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Free engineering resources for Easel
FREE STEM Activity: Paper Chain STEM Challenge
Integrate STEM in your classroom with this FREE STEM Challenge! Begin building community in your classroom while introducing STEM. This activity helps students develop critical thinking and engineering skills. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).Includes:Instructions for The Paper Chain ChallengePlanning and Reflection PagesSTE
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Grades:
K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Team Building STEM Challenges Bundle
STEM Activity Challenge Marshmallow Catapult 3rd-5th grade
STEM Project for Third, fourth and Fifth grades.In this activity students will work in groups to create a catapult from popsicle sticks. They will modify their catapult in order to produce the best launch possible. Kids will have a great time launching mini marshmallows across the room while learning about potential and kinetic energy.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Upper Elementary)
FREE STEM Activity Rosie Revere Engineer Flying Machine Challenge
FREE STEM Challenge! Integrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom!Engage students with a real world STEM activity where they learn about how engineering works. Students design, build, and test their own flying machine to glide Rosie down a zip line.The Engineering Design Process:In this STEM activity, students follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Connect to a Read Aloud: Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea BeatyThis STEM Project
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
STEM Activity Challenge Hoop Glider Competition 3rd-5th grade
STEM Project for Third, fourth and Fifth grades.This activity challenges students to build a glider that will glide as far as possible. Working in groups, students will cut and tape various hoops to their straw. They will experiment with hoops of different sizes, positioning, and throwing styles. ***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet), grad
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Upper Elementary)
STEM Activity Challenge Jumping Bugs K-2nd Grade
STEM Elementary Classroom ProjectThis activity involves putting an effervescent tablet inside a film canister with a little bit of water. As gas is produced, pressure will build in the film canister causing the cap to pop off. Students will color and tape a bug* of their choice to the bottom of the film canister and see how high their bug can go!!! The students can experiment with the amount of tablet and water to see what works best. *Bug illustrations are also included! This STEM Activity Cha
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Elementary)
Free STEM Challenge: Basketball Tower
This is a STEM Challenge perfect for the basketball madness of March, but it can also be used all year! Students must use only newspaper and masking tape to create a tower than will support a basketball. Excellent science inquiry lesson. Get your students building things! My goal with this resource is to make STEM as easy to implement as possible!Included:Graphic Organizer (with and without guiding questions)Rubric Picture ExamplesExtension MenuDetailed Notes to TeacherMaterials Required:newspap
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3rd - 5th
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Fairy Tale STEM--Jack and the Parachute
This is a building and engineering projects based on Jack and the Beanstalk. Students will construct a parachute to help Jack escape the giant using everyday household and classroom items to complete this project. This activity is designed to encourage critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills, as well as, problem solving and teamwork.
Materials Needed: various paper products (coffee filters, newspaper, tissue paper, etc…); various types of string (yarn, thread, dental floss, etc…); a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle (Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhymes, Seasonal STEM)
STEM Engineering Project: Building a Gumdrop Tower (Elementary)
STEM Elementary Engineering Project {Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade}In this S.T.E.M. lab, students will work in groups to create a tower from toothpicks and gumdrops (or Dots). They will discover challenges and setbacks as their structure gets taller. Their goal will be to have a tower that can support its own weight and be as tall as possible!***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges for the Whole Year! (Elementary)
Engineering Design Process Rubric for Middle School STEM and Science
Assessing STEM challenges can be difficult... This resource will make grading projects simple! You can use this engineering design process rubric with any engineering design STEM challenge. With two different versions of the rubric and digital and printable options, you can choose the rubric that best fits your classroom needs.Looking for STEM Challenges to engage and challenge your students? Click here to save!This rubric can help you assess the ETS Strand of NGSS, the Science and Engineering P
Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Winter STEM Activities for Middle School
STEM Activity Challenge - String Telephone (Elementary)
STEM Elementary School Classroom ProjectIn this activity, students will work in groups to connect two plastic cups with a piece of string. They will talk to their group members on the opposite side of the classroom with it. Students will learn about sound and the vibrations that are needed for sound to occur!This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet), grading rubrics, a demonstration video for the teacher, a materials needed sheet, and the rela
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Elementary)
Back to School STEM Activities Task Cards + SeeSaw
This resource includes six Back to School STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet and a STEM process poster! *****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM "Back to School" challenges are extremely EASY to set up!! They require only: Straws Disposable CupsPaperMarkers/CrayonsOne Backpack20 Tissue Boxes (Back to School Donations!)Scissors, Tape & GlueTesting: Pencils Assortment of Random School SuppliesSix STEM Task Cards:Reading Book RescueSchoolhouse Construct
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Rubric for STEM Team Building | Group Work Rubric
Are your middle school students struggling to work effectively in groups? This teamwork rubric will help you teach your students to be good group members and reflect on their own teamwork performance. Improve student collaboration and classroom management in your next STEM design challenge with this teamwork assessment!Are you looking for more resources to support group work in your STEM classroom? Check out this complete lesson on STEM group roles!Use this rubric to give teacher or peer feedbac
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Not Grade Specific
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STEM Activity Challenge Levitating ping pong ball 6th - 8th grade
STEM Middle School Classroom ProjectStudents will work in groups to discover the phenomenon that occurs when a ping pong ball is placed above a straw and air is blown through the straw. Most people would expect the ping-pong ball to fly up and off to the side—but it doesn't. Due to Bernoulli's Principle, the ball will hover in the air above the straw. This project can end with a demonstration using a shop-vac or hairdryer with a ping-pong ball that will produce the same interesting results.***If
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Middle School)
STEM Activity Challenge - Lava Lamps (Middle School)
STEM Middle School Classroom ProjectIn this S.T.E.M lab, students will work in groups to make a lava lamp from a water bottle. After filling the water bottle with oil, water, and food coloring, students will drop some effervescent tablets in and watch their creation come to life! This is a quite simple project for middle schoolers, but it's lots of fun.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes te
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Middle School)
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces Notes
This is a note sheet on balanced and unbalanced forces. Students can fill in the information using teacher made slideshows or direct teaching. I have included a blank copy and a teacher sheet with answers. The information aligns with South Carolina Science standards for 5th grade.
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4th - 6th
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FREE Summer STEM Activities
Summer STEM Box Challenges Send your students off for the summer with 10 different STEM activities to try at home!! This printable packet includes:• STEM Engineering Process Page / Poster• Parent Instructions (How to put together a "Summer STEM Box”) • Suggested Materials• 10 STEM Challenge Cards• Planning sheet• Reflection SheetThis is FREE!!! Try it out and let me know what you think! :-)And by the way….if you’re in the market for some great STEM labs…....please check out my store for tons of
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K - 2nd
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STEM Wars Activity - Levitate a Sphere
This fun “STEM WARS” (not STAR WARS) :) themed STEM Training Mission activity will challenge your student’s ability to use “The Force”. They will use The Force to get their STEM Ball (AKA Ping Pong Ball) to levitate. In doing this, they will discover the phenomenon that occurs when a ping pong ball is placed above a straw and air is blown through the straw. Most people would expect the ping-pong ball to fly up and off to the side—but it doesn't. Due to Bernoulli's Principle, the ball will hover
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Grades:
1st - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Wars: Five Training Missions Bundle May the 4th
Cinco De Mayo STEAM Activities Task Cards + SeeSaw
This resource includes six Cinco De Mayo themed STEAM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet and a STEAM process poster! *****Buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM Easter activities are extremely EASY to set up!! They require only: PaperPlay-doughPopsicle SticksPipe CleanersBaking Soda & VinegarWatertight BinPaper Cups & Plates (Yellow)Scissors, Tape and GlueBeansOPTIONAL: Pom-Pom Balls, Markers,Craft Paint, BrushesSTEM task cards are perfect for early finishers, maker
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
STEM Activity Challenge: Popcorn Huff and Puff (Middle School)
STEM Project for Middle School—6th, 7th, and 8th grades.Working in teams, students will attempt to blow a piece of popcorn into an "empty" 2-liter bottle. To their surprise, they will find that it doesn't work. Students will discuss this phenomenon with their team and attempt to explain it. Students will discover that the bottle is actually full...full of air! They will then brainstorm modifications that may allow the popcorn to be blown into the bottle.***If you are interested in a differentiat
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Middle School)
STEM Activity Challenge Self Inflating Balloons (Middle School)
STEM Project for Middle School—6th, 7th, and 8th grades.In this activity, students will work in groups to load three different balloons with different amounts of baking soda and fill three bottles with vinegar. When the balloons are inverted and the baking soda drops into the vinegar, students will make observations as the balloons self-inflate.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher ins
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Middle School)
STEM Activity Challenge Levitating Spider (Upper Elementary)
STEM Project for Third, fourth, and Fifth grades.Working in groups, students will explore static electricity. By charging a balloon and a “spider” (made using a plastic grocery bag), students will work together to build up enough charge to cause their spider to “levitate”.For a list of materials, please click here! This link will take you to a pdf file on Google Drive. Please scroll down to find the materials list for this activity. This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, stu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Upper Elementary)
S.T.E.M. Engineering Challenge Mystery Box SAMPLE Earth Day
Mystery Box Design Challenge is an engaging way to integrate engineering challenges into your classroom. Students select a random design challenge related to the Earth. Students build a prototype out of only the materials available in their mystery box. Students write a paragraph about explaining the problem and how their design solves the problem. The challenges can take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour.Included in this FREE Resource:- 5 Ready-to-use Earth Day themed design problems for
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4th - 7th
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Makerspace STEM: Story of Snow | Winter Close Read, Challenge, & Lesson Plan
Winter Makerspace STEM mini-lessons and maxi lessons using the story The Story of Snow is a wonderful way to teach and reinforce informational text comprehension standards- asking and answering questions, main idea, text features, vocabulary, visuals, and author's purpose, while also focusing on STEM (states of matter) and Makerspace. Lesson plans are included for 5 days or more if you choose all standards to cover. {This resource is also Easel ready.}Grab ANOTHER FREE WEEK here.Makerspace with
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-ESS3-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-3
The Mars Colony Experiment - Reading
Looking for an extension activity for your ecology unit with connections to engineering and sustainability? Do you need a straightforward activity that students can complete without too much teacher assistance? This case study of the Phoenix Biosphere is the perfect activity for you!Who is this resource for?This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and parents of students in grades 6-9. It comprehensively covers the topics mentioned, and provides opportunities for student response
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT
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