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Free engineering thematic unit plans
STEM Makerspace Activities FREEBIE
Combine thematic units and creative, artistic, outside-the-box thinking in these STEM and STEAM Makerspace activities! They are a great way to incorporate STEM into your core Reading, Math, Science or Social Studies instruction. They come in a variety of sets so that you can differentiate based on your student’s needs. These are open-ended Makerspace lessons, so they are less 'science experiment' and more 'maker'. They are less 'directions, guidelines and lists of materials' and more 'here is th
Grades:
K - 3rd
FREEBIE! Gingerbread Engineering STEM Activity and Extended Response Question
In an effort to incorporate the new Common Core Standards and integrate problem solving, writing, and test-taking strategies into my curriculum I have created theme-based assessments and activities for my Kindergarten class. Assessments are tied to common core science standards and can be used as a modeled or shared writing experience, hands-on experiment or unit assessment.
This set includes:
1 Science Theme-Based Activity
1 Science Extended Response Question
*Both in Color and B/W
Science
Grades:
K - 2nd
Elementary Soil Science (free for a limited time)
This unit on soil science contains a 16-page student section that covers soil components (clay, sand, and silt, loam, humus, soil texture (including the texture triangle), soil horizons, and movement of water through soil. Five discovery labs are embedded within the student hand-out: (1) soil make-up (visual inspection), (2) describing soil (by feel and settling), (3) the ribbon test for clay content (including an adapted method for small hands), (4) separating sand, silt, and clay by sedimenta
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
FREE STEM Activities | Thanksgiving | Minecraft Challenges
**Minecraft Building Ideas for Thanksgiving STEM Activities**Enjoy this FREE sample of building challenges with a Thanksgiving theme. It is a perfect way to engage your students in STEM activities! Building challenges strengthen problem-solving and engineering skills as well as encourage teamwork and persistence. There are a variety of building tasks ranging from easy to complex which allows you to use this resource with children of all ages and abilities. The challenges can be used as part of a
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Not Grade Specific
How to Catch a Dragon STEM (Digital + Printable)
This is a companion to How to Catch a Dragon. Students will build a trap to catch a dragon. There are several other literature extension ideas and different books that I use for the week we focus on Chinese New Year. There is also a digital version to share with remote learning students!
Grades:
PreK - 1st
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
"Steer" Toward STEM: Careers in Animal Agriculture
This five-lesson unit for grades 3-5 promotes the development of STEM abilities and critical thinking skills, while fostering an appreciation for the people involved in livestock production. The curriculum includes real-life challenges for students to investigate, inquiry-based labs, and opportunities to plan and construct models. Featured careers include animal physiologist, agricultural engineer, range manager, animal nutritionist, and animal geneticist.The California Foundation for Agricultur
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 5-PS3-1
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Heat Project Based Learning (PBL)/ STEAM Engineering Design Process Unit
Encourage your student engineers to "keep it cool," as they use the Engineering Design Process to design their own water bottle insulators for field day. This multi-disciplinary, project-based learning unit incorporates science standards, persuasive writing standards, math standards, and more. Packet includes 14 daily lesson plans, 17 page student engineering journal, and resource links. The student journal includes all forms and planning guides students would need to get from the research stage
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3rd - 6th
Simple and Complex Machines Used in Agriculture
In this unit, students will learn that machines are devices that make work easier, faster--more efficient. Students will examine the relationship between simple machines and the forces that move them. After learning about the six kinds of simple machines, they will perform activities which show that complex machines are actually a group of simple machines that work together. Numerous science investigations and writing assignments are included in this unit.The California Foundation for Agricultur
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
, 2-PS1-3
, 5-PS2-1
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Dinosaur Geometry STEAM Lab
This product is a low-prep Dinosaur-themed Geometry STEAM Lab for grades K-2. It includes a full lesson plan, handouts, and worksheets. It is great for introducing your dino-loving students to 2-dimensional shapes and composite shapes. Choose the version that works best for you, pull out the pattern tiles, and get started! :)Great to include in a thematic unitMultiple versions are included to fit the needs of your studentsVery flexible and easy to follow
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Grades:
K - 2nd
From STEM to Plate: Careers in Food Science
This four-lesson unit for grades six through eight promotes the development of STEM abilities and critical thinking skills, while fostering an appreciation for the people involved in food production. The curriculum includes inquiry-based labs, real life challenges for students to investigate, and opportunities to plan and construct products and shipping models. Featured careers include food scientist, food packaging specialist, food transportation specialist, and food safety specialist.Supplemen
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-LS2-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
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FREE - ENGINEERING CHALLENGES - 1ST AND 2ND GRADE
These activities were designed for my remote first grade class to do from home. I sent home the packet and the materials ahead of time and for each lesson, I pre-recorded a video modeling how to complete the assignment. Each challenge was spread out over 2-3 lessons, and each lesson included a 7-10 minute video and about 30 minutes of independent student work. These challenges could just as easily be completed in the classroom. I hope you and your students enjoy them!Required student materials:•
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
STEM Bridge Unit K-2
This is an outline of a K-2 bridge STEM unit idea. In the near future all of my units will be in google slides format ready to use and present to your class all week long!
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PreK - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
Robotics Obstacle Course Activity
My students compete in FIRST Lego League Robotics Competition. After the season, we use this as a project in the classroom. I am able to use it as 4 daily grades as well as a test grade. This activity usually takes my students 2-4 weeks to complete. This activity is used as a culminating activity for assessing student understanding of building and programming robots. I use this with my 8th graders (second year), and modify the requirements for my 7th graders (first year). We build the course usi
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5th - 8th
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Aviation (thematic unit)
An inspirational guide for educational activities on the subject of the history, heroes and future of flight.
"How did we conquer the skies? From early flying toys to Leonardo da Vinci’s dreams; from lighter-than-air experiments to the Wright brothers’ historic flight; from unmanned drones to space rockets... Aviation has been one of humanity’s greatest adventure, and we’re still going strong. Let’s learn about the origins and principles of air travel, the aircrafts that take us there and the h
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Adjective Fashion Show descriptive writing unit
This engaging descriptive writing unit can be used with almost any grade. It walks students through the writing process leading up to an engineering project and fashion show. It includes graphic organizers planning, prewriting, rough draft and final draft. Finishing this writing students create the clothing they wrote about (out of paper or other materials you might have) and after practicing for fluency and expression, read each others final drafts as they walk the runway!
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Grades:
1st - 5th
American Symbols Project
Students test their engineering and design skills and show school pride while learning about American history and symbolism. Activities include designing a historical American flags (+ how many ways are there to draw 20 stars?), learning about the Washington Monument (+ obelisk, circular symmetry of the flags), engineering loads, and logbooks.The project culminates with students having built an object which represents the community or school, given constraints. Sandra Kaplan's Depth and Complexi
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Pushes and Pulls - Kindergarten - Sample
BOOMLET Learning Science was designed to be implemented flexibly in your classroom. Each unit is organized around the topical arrangement of the Next Generation Science Standards. This arrangement focuses on science as a coherent storyline, rather than blocking science into the typical disciplinary areas. This helps students see that science is an interconnected subject in which phenomena are explored from a variety of viewpoints. Each section of this unit is anchored with a performance task to
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Grades:
K
STEM Challenge - Build a Fence
Help Old McDonald build a fence to protect and contain his farm animals.
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Grades:
K - 5th
Middle School Science Curriculum Resources | Unit Plan (Unit 0: Welcome)
A unit plan showing the breakdown of lessons covering the necessary NGSS-aligned standards for Unit 0: Welcome to Science. Part of a larger 5 unit curriculum for the school year, written for 6th grade science but adaptable. Please see my store and check out the bundles!
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Unit 0 (Middle School Science Curriculum) Skill-Building Bundle
NGSS Science Unit - Project-at-a-Glance - Biomimicry Designs
Move from learning ABOUT science to learning how to ACT/THINK like a scientist in this project-based science unit aligned to NGSS standards.
Intended for 1st grade, but could be adapted for other grades.
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Grades:
1st
Garden - STEM / ELA Challenge Exploration
I developed the Thematic Challenge Explorations as a way to increase student ENGAGEMENT. Research highlights that students are more likely to be engaged when they are given an AUTHENTIC PURPOSE, REAL-WORLD applications and HANDS-ON experiences. The Thematic Challenge Explorations integrate Common Core Reading, Writing and Math standards. I wanted to create opportunities for teachers to provide memorable experiences that increase student ENGAGEMENT, while also connecting to the standards they are
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
SCIENCE WRITING RESEARCH PROMPT: ROBOTIC RESTORATION OF MARS
This prompt investigates the uses of robots in the restoration of Mars. Thanks so much for visiting! Excelsior! Have a wonderful school year!
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Grades:
5th - 10th, Adult Education
Apollo 13 Unit Overview
This unit is based around the Apollo 13 Junior Novelization. The document provides overarching questions, content and language objectives, helpful websites links to images and video clips, and assessment descriptions to put this unit to use in your classroom. The length of the book is short, so it's a great way to introduce novel study while discussing STEM and provide your students with powerful, real world examples of collaboration and overcoming obstacles.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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