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Not grade specific engineering resources for Microsoft Word
Editable STEM Club Flyer and Permission Form
Editable full-color STEM Club Flyer with permission form.
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Lego Team-building Activity
One of my favorite first day of school team-building or icebreaker activities! Perfect for any class or subject but especially great for a STEM class.
In this activity students practice their communication skills through a hands-on activity using Legos (other building materials can be substituted).
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It’s the year 2030 and the United States has successfully landed their first human mission on Mars. A group of ten astronauts will inhabit the planet for the next ten years. In order to s
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3D Printing Pen Tutorial and Buyers Guide for 3D Printing in the Classroom
3D printing is the newest trend in creating amazing projects! While regular 3D printers require advanced knowledge of computer-aided design, 3D printing pens allow anyone to be creative. If you can hold a pencil, you can 3D print! Using 3D printing pens for personal use is completely different than using them in the classroom. This guide is designed by a teacher, for teachers. From the challenges I faced purchasing, to safety concerns with giving students pens that get too hot, I guarantee this
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NGSS Unit Template for Lesson Planning EASY TO USE All grades adaptable
I made this simple NGSS Unit Template for planning my science units as we transition into the new standards. It can be EDITED for any grade level and clearly lays out the components for each unit or even lesson plan! This is a basic, unit plan template that is arranged into easy-to-read sections and includes a LINK to the NGSS website for EASY copying and pasting of standards and DCIs so you can submit your lesson plans with ease! Simply check off boxes for CCCs, SEPs, and Performance Tasks! It
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Deepwater Horizon (2016) Movie Questions
Deepwater Horizon (2016) Movie Questions: 19 questions that follow with the 2016 film Deepwater Horizon.
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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
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Also included in: Famous Inventors and Scientists Bundle - Informational Texts
Straw Rockets Force & Motion
Teach force and motion by zooming rockets down the school hallway! The unit was written for engineering rockets using the Pitsco Rocket Launcher. The kiddos LOVE the unit so much they don't even realize how much they are learning!The 31 page unit includes:*Newton's Laws of Motion*How does rocket angle effect trajectory?*How does fin design effect flight? -Variable 1: Number of Rocket fins and placement -Variable 2: Size of rocket fins -Variable 3: Fin Material -Variable 4: Fin Sh
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MS-ETS1-2
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Investigating Transportation Systems
Have students investigate cargo ships and airplanes active around them and the whole world! Using live updated websites, students can collect data on ships and planes around them.
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Also included in: Transportation Systems
Modern Marvels- Die Autobahn (Worksheet to accompany YouTube video)
Great for a sub lesson! Worksheet to accompany YouTube video "Modern Marvels- die Autobahn"Video is approximately 45 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEXkJ-J8_bM33 matching/multiple choice/true false questions.Answer Key:TrueDDTrueCETrueB TrueBEFalseALL TRUEFalseCTrueBEBCDTrueTrueEECDTrueTrueB (Someone who drives the wrong way on the Autobahn)TrueItaly/MontanaAC
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You Are Santa's Newest Engineer Elf- Engineering and Consumer Science Project
This multi-part project guides the students through the engineering process as they design a new toy or game that uses one or more forces to effect motion. This can be used as a digital assignment, a whole-class guided assignment, pencil and paper, or any combination. It is set up with pts for completion of each step but can easily be modified to fit your needs.This project unit includes: Short video on force and motion Review of basic types of forces Brainstorm how forces affect toys U
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Santa's Sleigh---STEM Style!
In this STEM challenge, students will save Christmas by redesigning a new mode of transportation to replace Santa's broken sleigh. Materials can be as simple or as extensive as you want. I will be using things I already have in my classroom....popsicle sticks, yarn, string, coffee filters, paper, cotton balls, etc...This is an amazing activity to get kids engaged in STEM! Can be done in 2 class periods. This can also be modified for any grade level!!
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STEM Activity: LBSTER Balancing Toy Project Based Learning
Inexpensive and ingenious! Let's Build Something Together Engineering Resources (LBSTER) invites students to create a new balancing toy design, which can be supported at its center of mass. Ss use the patterns provided of balancing birds, bats, rockets and reindeer as inspiration for investigation and ignite their imagination. The balancing toy seems to defy gravity but is actually taking advantage of it. Using scissors, cardboard and coins, Ss explore:how the effect of the position of the cente
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Engineering Challenge: Can You Land a Payload on the Surface of Mars? (Egg-Drop)
ENGINEERING CHALLENGEThe Egg-Drop challenge is a fun, hands-on activity which promotes creative/design thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. This activity combines the egg-drop challenge with information about NASA's Mars missions; real-world engineering marvels which safely landed rovers on the surface of Mars.You will need to provide assorted recycled materials as engineering supplies.
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Automation & Robotics Word Find
Word find using vocabulary from Automation & Robotic lessons.
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October Sky Movie Questions
October Sky Movie Questions: short response questions for the film October Sky. Questions require students to watch the film and then answer the questions. 9 Questions.
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NGSS Living Lesson Plan Template
These Next Generation Science Standards and Engineering Design standards were taken directly from the K-12 Science Framework (https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13165/a-framework-for-k-12-science-education-practices-crosscutting-concepts). You can copy and paste these templates (Grades K-MS) into a Google Doc to make these "living" lesson plans. Insert links, videos, or supplemental documents to make these a hyper-linked lesson plans. Super convenient!
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Force/Truss Bridge Challenge
This activity helps the students to be engaged in group work while working actively on creating their favorite bridge. This activity could be applied inside the classroom or in the school field. it allows the students to understand the forces that take part and the students will think critically about how to make their bridge last longer. A challenge could be planned for between the students
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S.T.E.M. Posters & Resources
This product is PACKED with ready to use resources to accompany any STEM lesson. * 8 X 11 Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, & Share posters
*Each 8 X 11 is in color and black and white
* 1/2 page Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, & Share posters for interactive notebooks in color and black and white
* 1/2 page interactive pages come completed and open for student note taking
* Color and black & white mini cards for card ring or games
* Matching game page
* Other black & white simple poster
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Rube Goldberg Machine Asynchronous Activity
Looking for an activity for your students to do at home? This activity teaches students about Rube Goldberg, and the machines that now bear his name! This activity also contains links to videos of Rube Goldberg machines, so that students can get inspired. Finally, students will use materials from around their home to build a Rube Goldberg machine! While this activity was designed for 5th graders, it could work for any grade level! With a purchase of this item, you will receive an editable Word d
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Also included in: 5th Grade Asynchronous Activities Bundle!
FREEBIE STEM ACTIVITY: Soda Straw Rocket Lab Investigation
Create a paper rocket which can be launched from a drinking straw – then modify the rocket to see if Ss can make the rocket fly even farther! The Space Launch System (SLS) is NASA’s newest rocket. It is a type of rocket called a super heavy-lift launch vehicle. Standing taller than the Statue of Liberty and with more thrust than the mighty Saturn V, the SLS is an important part of NASA's Artemis missions that plan to take humanity back to the Moon and on to Mars! With the launch of the SLS, Ss
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Whole School STEAM Challenges *EDITABLE*
This packet will cover an entire school year of monthly STEAM challenges. Can be edited to reflect your own due dates and information for students. It was used at an elementary school grades PK-5, but it could be edited and/or modified to suit any grade level.
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Bridge Construction - Structural Engineering Activity
This hands-on engineering activity is meant to correlate with the Structural Engineering notes. Students will construct a bridge out of cardboard tubes, and other components, to see which team can construct the sturdiest bridge.
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Catapult Design Activity- Mechanical Engineering
Students build a catapult out of materials they "buy" from the teacher. Activity includes a problem, constraints, prototype design, data collection, redesign, and final product steps. Scientific evaluation questions are included, as well as a teacher guide.
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Mechatronics Final Exam
Final Exam for Introduction to Mechatronics class
35 multiple choice questions
Includes Answer Key
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