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Engineering research pdfs
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
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Design a Map: Project Based Learning Activity
The Design A Map: Project Based Learning Activity provides students with a challenge to inquiry and learn about maps, types of maps, elements of maps and ultimately design and create their own map as a final project. This is a great way for students to get excited about mapping skills and understand maps through using mapping skills themselves through research online, data collecting, and creating.
THE CHALLENGE
Congratulations! You’ve been selected for a design
challenge of creating a map for
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4th - 7th
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STEM Ancient Egypt Pyramid Build, Mummification, and Pharaoh Research Project
In this STEM project students will:
Research online an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh (Technology)
Build a pyramid for the Pharaoh (Engineering)
Measure the volume and surface area of the pyramid (Math)
Mummify a doll to better understand the mummification process (Science)
Build a Sarcophagus for your Pharaoh (Engineering)
Design an Amulet for your Pharaoh (Art and Engineering)
Write an excavation report about the Pharaoh and what you would find in the pyramid.
Website links provided for online r
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6th - 7th
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Who is an Engineer or Scientist? STEM Career Game & Activity
Who is a STEM professional? Who is a scientist? Who is an engineer? Everyone knows that engineers are nerdy guys with glasses and scientists always have crazy hair! Help students break down the stereotypes around STEM careers by showing them that anyone, including them, can be an engineer or scientist! The game and activities in this packet will uncover your students’ misconceptions and highlight real living scientists and engineers that might not fit their stereotypes. Printed and digital versi
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PreK - 9th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Intro to STEM Bundle: Icebreaker & Teamwork Activities
Around the World Roller Coaster Research
Around the World Roller Coaster Research
This ready-to-use, guided research worksheet can be used for a unit on Roller Coasters in Physics, Design, Technology, etc. Students go to a website to research roller coasters located around the world on all 6 continents. They then fill in the worksheet based on their research. Great information for a discussion on what makes a roller coaster the best. Also use as a ready-made sub plan! This aligns with the Common Core Learning Standards in read
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Boats and Buoyancy
Learning about boats and what makes them buoyant is a great opportunity for students to problem solve, make connections, scaffold learning, and apply concepts to the real world. The activities in this resource are presented in a sequential way. It can be printed off as a student workbook. There are no lessons per se, as the resource is more about discovery, and hands-on activities in order to learn about boats and buoyancy. It is important for the students to talk and write about their observati
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Science Inquiry Bundle
Famous African American Inventors Flipbook Black History Month Project
Do you need a biography project about famous Black inventors and scientists? This makes a great Black History Month project. Students will research famous African American inventors with this flipbook project! You can use this as a STEM project!This scaffolded flip book is great for helping all students access grade level content! Students will research inventors like Sarah Boone, Garrett Morgan, Alexander Miles, Lewis Latimer, George Washington Carver, and more with this fun and engaging projec
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7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-3
Roller Coaster Research
Included:Research articles on 9 different roller coasters. Each article has a photograph, information and a QR code to "ride" that roller coaster.Several links and QR codes to research information as a class, in pairs or independently. The links work best if you are trying to show students how to navigate around the websites/videos whole group, before they use the QR codes to research on their own.20 Photographic vocabulary cards that describe and show they different elements that can be found i
Grades:
2nd - 4th
STEM Challenge Reference Sheet - Catapults - Use with ANY STEM Challenge!
This 2 page reference sheet is perfect for students to use while they are working on any STEM Engineering Challenge for catapults! It gives students information about different types of catapults as well as vocabulary, how they work, and a catapult diagram.
You can copy it front to back and laminate it for multiple uses. You could also copy them side by side on a sheet of 11 x 17 papermr.
Stay tuned for additional STEM reference sheets for other topics!
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Robot Research: Introduction to Robotics (online distance learning)
Video Overview --> HEREPLEASE NOTE: You will need access to YouTube at your school in order to use this resource in the classroom!This student activity is a fun introduction to robotics in the classroom, and can be used with various robotics units, including the 5th grade "Robotics and Automation" module. Please note: this activity does not take the place of any PLTW curriculum and should not be used in place of the PLTW curriculum.This activity works best if students have the following:Inter
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4th - 12th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Types of Engineers Posters
These posters introduce 10 different engineers. The poster explains their job and some characteristics they have in order to do their job. Each poster has a watercolor border and is easy to read. A simple student report is included in which students report on two different types of engineers of their choice. Information can be gathered from the posters. Students can research even further using the internet.Engineers included are:mechanicalindustrialcivilchemicalelectricalaerospaceenvironmentalau
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3rd - 4th
Cool Bridges: Force and motion project-based learning
Cool bridges present some of the world wonders that engages students in a rigorous STEM activity which is very relevant to the community. The activity is project-based implying that each student in a group will assume a real world responsibility. Students will research, read, compile notes, create facts map, use a matrix, build a bridge manually or virtually and create a presentation. The presentation may be video recorded or teams may present in front of peers and visitors. At the end of the pr
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Force and Motion Unit
Scientist and Inventor Bulletin Board Posters
Scientists and Inventors Bulletin Board! This is a set of 24 famous inventors and scientists that make a great addition to a history, science or engineering unit. They are enlarged versions with two inventors and scientists on a page that you can use for a bulletin board.
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This product is included in my Science Vocabulary Bundle that includes trading cards + word wall posters for 18 different science topics (276 cards total).
This Scientist and Inventor Bulletin Board includes:
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Create Your Own Mars Colony!
Students will love creating their own colony on Mars with other space colonists! First, they create a list of daily activities they do here on Earth before conducting guided research to make sure they have all the necessities on Mars to live and be happy. Research includes:Energy source - students pick a source of energy from a list to research before determining if it is the right energy for their new homeFood - Students research foods that could grow on Mars. Make sure you have all your foo
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Amazing Space Bundle!
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
3D Printing Research Project for Middle School STEM and Sub Plans
Are you a STEM teacher starting a unit on 3D printing? Are your students curious about this rapidly growing and evolving technology? Introduce your students to the basics of 3D printing and its future uses and impacts with this low-prep research project. Students will gather information from text and video sources. Then they will craft an argumentative essay using the CER format.Get all 4 STEM Research Projects here and save 20%!The lesson meets science, reading, and writing standards. Students
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6th - 9th
Fables Stem Challenges
Perfect for primary students: First, Second, and Third Grade! STEM experiment to get students thinking, designing, and reflecting. Use the following fables to solve stem challenges: The Crow and the Pitcher- Make a Straw, The Dog and the Shadow- Make a Bridge, The Bowman and the Lion- Make a Bow and Arrow, and The Ant and the Grasshopper- Make a Backpack. Put kids in groups, partners, or have them work alone. Fold journal pages so they create a small book. Materials for each challenge listed on
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K - 3rd
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1st Grade Project Based Learning - Playground Design
For the adventurous teacher who likes an active classroom and trying new things!Students will design, in 2D and again in 3D models, the ultimate playground design. They will conduct polls throughout the school to figure out what other students like the most in a playground and then graph their data. They will visit a playground to take measurements and, of course, play around. They will record their measurements, and draw the playground on graph paper.
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1st
Current Science News Seminar Supplemental or Sub Plan Activity
This Current Science News Seminar activity is a way for you to get your students to pay attention to current news in science, practice their summarizing skills, and develop higher-order questions about an article's content! Students will choose a science news article from the past 30 days from publications like Scientific American, New Scientist, Discover Magazine, etc. They will follow the directions to write a concise but quality summary and to develop 'quiz' questions that fall under one of t
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8th - 10th
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Solar Cooker Ovens - Thermal Energy Transfer - STEM
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!Help create future engineers!In 1767, the Swiss naturalist, Horace de Saussure, wondered whether he could harness the sun’s energy to cook food. This led him to invent the world’s first solar oven. Solar ovens are renewable energy devices that use solar energy to cook food. The benefits of using solar ovens are numerous. Because they do not require fuel to operate, they help conserve en
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4th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-PS3-3
Mars Planet Settlement Project
Print and digital options available! Students will research, design and construct a settlement for Mars that includes designing a 2D spacecraft, choosing the colonists, and building a 3D model of their colony.The package includes:1. Unit title page2. Two pages of teacher notes3. Student title page4. Earth and Mars comparison worksheet5. Writing page for information gathered during research6. Myths, Martians and misconceptions surrounding Mars worksheet7. Research what has been accomplished so f
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Project Bundle
Energy Project and Rubric
This project give the student the choice of type of energy and how to present the project. The students are given a list of energies to choose from. They can create a poster, power point, model, or give a presentation. There is a written portion a section for research. Matches 4th Grade NGSS.
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4th - 6th
Civil Engineering: Build A Bridge for Your Hometown!
Students have a blast designing and building a bridge model in the classroom out of materials they choose. This project is a multi step, multi-day mini unit that concentrates on two aspects of science; the process and principles of engineering as well as supporting core scientific content of forces, weight and gravity! The project is designed for students to research, design, build and modify a bridge capable of holding 5 pounds of weight for at least thirty seconds. This lesson is closely tie
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
NGSS Ocean Layer STEM project
Aligned with the NGSS for grades 3-5, this hands on approach engages students in recreating the 5 different ocean layers.
Students also research the how each layer affects another.
Materials (per group)
clear jar
food coloring
corn syrup
oil
dish soap
water
rubbing alcohol
funnels
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3rd - 5th
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