3rd grade physics webquests for GATE

Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Physics

This is the PAPER AIRPLANE STEM ACTIVITY you are looking for! The paper airplane STEM challenge is a fun, hands-on, and EASY to implement force and motion exploration that uses paper. This is the challenge for you. ✅This activity can be used with ANY grade (students will need to be able to fold and crease paper). It's an excellent fine motor skills activity and always produces surprising results. If you are learning about force and motion or measurement, this challenge is perfect for you!✅ What

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Also included in: FLASH SALE ⭐ Low Prep STEM Activities and Challenges Engineering Design Process

Low Prep STEM Activities and Challenges 10 Engineering Design Process Projects

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Engineering, Physics, Science

Low prep STEM activities that are highly engaging and follow the engineering design process! I've made it my mission to produce easy-to-implement and accessible challenges that have meaningful connections to STEM concepts as well as tie in with real world STEM careers.This bundle contains ⭐ 10 STEM challenges ⭐ you can do with readily available materials (low-cost and easy to prep). These are wonderful for team-building and can be used with a wide grade range. These can be used in the classroom,

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

GATE, Centers

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Sound Wave Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review sound waves in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 4 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P2. Students will demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and how sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration. a. Investigate how sound is produced.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Sound Unit Bundle

Properties of Waves Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review the properties of waves in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 4 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P2. Students will demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and how sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration. a. Investigate how sound

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Sound Unit Bundle

Gravity Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review gravity in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 3 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. a. Identify simple machines and e

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Simple Machines and Force & Motion Unit Bundle

Simple Machines Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review simple machines in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 3 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. a. Identify simple machin

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Engineering, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: Simple Machines and Force & Motion Unit Bundle

Egg Drop STEM PBL Engineering Science Lab - 3rd - 6th Grade

Created by

Get Your CRAY ON

"You all know the story of Humpty Dumpty and his epic fall. What you don’t know is that even though the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together, the FBI was able to. That is how Humpty Dumpty became a secret agent..." Engage your students with this STEM/PBL engineering science lab to help design a device that will assist Agent Dumpty in surviving a jump from a second story window on his next case. Working in collaborative groups students will assess the problem, design a plan, crea

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Laboratory, GATE

Roller Coaster Force and Motion PBL | Project Based Learning Science Enrichment

Created by

Blossom Curiosity - Christine Butcher

Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach about different force and motion or Newton's Laws of Motion? This project allows students to learn about friction, interia, gravity, speed, momentum, and much more by designing their own roller coaster!What is project based learning?Project Based Learning (PBL) is a hands-on way for students to learn as they design, build, and/or research a solution to reach the project's goal or a solution.The project is broken into parts so students can easily stay o

Subjects:

Engineering, Physics, Science

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

NGSS:

3-PS2-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-PS2-4

, 3-PS2-2

, MS-PS2-3

...

Also included in: Science PBL | Project and Problem Based Learning Bundle

STEM Activities - 10 Low Prep STEM Challenges Careers Engineering Design Process

Created by

Engineering, Physics, Science

STEM activities and challenges your students will ❤️ love ❤️! This resource has 10 easy to implement STEM challenges that follow the engineering design process, and you can do with very little prep (not quite no prep but that's pretty much impossible with STEM)! Not only can these be used with a wide grade range, these were created to get students working in small teams, collaborating, and explore various STEM careers. I like to call these "10 STEM Challenges You Can Do TODAY!"✅ STEM Career Conn

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

GATE, Centers

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Speed and Velocity Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review speed and velocity in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 3 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. a. Identify simple mac

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Simple Machines and Force & Motion Unit Bundle

Friction Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review friction in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 4 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. a. Identify simple machines and

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Simple Machines and Force & Motion Unit Bundle

Intro to Waves Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review the topic of sound waves in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 3 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P2. Students will demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and how sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration. a. Investigate how sou

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Back to School, Engineering, Physics

Also included in: Sound Unit Bundle

Fortnite STEM Parachute Challenge and Activity

Created by

Kiwiland

This STEM activity is a great group activity for your students and fans of Fortnite. The challenge in this activity is to design a more efficient parachute to jump out of the Battle Bus. The students need to work together to complete the challenge and experiment. This Fortnite activity is perfect for a back to school activity or all year around. You do not need to know what Fortnite is (your students will) to do this challenge, but this will earn you your kids respect and you will be that "cool

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

Sphero Basics: Movement Card Set

Created by

Miss Talented and Gifted

This card set describes the basic movement commands to program the sphero. This card set is designed for use with the SpheroEDU app.Great as a reference when doing any coding challenges with the sphero! Includes cards for the students and full pages for projection.

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Physics, Robotics

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

GATE, Task Cards

Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1

Halloween STEM Activities with Candy Corn Catapult and Tower

Created by

Engineering, Halloween, Physics

What's better than a low-prep candy corn STEM challenge? How about 2 of them! In these activities, students will need to use teamwork and perseverance. They will create a tower using just candy corn and one other material. They will also iteratively redesign a simple catapult to maximize the trajectory distance of the candy corn!✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher instructions and lesson planEditable recording pagesDifferentiated recording page options that guide students through the engineering design p

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Candy Corn Science and Fall STEM Activities

Basics of Sound Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review the basics of sound in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 3 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P2. Students will demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and how sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration. a. Investigate how sound is

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Sound Unit Bundle

Mass and Weight Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review mass and weight in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 3 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. a. Identify simple machin

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Simple Machines and Force & Motion Unit Bundle

Laws of Motion Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review the laws of motion in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 3 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. a. Identify simple mac

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Engineering, Physics, Spring

Also included in: Simple Machines and Force & Motion Unit Bundle

Egg Drop STEM Challenge

Created by

Hello Fifth

**Newly Revised! Download for additional pages and NGSS alignment**Get your engineers thinking, planning, designing, and building with this STEM challenge. Students will work to create a device that keeps an egg safe when dropped from different heights. Eggs can be dropped off tables, countertops, or even the roof!This project is to be primarily completed at home, so that students may use materials from around their house.Depth and Complexity icons are embedded in student work pages.

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Projects, GATE, For Principals & Administrators

Inertia And Gravity Experiment | The Laws Of Motion Grade 2 3 | Print or Digital

Created by

Kimberly Scott Science

Investigate inertia and gravity in this hands-on experiment for 2nd and 3rd graders. Aligned with NGSS. Teachers will love its' ease of use, simple materials, and watching students get excited about science. Students will love uncovering the magic of the laws of motion. This investigation has it all to meet the standards.Digital and Distance Learning Approved. This is a great way to get students to use the scientific method at home. The only supplies needed are a container, cardboard, and pen

Subjects:

Graphing, Physics, Science

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, GATE

NGSS:

3-PS2-1

, 3-PS2-2

Also included in: A Year Of Science Experiments | Scientific Method Practice | Grade 2 3 Bundle

Lunar Landers: An NGSS-Aligned Engineering Challenge

Created by

Hello Fifth

Help students explore gravitational forces through this hands-on engineering challenge. Students can complete this project individually, in pairs, or in teams. We have done this project with materials in class and also as an at-home project. Both work great!The mission is to create a lunar lander that will protect the cargo onboard (an egg) and keep it crack-free. Students will put their lander through numerous trials (recording sheets included) as well as spend time reflecting and addressin

Subjects:

Basic Principles, Engineering, Physics

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, GATE, Centers

Force Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review force in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 4 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. a. Identify simple machines and exp

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: Simple Machines and Force & Motion Unit Bundle

The Ear and Hearing Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity

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Looking for a way to introduce or review the ear and hearing in your classroom? Check out this internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research throughout the website! Includes: - 3 page internet scavenger hunt - answer key This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Performance Standards: S4P2. Students will demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and how sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration. a. Investigate how sound is p

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types: