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Middle school robotics tools for common cores for GATE
Coding with ROBOTS ⭐ Mazes Tracks STEM Robotics Hour of Code Dash Sphero Finch
"This is my absolute favorite robot resource. Students loved to make their own maze and try to get their Sphero through it. It was wonderful for kids to work on teamwork and problem-solving skills.""In one word, "WOW!" My students are obsessed with this product!"Tired of taping mazes all over your floors? Not sure what to do with your class set of robots? Save the tape for STEM challenges and use these coding maze cards instead. Use your robots like Dash, Cue, Sphero, BeeBot, Finch, and Code and
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K - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place
Social Media, Digital Citizenship, & the Internet Depth & Complexity Bundle
Teach your students how to be digital citizens using the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This bundle offers Depth & Complexity frames, thought provoking games, and engaging activities all about social media, digital citizenship, and the internet! Students will have the chance to write, collaborate with others, share opinions, create a website and blog about it (on paper), and participate in many other activities.
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in
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2nd - 8th
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Depth of Knowledge and Learning Icons - Digging Deep - Critical Thinking Skills
These focus wall resources are designed to be engaging and meaningful. Help your kiddos reach for deep knowledge and content mastery using a variety of critical, complex thinking skills.Digging Deep Learning Practices assist students in engaging in critical thinking and developing meaningful understanding of concepts.This resource contains both large and small posters as well as “quick cards” that can be displayed on focus walls, resource walls, or simply during specific lessons.Encourage your s
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K - 6th
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Robot Activites ⚙️ Robotics Challenges ⚙️ for Hour of Code Dash Sphero Finch
Take your robotics class to the next level! Maybe you have robots for your class, but you aren't sure what exactly to DO with them? Try a variety of leveled activities, challenges, and games! This robotics resource has beginning to intermediate coding activities for programmable robots that drive/move.✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher instructions to explain the tasks and provide background information about the challenges (6 pages).12 Main Tasks (differentiated with 2 levels, 24+ pages for tasks), als
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for K-5 Elementary ⚙️ Year Long Bundle ⚙️
Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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A Literature Unit for Patricia Polacco's Junkyard Wonders
This unit was made to go Patricia Polacco's book The Junkyard Wonders. Included are 18 pages of activities to challenges your students to think more deeply about the story. The unit was created with the 4th and 5th grade Common Core Standards in mind. Topics explored are theme, setting, character traits, visualizing, and many more. Writing assignments and a project idea are also included. The themes in this book would also be perfect to explore with a gifted class. Email me at ideabackpack@
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3rd - 6th
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Sphero Maze Challenge Card Set
Looking for an exciting and engaging STEM challenge for your classroom? Look no further than this fantastic resource that guides students through the process of creating a maze and programming a Sphero robotics ball to complete it. This card set includes step-by-step instructions and criteria that students must follow to design a maze that meets certain constraints. The SpheroEdu app is used to program the ball and navigate it through the maze.This comprehensive set also includes an additional "
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2nd - 12th
Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
Simon Says Sphero Challenge Card Set Robotics
Practice your Sphero action basics with this fun Simon Says Sphero activity card set.This product has been modified to include full page slides of every card to use for projection.
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
Sphero Basics: Movement Card Set
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.
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
Differentiated Instruction CCSS STEM Choice Boards & Extension Menus K-8
Teachers, meeting the needs of all learners through differentiated instruction is more important now than it ever was. With the transition to the Common Core, more English language learners, and differing learning styles and abilities makes it pertinent for teachers to offer activities that appeal to each and every student. This is a collection of choice boards, extension menus, and Think-Tac-Toe boards for all grade levels and content areas. These will allow you to reach all students, ensure th
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K - 8th
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LEGO Robotics Starter BUNDLE
LEGO Robotics is a wonderful way to implement Computer Science at your school! Studies show that nationwide, we are experiencing a shortage of Computer Science graduates to fill the large number of today’s jobs that require a CS degree. Included in this product is my LEGO Robotics is the Family Letter and Application, LEGO Robotics Student and Family Contract, and Welcome Letter.Introduce students to this quickly growing field, starting with the Welcome Letter and Application. Send this letter o
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4th - 8th
New SCRATCH based LEGO MindStorm EV3 challenges A w/ Engineering Design Model
MindStorms now run on a new SCRATCH based programming platform! I have improved my popular critical thinking EV3 task cards to better match with the new programming language. While I was updating the challenges, I decided to tie in the engineering design model. This model will guide students through the critical thinking process needed to tackle difficult challenges. Each challenge includes a graphic organizer that gradually releases control to students as they learn to ask themselves: What d
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Arduino Lessons - Student Guidebook with 23 Lessons and 7 Maker Projects
Arduino lessons with easy to follow diagrams, code, and directions meant for beginners and student learners!If you have been wanting to bring Arduino microcontrollers and circuits to your classroom but felt like the learning curve was too steep, this guide will make it possible. Lessons start from the very beginning using clear diagrams and directions. Complete code is included for each new idea, and students are challenged to apply their learning at regular intervals. Interspersed in the les
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7th - 12th
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Error Analysis: Multiplication
Higher Order Thinking Task Cards
Newly update with new graphics: This is a set of critical thinking task cards. Students are required to analyze a traditional algorithm multiplication problem to find the single error. Students are then required to use their math knowledge and vocabulary to describe the problem. Then students write an extended response to help fix the error.
The task cards in this packet can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom: individual work stations, partner/ gro
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4th - 7th
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Multiple Intelligence (MI) PowerPoint (Secondary Version) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Vibrobots: A fun and engaging builder's lab on electronics, art, and robotics
Your students will love designing, building, and testing these inexpensive and creative robots that wiggle their way across their desks. They can compete with them in races and battles and even use them to draw artistic patterns. Using materials purchased from discount stores, each robot can be built and rebuilt for less than $2.00.
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6th - 9th
Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
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7th - 9th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Explanatory Grade 6
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to respond to a question by making a definitive answ
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5th - 7th
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Sphero Basics: Controls Card Set
This card set describes the basic "control" 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.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
Dodecahedron - A 3-D - Novel Study - Book Project - to Fit Any Novel!
This is a student all time favorite of mine over the past 10 years. It is fun, engaging, and makes an absolutely beautiful final project to display.Typically, I do this while reading a class novel to enhance our study of the book (click here to find book specific projects) But this particular project is meant to fit any novel and can be done independently while students read their novel or as a book project after they finish reading.The project is easily differentiated and adapts to all learners
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Dodecahedron - Book Study Bundle - Upper Grades
Simple Machines HEXBUGS: STEM Challenge Card Centers
Simple Machines HEXBUG : STEM Challenge Cards is a great *low prep* resource to review Simple Machines with your students. Works great as a center activity, lesson extention, or part of a Makerapace. Students LOVE HEXBUGS!In this engaging lesson, students follow 6 HEXBUG Challenge Cards to problem-solve and construct simple machines (such as inclined planes and pulleys) to help their HEXBUG move large tape "boulders". Students create using legos, tape, rulers, string, HEXBUG robots, and, of cour
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2nd - 6th
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EV3 Critical Thinking Robot Task Set A & Teacher Resource Bundle (non-SCRATCH)
Introducing Robots to your students can be intimidating. I know, I was these a few years ago. Yes, there are lots of supports out there but I found most of them either too basic or too overwhelming! Now that I have made it up my own learning curve, I want to share my knowledge with you with the documents I wish I had starting out...***Are you using the new SCRATCH based Lego MindStorm software? If so click here for an updated version: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/New-SCRATCH-base
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2nd - 8th
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STEAM Engineering Design Planning Sheets/Mats: Student Templates for PBL
Use these no-prep student planning sheets/mats for any STEAM Project-Based Learning, Genius Hour, or GATE Extension activity! Printable & Editable/Digital files included! These planning sheets guide students through the Engineering Design Process, providing them with an organized space to write, plan, design, and revise. Students will love the structure and organization these templates provide!These STEAM tools can be used for all learners to develop and encourage higher-level thinking and l
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2nd - 8th
Argumentative Essay Brainstorm Outline - College Prep
Many students have difficulty writing an argumentative essay... and this document is the perfect solution!
It doubles as a brainstorming/outline worksheet, and requires students to provide both evidence to support their claim as well as analysis of the evidence they choose.
Furthermore, it requires one of the most important components of an argumentative essay that students often forget or ignore... counter-argument.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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