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Middle school engineering elective course proposals for Montessori
Types of Bridges - Information, Photographs & Control Chart
Types of Bridges - Identify, sort, and classify 6 types of bridges. Check the classification using the control chart.This set includes the following types of bridges: beam, truss, suspension, arch, cable-stayed, and cantilever. Includes:6 information cards18 photo cards (3 per bridge type)1 control chartPhotos cards are approx. 5"x4" and print 2 per page.
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3rd - 6th
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Paper Roller Coasters
Paper roller coasters is sure to be a project students will love! It is an engineering project that requires collaboration, problem solving, exact measurement, and a knowledge of physics. Students will explore and put to test Newton's Laws of motion while building their vertical paper roller coaster made out of card stock, tape, and a foam board for the base. You will be amazed at your students creativity in designing and problem solving. I love how cost efficient this STEM project is, using onl
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5th - 9th
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FRANCE Activity Book: Hands-on Activities, Experiments, Models & Culture Studies
Learn about the country of France by identifying major landmarks, cities and other geographical locations. Create detailed 3D paper models of the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe, with step-by-step instructions and paper pieces. Examine the architecture of France by making a Notre Dame themed suncatcher, experimenting with reflection based on Versailles and matching unique gargoyles. Follow the history of France, identifying major historical events and discover incredible inventions such as a th
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Grades:
K - 6th
STEM challenge – Gameboy Project with Templates & Visual Guide
Great hands-on unit for students grades 3 – 6. Building Level: Intermediate - Advance Students will put themselves into the perspective of a Gaming Engineer, design, measure, and build their own Game Boy console. This bundle includes 3 lesson plans, colorful flashcards, a Gameboy Classic template, and project instructions with a visual guide. What's Included:3 Full Lesson Plans with teacher’s notes and background information.Vocabulary flashcardsMaterials ListGame Boy Console Template (both co
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3rd - 6th
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Ball Drop Challenge
Introducing our dynamic, NGSS Supporting, lesson plan: "Building Blocks Engineering Challenge - Ball Drop!" Engage your students in an immersive exploration of engineering principles through hands-on experimentation with building blocks.In this captivating lesson, students will delve into the heart of the engineering design process by tackling a challenge: safeguarding a delicate marble from the impact of a drop. Armed with their ingenuity and problem-solving skills, students will brainstorm, pr
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K - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
Intro to VEX VR | Coding | Robotics | Bundle | Elementary | Middle School
Calling all the new Robotics / STEM Teachers / VEX Coaches / Coding / Computer Science teachers! This is an introductory course into VEX VR Coding similar to the ones provided by VEX Education but with all the lecture notes, lesson plans and exercises in the same place. This VEX Coding bundle is currently one of our best sellers! The objective is to get middle school and high school students into coding, engineering and robotics through the engaging ecosystem of VEX. The course is structured
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Bridge Bundle: Create Weight-Bearing,Fixed, Movable and Truss Bridges with Paper
Explore the physics and design of bridge building with just paper, tape and scissors! The Bridge Bundle includes 4 project guides, 3 student worksheets, 7 Technique pages and 2 Reference pages for use with K-12 students. The 28-page Bundle includes the Weight-Bearing Bridge Experiment, an introductory activity that introduces paper as a strong building material. The Bundle also includes three open-ended project guides that focus on different approaches to creating fixed, movable (including drawb
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-ESS3-1
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End of School Year S.T.E.M. Challenges / Summer STEM
10 summer-themed S.T.E.M. challenges for the end of the school year. Includes reflection questions that can be discussed or written at the end of each challenge. Available in 2 sizes so they can be either projected on the board or printed off and used as task cards.Each challenge can be completed using common items found at school and/or home.Easily adaptable to suit a wide range of ages and skill-sets.Fun and engaging to keep students learning right up until the last day of school!
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2nd - 10th
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ELECTRONICS DISCOVERY WORKSHOP- Pkt #01- "The RESISTOR CHALLENGE" Montessori
Add more excitement to your STEM program. This "RESISTOR CHALLENGE" is designed using the Montessori Method of education that is based on self-directed activity and hands-on learning. Great item to inspire STEM students and future Technicians, Engineers, and Scientists. Every activity is thoughtfully chosen to encourage exploration, independent thinking, and problem-solving. This activity is designed to be used by students who, after completing it, return it to the shelf ready for others to u
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
CANADA North America Geography Landmarks, Provinces, Cities, Map Continent
Learn about Canada in this interactive Geography bundle - Included are the continent, country and states maps to learn major landmarks, cities, regions and where this beautiful country is on the North American continent. Attach to pins for visual pinning work. So many fun ways to learn!Includes ten (10) pages of resources, sized 8.5 X 11 inches. *Also included in the Canada Activity Book.
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K - 6th
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Low Prep - Easy STEM End-of-Year Activity - Engineering & Building - Marshmallow
The Marshmallow STEM Tallest Tower Challenge is a fun and engaging activity that combines principles of engineering, problem-solving, and creativity. In this challenge, participants are given a set of materials consisting of 20 pieces of dry spaghetti and one large marshmallow. The objective is to construct the tallest tower possible using only these items while following the engineering process.Here's a detailed description of the activity:Materials: Gather all the necessary materials, includin
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PreK - 12th
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Marshmallow Bridge Project - STEM / Pre-Algebra / Algebra 1 PBL!
An excellent STEM project to explore equations and inequalities, while also using creativity and engineering! Student develop and plan a marshmallow bridge, purchase materials from you using an imaginary budget, and then construct it over the next couple of days. At the end, the students create a poster of their design and thinking.It's an extremely fun project and the students really enjoy the hands on approach to working with money and mathematics.Materials to provide are small marshmallows an
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7th - 10th
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STEM challenge flashcards | provocations | stem bins -maker space REGGIO INSPIRD
Our NEW RANGE of #stemchallenge flashcards are ONE OF A KIND They are created around wildschool and the reggio philosophy. Our invitations to MAKE and CREATE cards are unique in a way that promotes and encourages children to be creative and resourceful. They encourage kids to challenge themselves artistically.This full pack contains a total of 52 flashcards.-23 create cards-29 make cardsWe have designed these cards to be set up as stem invitations for children to either come:MAKE - ( these cards
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Also included in: WHOLE SHOP BUNDLE DEAL- reggio emillia, montessori , nature school
Romeo and Juliet- Hexagonal Thinking Activity
Developed by curriculum designer Betsy Potash, hexagonal thinking is an activity designed to get kids thinking critically, making novel connections, debating, and providing evidence to support their reasoning—by visually connecting a series of ideas written on paper or digital hexagons around a theme.
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7th - 12th
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Interactive Stage STEAM Learning Platform
INTRODUCING The Interactive Stage, a STEM platform that appeals to a child's natural sense of play. It engages imagination and creativity while encouraging STEM and inquiry-based learning. The Interactive Stage consists of a physical stage and devices to control lighting and movement of objects for children to create a puppet show. There are several ways to play. Children can bring the stage to life by 1. personally designing and creating sets and characters for the stage, 2. using their own fav
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Constructing Time A Hands-on Tech Project on Building Sundials and Water Clocks
Middle school students work with their hands deconstructing and constructing time-pieces from ancient time to today. This activity is a part of a bundle: “Ancient Time Bundle”. In this practical work project, students will learn how timepieces are made through the process of deconstruction and reconstruction. Moreover, this guided activity will allow them to build and calibrate their chosen time-telling device, to customize each clock depending on their design and function, and to deeply underst
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: STEAM Project on the History of Time
Bridge Engineering Unit
Use hands-on collaborative labs, vocabulary, and three-part cards to learn about types of bridges, tension, compression, loads, dissipation, buckling, and more. Great way to experience the engineering design process and have a rich STEAM experience. This comprehensive set of materials can be used as a complete unit or broken into separate activities. Includes two and three part term, image, and definition cards, vocabulary, two hands-on labs, and supplemental handouts. Can be used over a period
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robotics & Natural Disaster Relief Project
This document includes everything you would need for a big unit on Robotics/ Artificial Intelligence and hurricane relief efforts. I use the LEGO Mindstorms Ev3 kits but this project could work with any robotics kit. Included in this packet is:1 - Guides for designing the hurricane relief zone using butcher paper and common household materials.2 - A planning sheet for the design of the relief zone.3 - A description of each of the robotics challenges (Ex: students will fix a washed out bridge).
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Grades:
4th - 9th
STEAM curriculum
This is a supplemental curriculum for STEAM for grades 3-6. With two activities a week for nine weeks you will be amazed with what activities your students will learn. Each lesson takes as little as 45 minutes but can be made to take longer depending on the questioning, way you present the project, if you do gradual release of learning, and length of time given to do the projects.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Timeline of Architecture - Three/Four Part Cards
This PDF can be used to make a set of three/four part cards that can teach children about the different periods of Architectural Styles and when they occurred. Each period has a control card (word and picture), a word card, a picture card, and an information card. Periods included are: Neolithic, Greek, Roman, Gothic, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Brutalism, Modernism, and Postmodernism. These cards are a wonderful way to get kids exited about architecture, to inspire creativity, t
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3rd - 8th
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Robotics and Natural Disaster Recovery Project
This document includes everything you would need for a big unit on Robotics/ Artificial Intelligence and hurricane relief efforts. I use the LEGO Mindstorms Ev3 kits but this project could work with any robotics kit. Included in this packet is:1 - Guides for designing the hurricane relief zone using butcher paper and common household materials.2 - A planning sheet for the design of the relief zone.3 - A description of each of the robotics challenges (Ex: students will fix a washed out bridge).
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Grades:
4th - 9th
STEM at Home Bingo Board Outside Edition
When learning has to be distant or you might want some extra challenges. Here are 25 simple STEM activities to do outside. See if you can get five across or be a grand master and finish the whole board. Students will have fun completing these challenges. Now includes a link to google slide, make a copy to use and modify however you want!
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Grades:
1st - 6th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
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Design Thinking Projects: Cell Phone Development. STEM/Engineering/Art/Business
Lesson #4 in our Industrial Design series is Cell Phone Development.Industrial Designers are hidden in every manufacturing-design firm. They keep up with latest trends and work in between the Sales and Manufacturing teams developing a breathtaking design, while using existing tooling and material available.Everyone has a cell phone and the styles vary greatly from user to user. Fit and functionality is a priority for some while others prefer to use a stylish eye catching device. Learning concept
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Valentine's Day Catapults
Valentine's Day catapults is an awesome hands-on engineering project that can be used in February. Students will learn about simple machines, specifically levers as they explore, design, and test their Valentine's day catapult. Students will also be given opportunities to modify their design and test for both distance, accuracy, and power. During this investigation students will learn about Newton's 1st Law of Motion and the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. Many math connection
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2nd - 7th
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