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Engineering resources for Gifted and Talented in English (UK)
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SEL Zen Zone Calm Corner Posters Activities Upper Elementary Middle School High
Support your students with this pack of 2 Zen Zone area posters, 3 affirming wall posters, 7 activities, and 2 breathing exercises designed for students in upper elementary and above.Whether you can dedicate a space for a Zen Zone or just a basket of activities, this pack will give you ideas on how to set up a Zen Zone and the kinds of activities that build strategies, refocus attention, change perspective to a more positive one, and give an anxious mind something to do.What's included in the zi
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Mission to Mars: Design a Mars Rover with littleBits
Updated with new graphics and Google extensionThis resource has been designed to use as a guide to designing a Mars Rover with littleBits. Children will first look at previous Mars Rovers and their jobs before designing, making, and evaluating their own Rovers. This Outcome will allow children to use the Design - Make - Evaluate - Technical Knowledge threads of the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s Design & Technology document.littleBits don’t have to exclusively be used for the Outcome
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: All Things littleBits STEAM BUNDLE
Power Up Topic BUNDLE - Video Games on Scratch with MakeyMakey
This bundle includes five different resources where students will:Design a video game controller using MakeyMakey (20 pages)Design a video game controller and write an informative pamphlet (37 pages)Design a video game on Scratch (31 pages)Narrative writing about video games (35 pages)BONUS: Design a video game characterThis pack includes different graphic organizers, resources for lower ability pupils, as well as lesson plans and rubrics.Digital copies of the files for editing and sharing on di
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
The Girl Who Drank the Moon Novel Study + STEAM
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. It bundlesThe Girl Who Drank the Moon Novel Study with STEAM packs about designing and making a machine with littleBits; creating your own paper; and making a flip book of Fyrian's growth.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizin
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Ancient Egypt: Pyramids
-PowerPoint (16 slides)
-Lesson Ideas
-Differentiated Comprehension Activity
In this product, you will find a differentiated comprehension activity and a PowerPoint to accompany the comprehension activity, along with some other lesson ideas you could incorporate into this resource.
The PowerPoint acts as a timeline to show students when and where pyramids have been built around the world. The PowerPoint also features a mini Activation of Prior Knowledge to start followed by photographs of pyr
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Exploring Visual Clues for Gifted Readers - Differentiated Learning Activities
Have you got a fluent, gifted reader in a class full of students learning to read? What do you do with them while you're teaching important decoding strategies such as looking at the pictures for visual clues or Eagle Eye? These thoughtful, differentiated, flexible and extended learning activities allow your gifted readers to explore visual clues, extending their comprehension skills while other students develop their decoding skills.While these activities were created for gifted/fluent readers
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Operations - Operational Efficiency - Business Studies - PPT & Worksheet
A nice lesson to teach operational efficiency. The lesson covers ways to improve a businesses operations. It looks at how lowering costs can impact quality. There are numerous tasks throughout the PPT and relevant examples. The tasks include worksheets on calculating labour and capital productivity. There is also a nice You Say We Pay group task. The lesson includes a nice worksheet on the operations topic for Business Studies.
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Short Story Test (plus literary terms) - Leiningen Versus the Ants
Short Story Quizzes from My TPT site:Wallace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers (a video short story exercise)Wallace and Gromit - A Close Shave (a video short story exercise)The Sound of Gunfire - by John O’Reilly (a western)The Landlady - by Roald Dahl NEW July 2018To Build a Fire - by Jack LondonThe Most Dangerous Game - by Richard ConnellThe Possibility of Evil - by Shirley JacksonAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - by Ambrose BierceThe Sound of Thunder - by Ray BradburyThere Will Come Soft Rai
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Christmas STEM Paper Chain Challenges
Explore Christmas STEM through paper chains. Students look at the mathematical topics of measurement, length, perimeter and patterns and engineering principles of creating tests, assessing suitability, exploring materials and drawing conclusions. This resource allows students to engage in meaningful learning with a Christmas/decoration theme.
Students will need access to paper, fastenings (glue, staples, sticky tape etc) and other construction materials to complete the activities.
This resour
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Lights! Camera! Action! Unit Plan
This 152-page bundle includes five different resources, where students will research, design, write, and evaluate.Learning intentions are planned alongside the 2014 National Curriculum of England, but CCSS and NGSS standards from the United States are provided where appropriate.This pack includes different graphic organizers, resources for lower ability pupils, as well as lesson plans and rubrics. A digital copy of the pack is available for editing and sharing on digital platforms by clicking th
Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Short Story Test (plus literary terms) - There Will Come Soft Rains
Short Story Quizzes from My TPT site:Wallace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers (a video short story exercise)Wallace and Gromit - A Close Shave (a video short story exercise)The Sound of Gunfire - by John O’Reilly (a western)The Landlady - by Roald Dahl NEW July 2018To Build a Fire - by Jack LondonThe Most Dangerous Game - by Richard ConnellThe Possibility of Evil - by Shirley JacksonAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - by Ambrose BierceThe Sound of Thunder - by Ray BradburyThere Will Come Soft Rai
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Who Was Nikola Tesla? - Reading Comprehension - Informational Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for beginner to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the life and work of one of the most influential inventors of the 18th century Nikola Tesla.Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 to January 7, 1943) was an engineer known for designing the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is still the predominant electrical system used across the world today.After carefully reading the text / bio, students are required to complete some comprehension
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Famous Inventors and Scientists Bundle - Informational Texts
Hidden Worlds Thematic Unit BUNDLE
Digital at-home learning made easy! Combine a four-week unit on hidden worlds with four novel studies that look at hidden worlds and the portals used to get there.Included:Hidden Worlds 4-week unit: research and report writing, persuasive writing, narrative writing, STEAM *Includes lesson plans, resources, editable rubricsPeter Pan Novel StudyIron Hearted Violet Novel StudyThe Girl Who Drank the Moon Novel StudyCoraline Novel StudyMagonia Novel StudyAll objectives are aligned with the 2014 Natio
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Hatchet Novel Study with STEAM
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.ABOUT THE NOVEL: Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present—and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent’s divorce. But now Bria
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Viking Unit BUNDLE
Digital at-home learning made easy! Combine a half-term unit on Vikings with two novel studies that inform the class about Vikings during the unit.Included:On the Move 6-week unit: persuasive writing, narrative writing, research, STEM, explanation writing *Includes lesson plans, resources, editable rubricsThe Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable Fib Novel StudyViking Boy Novel StudyAll objectives are aligned with the 2014 National Curriculum of England, and connections to CCSS and NGSS are li
Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Halloween STEAM: Create a Monster Catcher
Students will evaluate different myths about monsters as well as different trapping devices before designing their own. In the past, I have given students access to littleBits prototyping boards for this STEAM project, but they’re not required.Resources for researching different monsters and traps are provided.This unit follows the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s Design Technology objectives.A digital copy for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw is available with download.Yo
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Halloween BUNDLE (STEAM, ELA)
Matilda Quiz
A multiple choice quiz for children while or after watching the film "Matilda". The questions are in chronological order. The activity seeks to complement and extend the pleasure the children will have derived from seeing the film.
Grades:
5th - 10th
Production Methods - Job, Batch & Flow Production - Group Task & Worksheet
A great lesson on the three production methods; job, batch and flow. The lesson includes all the key theory of the three production methods (including examples and pros and cons) which leads up nicely to a fun group task. Students are split into there teams (job, batch and flow) and have to create as many paper cars as possible. Each group has slightly different rules. The game illustrate the pros and cons of each production method. I have also included a simple worksheet on the production metho
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 11th
Halloween BUNDLE (STEAM, ELA)
A bundle of resources from the store that are related to Halloween, including STEAM, writing, and poetry.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Operations - Production Methods - PPT & Worksheet - Business Studies
A good lesson that covers the theory behind the main production methods. This PPT covers job, batch and flow production. It also covers CAD, CAM and CIM manufacturing. It also looks at the difference between automation and mechanisation. It has links to a few key videos. The lesson starter asks students to guess how long it takes a computer and robot to solve a Rubik's cube - with a link to the relevant video. The lesson concludes with a detailed worksheet that covers all the key theory in produ
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 11th
Shakespearean Trivia Cards - a pack of 125 questions and answers
This is a pdf file containing 125 questions and answers about William Shakespeare and his works. This document comes with a cover page, a clear set of instructions on how to print, fold, and glue the cards, and 25 pages of questions for hours of fun and learning in your classroom.These trivia cards can be used as a class, in small groups, or by those 'done' their work a little early. This resource makes a fun follow-up or complement to an in-class Shakespearean play study and is an interesting
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Hidden Worlds Thematic Unit
This bundle includes four different resources where students will focus on hidden worlds:Research and write a report about a hidden world (creative non-fiction)Design a Go Fund Me pitch for their audience to fund a trip to a hidden world, including a presentation that includes ethos, pathos, logos (persuasive writing)Creative writing that uses a portal key and changes in tense (narrative writing)STEAM project where children use circuit stickers to highlight the portal of their hidden worldThe pa
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Valentine's Creative Thinking Pack UK
Students will fall madly in LOVE with these Valentine's Creative Thinking Activities! They will get all of your students thinking creatively, but are specially designed to inspire your gifted and talented students! These activities are perfect for early finishers, centres or guest teachers!
Vocabulary and spelling are for the UK. You can find the US version HERE
Included in this Valentine's Day Activity packet you will find:
Don’t Know What You've Got
Love is Grand?
World Without Love
The A
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
Create a Survival Invention STEM and Explanation Text
This resource has been designed to use alongside Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo, but can also be done independently of the novel study. Children will read about different survival inventions before building one and writing an explanation text about how they work. Alternatively, children can design, make, and evaluate their own survival invention before explaining how it works. The pack includes different graphic organisers, resources for lower ability pupils, as well as lesson plans and r
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: STEAM BUNDLE for Years 5 and 6
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