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8th grade Back to School engineering laboratories
Scientific Method Activity Worksheets: Skittles Graphing Science Experiment
These skittles labs are a fun way to have students learn about the scientific method.Lab contents:1. Skittle Colors Lab:A. Question: Which color skittle is most common in a package of skittles?B. Developing a hypothesisC. ProcedureD. Data TablesE. GraphingF. Post-Lab Questions2. Skittles Mass and Amount LabA. Question: How accurate are Skittles packages to one another in terms of mass and total number of Skittles?B. Developing a hypothesisC. ProcedureD. Data and AnalysisE
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4th - 9th
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Wave on a String PhET Lab
This virtual PhET Wave on a String Lab provides students opportunity to experiment with the various components of waves and the relationships between their anatomy, motion, and energy. It's SO important to see waves in motion to understand them! This virtual lab is a great way to help students to visualize the motion of transverse waves and to give them the opportunity to manipulate waves in order to see the relationships between wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. The lab provides both a gui
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7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
STEM Activities & Challenges for the Whole Year! (Middle School / Jr. High)
This bundle includes 36 hands-on Junior High STEM Activities for kids in 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. That's one engaging STEM Challenge for each week of the school year!***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here. There are 22 activities included that span all of these grade levels.The STEM activities in this bundle will challenge students to complete the given task by working in groups, although they can also be completed indi
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6th - 8th
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Science Lab Safety Rules Unit - Lab Safety Activity, Contract, Quiz, PowerPoint
This bundle on laboratory safety can be used in any science class for grades 6 and up. This bundle has it all: Safety rules powerpoint with notes for teacher and students, lab activity, lab safety contract, quiz, medical emergency form, and pre lab preparation worksheet.As science teachers, it is our responsibility to bring science to life for our students by exposing them to as much lab work and experimentation as possible. However, it is essential that we maintain a safe environment by enfo
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Science Skills Bundle: Metrics, Measurement, Scientific Method, Graphing
Scientific Method {Sweet Skittles Lab}
Scientific Method Sweet Skittles Lab. This fun and engaging lab includes a write-up, experiment, and graphing. Perfect for introducing secondary students to the scientific method. Just add Skittles- your students will be saying, "Sweet Skittles!" for sure!
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6th - 10th
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Summer STEM Activity Build a Catapult & Design Process & STEM Challenge
Would you like your students to build a catapult? Students will learn about mangonels and trebuchets. Using the design process, students will build a catapult, test it, evaluate it according to the criteria and constraints, compare it with other design solutions, and improve their own design solutions. Students will learn about the mangonel, which uses tension to power the launch and the trebuchet, which uses a counterweight and gravity to launch the projectile. Students will love this engaging
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Science Lab Safety First Day of School Activity {SCRAMBLED EYES}
Make sure your students never forget lab rules about eye safety and goggles! Back to school science doesn't have to be boring, and science lab safety procedures have never been so fun. Perfect activity and demo for the first day of school in upper elementary, middle school and high school. I use this with my 5th and 6th graders, but it would definitely work for older students. Your students will LOVE this.>>> Includes a DIGITAL sheet for remote learners watching a teacher demo <<&
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5th - 8th
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STEM Activities & Engineering Design Process Science and Engineering Practices
Do your students love STEM engineering? This STEM Challenge Bundle for Middle School Science Addresses all middle school Engineering Standards. Students will love these engineering challenges while learning about the design process, criteria, constraints, and other STEM Ideas. A Balloon Car, flashlight, ball launcher, and more are included. Purchase the STEM bundle and save 20%. This STEM Engineering Bundle Includes:Criteria and ConstraintsBalloon Car: The Design ProcessBuild a ThermosBuild a Fl
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
STEM Space Moon Crater Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
Can your team of astronauts work together to land a rover in the center of a crater on the Moon? This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of motion to place a ball in a cup at the center of a 6 foot diameter circle without entering the circle. This challenge represents placing a NASA rover into the middle of the Apollo lunar crater for expl
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Summer STEM Activity Engineering Design Process Science Engineering Practices
Great for summer science. Students will use Design Thinking to create a balloon car. They will design and create a prototype and conduct iterative testing to design and improve the balloon car. Students will consider constraints and criteria in the engineering challengeand compare design solutions. The whole engineering process takes about four class periods. Students will love this balloon car activity.This resource includes:A slide show on the design processDetailed lesson planFollow-up pagesP
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Summer STEM Challenge Engineering Design Process Build a Rubber Band Car
Do your students love STEM Activities? Your students will love making a rubber band car to demonstrate potential and kinetic energy! This is a great STEM Activity using the engineering design process. Students will design and test their prototype and redesign in this STEM activity. Rubber band cars are fun and engaging and illustrate various force and motion concepts. ✅This STEM Engineering Unit Includes:Phenomena⚡Engineering Design ProcessLesson PlansScaffolding for Students Who Need ItDirectio
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS3-5
, MS-ETS1-3
Saving Sam: Inquiry Science Teamwork Lab
"Saving Sam" is a fun, simple lab that will get your students to start "thinking like scientists". Students are given a job: save Sam the worm. To find a solution, students will have to work together and communicate. This activity requires less than 5 minutes of teacher set-up and minimal materials (a cup, a round gummy candy, and a gummy worm for each pair of students).
This packet includes a teacher guide, including pictures of the activity, and leveled directions and worksheets. It includes
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6th - 12th
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Water Cycle Model - STEM Activity & Assessment
Bring the water cycle to life right in your classroom! In this engaging STEM activity, students apply their knowledge to design and build a working model of the processes that happen during the water cycle. Students follow the engineering design cycle to plan, build, test, and improve their models. After completing the activity, students complete a quick assessment. Designed for middle school students but can be used with upper elementary with teacher support. This is definitely a student fav
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS2-4
, 5-ESS2-1
, 5-PS1-1
Also included in: Weather and Atmosphere Bundle for Middle School
STEM Activity Challenge Spaghetti Tower (Middle School)
STEM Project for Middle School—6th, 7th, and 8th grades.In this activity, students will work in groups to build the tallest structure possible from mini marshmallows and uncooked spaghetti noodles. Not only will the students learn the importance of working together as a team, but they will discover what shapes they need to make their tower strong.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher i
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Middle School)
Windmill Building STEM Activity
Get your students engaged with this hands on STEM Activity! Your students will be creative thinkers as they build windmills to harness the wind and investigate alternative energy sources. These activity is PERFECT for use in your classroom or a STEM open house!❤️ You will LOVE using this Windmill STEM activity because it is so SIMPLE! The bases are reusable from class to class and the students focus on building the blades. Students follow the engineering design process to design, build, and
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4th - 8th
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STEM Electromagnetism Challenge: Build an Electromagnet
Looking for a great hands-on lab for electromagnetism? Build an electromagnet! This STEM lab is a hit every year in my 8th grade physical science course. Materials are cheap and easy to find. Students are engaged, it's doable, and there is a WOW factor!Students not only build an electromagnet, but test to see the affect the number of turns has on the strength of their electromagnet. Data is collected, graphed, and analyzed.The following is provided:►Teacher guide, with pictures and directions►Tw
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Physical Science Curriculum
Water Bottle Flipping STEM: Science Experiment with Data Collection Activity
Looking for a fun science experiment to engage your students? This water bottle flipping STEM activity guides students through an experiment to find out how much water is the best for flipping a water bottle. My students LOVE this experiment every year!!Students design and perform an experiment, collect and analyze data. Differentiated worksheets based on grade level and math background. They then graph their data and learn about the physics behind the water bottle flip. This is a great way
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4th - 8th
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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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NGSS Engineering Design Mini Unit Bundle (3-5-ETS1 and MS-ETS1)
Save $$$ and get four extra worksheets when you buy the bundle! Help your students complete increasingly complex engineering activities with this high engagement, ready-to-print bundle!All resources in the bundle are aligned to the NGSS Engineering Design Standards (3-5-ETS1 and MS-ETS1). You can use these resources as a mini engineering unit, as an introduction before students participate in an Engineering Fair, or resources can each be used as a standalone activities throughout the school year
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4th - 8th
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MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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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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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
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7th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-5
, MS-PS2-3
, HS-PS2-4
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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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-PS3-4
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS3-3
Also included in: NGSS Middle Chemical Reactions and Density Bundle
Slow Can Race STEM Forces in Motion Activity/ Experiment: Creating Friction
This interactive STEM activity is always a highlight of my forces and motion unit! This activity is perfect to reinforce the concepts of forces and friction. Students need to cover or wrap a regular can in different materials to se how they affect the speed a can can travel down a ramp. Students experiment to see how friction affects motion. Set the stage by building up the idea that this is a race- THEN explain that the SLOWEST can is the winner! Students often wrap all kinds of materials
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3rd - 8th
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Back to School Science Lab Activity: CER + STEM + Social Emotional Learning SEL
What could be better than CER + STEM Challenge + Social Emotional Learning mixed with a dash of physical science for your first week back to science??? Get your students back in the swing of a new school year with this fun "First Week of School" science activity! Perfect for upper elementary and middle school grade science teachers practicing growth mindset or SEL in the classroom to help students encourage and build up each other. Students will complete a simple Claim-Evidence-Reasoning activi
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4th - 8th
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