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Engineering Common Core 7.EE.B.3 resources
STEM Space Moon Crater Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
Can your team of astronauts work together to land a rover in the center of a crater on the Moon? This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of motion to place a ball in a cup at the center of a 6 foot diameter circle without entering the circle. This challenge represents placing a NASA rover into the middle of the Apollo lunar crater for expl
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
STEM Sailboat Challenge Math & Engineering Activity
STEM Sailboat Engineering Activity Description Updated to include an editable STEM journals, instructional video, and teacher slides!The Sailboat STEM activity is a great way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Many are familiar with the boat buoyancy challenge, and this takes it one step further by adding a sail! Now students must build a boat to hold a specific weight as well as incorporate aerodynamic principals to make it move. This hands
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
 ...
Also included in:Â Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
STEM Drag Device Parachute Challenge (Engineering Design Activity)
Drag Device STEM Parachute Activity Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of gravity and air resistance to design a drag device to slow down a payload. This challenge uses a ping pong ball to represent a rover landing on Mars. The rover must remain inside an uncovered cup during drop and impact testing. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-wo
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
 ...
Also included in:Â Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Volcano Shelter STEM Challenge
Volcano Shelter STEM ChallengeYour students will have a blast working in teams to build a shelter that can survive a volcanic eruption! This product is complete with detailed instructions, hand-outs, and extension activities for a quality STEM challenge to be used in the classroom or afterschool. The activity guides your students through the engineering design process and connects math topics to real-world applications. Our students have loved this activity, and we know yours will too! This enga
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
 ...
Also included in:Â Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Halloween STEM Activity: Candy Grabber STEM Activity
Fall or Halloween STEM Activity - updated with digital STEM journals and teacher slides!**Note: this challenge is identical to the Valentine's Day Candy Grabber Challenge but with a Halloween and fall theme!**This engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Halloween project! Note: the word "Halloween" is not in the product - the pages are in black and orange with a candy graphic. Students will work in teams to design and build a device that uses the power of levers to
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Bridge Engineering STEM Challenge - Women in STEM History Activity (Digital)
This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and explore compression and tension forces in bridges while building their own bridge! This challenge also highlights Emily Roebling, the first woman field engineer who was instrumental in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. History, science, engineering, literature (optional), and math-- it is all included along with
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Also included in:Â Women in STEM History Engineering Challenges Bundle
Bird Nest STEM Challenge (Biomimicry Engineering Activity)
Bird Nest Engineering Design Challenge Students will dive into the engineering design process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a nest to safely catch a falling egg. A follow-up activity teaches biomimicry by relating what was learned in building a bird nest and applying it to designing a landing pad for a space capsule. As a student-driven assignment, the purpose of the teacher is to act as a facilitator. You will provide the structure to the project, but students will take an active r
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Botany STEM Challenge - Plant Anatomy & Engineering Women's History Activity
Perfect for Earth Day! In this extensive Botany STEM Challenge, students create window greenhouses and observe plant growth. Then they use the engineering design process to build a plant transportation device to safely carry their saplings home! This challenge also highlights Katherine Esau, a pioneer in Botany. History, science, engineering, and math-- it is all included along with teacher instructions and student handouts. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning,
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Grades:
1st - 7th
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Also included in:Â Women in STEM History Engineering Challenges Bundle
Ultraviolet Light Shelter STEM Challenge (Solar Space Science & Engineering)
Ultraviolet Light Shelter Engineering Design Challenge: Updated with digital journals! Students are on a mission to protect an astronaut from ultraviolet light over-exposure in this engaging STEM challenge. Using UV-sensitive beads, students explore how different materials absorb UV light and use the engineering design process to build a UV-safe shelter. This design challenge allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect science topics to real-world applicat
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
STEM Valentine's Day Challenge: Candy Grabber Math & Engineering
Valentine's Day STEM ActivityThis engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Valentine's Day challenge! Students will design and build a device that uses the power of levers to pick up candy from a distance. Included teacher instruction slides and printed or digital student journals. **Note: this challenge is identical to the Fall Halloween Candy Grabber Challenge but with a Valentine's Day theme!Supports Distance Learning: Editable Google Slides for a digital STEM Jo
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Start the year with our most popular fall STEM challenges! These STEM activities are great for back to school, celebrating the fall season, and connecting to Halloween and Thanksgiving themes! 5 Halloween Themed Engineering ChallengesSpider Parachute Halloween Engineering Challenge: Design a parachute to save a spider! This is a fun Halloween STEM activity that your students will love with a version for distance learning!Haunted House Paper Circuit Halloween STEM Activity: What’s more spooktacku
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
Thanksgiving Turkey Nest Challenge Engineering Activity
Thanksgiving Turkey Nest STEM ChallengeStudents will practice the Engineering Design Process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a turkey nest to safely catch a falling egg. A fun twist on the classic egg-drop challenge, this activity is an exciting way to foster critical thinking and team-building skills! An included bonus activity adds an additional theoretical design challenge and writing topic. Students must brainstorm and design a device to protect the newly laid turkey eggs from pre
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
 ...
Also included in:Â Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Spider Parachute Halloween STEM Activity
Design a parachute to save a spider! This is a fun Halloween STEM activity that your students will love with a version for distance learning! When some spiders are born, they make parachutes out of their silk in order to safely drop from their mother’s web. They release a few strands of silk that form a triangular-shaped parachute that catches the breeze and lifts them in the air! But in our challenge today, one of the baby spiders is unable to deploy their parachute and needs your help to get d
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
 ...
Also included in:Â Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Fall/ Halloween Pumpkin Volcano Shelter STEM Challenge
Your students will have a blast working in teams to build a shelter that can survive a volcanic eruption from a pumpkin! The activity guides your students through the engineering design process and connects math topics to real-world applications. Our students have loved this activity, and we know yours will too! **Note: this product is the same challenge as our Volcano Shelter STEM Challenge, but with a Fall/ Halloween theme!**This engaging, student-driven activity includes an optional simulated
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
Also included in:Â Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Save the Polar Bears! Winter STEM Challenge
Save the Polar Bears: Sailboat Winter STEM Engineering Design Challenge with Math Extensions Includes an editable STEM journals, teacher slides, and instructional video.A family of polar bears need your help! Due to climate change, their sea ice home is melting, and we need to move the family to a new location. Use the engineering design process to design and build a boat to carry the polar bears to a new home. The Sailboat STEM activity is a great way to incorporate the engineering design proce
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
 ...
Programming LEGO Mindstorms EV3: On For Rotations
This Mindstorms EV3 video tutorial is designed to teach students the On For Rotations mode to use with the Lego Mindstorm EV3 robots. This product includes over 9 minutes of step-by-step instruction to program robots and 5 minutes of comprehension questions with detailed answers. This unit is perfect for Homeschool set-ups, Substitute Days, or as part of a robotics program. Includes lesson plan, comprehension questions, handouts, and videos. Enough material for 3 class sessions. Be sure to ch
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Resources to use with LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Programming LEGO Mindstorms EV3: On For Seconds
This Mindstorms EV3 video tutorial is designed to teach students the On For Seconds mode to use with the Lego Mindstorm EV3 robots. This product includes 9 1/2 minutes of step-by-step instruction to program robots. This unit is perfect for homeschool, Substitute Days, or as part of a robotics program. Includes lesson plan, comprehension questions, handouts, and video. Enough material for 3 class sessions. Be sure to check out the related lessons in EV3 Mindstorms On For Rotations in my store:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Resources to use with LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Race 1 for the Mindstorm EV3 Robot: Speed
This Mindstorms EV3 unit is designed for students to apply programming concepts for a fun and competitive activity. Three different races will challenge students to think about other aspects of EV3 programming and strategize with their team to find solutions to meet the challenges.Included with this unit is Video presentation of each race, handouts to guide student preparation, Lesson Plans to guide sequence and timing of unit (requires 9 or more sessions).This unit requires simple programming,
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Resources to use with LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Races for the Mindstorms EV3 Robot Race 2: Snail Race
This Mindstorms EV3 task is part of a unit of three types of races designed for students to apply programming concepts for a fun and competitive activity. Different races will challenge students to think about other aspects of EV3 programming and strategize with their team to find solutions to meet the challenges.Included with this unit is Video presentation of the Snail race, handouts to guide student preparation, and Lesson Plans to guide sequence and timing of unit (requires 3 or more sessio
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Resources to use with LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Races for the Mindstorms EV3 Robot Race 3: Enduro Race
This Mindstorms EV3 unit is designed for students to apply programming concepts for a fun and competitive activity. Changing the nature of the race will challenge students to think about other aspects of EV3 programming and strategize with their team to find solutions to meet the challenges.Included with this unit is Video presentation of the Enduro race, handouts to guide student preparation, and Lesson Plans to guide sequence and timing of unit (requires 3 or more sessions).This unit requires
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Resources to use with LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Math Project-Create a Game
Watch your students enjoy creating and playing their own mathematically-based games! This can be an independent or group project. Adjustments can easily be made for differentiation, ENL, and/or Special Needs students.
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Not Grade Specific
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