PHET.EDU MAY NOT WORK ON iPad!!! Please check with your IT department or run Phet.edu BEFORE purchasing this file!!! You
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-4
, HS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, MS-PS2-5
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
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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Grades:
4th - 9th
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STEM Project Forces and Motion Roller Coaster Activity Engineering Digital
This lab is EASY PREP, it's hands-on, students are engaged, it includes many physics concepts, it’s STEM, AND you get two of my top selling products in one! I include detailed TEACHER NOTES, Digital and Print student copy, a Digital and Print Kinetic and Potential Energy Card Sort, an Energy Conversion Chart and a KEY for easy grading and prep. Students use parts of the engineering design process to get their marble to stop by using friction, just like a real roller coaster. Students pretend lik
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Grades:
6th - 11th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Winter Solstice Activity Worksheets for the First Day of Winter
Looking for an informative, no prep activity to teach your students about the winter solstice? This print AND digital lesson includes 3 worksheets teaching students about the winter solstice. Comprehension science worksheets assess understanding of the December 21 solstice in the northern and southern hemispheres. This winter activity gives student-friendly information about what a solstice is and how it differs in the northern and southern hemispheres. Also included is an engaging activity for
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Full Year Science Curriculum
Erosion Activity and Project STEM Conservation NGSS Middle School MS-ESS3-1
This PDF resource is a fun, creative, and engaging NGSS middle school research and engineering project incorporating STEM that challenges students in 6 different erosion and soil conservation scenarios to save their house/land! In this PBL (problem-based learning) resource with worksheets, students research the type of erosion and brainstorm, design, build, and present a product to prevent or stop it. It teaches students about the effects of erosion on various places and how the uneven distribut
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Topographic Mapping Lesson with Worksheet, Power Point, and Map Reading Activity
This lesson goes over how topographical maps are constructed, what their symbols mean, and what we use these maps for. The worksheet follows along with the power point presentation to keep students engaged. The map reading activity gives a students a simple topographic map that they have to answer questions by interpreting the map. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include:
- topography
- contour lines
- contour intervals
- index contours
- scal
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Snow Winter Weather Activity
Students and teachers love snow days, but do your students understand what snow is, how it forms, and what snowflakes look like? This lesson is perfect before holiday breaks, as science sub plans, or to complement a weather unit to teach students to use specific digital links to research and learn about the winter weather and snow. In addition, they will learn about 8 different types of snowflakes and how they form, different types of winter storms, and how to stay safe in the snow. Like this ac
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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CCSS:
Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
December Activities for Science
Incorporate the winter holidays into your December science units using these 5 engaging PRINT and DIGITAL science activities. Students will learn about peppermint, gumdrops, reindeer, famous scientist Ada Lovelace, and the winter solstice by reading articles and completing STEM challenges. These December activities work great as sub plans, to tie Christmas to science, or as a fun way to incorporate science before the holiday recess. Students will learn about:What a peppermint isHow a gumdrop was
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Winter Science Experiments
Integrate the winter season into your science curriculum as your students test three real-life problems. Students will use materials to test which substance melts ice the fastest, which substance dissolves peppermint the fastest, and which temperature is best for hot cocoa. These cold weather inspired activities will engage and motivate your students all winter long or before and after holiday breaks or snow days! Like this resource? Check out this lesson on mittens and gloves. Students will: te
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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CCSS:
Also included in: Winter Activities and Experiments
Computer Science and Coding Research Project for STEM and Sub Plans
"Why do we need to learn this?" Help your computer science students answer this question and more with this STEM research project. Your students will use video and text resources to research why they should learn to code. Then they will create and justify a claim about whether all students should be required to learn the basics of computer science before graduating high school. Get all the Intro to Computer Science resources here and SAVE! The lesson begins with students gathering evidence from
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6th - 8th
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Distance Learning: Waves in the Real World Presentations Project
The purpose of this project is to challenge students to make connections between longitudinal and transverse waves and their real-life applications. This project is a great extension after a unit on light vs. sound waves, wave characteristics, etc. that will get students building relevance and understanding on their content knowledge. They get to be the scientists, researchers, and hone in on an essential real-world skill: public speaking! This project challenges students to think outside the bo
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Grades:
8th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Chemical Change STEM Lab NGSS Middle School Experiment MS-PS1-2 MS-ETS1-1
This FUN and ENGAGING NGSS middle school STEM lab investigation challenges students to design their own experiment and gather evidence to prevent pennies from going through a chemical reaction and can be used to meet the Next Generation Science Standards Performance Expectation MS-PS1-2. Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. In this 2-3 day inquiry-based and engineering lesson, student
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Winter Activities and Experiments
Integrate the winter weather into your classroom this holiday season with these engaging activities and experiments that will have students research snow, solve real-life problems, and design and create prototypes. This bundle of lessons can be used as sub plans, in small group stations, or as whole class projects. This winter activities and experiments bundle includes: Winter Weather: Snow WebQuest Mittens vs Gloves Activity and ProjectSeasonal Experiments: Which temperature is best for hot co
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
February Activities for Science
Need engaging science activities for February? These print and digital science activities include seasonal concepts, a STEM activity, several hands-on activities, classroom demonstrations, and reading articles for students to learn more about the world around them. February science topics cover Groundhog's Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Presidents' Day, Heart Health Day, and Valentine's Day. Science topics cover measurement, engineering, hibernation and groundhogs, surface tension, changes in matter, a
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
CCSS:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Also included in: Monthly Science Activities
Electromagnetism Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Laboratory Sheet
This lesson is an introduction on the principles of electromagnetism. It first goes over how electromagnets are created using solenoids and the relationship between electricity and magnetism. It also goes over how we used electromagnets in our everyday lives. The worksheet follows the power point presentation. The laboratory teaches students how they can create their own electromagnet using classroom materials.
Key Terms Include:
Electromagnetism
solenoids
electromagnets
magnetic field
electri
Grades:
5th - 9th
Peeps Science Experiment and STEM Challenge - Easter Activities - Peeps Project
This Peeps challenge combines project-based learning using reading, writing, math, and science with STEM challenges. You get 30 pages of directions, graphic organizers, self-reflection sheets, and rubrics. Just print, assign your students to partners or small groups, and watch their creativity blossom! ✅ Students get graphic organizers to:budget the cost of their STEM projectdesign a Peeps catapultbudget, design, and build a home for their Peepsresearch animal adaptations for the biome their
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Avalanches Wild Weather Activity
Teach your students about the natural disaster, avalanches, with this engaging nonfiction read, comprehension questions, and doodle sketch note activity. Students will learn about what an avalanche is, where and how it happens, as well as precautions to take to stay safe. Like this activity? Check out the bundle and save 20% by clicking here. Students will learn:What is an avalancheTypes of avalanches; slab and loose snowHow often they happenCauses Where they happenRisk and measurement scalesPre
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Groundwater Webquest (Water Cycle and Earth Science)
The Groundwater Webquest comes with a worksheet and an answer key. Each clickable link in the webquest points to information that your students need to complete the worksheet. Besides sharing the webquest with students and printing the worksheets, no other prep is needed to conduct this earth science lesson on groundwater. How to use this resource:1.) Share the PDF webquest file with clickable links to student computers. 2.) Print the accompanying worksheets. 3.) That’s it! Students are ready
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8th - 12th
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Robotics Research Webquest: Introduction to Robots (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th)
Need a quick print and go or digital (Google Slides) robotics research webquest activity with answer key included? This is great as an introduction to robots or even sub plans. This webquest was designed to have students answer comprehension questions about the basics of robotics. This lesson can be done as a whole group, small group, or independently. Learners will use the website provided and read through the material to answer questions along with viewing the videos. Students will be introduc
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Biomimicry NGSS STEM Project Distance Learning Life Science Adaptations LS4
NEWLY UPDATED PDFs for digital learning! This EXCITING and RELEVANT NGSS middle school STEM activity/project challenges students to explore the benefits of adaptations (MS-LS4) and then engineer a product (MS-ETS1 and MS-ETS1-4) for human use, called Biomimicry, in a fun and authentic way! In groups, students brainstorm a real world problem, investigate an adaptation and its benefit in the organism’s habitat, and individually design a "biomimetic" product to solve the problem. (Example: Grip sho
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
Computers No Prep Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet and Binary Activity
This lesson introduces students to the basics of a computer. This includes how a computer reads the binary system, what a computer is made of, and how they are programmed. This lesson is designed for late elementary through middle school students.
Key Terms Include:
- Binary System
- Byte
- Bit
- Input
- Output
- Central Processing Unit
- Random Access Memory
- Read Only Memory
- Software
- Programming
All files can be found within the zip file. The worksheet and binary activity can be found
Grades:
5th - 10th, Higher Education
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Natural Disasters Projects 1 & 2 Complete Bundle
You will receive:Natural Disasters Project One with student guidePart One RubricNatural Disasters Project Two with student guideNatural Disasters Project Two rubric and student reflectionNatural Disasters Project Teacher's Companion (1&2)Images for the preview are real images I took after a flash flood in the Las Vegas drainage system tunnels and detention basin. The floods are deadly and occur often with little to no warning.
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Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Space Technology on Earth No Prep Lesson w/ Worksheet, Power Point, and Activity
This lesson goes over the challenges that astronauts have when traveling through outer space. Scientists and engineers created technology that helped astronauts through these challenges and some of that technology even helps us on Earth's surface. The worksheet that is included follows along with the power point to keep students engaged. This lesson is designed for late elementary through intermediate grades.
Key Terms Include
- Vacuum
- Microgravity (Zero Gravity)
- Space Spinoff
- Communicat
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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