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7th grade critical thinking engineering homeschool curricula
Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Need a semester-long STEM unit? This Mission to Mars bundle includes engineering design challenges building up to a capstone project of building a habitat on Mars! Lesson Overview Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Mission Control then guides your class through Stage 2 engineering design challenges with each unit a progressively more complex design challeng
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Introduction to 3D Printing Activities and 3D Printer Parts Functions Lesson
So, you're teaching 3D printing... Now what? These intro to 3D printing activities will help you start your 3D printing unit strong by teaching the basic 3D printer parts and concepts. Your students will explore misconceptions, learn about the history of 3D printers, and identify common printer parts and functions through a class discussion, a webquest, and a puzzle activity.Looking for more Intro to 3D printing activities? Grab the bundle here and SAVE!First, you’ll explore your students' prior
Grades:
6th - 8th
Design a Mars Colony: STEM / STEAM Project Guide (STEM Competition)
Mars Colony STEM Project GuideDesign a colony on Mars! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long term habitat on Mars. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Part of a Mars Colony Project Bundle: This product is part of a larger bundle of activi
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
Design a School Garden: STEM Project Guide
Design a school garden! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long-term school garden for growing vegetables and other plants. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Designing a school garden is a multidisciplinary project where creative and crit
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Middle School STEM Curriculum with Lessons, STEM Challenges, and Projects
Are you looking for a middle school STEM curriculum to engage and inspire your students? Check out this bundle for 30 weeks of STEM lessons, activities, and projects designed to make your life easier and help your students develop their foundational skills and knowledge in STEM. This bundle includes instructional materials and activities for teaching the engineering design process, robotics, computer science, and 3D printing. You’ll also receive over 20 STEM challenges to keep your students on t
Grades:
6th - 8th
3D Printing Unit CAD Projects and Activities for Middle School STEM Technology
3D printing is awesome in middle school STEM classes, but it can be overwhelming to introduce your students to new technology. This complete unit will engage and amaze your students as they learn the fundamentals of CAD and 3D printing. The bundle includes over 100 pages of resources that can be used individually where they fit best within your STEM course or taught in sequence as a 4-week 3D printing unit. Grab these lessons today to get back your nights and weekends while knowing your students
Grades:
6th - 8th
Mission to Moon - Middle School Semester STEM Unit!
Lesson Overview Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to the Moon! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Mission Control then guides your class through Stage 2 engineering design challenges with each unit a progressively more complex design challenge as students arrive at and explore the Moon. The final phase is to tackle the Stage 3 Moon Colony project.Units are aligned to science and math standards along
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Mission to Mars: Middle School STEM Curriculum Unit
Mission to Mars STEM UnitLooking for a complete STEM curriculum that includes hands-on engineering design, real-world connections, science, and math connections all centered around one theme? Look no further with our Space Club: Mission to Mars curriculum! Read a detailed blog post overview here. Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Mars! This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that build teamwork and communication skills. Space Club Mission Control
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
You Be the Judge - analyzing Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights
It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how they apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives students practice in critical thinking as well as a deep appreciation for their basic rights as American citizens. It is, in effect, the ultimate lesson in civics.
This activity is designed to teach students the meaning and application of the Bill of Rights by h
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Design a Mars Habitat STEM / STEAM Project Guide
Design a habitat on Mars with our STEM project guide! Take your STEM or STEAM classroom or program to the next level with this in-depth engineering design STEM challenge. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills, critical thinking, research, and engineering design to plan a long term habitat on Mars. This creative and in-depth project is a great activity for your classroom or afterschool program! Watch the video and learn more about this project here. Designing a Mars Colony is a rea
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Middle School 3D Art Paper Mache Bird Sculptures - Painted Recycled Art Lesson!
Painted Recycled Art for Middle School Art or a 3-D High School Art Unit! Easy Papier Mache Bird Sculptures! ⭐Papier Mache is a fun art project that can be made almost for free! An engaging 3-D Spring or Summer-themed Lesson or timely Mother's Day gift item! Cardinals and Winter Birds could be created as well!Cross-curricular science lesson! Bird Anatomy!Student-tested with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students will have a great time making this easy-to-teach bird sculpture while learning about
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Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Paper Mache Sculpture Lesson BUNDLE! Middle School 3-D Art Project Ideas
Mission to Mars Planning Game (Mars Habitat STEM Project)
Mars Colony Project Guide + Planning GameCan you keep a team of colonists alive and happy on Mars? Students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning a long-term settlement on Mars! These activities can be used as a companion to the Mars Colony Project, which provides handouts to guide students to brainstorm and plan design solutions for a Mars colony. This Mission to Mars Planning Game product dives deeper into possible colony solutions, adds an int
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Mission to Mars Semester STEM Unit + Mars Colony Project!
STEAM: Soccer Ball Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants will learn how a soccer ball design is based on a truncated icosahedron through an introduction to 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional geometry. They will create one of the panels
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Math Brain Teasers and Logic Puzzle Games Worksheets in Print or Digital
Here's how to keep your gifted and talented sports fanatic engaged with logic puzzles and math brainteasers. These 10 challenging sports puzzles provide great math brain teasers with fun for kids! Quick and easy setup provides no prep ease for teachers, too. Click here to save 30% off the price of individual resources with the Middle School Math bundle.Students will love solving these printable or digital worksheets and will ask for more. These worksheets will engage students with whole or small
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers in Print or Digital Worksheets
Mission to Moon Middle School STEM Curriculum Unit (Space Exploration)
Mission to Moon STEM UnitLooking for a complete STEM curriculum that includes hands-on engineering design, real-world connections, science, and math connections all centered around one theme? Look no further with our Space Club: Mission to Moon curriculum! **Now updated with a distance learning version that includes Google slide handouts and instructional videos!Transform your classroom into a team of astronauts on a Mission to Moon!This STEM curriculum begins with Stage 1 team challenges that b
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Grades:
6th - 10th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
(STEM) STEAM: Sierpinski Pyramid Collaborative Project
Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!Participants design a tetrahedron which will be used to create a large Sierpinski pyramid.Included in the lesson plan• list of materials needed• mathematical background• mathematical vocabular
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Grades:
K - 8th
High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Drawing Conclusions
Engage and challenge your kids with nonfiction reading passages to teach English or social studies students how to make inferences about real events! These eight drawing conclusions reading passages with questions concern people, events, or procedures related to American history and will give your kids the critical thinking practice they need to make inferences or form conclusions from reading. Higher-level short pieces help students think outside the box, and your kids will love them! Click her
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
The Fallacy Detective Bundle
The "Study Guide" resource uses the book's questions with supplemental discussion/questions. It covers all chapters(1-38) thoroughly.The "Writing and Thinking" resource has brief questions on chapters 4-37.This one though only needs the student to read the chapters. The book's questions are not used nor referred to, so it can stand alone.They both have different questions. I use one for homework and one for class time.They both supplement the text and stimulates discussion and comprehension.This
Grades:
6th - 12th
3D Isometric Drawing and Design for Middle School
3D Isometric drawing and design projects for Middle School drafting, PLTW, STEM, technology, graphic design, project-based learning, and pre-engineering classes.Your students will love this fun, No-Prep mini lesson. Students will learn an easy way to draw in 3D using isometric graph paper printed with a triangular grid. This skill provides a missing element in many modeling and design classes before tackling CAD software: The process of conceiving an idea in 3D, and then translating it into a tw
Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Electricity and Circuits STEM Unit
This unit is a basic introduction to middle school age kids about electricity and circuits. It includes about 10 days of activities including hands-on activities and the materials we used.There are worksheets that cover some of the following terms/topics: The parts of an atom Electric currents Conductors and insulators Parts of a light bulb Batteries Volts, amps, ohms Electrical circuits: Power source, load, conductor Simple Circuits Direct and Alternating Current (DC
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Grades:
5th - 7th
4th 5th +more COMPLETE PROGRAM Bundle Gifted and Talented GATE 400 pages 46% off
Proven to be among my most popular products, these Programs for the Year cover Gifted and Talented topics from primary to social-emotional, from STEAM to math challenges, and from literature to engineering.They are edited, kid-tested, and ready for success. I taught each of them in my classroom this past school year.PLEASE SEE INDIVIDUAL PREVIEWS FOR MORE DETAILS.These lessons and units are hands-on, very challenging, and full of critical thinking as well as engineering and literacy. They soar
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Grades:
1st - 7th
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Science Fair Projects | Middle School 6th, 7th, 8th Grade | Scientific Method
Spark Curiosity and Ignite the Next Generation of Innovators with Scienovate's Science Fair Projects Bundle!Is your classroom buzzing with excitement for the upcoming science fair? Are you, as an educator or homeschool parent, looking for engaging Scientific Method Activities that go beyond the theoretical and delve into real-world challenges faced by various industries? Look no further than Scienovate's Science Fair Projects Bundle for Middle School (grades 6th, 7th, & 8th)!This meticulousl
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Science Fair Projects | STEM in Agriculture | Scientific Method Activity
Unleash the Future of Agriculture with Scienovate's Award-Winning STEM in Agriculture Project Bundle!Are you an educator passionate about igniting a passion for STEM in your Middle and High School students? Look no further than Scienovate's STEM in Agriculture Projects Bundle! This comprehensive resource goes beyond superficial, toy-making activities. It equips students with project-based learning experiences that directly address real-world challenges in the Agriculture sector, preparing them t
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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