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Free elementary engineering resources for Microsoft Word
STEAM /Engineering Design Process Worksheet
Use this worksheet so students can use the Engineering Design Process when doing STEAM challenges. This worksheet takes students through the steps of Ask,Imagine, Plan, Create and Improve in a concise, easy to use format.
Grades:
K - 3rd
Try It Before You Buy It! NGSS Force and Motion - Sail Car (grades K &3)
That's right! Download a free copy of the sail car lesson for free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
In this lesson, students build identical sail cars, then experiment with different variables for sails (i.e., sizes, shapes and materials) to determine which design is the most effective.
Reviews and suggestions for improvement are encouraged!
If you have a question or need a lesson for a particular topic,
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K - 3rd
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STEM Bridge Building Activity Worksheet
This worksheet is to be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint to teach students the makings of a bridge. Using only straws, tape and string, students are required to problem solve and plan to create a bridge that will hold a specific item (I used books!)
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS 5 E Interactive Lesson Plan Template
This a word document that you can use to lesson your Next Generation Science Standards. Using the "3D" Model for NGSS, I have created a drop down template for Science & Engineering Practices, Discipline Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts. I used the NGSS website to cut and paste the drop down menu. I have used the 5E model with explanation to help guide your lesson planning. This template is specific to the grade level as it pertains to the NGSS standards. :)
Make sure you enable Develo
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Grades:
5th
Newton's Laws of Motion Slowest Marble Race
The Great Marble Race! This activity is meant to be used as a group project. Students will be racing marbles to see whose marble can race the SLOWEST. Using Newton's Laws of Motion, students will be using a thick poster board or cardboard and other recycled materials to create their race board. They should first understand common force and motion terms such as acceleration, friction, laws of motion, gravity, etc.
This is an assignment handout with guidelines for what is expected of students an
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3rd - 8th
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Paper Airplane STEM Project
Explore data collection, the engineering design process, budgeting, and more. This project-based activity engages student groups in making and testing paper airplanes. This document is an overview of directions with more to come in the next few weeks.
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5th - 6th
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Benjamin Franklin - The Inventor!
A great, simple, and fun cooperative learning lesson for early elementary students.
Students will work together in groups of three to learn about the great inventor Ben Franklin was. Each group will study one particular invention. Then they'll teach the rest of the class what they've learned and apply that knowledge into writing about an invention they would like to create!
The detailed LESSON PLAN is included!
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1st - 3rd
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Engineering Design Process Worksheet
Use this worksheet to guide students through the Engineering Design Process.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Try Before You Buy! NGSS mini unit: Alternative Energy: Wind Turbine (Grade 4)
That's right! Download a free copy of my alternative energy mini-unit for 4th grade. This mini unit is on using wind energy as an alternative energy source. There are several lessons in this unit that can be taught as a theme or as stand alone lessons. Lessons include magnetic force, electromagnets, electric motor, and generator. As a final project, student teams will build an actual working wind turbine using a paper pinwheel that will really produce and electric current. Also included is a les
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4th
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STEM Fairy Tale Activity Hansel and Gretel Catapult
This STEM Fairy Tale Activity is for students in grades 2-5. They work in cooperative learning groups to make a catapult to save Hansel or Gretel from the witch, using their own creativity and simple supplies. This STEM Fairy Tale Activity is part of a larger STEM Fairy Tale Activity pack with 9 other STEM activities, also created by RandeesDandees. The activities can be adapted for other grades and other topics, and can be used for Halloween, gifted and talented students, learning centers, scie
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2nd - 5th
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STEM Wikki Stix Template Mat
These mats foster imagination and independence while still keeping students on task. Print on cardstock, laminate and add wikki stix or pipe cleaners! Students can use colors of their choosing for multiple mats.This activity is awesome for little engineers.
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PreK - 3rd
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Simple Machines Homework Worksheet
This is a very simple worksheet to help students become acquainted with the 6 classic simple machines (Lever, Wheel and axle, Pulley, Inclined plane, Wedge, and Screw). Students will research these 6, write a description and draw a picture for each.
I use this as a homework assignment with my 7th grade science classes prior to beginning on of our STEAM projects
"Follow me" on my journey to create the best materials for my classroom and TpT
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2nd - 12th
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STEM planning sheet for ANY project
This editable resource is a planning guide for any designing or building project. It is a great way for the lower grades to be introduced to planning and drawing their ideas before creating them.
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1st - 4th
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Engineering Design Rubric
This is a rubric that can be used through the engineering design process. This can be used with my Engineering Design Notebook product, or for a project in your classroom. Please give feedback!
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K - 8th
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Forces and Motion Quiz
This quiz uses matching, multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank. It asks questions about the 4 forces and 5 motions in two different ways: fill-in-the-blank and matching.This ensures a better understanding on the true comprehension level of the student; more than if he/she simply guessed correctly on one question.
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4th - 6th
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STEAM Activity - Make Your Own TOPS - Upper Elementary and Gifted and Talented
Make a cool top in just about an hour with a few materials! They work great, are fun, and are a good engineering challenge for upper elementary students.
Materials
• 110 weight or heavier card stock
• Construction Paper
• Compass or circle template
• Glue
• 5” of 3/16” round dowel per student – only costs about 25 cents per 3 feet
• ¾” diameter wooden wheels with 3/16” holes (optional but with the optimal coolness)
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2nd - 6th
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STEM (STEAM) Reflection Worksheet
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) activities are a huge part of today's Science learning environment. There is also a new push for Art to be added to this idea. This STEAM reflection sheet gives a short definition of each category and asks for an example of how each is found in any STEAM activity you are planning for your classroom. This worksheet is generalized and will fit to any STEM or STEAM activity.
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5th - 9th
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STEAM: Not A Box Activity Plan
A simple activity plan and planning template for STEAM lesson, Not A Box! Suitable for ages 3-6 and adaptable to older students, home-school, or classroom.Materials needed along with access to the cited book are listed in the plan. This lesson is a favorite every time!
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
S.T.E.M. introduction letter for parents
This letter is to inform parents of what STEM is and how it will be used in the classroom. Also has a several items that are listed for the parents to have ideas of what to donate for the projects to work.
Grades:
1st - 6th
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STEM in French - Eiffel Tower Challenge - Cultural Hands-On Collaboration
This is a hands-on activity that brings engineering and creativity into the foreign language classroom through cultural exploration. Students work in groups using typical classroom art supplies to construct the best reproduction possible.
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4th - 9th
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Try Before You Buy! NGSS lesson: Forces and Interactions - Magnetic Toys (gr. 3)
That's right! Here is a free download a complete copy of my magnetic toys lesson that correlates the Next Generation Science Standards’ Performance Expectations for grade 3. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
In this lesson, students will explore examples of simple magnetic toys and then work in teams to design and build their own toy. Pictures of examples of magnetic toys, rubric and reflection sheet is incl
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3rd, Adult Education
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Basic science printables and crafts fun STEM easy - science at home
In brief:A collection of activities relating the cars, wheel and axles. Everything from constructing shoots for racing cars to creative&imaginative thinking. A well rounded pedagogy, and a 100% fun rate resource.Inside:Fun shoots for racing carsTopic demonstration: kinetic energy and frictionscience craft: wheel and axlescience craft: balloon carPrintables: Ride a car with the power of your imaginationFun craft: cardboard car costumeWith so much to do in this one resource you'll get your sur
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: STEM Summer Camp guide and detailed planner: run a summer camp with ease
Parshat Bechukotai-The Blessing of Rain LP 1- Science, Technology & Engineering
Learning the Parsha through interactive, hands-on, cross-curricular;Social, Practical Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Traditions & Customs, Music, Dance, Architecture, History, Geography, Literature, Reading, Writing, Language Arts, Math, Science, Crafts, Art, Edible Art, Recipes, Games, etc. projects,How the themes of the Parsha resound and can assist us in our everyday lives.RainHistory / Story: Choni HamaagelScience & Montessori: The Water CycleVideos: Science Experiments:Movie:The Boy
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Inclined Planes Tic Tac Toe Choice Board Simple Machines Preschool Study
During distance learning or to connect families when the world isn't crazy, giving a choice board that is concretely connected to lived experiences and supplements classroom instruction is ideal. Makes connections to younger/older siblings, diverse experiential learning, and integrates some Spanish language resources when possible. All links are clickable, I recommend saving as a pdf before sending it to families. Most photos are clickable on the choice board or are free online photos, source un
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PreK - 1st
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-2
, K-PS2-1
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