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8th grade engineering laboratories $5-10
STEAM Challenge Week Bundle
This week of STEM is always a huge hit with my students! I created this week of activities as a challenge I made for myself back in 2015. I wanted to end the year on a fun note with my students by doing something different. I challenged myself to do a week of fun STEM activities with my students. I came up with: Army Man LaunchersNewspaper TowersPopsicle BridgesUnsinkable ShipBaby Lifejackets This packet includes a handout for each challenge as well as a teacher informational page and images of
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5th - 12th
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Designing a Roller Coaster using the Law of Conservation of Energy
In this great hands on activity students will need to follow the Law of Conservation of Energy to create blueprints to their own roller coaster. The students will need to calculate the over all mass, height, PE and KE of their roller coaster at various spots long it's path while keeping in mind their linear blueprints must be to scale, in color and very accurate. This document has everything you need to help your students master these skills. All you need to do is help your students bring the
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8th - 12th
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Heat Transfer Activities - Convection Radiation and Conduction - Thermal Energy
Heat Transfer Unit: Students will learn about conductors, insulators, convection currents, conduction, and radiation in this heat transfer complete unit. Students will love making a solar oven among other hands-on experiments and heat transfer labs. This resource is a complete unit for teaching the concepts of heat transfer. It includes 4 labs and 2 additional engineering activities, a two-page informational text article explaining heat transfer, response pages, interactive notebook flaps, and
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6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS3-3
Also included in: NGSS Middle Chemical Reactions and Density Bundle
Electricity Inquiry Labs: Current & Voltage in Series & Parallel Circuits
Electricity Inquiry Lab #1: Voltage Across Batteries in Series & ParallelSchematic diagrams guide students in connecting batteries in series and parallel. Students then attach a voltmeter to measure the voltage drop. Space to record answers is provided.Additional equipment (not included) required for the successful completion of this lab:Batteries – ideally six of the same voltage type (i.e. six 1.5V D Cell batteries);Battery holders or enough wires to connect the six batteries in series and
Grades:
7th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-4
5th Grade Science: Shadow Length and Direction NGSS 5-ESS1-2 Aligned Lesson
5th Grade Science: Shadow Length and Direction NGSS 5-ESS1-2 Aligned LessonYou don't have to go outside to teach about shadows. With PowerPoint presentations, a video, hands-on lab exercises, and an explanatory reading passage, students will discover how shadows change in direction and size during the day in their classroom.This Project provides two instructional PowerPoint presentations to set up and perform this experiment. Teachers will only need to duplicate forms and supply scissors, glu
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
Also included in: NGSS Fifth Grade Science Curriculum Bundle | Phenomena-Based Lessons!
STEM Challenge: Egg Drop PPT - Grades 5-8
The Egg-ceptional Packaging Egg Drop STEM Challenge is sure to provide lasting memories for your students as a fun Easter, spring break, back to school, end of school, or anytime it is warm outside activity! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills!
This product presents a scenario to the students where the CEO of the Egg-ceptional Packaging Plant is needing scientists to design an egg package that would protect
Grades:
5th - 8th
Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race - PPT - Grades 5-8
The Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race will get your students thinking and team-building in those days leading up to Thanksgiving Break! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills.
This product presents a scenario to the students where the turkeys on Farmer Dave's farm must win a race to prevent them from being the main entree at a Thanksgiving feast. The turkeys decide they need a
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5th - 8th
Also included in: STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Electric Circuits, Resistors in Series & Parallel
Using this electric circuits PhET guided inquiry lab your students will gain an in depth understanding of the difference between resistors in series circuits and resistors in parallel circuits. I have done these activities with my students many times and they always find them fun and engaging. The best part is that your students won't even know they are learning as they complete the included inquiry-based laboratory assignment sheet. The PhET Circuit Construction Kit: DC simulation can be found
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Electric Circuits Bundle No. 1: Resistors in Series and Parallel
Straw Rocket STEM Challenge (Forces & Motion, Variables)
Rockets are always a student favorite! This STEM challenge pack includes a paper rocket activity, straw rocket engineering design challenge, handouts on Newton's Laws and forces, and extension problems on variable testing and graphing. Topics covered in this STEM challenge include: Forces & MotionNewton's Third LawEngineering Design ProcessAnglesVariables & Testing (1) Paper Rocket Activity: Students make a paper rocket with the template provided and then launch with a smaller straw. (2)
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Rocketry STEM Challenges Bundle: Forces & Variables
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
Easy Scientific Method & STEM Experiments Bundle- 5 Activities
Easy Scientific Method Inquiry Experiments Bundle-5 challenges to get students thinking and using the Scientific Method! All experiments use easy to find materials.Included in this bundle:Scientific Method Inquiry Challenge-save a gummy worm w/ simple materialsSurface Tension Science Inquiry experiment: float a paper clip scientific methodSurface tension Scientific Method Inquiry Experiment-soapy, salt and tap waterIndex Card Bridge for pennies- Science inquiry activityScientific Method Inquiry
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3rd - 8th
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STEM Balloon Rocket Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
We have added an engineering twist to the classic balloon rocket demo! This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect science topics to real-world applications. The teacher will provide the structure to the project, but students will take an active role in designing and
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Rocketry STEM Challenges Bundle: Forces & Variables
Summer STEM Engineering Design Process Car Bundle Build a Car Design Thinking
This bundle includes my balloon car activity and my rubber band car activity. Students will love these STEM Challenges. Students will use the engineering design process to produce, test, and improve their cars. These units demonstrate various motion concepts, such as potential and kinetic energy. Students will use science and engineering practices to design and build a rubber band car and a balloon car. ✅This STEM Bundle Includes:Engineering Design Process STEM Challenge | Balloon CarSTEM Engine
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5th - 8th
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MS-ESS3-3 Air Pollution Lab Stations Activity | Printable, Digital & Editable
About SNAPs Lab Stations ActivitiesSNAPs Lab Stations Activities require students to use science, math, literacy, problem-solving and engineering skills. They are designed to enhance students' understanding of scientific concepts and help students apply scientific ideas to the real world. Each station activity promotes skills so to develop students into proficient and competent scientific thinkers.SNAPs lab activities have five components:• Science Skills Station to develop science skill profici
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Earth Science Lab Stations Bundle | Printable, Digital & Editable
STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge PowerPoint Lesson
The STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge will get your students thinking and team-building before or after a long break, back to school time, or for those days before the end of the school year. Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills!
This product presents a scenario to the students where a couple has been stranded on an island and must design a retrieval device out of materials washed up on the
Grades:
4th - 9th
Balsa Wood Bridge Project STEM
Great project infusing physics with engineering. Students will research and use the skills necessary as an engineer while using their knowledge of physics. Many times, students look forward to this project all marking period. Everything is fully editable.Students Will:- Write A Research Paper On Their Bridge- Make A Blue Print of Their Bridge- Test Out The Efficiency Of Their Bridge (Efficiency = mass carried/mass of bridge)Instructions: - Simple Video Instructions Are Given For How To Break The
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-3
, HS-PS2-2
, HS-PS2-1
, HS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Physics and Engineering Project Bundle
Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way - PPT - Grades 5-8
This Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way will get your students thinking and team-building in those days leading up to Winter Break! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills.
This product presents a scenario to the students where Santa needs a new sleigh. Students are asked to design a sleigh that is lightweight and sturdy out of common household items that can tolerate the weight of the
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5th - 8th
Also included in: STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT
Science Fair Projects
Help students prepare successful science fair projects with this handy resource!
All of the projects:
• meet the Next Generation Science Standards*
• follow the guidelines of the scientific method
• connect to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education concepts
• include ideas for life science, physical science, and earth and space sciences
• are interesting and easy to make
• include easy-to-follow directions and helpful background information
• require inexpensive materia
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4th - 8th
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Potential vs Kinetic Energy: Build a Catapult STEM Lab and Notes EDITABLE
Teach your students the difference between PE and KE through this fun STEM challenge of building a catapult! Use this for introduction to the concept or for reinforcement! Having a visual and a kinesthetic tool to build a foundation for a scientific concept ensures success in the classroom! Students got an absolute kick out of building and catapulting all while discovering the difference between potential and kinetic energy! This purchase includes:Google Slideshow of visuals and step by step in
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Grades:
4th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-2
, MS-PS3-1
STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Surviving Zombies! ~ Set of 5 Challenges
What teacher doesn't love to use themes in the classroom?
As a STEM coordinator, I am always looking for creative ways for teachers to integrate STEM engineering and design challenges into their classroom activities. I decided to work on creating STEM Engineering Challenge Packs for some themes.
This STEM Challenge Pack is focused on Zombies and how to survive! There are five challenges included in this pack:
Survival Platform Challenge
Mobile Greenhouse Challenge
Solar Oven Challenge
Water
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4th - 8th
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STEM Volcano Hazard Design Project- Engineering
This is a STEM activity that deals with engineering the lava and the volcano design while setting up a town that will need to be protected from the eruptions.Students will follow the Washington State End of Course Assessment format for Design Applications. They will design their projects around two problems: Problem 1: Build a model of a volcano that will erupt and will not cause damage on your model town. Build the town in the area least likely to get damage.Problem 2: Create lava that will h
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-2
Scientific Method Lab Stations Activity | Printable, Digital & Editable
About this ProductSNAPs Lab Stations Activities require students to use science, math, literacy, problem-solving and engineering skills. They are designed to enhance students' understanding of scientific concepts and help students apply scientific ideas to the real world. Each station activity promotes skills so to develop students into proficient and competent scientific thinkers. SNAPs lab activities have five components:• Science Skills Station to develop science skill proficiency• Narrative
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3rd - 9th
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Hurricane STEM Challenge
Your students have been hired by a local condominium company to build a new beach house that can withstand hurricane-force winds and be the most under budget. This STEM Challenge is very similar in format to the Catapult Challenge and students LOVE this lab! I usually borrow the biggest fan I can find for the hurricane portion of the challenge and I add water to the casserole pan, the student's house is in, in order to simulate a storm surge.
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4th - 12th
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Physics/Engineering Catapult Competition (Projectile Motion)
This is a 1-2 week engineering competition made for students to push their creativity and engineering abilities. Students will build efficient catapults and a "catcher."Youtube Video of the CompetitionObjective - Students will be placed into teams consisting of two or three people.- Each team will be responsible for building a launching device (catapult) and a catcher.- The objective is to have your launching device gets as many balls as possible into your catching device in one minute. - The t
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-PS2-1
Also included in: Physics and Engineering Project Bundle
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