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Basic principles webquests for GATE
Kindergarten STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for Kindergarten students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, engineering, and math standards! Six challenges are provided for the following major science content areas: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, Energy, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human ActivityPages 5-9: Racecar RampPages 10-14: Pompom CatapultPages 15-19: Shady SpotPages 20-28: Season SuitcasePages 29-33: Home Sweet HomePages 34-38: Trash to TreasureEach challenge in thi
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K
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Virtual Density Lab
Students use PhET Sim to explore density in an inquiry based lab. Check out the Sim here:: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/density/latest/density_en.html?fbclid=IwAR09bUeRxx_DckEweccfg2_1DozdustsrS4RJYOtwDkaHwiyJ6RDzLTofPIThis lab first walks students through finding volume through water displacement. Then students explore densities of different materials with the same mass but different volume, same volume but different mass, and then same density but different masses and volumes. Finally
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6th - 9th
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MS-ESS2-1
, MS-PS1-2
, MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Weather Activity Bundle
Food Chains, Food Webs, and Energy Pyramids WebQuest
Students love a good inquiry-oriented lesson and this extensive webquest won’t disappoint. The purpose of this webquest is for students to learn about or review food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids. Students are lead through components of a webquest: introduction, task, process, and final task. Resources include videos, interactives, and readings. Students use QR Codes or embedded links to easily access the sites.Included with this webquest is an evaluation rubric and comprehensive an
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5th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-3
Also included in: WebQuest GROWING Bundle
First Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for first grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided, two for each of the major science content areas: Waves: Light and Sound, Structure, Function, and Information Processing, and Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles.Pages 5-9: Musical InstrumentPages 10-14: Communication CodePages 15-19: Super AnimalPages 20-24: Tree-mendous RootsPages 25-29: Shadow ClockPages 30-34: Earth and SunEach ch
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1st
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Third Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for third grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits, Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human ActivityPages 5-10: Magnetic MazePages 11-15: Marshmallow Catapult Pages 16-22: Genetic LinksPages 23-27: Super Anim
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3rd
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Fifth Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for fifth grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Matter and its Interactions, Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions, From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes, Earth's Place in the Universe, and Earth's SystemsPages 5-9: Balloon CarPages 10-14: Candy ChemistryPages 15-19: Perfect ParachutePages 20-25: Plant EssentialsPa
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5th
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Fourth Grade STEM Challenges and Activities
These challenges are designed specifically for fourth grade students and align with crosscutting NGSS science, math, and engineering standards! Six challenges are provided to cover major science content areas: Energy, Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer, Earth's Systems, and Earth and Human ActivityPages 5-9: Pinball MachinePages 10-14: Nifty Night LightPages 15-21: Brick by BrickPages 22-27: Map a MountainPages 28-32: Solar SnackPages 33-37: Shaky StructureEach
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4th
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Invasive Species WebQuest
Students are naturally intrigued by the concept of invasive species. The purpose of this inquiry-oriented lesson (in which the information that learners work with comes from the web) is for students to learn about invasive plants, animals, and other organisms around the world and in their own ecosystem. Students are led through components of a WebQuest: introduction, task, process, final task, and conclusion. Resources include videos and readings. Students can use QR Codes or embedded links
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: WebQuest GROWING Bundle
Newton's Three Laws of Motion Webquest
This webquest is a fun way to incorporate technology into the 5E model of teaching Newton's 3 Laws. It can effectively be used as part of the Engage or Explore lessons. After an introductory section, there are simulations and manipulations to go along with each of the 3 laws. This product has been updated with the EASEL feature, perfect to use with distance or virtual learning! It can be assigned to students in a Google Classroom. You can either use the digital overlay already created, or c
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Six Science Webquests Bundle
Newton's Laws of Motion DIGITAL WebQuest (NGSS aligned)
This engaging WebQuest can be completed individually, with partners, or in groups. The purpose of this WebQuest is for students to learn about Newton's Three Laws of Motion.Some topics in this WebQuest:*force *motion*Newton's First Law of Motion*Newton's Second Law of Motion*Newton's Third Law of Motion*F=maThis activity guides students through exploring information and videos through the use of embedded links. Students are led through components of a WebQuest: introduction, task, process, final
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6th - 8th
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MS-PS2-3
, MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Kim R.
Push and Pull STEM
This Pushes and Pulls engineering STEM activity engages students' problem solving skills, engineering thinking, and math skills for Force and Motion. They will love creating a way to successfully move the rocks! This STEM activity targets the NGSS Standards for Force and Motion.
In this Pushes and Pulls Engineering challenge the truck broke down, but the rocks still need moved! Students will build a way to move the rocks using the available supplies, but be sure to stay on budget!
Please
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K - 3rd
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Sound Waves Webquest
This webquest was designed to provide students with an opportunity to use technology while learning about sound-related concepts such as characteristics of sound waves (pitch, frequency, Doppler Effect, etc) QR code and the web address is included!
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5th - 10th
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Marble Maze STEM
Balls and Ramps STEM - The toy company wants to sell a marble maze. They need designers to come up creative ideas for a new marble maze. Your students need to design a marble maze on a cardboard box lid using the available supplies while sticking to a budget. They will use their creative thinking, engineering design and math skills for the STEM challenge. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting
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K - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Makerspace Project Ideas
Over 50 STEM Project Ideas!52 open-ended STEM project ideas that are perfect for your Makerspace, STEM Center, or STEM Lab! With so many ideas to choose from, students will always have motivation to keep making throughout the year!Simply print the light bulbs on colored paper, cut out, laminate, hole punch, and attach to a ring for easy student access. Blank light bulbs are included as well for students to contribute their own STEM project ideas! *Please note that this resource is NOT editable!*
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1st - 5th
Also included in: Setting up your MakerSpace Bundle
States of Matter webquest and Graphic Notes
Students learn about the states of matter by completing an online webquest and notes. The webquest uses interactive websites, simulations, and videos that teach the students about the properties of the 3 states of matter: solid, liquids, and gases, the particles within each state, and the processes that change one state to another. Students see how the particles within each state are arranged and how adding and removing energy affects their movement and state of matter. What's included:- Stud
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5th - 7th
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MS-PS1-4
Also included in: Matter and Its Interactions: Chemistry Bundle for Middle School
FREE Summer STEM!
This FREE half-sized Summer STEM booklet is perfect to keep your little engineers engaged over summer break! Eight summer-themed challenges are provided in a choice board format, along with student recording sheets and a final reflection sheet. Open-ended challenges can be completed using common household materials and materials found in nature.
I hope you and your students LOVE it!
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K - 4th
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Lab Safety and Equipment Self-Guided Webquest
Learn about the basics of Lab Safety and Equipment with this virtual WebQuest ideal for the beginning of the year! Students can answer the questions within their own copy of the presentation or they can complete the PDF Worksheet while viewing the Slides in Present Mode. This assignment is great as an introduction to the Rules of the Science Lab. It can also be taught face-to-face as review or assigned in Google Classroom as a sub lesson! This Interactive Assignment covers:⚗️ Laboratory Glasswar
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Back to School Science Lab Self-Guided Webquest Bundle
Scientific Method Webquest
Web quest for students to learn about the scientific method.
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4th - 9th
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Force and Motion STEM: Sled Building
Sled Building STEM - Oh no! School is out for a snow day. The stores are closed, but the children want to sled. Help them by building a sled that will slide down the hill. Use your creative thinking because you can only choose from the available supplies and you must stick to the budget.
Your students will love learning about force and motion with this sled building challenge! This STEM covers several NGSS standards and promotes engineering thinking.
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K - 5th
Also included in: Winter STEM Bundle
Genetics and Heredity Webquest
**It is important to note that flash is required for one or more of the activities!**Great for Distance Learning and Remote LearningIn this self-directed and interactive webquest, students explore the world of genetic and heredity. Students begin with explorations of "what makes you you and me me" - the basics of genetics and inheritance. They move on to choose personal genetic explorations from a host of options, which differentiates to their personal interests. The choices are all real-life r
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5th - 9th
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MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Introduction or review of the Human Skeletal and Muscular systems webquest.
Introduction or review of the Human Skeletal and Muscular systems webquest.I used this web-quest recently with a substitute and it was a success. I am still working on a good universal answer key for it and will upload one soon (as well as fixing a few typos).Topics covered Bones of the human body What bones are made ofRed and yellow bone marrowHow bones heal Bones and calcium TendonsLigaments CartilageLabel 8 different popular bones on a diagram10 question online quiz on bones10 question online
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6th - 8th
Webquest Interactive Dynamic Earth Site Earth's Structure Plate Tectonics
This is a worksheet for students to complete while doing the webquest for this interactive site: http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/index.html. While on this site, there are four main tabs for the student to explore. They are 1. Earth's Structure, 2. Plate Tectonics, 3. Plates and Boundaries, and 4. Slip, Slide, & Collide. This document is 4 half sheets and each half sheet goes with one of the four tabs to the interactive website. I made them half sheets so that students can co
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5th - 8th
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PhET Forces and Motion Webquest
Access a free PhET simulation and allow students to work independently in discovering the effects of forces on objects.
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5th - 8th
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Planet WebQuest Activity
Students will investigate the planets in our solar system using this NO PREP solar system WebQuest activity. NASA's Solar System Exploration page provides an easy to use tool for student learning. Students will complete a list of important facts about each planet, plus have room to add additional interesting facts. Included in this print and go product are directions for the activity, links to the NASA webpage, color and black & white versions of the worksheet for easy printing, as well as
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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