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BrushBot Engineering: Investigating the Engineering Design Process
I look forward to teaching students about the Engineering Design Process through the building of BrushBots every year. Brushbots are robots students make using toothbrush heads, DC mini motors with leads, AA batteries, a battery pack with leads, and art materials of their choice. If you are looking for a way to engage your students while teaching the the EDP, this is the unit for you. Each student learns about EDP while going through all of the steps to build their own unique BrushBot. During th
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4th - 8th
Magnetic force: magnetism and magnets. Levitation PowerPoint STEM lab activity
Experience the captivating world of magnetic forces with our magnetic levitation research kit. Delve into the phenomenon of magnetic levitation as you explore the intricacies of force interaction. This comprehensive resource provides a detailed phenomenology of magnetic force, offering students a hands-on learning experience like no other. The slides:Assembly with photosClear force diagramsProcedure with photosOscillations graphGoal:Determine the correlation between mass on cork top and levitati
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Scientific Method and Cycles in Nature Problem Based Performance Task
For this problem based performance task, students practice being biologists as they use the scientific method to solve a problem. Other prominent concepts encountered are: interdependency among organisms within ecosystems, dependence of organisms on nonliving factors in an ecosystem, water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles,effects of human activity on ecosystems,environmental issues, and characteristics and needs of organisms.
As the second half (the first half can be found free on this site!) of a
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7th - 11th
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Law and Order: Better Writing Unit- Proofreading Unit
In the Miami-Dade School District, certain writing errors are considered especially heinous. In Ms. Cher’s classroom, the dedicated students who investigate and repair these insidious literary felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Better Writing Unit. These are their stories.This proofreading lesson kit includes project description, a list of common writing style errors ("Ms. Cher's Pet Peeves"), and 4 sample essays containing these errors and errors in formal voice, grammar and ho
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mayflower Engineering Challenge
Students will learn will investigate the engineering design process as they learn about the Mayflower, buoyancy, and how sails on a boat work. Students will plan, design, and create a boat to meet specific requirements, while staying on budget. Students will love learning interesting historical information as they are challenged to meet this FUN STEM challenge. I have included a PowerPoint presentation that has been converted to a PDF providing Mayflower information including historical and desi
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3rd - 6th
Hovercrafts
In this lesson, students will learn about the history of hovercrafts and how they work from a PowerPoint presentation that has been converted to a PDF. This is a great lesson to incorporate discussions on Potential and Kinetic energy. Students will go through the engineering design process to build and test models of hovercrafts using the supplies provided by the teacher. They should make a couple of models to be able to observe and discuss what they are noticing. This is a great Montessori less
Grades:
3rd - 6th
PEEL Writing (Essays & Paragraphs)
I put this Lesson together as this method of teaching paragraph and essay writing is the IN thing these days. The lesson should take about 30 minutes if that.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Physical Change: Making and Analyzing Ice Candles
This activity takes students through the process of making ice candles. It allows for analysis of the physical changes of ice and wax. It provides the students with the opportunity to write about their experience.
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4th - 12th
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Magic Science: A Class Performance
This activity demonstrates the excitement of science! Students will learn science based magic tricks to put on a show for an audience, such as their peers in another class or their parents. This resource can be a fun end of year activity. It could also be part of an afterschool enrichment program, gifted and talented program, or summer science club, When done effectively, this resource is a great tool to enhance parent relationships and develop student leadership skills.
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2nd - 7th
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Scientific Method Sheet
Scientific Method Sheet / Lists All Steps in Order with Definitions and Provides Adequate Writing Space for ELD & Non ELD Students. Primarily Used for a Group Setting When a Science Experiment is Being Conducted! :) Worksheet Should be used Before, During, & After Experiment, As Well As Projected Throughout Experiment for Student Recollection of Procedure. Also, for Advance Learners: on Backside is Scientific Variable Factors with Definitions & Student Input, Depending on Experim
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3rd - 6th
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