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8th grade engineering interactive whiteboards

Preview of FALL SPECIAL Plus Plus Blocks STEM BIN Challenge Cards for Maker Space

FALL SPECIAL Plus Plus Blocks STEM BIN Challenge Cards for Maker Space

Plus Plus blocks are simple manipulatives with an endless possibility for creativity. However, students can get stuck when they first sit down and look at them. They are constantly asking what they can do with them!?No need to be able to read, each card comes with an image to demonstrate the build visually!__________________________________________________________Why not update your Plus Plus Block bins with these incredibly adorable Fall Themed Idea Cards!These Plus Plus Block challenge cards a
Preview of Criteria and Constraints Doodle Notes & Quiz NGSS MS-ETS1

Criteria and Constraints Doodle Notes & Quiz NGSS MS-ETS1

-DIFFERENTIATED CONCEPT NOTES -QUIZ -ANSWER KEYS -RIGOROUSDo your students love to doodle while taking notes?  Don't fight it, embrace it with Doodle Notes (aka Squiggle Sheets)!!!These notes are not only fun but help students to meet Next Generation Science Standards.Notes are differentiated. 2 versions are included. Use the included answer key or choose to use the blank version to make the notes your own.Some things covered in these notes:*definitions*criteria*constraints*practice *examples*il
Preview of Smart STEM Tallest Christmas Tree

Smart STEM Tallest Christmas Tree

Created by
Kelcey Malahy
Tis the season for holiday STEM! Here is a SmartBoard activity that I made for a 2nd grade class. This Smart has directions, materials, charts and timers for the activity. Students are to build the tallest Christmas tree that they can in 15 minutes. At the beginning, I have the jobs broken down. For my class, I will not assign specific jobs, but for some classes it could be needed. For older grades, have the students graph their data they collected.
Preview of STEM Challenge - Make a Boat 3-Day Challenge SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

STEM Challenge - Make a Boat 3-Day Challenge SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

Created by
Angela Willyerd
The Make a Boat STEM Challenge is a 3-day (42-minute periods) engineering and design exercise that will get your students thinking before or after a long break, back to school time, or for those days before the end of the school year. Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills! This product presents a scenario to the students where the captain of a sight-seeing boat company is in need of a better boa
Preview of Valentine's Day STEM Challenge: Cupid's Catapult - Grades 5-8 SMART Board Lesson

Valentine's Day STEM Challenge: Cupid's Catapult - Grades 5-8 SMART Board Lesson

Created by
Angela Willyerd
Just updated on 1/3/16! Looking for a great Valentine's Day activity that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills this February? Try Cupid's Catapult STEM Challenge. This product presents a scenario to the students where Cupid needs the students to build a catapult to launch piercing hearts a far distance. The students are given a materials list of common household items that they may use in the process of developing their protot
Preview of Informational Text to analyze Engineering Design Process MS-ETS1-1 (Editable)

Informational Text to analyze Engineering Design Process MS-ETS1-1 (Editable)

Looking for a way to implement READING and WRITING from the Common Core into NGSS Engineering? Here's your solution! This lesson uses "Scientific Informational Text" to define and analyze the use of the Engineering Design Process in the creation of a device that turns salt water into drinking water using solar power. Students read article on how a group of students created and designed this device. The students are then asked to analyze the article and apply it to the Engineering Design Proc
Preview of Puzzle Cube Design (PLTW 2.4)

Puzzle Cube Design (PLTW 2.4)

Created by
Kayla Matlock
Project Lead the Way's Design and Modeling Activity Lesson 2.4Created this into an 11 day project for students to prepare for class time building of their therapeutic toy design.Each student will....Day 1 :Design Brief and Gather CubesDay 2: Generate Concepts Assemble Linking Cubes and Color Block Worksheet/Thumbnail SketchDay 3: Generate Concepts- Assemble Linking Cubes and Color Block Worksheet/Thumbnail SketchDay 4: Assemble Wood Blocks- Color if have time/supplies- Review Multiview sketching
Preview of Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way - SMART Board  - Grades 5-8

Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way - SMART Board - Grades 5-8

Created by
Angela Willyerd
This Christmas STEM Challenge: Jingle All The Way will get your students thinking and team-building in those days leading up to Winter Break! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills. This product presents a scenario to the students where Santa needs a new sleigh. Students are asked to design a sleigh that is lightweight and sturdy out of common household items that can tolerate the weight of the
Preview of Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race - SMART Board  - Grades 5-8

Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race - SMART Board - Grades 5-8

Created by
Angela Willyerd
The Thanksgiving STEM Challenge: The Great Turkey Race will get your students thinking and team-building in those days leading up to Thanksgiving Break! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills. This product presents a scenario to the students where the turkeys on Farmer Dave's farm must win a race to prevent them from being the main entree at a Thanksgiving feast. The turkeys decide they need a
Preview of Fall STEM Challenge: The Great Pumpkin Slinger - SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

Fall STEM Challenge: The Great Pumpkin Slinger - SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

Created by
Angela Willyerd
Looking for a great fall STEM activity that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills? Try the Great Pumpkin Slinger Fall STEM Catapult Challenge. This product presents a scenario to the students where a local radio show wanted to launch pumpkins for distance but needed a way to do so. Students are challenged to construct a "pumpkin slinger" or catapult. The students are given a materials list of common household items that they ma
Preview of STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge SMART Notebook Lesson

STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge SMART Notebook Lesson

Created by
Angela Willyerd
The STEM Survivor 2-Day Design Challenge will get your students thinking and team-building before or after a long break, back to school time, or for those days before the end of the school year. Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills! This product presents a scenario to the students where a couple has been stranded on an island and must design a retrieval device out of materials washed up on the
Preview of STEM Challenge Bundle Volume 1 - SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

STEM Challenge Bundle Volume 1 - SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

Created by
Angela Willyerd
Nine awesome STEM Challenge activities that will get your students thinking and team-building before or after a long break, back to school time, or for those days before the end of the school year. Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills. Buy the bundle and SAVE! Included in this Package: • You will download a document that includes a link to download the bundle. This bundled product has exceede
Preview of Series and Parallel Circuits Project - Building a House

Series and Parallel Circuits Project - Building a House

Created by
Bree DeWeerdt
This is a crazy fun project that I did with my 6th grade students after we had learned about series and parallel circuits, as well as insulation/conductors and thermal energy transfer. My students built somewhat insulated mini houses (in a diorama style) with parallel and series circuits, and working household switches. Your students can show you what they know while also having a blast and being actual architects and builders themselves. They are synthesizing all that they know about these t
Preview of STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - SMART Notebook

STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle, Volume 1 - Grades 5-8 - SMART Notebook

Created by
Angela Willyerd
Looking for a fun holiday activity that is also educational? Take a look at this STEM Challenge Seasonal Bundle which includes STEM Challenges for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. These four challenges incorporate critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills. Buy the bundle and SAVE! The bundle includes the following products: • Click on the individual product descriptions below for more details. → Val
Preview of St. Patrick's Day STEM Challenge: Paper Bridge - SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

St. Patrick's Day STEM Challenge: Paper Bridge - SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

Created by
Angela Willyerd
This St. Patrick's Day Paper Bridge STEM Challenge will create positive energy in your classroom while incorporating critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, and measurement in addition to scientific engineering skills. This product presents a scenario to the students where the leprechaun needs to take his pot of gold to the bank but in order to get there he must cross over an old bridge. The students are asked to create a new paper bridge prototype that would support the weight of the coin
Preview of STEM Challenge: Egg Drop Grades 5-8 -  SMART Board

STEM Challenge: Egg Drop Grades 5-8 - SMART Board

Created by
Angela Willyerd
The Egg-ceptional Packaging Egg Drop STEM Challenge is sure to provide lasting memories for your students as a fun Easter, spring break, back to school, end of school, or anytime it is warm outside activity! Plus, this activity incorporates critical thinking, collaboration, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills! This product presents a scenario to the students where the CEO of the Egg-ceptional Packaging Plant is needing scientists to design an egg package that would protect
Preview of Space Dive Documentary Mini-Unit

Space Dive Documentary Mini-Unit

Created by
Hoop There It Is
Watching movies in class always seemed like a waste of time to me. I rarely even left movies for substitutes to show. This Space Dive documentary is the exception to my own self-imposed no-videos-in-my-science-class rule. Reliving Felix Baumgartner’s Space Dive (which was sponsored by Red Bull in 2012) was one of my favorite things to do each year. I love the storylines, the intensity, and the opportunity to discuss how STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics – and marketing) wo
Preview of International Space Station Interactive VR Lesson

International Space Station Interactive VR Lesson

Created by
Edward Rafacz
In this Interactive Virtual Reality Lesson Plan on the International Space Station, we go over the Environmental System. It works on your whiteboard, or with your phone. To get a total immersion in the ISS, use Google Cardboard which you can purchase for under $10.00. By the end of this lesson, you will know why yesterday's coffee is today's coffee and why it's needed to go to Mars.
Preview of Heat and Volume

Heat and Volume

Created by
Andy Tyslau
This lesson is part of the heat and temperature unit. Students examine the changes that occur in all states of matter as heat is added or removed. Specific attention is paid to the movement of particles as the object(s) are heated or cooled. The lesson is designed to meet Alberta Education requirements in Grade 7 science, but can be used and modified to fit your own needs!This interactive lesson contains:- PowerPoint presentation (20 slides)- Teacher lesson plan (.docx file)- Student notes page
Preview of Spring STEM Challenge - Flying the Coop SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

Spring STEM Challenge - Flying the Coop SMART Notebook - Grades 5-8

Created by
Angela Willyerd
Looking for a great spring STEM challenge that incorporates collaboration, critical thinking, drawing, measurement, and scientific engineering skills? Try Flying the Coop Spring STEM Catapult Challenge. This product presents a scenario to the students where Chloe the Chicken has been suffering the effects of a long winter and wants to fly the chicken coop! The only thing she needs is a catapult to help her escape the fence surrounding the chicken coop to make her way to warm weather and beach
Preview of What is Electricity Presentation

What is Electricity Presentation

Created by
WhyMaker
This presentation simply teaches the very specifics about how electricity flows through a circuit. It describes how electrons flow through a circuit to create electricity. Defines common vocabulary words including: Energy, The Law of Conservation of Energy, electricity, electrical energy, atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, closed circuits and open circuit.
Preview of Forces and Motion PowerPoint Show

Forces and Motion PowerPoint Show

Created by
Kiwiland
This Forces and Motion Presentation identifies the difference between force and motion and gives examples of the various types. It provides explanations in child centred language with high quality images to reinforce the children's learning and talking points. Presentation Topics: - Forces Vs Motion - Sir Isaac Newton - First Law of Motion - Second Law of Motion - Third Law of Motion - Examples of Each of the Motions Laws - Normal Force - Applied Force - Frictional Force - Spring Force - Resis
Preview of The Engineering Design Process Introduction

The Engineering Design Process Introduction

Created by
Pencil Monkey
This is an editable power point to go over the big ideas behind the Engineering Design Process before completing an activity. It goes over the basics and prompts students to think about how to work together successful and trouble shoot social problems before starting an activity. The power point is written in kid friendly language to help students grasp an understanding of the EDP.
Preview of STEM Maker challenges jamboard for home, distance, remote or school learning

STEM Maker challenges jamboard for home, distance, remote or school learning

This jamboard can be used with students anywhere on any device. The challenges have been designed for students at home or in class and can be achieved with easily accessible materials.The jamboard includes challenges and planning stages to teach students effective methods of engaging with STEM challenges.
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