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Engineering resources for Microsoft Word and for homeschool
Designing a Roller Coaster using the Law of Conservation of Energy
In this great hands on activity students will need to follow the Law of Conservation of Energy to create blueprints to their own roller coaster. The students will need to calculate the over all mass, height, PE and KE of their roller coaster at various spots long it's path while keeping in mind their linear blueprints must be to scale, in color and very accurate. This document has everything you need to help your students master these skills. All you need to do is help your students bring the
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8th - 12th
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Computer Science Career Exploration Webquest (Career In STEM Explorer)
Computer science is one of the fastest growing industries, with over 1 million new jobs being added annually. Expose your students to lucrative careers in computer science using interactive online career exploration activities with this Computer Science Career Exploration Webquest! In part one students will work to define computer science and explain why computer science is important. In part two students will use Career In STEM® Explorer resources to discover 13 cool computer science careers (3
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-PS4-3
Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3rd 4th Grade Introductory Program - 45+ Hours
Every other teacher in your building probably has a handy curriculum to follow, a set of textbooks as resources . . . so why not you, the Gifted and Talented Teacher?Here is a complete first year GATE program adaptable to 3rd or 4th grades--all tried and tested, Common Core Standards based, and successfully implemented using best practices in gifted education.SEE THE BIG PREVIEW FOR MORE -- 33% off Individual Purchase PricesYou get 263 pages of materials guaranteed to produce 45+ hours of contac
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3rd - 4th
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STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources
In this GATE engineering journey, students will each construct a very cool Ferris wheel prototype as a final product. Along the way, they will examine primary source images, read primary source history, and integrate math, engineering, and economics in a learning process which incorporates best practices in gifted and talented education for 21st Century Learners.
This is a challenging engineering project—teacher guided. I used it for GATE 4th grade; however, my kids are experienced builders.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
SPIES! A GATE Adventure 18+ Contact Hours - Challenging and Engaging!
Your students will ask to stay in from recess for this. It is the most popular unit I've taught in 32 years, and it is packed with challenging critical thinking.We imagine students are training at the school for spies: mini survivor challenges, mini crossbows, a jewel heist, footprint mysteries, memory games, cipher disks, case files, messages hidden in gel caps. This unit is STEM and critical thinking at its coolest and finest, and we’ve thrown in reading, speaking and listening, and a social-
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4th - 7th
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
October Sky video viewing and after activities
The film October Sky (1999) is adapted from "Big Creek Missile Agency" and Rocket Boys: A Memoir, by Homer Hickam Jr. They tell the heart-touching story of growing up in a rural West Virginia mining town in the late 1950’s, and boyhood friends’ pursuit of amateur rocketry. History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. That launch ushered in the start of the space age while the coal industrial declined and the teen
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6th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, HS-ESS3-3
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Also included in: StayGiant Earth Science Bundle: Astronomy (space exploration)
Coding with Star Wars - An Unplugged Unit for Coding
This is a great resource to teach children about coding. You don't need to know how to code to teach coding. Your students will love this hands-on learning activity as they help the characters reach each other.
I have included an easy game board and pieces so students can create their own game. There are endless possibilities.
Tittle Page
What is Coding? An easy explanation.
Vocabulary
Three worksheets
Game Board & Game Pieces
The 12th page is credits.
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K - 3rd
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NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
This NGSS Next Generation Science Standards for Middle School Science Mega Bundle has ALL of my NGSS labs, lessons, bulletin boards, posters, activities, assessments, projects, and other resources combined into one product (most of which have been or are being edited for distance learning) ! It offers over 4 MONTHS of engaging and problem-solving NGSS activities (and even some back-to-school freebies!) It is a growing bundle and you will have access to all future NGSS middle school additions, al
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5th - 9th
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Arctic Dogsled Racing Design Challenge - STEAM for Upper Elementary
Here’s an applied engineering challenge in which—just like in the real world of engineering—a poor design means limited success or even failure.
In the Iditarod Sled Challenge, students apply their background knowledge of physical science and use logic and imagination to construct a miniature sled that will deliver “serum” to Nome, Alaska, just like Balto once did.
Use this challenge in conjunction with your study of the arctic or the Iditarod--or as a stand-alone engineering challenge for the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
Phet Ohm's Law Lab
**Best used on conjunction with Circuits LabMade For Distance Learning:This lab is 1 of aset of 20, which was made to pair with freePhET online simulations, which allow hands on engagement in a distance learning setting. Chromebook and tablet accessible. Simply upload to google classroom. Make a student copy and let students fill in. Answer Key Included (So copy paste in a safe space :) Lab Objectives:HS-PS3-1Students will be able to define voltage, current, and resistance. Students will find th
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9th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-1
Protect a Pringle! Engineering Design Lab
This lab is designed to guide the student through the engineering design process in a really fun and easy way!
Students must work together as a team to create an efficient way to protect a Pringle from a drop of 2 meters. The only materials that are required are a large can or two of Pringles, lots of newspapers, and some type of tape.
Students will follow the eight steps of the engineering design process as they identify the need or problem, develop possible solutions, and build and test
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5th - 8th
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Cells Organelles and the Characteristics of Living Things NGSS MS-LS1-1 MS-LS1-2
Newly updated as digital worksheet resources for home or distance learning, this NGSS for Middle School Science Cells product is a bundle all 5 of my NGSS investigations and lessons involving cell parts and the characteristics of living things! You will address both MS-LS1-1 and MS-LS1-2 in about two weeks time with these LOW PREP lessons, activities, and assessment questions. You will have access to over 47 pages of resources that are sure to engage and challenge your students thinking about ce
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE
Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. We’re not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet!
Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, tr
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3rd - 6th
Earth Science NGSS Bundle Middle School Geology Labs Activities
This NGSS bundle for Middle School Science is a bundle of all of my EARTH science/geology labs, lessons, worksheets, and activities combined into one product at a DISCOUNT! All resources are aligned to the new NGSS standards and are sure to fit perfectly into your earth science or geology units! It offers FIVE WEEKS of lessons and activities! You will have access to over 155 pages of resources that are sure to engage and challenge your students. Note: This is a growing bundle although I cannot g
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Build a Boat! An Engineering Design Lab
If you’re looking for something different to engage your students as the school year is winding to a close, consider this fun and easy engineering design lab! Students must work together as a team to select the appropriate materials and build a boat that will support the weight of 25 pennies for 30 seconds.
Students will follow the eight steps of the engineering design process as they:
1. Identify the problem or need.
2. Research the problem or need.
3. Develop possible solutions.
4. Select th
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5th - 8th
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Trades Careers Webquest and Career Exploration Project (distance learning)
Today's trade industry is rapidly evolving, offering lucrative jobs across all education levels. Expose your students to diverse and good paying careers in skilled trades with this webquest and project featuring interactive online activities to help students 'test drive' a wide array of trades careers! Students will begin with a Trades Careers Webquest including 16 questions covering topics such as what skilled trades are, career exploration and information gathering (salary, summary of career,
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6th - 12th
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Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours
Engaging math and engineering with ramps and toy cars! Your students will go home and share the news about how absolutely cool school seems now. My mathematically gifted 2nd graders were VERY Challenged by this unit, and I would not hesitate to use it for 3rd grade GATE or in 4th grade as an enrichment for the whole class.Schoolhouse Rock Math: We’re using Zero My Hero and 5’s Multiplication to learn multiplication, repeated addition, and patterns to calculate areas of rectangles—a very advance
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
AP Biology BLAST Lab Extension Activity
In this activity, students will analyze the genomes and evolutionary relationships of a variety of species using bioinformatics (specifically the NCBI Database). By utilizing the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) database, students will have access to thousands of genomes. The amount of information available is absolutely astounding!!I have developed a series of steps that will walk students through the process of accessing the spectacular tools of this rich database. This act
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Biology: A Year's Worth of Resources!
STEM Kid Constructions -- Rubber Band Swing Ride
Another STEM unit that is very popular with my students. We teachers are a sneaky sort, though . . . because this unit is packed with challenging critical thinking activities, math, physics, and engineering—even a GATE social-emotional lesson. If you’ve purchased any of my STEM design lessons and units before, you know what to expect. If you have not, please read the reviews!
Use this for your advanced groups, or send students off on an independent investigation.
Level: Extra challenging f
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Digital Treehouse Design Project - MYP Rubrics, IB STEM Tech Distance Learning
The Digital Treehouse Design Project is a perfect project to introduce students to design thinking and a design cycle. This project is geared towards students between 4th and 7th grade, and focuses on using the design cycle - RESEARCH, PLANNING, CREATING, EVALUATING - to create digital treehouses.7-9 Class PeriodsThis project includes:-A full project plan from start to finish-x3 Printable assignments-x4 Printable rubrics-Additional online resources-Extension ideas to further challenge and suppor
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 4-6, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
Engineering Career Exploration Webquest (Career In STEM Explorer)
From computers and cars and everything in between, we are surrounded by engineering. Expose your middle and high school students to lucrative careers in engineering, see the diversity of the profession, and understand that engineering connects to many different career fields. This download and go webquest includes 41 questions (table fill-ins and short answer) about careers in engineering. Students will use the Career In STEM Explorer to find career information (salary, summary of career, requir
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5th - 10th
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STEM Paper Tower Project - 2 to 3 Day Detailed Lesson
Students are going to be tasked with creating a freestanding paper tower. Students may use any items/materials to create the tower, but the tower must be completely made of paper. The tower must be approximately 1 meter high and be able to hold a 2.5 lb. weight. Students will be given a budget for materials to complete this assignment.This project requires students to work together, research various structures, and create a tower than can withstand a specified weight.These plans include:- Detail
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Chemical Engineering Webquest - online STEM activities (distance learning)
What is chemical engineering? How do chemical engineers help people? Explore these questions and many more with this comprehensive chemical engineering Webquest. Purchase includes:24 short answer questions in an editable Word document and GoogleDocembedded links to assist students in locating informationcomprehensive answer keyaccess to online Chemical Engineer career exploration page with virtual job shadow video, career info sheet in English and Spanish, and fun career focused activityPerfect
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6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-3
Manufacturing Career Exploration Webquest (Career In STEM Explorer)
Manufacturing offers a wide array of STEM career opportunities, with nearly 1 million jobs going unfilled each year. Help your students understand what manufacturing is, and expose them to exciting careers in manufacturing with fun interactive digital activities!In part one of this Manufacturing Career Exploration Webquest, students will discover what manufacturing is, why manufacturing is important, and research a manufacturing pioneer. In part two students will choose an object that relates to
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6th - 12th
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