8th grade engineering laboratories for Microsoft PowerPoint

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

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5th - 8th

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Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race - PPT - Grades 5-8

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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

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Also included in: STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT

STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge PowerPoint Lesson

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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

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4th - 9th

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Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way - PPT - Grades 5-8

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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

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Also included in: STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT

STEM Challenge - Float Your Boat 3-Day Challenge - Grades 5-8 - PPT

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The Float Your Boat STEM Challenge is a 3-day engineering and design exercise that will get your students thinking 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 the captain of a sight-seeing boat company is in need of a better boat that will not

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5th - 8th

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Valentine's Day STEM Challenge: Cupid's Catapult - Grades 5-8 - PowerPoint

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Engineering, Physical Science, Valentine's Day

Looking for a great Valentine's Day activity that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills this February? Try Cupid's Catapult STEM Challenge. This product presents a scenario to the students where Cupid needs the students to build a catapult to launch piercing hearts a far distance. The students are given a materials list of common household items that they may use in the process of developing their prototype. Students complete th

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5th - 8th

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Basic Principles, Engineering, Physical Science

Also included in: STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT

Electromagnetism Lesson with Power Point, Worksheet, and Laboratory Sheet

Created by

Laurel Education

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

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5th - 9th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Laboratory, Lesson

CCSS:

, RI.5.7

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Nature of Science & Engineering Hands On FUN Activities Bundle STEM MYP NGSS

Created by

Super Star Science

Are you searching for a highly engaging, versatile, any-time set of activities related to the Nature of Science & Engineering? This GREAT science bundle includes some of my favorite Science and Engineering Process Activities! Each Student Tested (and approved!) ready-to-go product focuses on a different aspect of science or engineering. In this bundle, you will find a time tested creativity & science research project, a high quality & visual procedures lab, an EZ and rewarding engine

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Back to School, Engineering, Science

Grades:

5th - 9th

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NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, MS-ETS1-4

, MS-ETS1-1

STEM Challenge Bundle Volume 1 - PowerPoint Edition - Grades 5-8

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Nine awesome STEM Challenge activities that 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. Buy the bundle and SAVE! • The bundle includes the following products: → (Click on the individual product descriptions below for more details) The Marshmallow

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5th - 9th

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St. Patrick's Day STEM Challenge: Paper Bridge - PPT - Grades 5-8

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This St. Patrick's Day Paper Bridge STEM Challenge will create positive energy in your classroom while incorporating critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills. This product presents a scenario to the students where the leprechaun needs to take his pot of gold to the bank but in order to get there he must cross over an old bridge. The students are asked to create a new paper bridge prototype that would support the weight of the coin

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5th - 8th

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Also included in: STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT

Fall STEM Challenge: The Great Pumpkin Slinger - PowerPoint - Grades 5-8

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Engineering, General Science, Science

Looking for a great fall STEM activity that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills? Try the Great Pumpkin Slinger Fall STEM Catapult Challenge. This product presents a scenario to the students where a local radio show wanted to launch pumpkins for distance but needed a way to do so. Students are challenged to construct a "pumpkin slinger" or catapult. The students are given a materials list of common household items that they ma

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5th - 8th

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Spring STEM Challenge - Flying the Coop - PowerPoint - Grades 5-8

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Engineering, Physical Science, Spring

Looking for a great spring STEM activity that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills? Try Flying the Coop Spring STEM Catapult Challenge. This product presents a scenario to the students where Chloe the Chicken has been suffering the effects of a long winter and wants to fly the chicken coop! The only thing she needs is a catapult to help her escape the fence surrounding the chicken coop to make her way to warm weather and beache

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5th - 8th

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Renewable Energy/Green Energy In Class Exercises or Workshop Tools

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This includes 120 pages of instructions on building various Green Energy/Renewable Energy In-Class and Workshop Activities. These exercises could keep a class or workshop busy for 1-2 days depending on the speed and duration of the class/workshop. This could be used with students or also with teachers to implement into their classroom as a workshop. Many of these exercises use low cost materials and are ideal for group learning about wind, solar, and hydroelectric power. Materials included in th

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Engineering, Environment, Physics

Grades:

PreK - 12th

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Projects, Activities, Laboratory

BrushBot Engineering: Investigating the Engineering Design Process

Created by

Outstanding Outliers

I look forward to teaching students about the Engineering Design Process through the building of BrushBots every year. Brushbots are robots students make using toothbrush heads, DC mini motors with leads, AA batteries, a battery pack with leads, and art materials of their choice. If you are looking for a way to engage your students while teaching the the EDP, this is the unit for you. Each student learns about EDP while going through all of the steps to build their own unique BrushBot. During th

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Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Physical Science

Grades:

4th - 8th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Laboratory, Printables

Binary Logic Gates

Created by

The Coding Club

This slide deck introduces a core Computer Science concept: binary/boolean logic and associated logic gates, with emphasis on the gates themselves. It contains instructional slides, lab slides, instructions on conducting the labs (including troubleshooting), and several parts lists for the SnapCircuits(TM) components, as well as pricing estimates dated for relevance. Pricing estimates will be updated at least once per year.

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Career and Technical Education, Computer Science - Technology, Engineering

Grades:

5th - 8th

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Activities, Laboratory, Lesson

Big Movers - Hydraulics and Machines

Created by

Andy Tyslau

This lesson explores the impact or changes in mechanical advantage within a system when hydraulics are employed. Students also calculate the mechanical advantage of the system. Exploration activity using syringes and water is also included. The lesson is designed to meet Alberta Education requirements in Grade 8 science, but can be used and modified to fit your own needs!This interactive lesson contains:- Power Point presentation (14 slides)- Teacher lesson plans (.docx file)- Student notes p

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Engineering, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

6th - 9th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Laboratory, Lesson

STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - PPT

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Looking for a fun holiday activity that is also educational? Take a look at this STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle which includes STEM Challenges for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. These four challenges incorporate critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills. Buy the bundle and SAVE!The bundle includes the following products: • Click on the individual product descriptions below for more details.→ Cupid'

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5th - 8th

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Earth Sciences, Engineering, Science

Rocks and Minerals STEM Unit NGSS

Created by

Red Sister Squad

This 98 page product has all you need for teaching minerals and rocks. It is NGSS aligned for middle school standards. This STEM unit has 3 STEM labs built in to get the students hands-on with the curriculum. Also included in this unit is a card sort activity to help students understand the rock cycle. This product includes bellwork, study guide, and test. Answer keys are included as well. Each lab comes with a teacher resource page to help you figure out how to get the proper materials an

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Grades:

4th - 8th

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Study Guides, PowerPoint Presentations, Laboratory

Technology and Engineering / STEM Shop - Lab Safety - Basic Machine Usage

Created by

Technology Educator

Machines/concepts included are: general machine safety, the bandsaw, machine sanders, and the drill press. This lesson includes PowerPoint slides and Microsoft Word safety tests for teaching shop/Lab safety. This safety resource is excellent for the middle level technology and engineering shop where a basic level of machine understanding is necessary. All files are fully editable so that you can customize this resource for your own personal use. PowerPoint slides also make excellent safety po

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Career and Technical Education, Engineering, Vocational Education

Grades:

6th - 9th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Laboratory

STEM Challenge - Build A Battery

Created by

Midwest Science

In this lab, students will be able to make their own battery that is strong enough to power a 1.5 V L.E.D. bulb. Supplies:- 5 pennies from 1982 or newer- Index cards or construction paper- Electrolyte (lemon or lime juice, salt water, or vinegar)- 1.5 Volt L.E.D. bulb with exposed wires- Sandpaper This lab can also be purchased in another product that includes a PowerPoint introducing electricity & how its generated, an Ohms Law WKST, Research Assignment, & WKST that compliments a GREAT

Subjects:

Engineering, General Science, Physical Science

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Engineering, Environment, Science

Also included in: MS & HS Science Labs, Activities, STEM Challenges, & Web Quests (Growing Bundle)

Landfill Lab - Slides

Created by

Hillary Clayton

This lab allows students to understand and engineer solutions to trash and America's landfills. The lesson includes a do now, a short reading, a lab role/budget activity, and analysis. The lesson is intended for lab groups of 4, and each student is required to take on a different role in the engineering challenge. This lesson is intended for use with middle or high school students and should be used in a 1-1.5 hour period. The slides are basic, easy to customize, and contain instructions for eac

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Grades:

6th - 9th

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Career and Technical Education, Engineering, Vocational Education

NGSS:

HS-ETS1-2

, HS-ETS1-3

, HS-ETS1-1

Also included in: Landfill Lab - Complete Lesson

Technology and Engineering / STEM Shop - Lab Safety Extended Version

Created by

Technology Educator

IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC SAFETY CURRICULUM THIS DOWNLOAD INCLUDES: the router table, planer, jointer, and miter saw. This lesson includes PowerPoint slides and Microsoft Word safety tests for teaching shop/lab safety. This safety resource is excellent for the middle level technology and engineering shop where a basic level of machine understanding is necessary. All files are fully editable so that you can customize this resource for your own personal use. In addition to being lecture resourc

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Grades:

6th - 9th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Laboratory

Basic Aeronautics/Aerodynamics Bundle

Created by

Nerdmaste

The principles of basic aeronautics explained, combined with a fun and engaging lab activity in which students apply their understanding of aerodynamics by making and testing different paper airplane designs.

Subjects:

Engineering, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

6th - 9th

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