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9th grade engineering pdfs under $5
BACK TO SCHOOL STEM ACTIVITY: Paper Chain Math Challenge
This STEM activity is fantastic for all ages. It is engaging and meaningful. In my classroom, I grouped students heterogeneously. Then I gave them the challenge to construct the longest paper chain out of just ONE piece of construction paper. After an initial time period for sketching ideas, each group constructed their paper chain. Upon completion, we measured the chains in inches two at a time, eliminating the shorter chain, until we were left with the "winner". After each measurement, w
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2nd - 10th
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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
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MS-PS4-1
Introducing the Engineering Design Process Worksheet
This Introducing the Engineering Design Process Worksheet was designed for middle school students learning about the Engineering Design Process for the first time. Key vocabulary includes engineers, brainstorming, constraints, troubleshooting, redesign, trade-offs, and patent. This double-sided worksheet features a helpful content summary at the top which students can refer back to while they’re working if they need help.
There are 6 modified true or false questions, 8 questions where stude
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Worksheet Bundle: General Science Set #2 – Tech and Engineering
STEM Activity Pi Day ➡️ Packaging Engineer Career Exploration Math Challenge ⭕
A STEM activity with a career focus that is great for Pi Day or any time! In this hands-on math challenge, students will be packaging engineers for the day as they determine the best arrangement for a set of circles in the various packages! This 2D STEM challenge is a scaled-down, paper version of what real packaging engineers must accomplish with 3D objects and products. This activity ties in well to Pi Day because the objects are all circles! In a 3D version, these objects could be something l
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2nd - 12th
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
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
Engineering Design Process - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Engineering - FULL UNIT
Science & Engineering Practices Posters
These NGSS Science & Engineering Practices Posters are perfect to brighten up any classroom!
This set includes a colored version or black and white to save ink!
The 8 practices:
1. Ask questions and define problems
2. Develop and use models
3. Plan and carry out investigations
4. Analyze and interpret data
5. Use mathematical and computational thinking
6. Construct explanations and design solutions
7. Engage in arguments from evidence
8. Obtain, evaluate, & communicate information
*Th
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1st - 12th
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Haunted House Paper Circuit Halloween STEM Activity
What’s more spooktackular than a haunted house? One that your students make while learning the basics of circuits! Haunted House STEM Activity: All you need is some paper, tape, copper conductive tape, LEDs, and coin cell batteries. Then create your creepy castle or cottage. Students will first learn about circuits and use a template to build a Halloween-themed paper circuit. Students are then tasked to use the engineering design process to design and build a light-up Haunted House! Included
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3rd - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Dream Big: Engineering Our World Movie Guide Worksheets and STEM Sub Plan
Need an easy STEM sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching Dream Big: Engineering Our World (2017), a documentary created in partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers!Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save today! In this amazing documentary, students will meet engineers from a wide variety of backgrounds and specialties. They will discover some of the many marvels of engineering and an
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6th - 9th
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Guide for Engineering and STEM Activities
Need an easy STEM sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)!Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save! This film is based on the true story of 14-year-old William Kamkwamba and his journey to end the drought plaguing his community by bringing wind power to his town in Malawi. Students will see William use the engineering design process to create a solution to a real-
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8th - 11th
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Simple Machines Playground Lab
The Simple Machines Playground Lab is a fantastic way to have students dive deeper into their exploration of simple machines through a super fun, hands on building lab. This lab has students create a playground structure that includes the six common types of simple machines: lever, screw, were, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and rope and pulley. I highly suggest students work in groups of 2-4 students. It is appropriate for physical science or engineering and can be adapted for multiple grad
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6th - 9th
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Analog and Digital Signals Activity Waves and their Applications in Technology
Designed with middle school students in mind, this activity simplifies NGSS MS-PS4-3 to essential understandings. After this lesson, students will be able to:differentiate between the basics of analog and digital signals compare the advantages and disadvantages (including reliability) of eachFirst, students READ the 2-page article. The reading is clear, straightforward, and written for a middle school audience. Topics include:Basics of analog and digital signalsDevices that use each type of s
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6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, HS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Also included in: Physical Science Reading Comprehension Articles Bundle
Balloon Car - Newton's Laws of Motion at Work - Physics Project
This lab is super inexpensive and so much fun! Students construct a “car” that runs on the power of a single balloon expelling air. Most of the materials are scavenged – water bottles, bottle caps, straws, etc. The activity takes 120 minutes including testing, data collection, and completing the lab questions for the easier version ad 150 minutes for the advanced version. This is real science with real calculations.
My files include a simple version for lower grades (calculating average vel
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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STEM Stack Cup Challenge
Challenge your students with this fun team building activity! Students cam demonstrate team work by trying these stack cup challenges! This is an easy prep activity with minimal teacher set up. All you will need is plastic cups, string, and rubber bands. This is powerpoint that you can display from the projector. This product includes a rule page, a STEM meaning review, six different challenges that your students can try, and a "what did you learn slide"! PLUS there is a bonus slide where studen
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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STEM Project: Building Bridges | Project-Based Learning (PBL)
How do we design and build a bridge? What bridge designs are there? Why did engineers choose the 'suspension bridge' design to build the Golden Gate Bridge instead of an 'arch bridge'? Enjoy this fun project with your students and teach them the wonders of engineering and physics by looking at how different bridges work.This interactive lesson will help students to learn about different bridge designs and how we build them.Students will have the opportunity to creatively think for themselves an
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7th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: STEM Projects: Building Projects | Project-Based Learning BUNDLE (PBL)
Build a Spaghetti and Marshmallow Tower (STEM) Activity
I have used this activity several times with great success. I usually use this activity as an introduction to science units on structures and building. The discussion questions are a great way to assess students' prior knowledge. Additionally, this activity is ideal for practising practical money skills
Task: to build the tallest tower you can with only spaghetti and marshmallows
Rules: Each group can only spend $400. One piece of spaghetti costs $5 and each marshmallow is $10. Spend wisely! Y
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4th - 10th
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Back to School Icebreakers: 5 Get To Know You Activities
Do you need a way to connect with your students for back to school? Are you looking to build a meaningful relationship that will last all year? Find the distance learning version of these activities here. This download includes 5 interactive icebreaker activities that will help educators get to know their students and build a strong relationship. Activities are centered around the theme of student sparks. Sparks were developed by the Search Institute, who explains them as follows: “Sparks are th
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Speed Velocity Acceleration Motion A Christmas Story Physics Practice Problems
An original “A Christmas Story” movie themed physics worksheet to help students practice working with the formulas for speed, velocity, and acceleration. There are three levels of the worksheet and a BONUS coloring page that you could optionally include for your students!The top of all of the worksheets reviews (or has space for) the formulas for speed, velocity, and acceleration, along with the 'speed triangle', which helps students manipulate the speed formula to solve for distance or time. Th
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7th - 10th
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Tower STEM Challenges: 5 Icebreaker Activities
Towers are a great STEM activity to promote collaboration, teamwork, communication, and problem solving. This challenge lays a critical foundation for more intensive STEM challenges. Working as a team, they will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity that are central to the engineering process. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.These activities take no more than 20 minutes as the
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K - 9th
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
LEGO Block STEM BIN Challenge Cards for Maker Space
Lego blocks are a staple of any school space! These cards will help inspire your students to build something unique and imaginative these standard building blocks. No need to be able to read, each card comes with an image to demonstrate the build visually!__________________________________________________________These Lego Block challenge cards are fantastic for a fast design challenge. The perfect addition to any maker space, these are great to add to STEM bins for early finishers. They are des
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PreK - 9th
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Also included in: STEM Challenge Cards BUNDLE
TinkerCAD Tool Guide
A Tool Guide and Controls Cheat Sheet. I spent money on someone else's Cheat Sheet and it was only a so-so quality. I want to see more people get interested in TinkerCAD so I made a high quality Tool Guide, Enjoy and please leave a review.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: TinkerCAD step-by-step instructions ALL ITEMS BUNDLE PACKAGE!
A to Z STEM Posters or Back to School Bulletin Board
Create a stunning STEM visual display appropriate for any grade! Use one letter from the alphabet, or create a crossword-style display with your favorite inspirational words. There are multiple posters included for most letters. Many of the words also tie nicely into growth mindset - failure in STEM is not only okay, it's expected and it's how we learn.Blank templates are also provided if you would like to create additional posters. Words IncludedA – analyze, askB – brainstorm, budget, buildC –
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2nd - 12th
Also included in: NEW STEM Teacher Bundle
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Questions ANSWERS | MOVIE GUIDE Worksheet
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind movie questions (released 2019) help keep students engaged throughout the film by providing 27 questions for them to answer to keep them on track. The The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind movie guide comes with a key that has suggested answers provided at the end.The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind worksheet follows along as a 13-year-old boy is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no pay this bill so he sneaks into the library and learns how to build a windm
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4th - 12th
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