Insects Lesson Plans | STEM Bundle
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- Google Apps™
- Microsoft OneDrive
Products in this Bundle (4)
Description
A collection of insect lesson plans that will add a STEM component to your current unit. Each lesson uses the the Engineering Design Process to explore various insect topics and create a hands-on experience. Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration.
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Why would this bundle help me?
- Low- Prep! Easily customize for your content and curriculum. Differentiate slide decks to meet your student’s learning needs.
- Paperless and an endless amount of questions can be added. No more waiting at the copy machine!
- Can be easily assigned to students digitally on the platform of your choice. Perfect for remote teaching!
- Collaborate with your students in a new way. Have them collaborate together digitally
- Integrate technology into lessons you might not have thought of before.
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Go through the Engineering Design Process for each lesson:
- STEM Challenge Card
- Task Designing Checklist to keep track of work
- Learn More About the topic with Video Links with Reflection
- Planning Sheet for design
- Checklist for ways students can improve their design
- Student Sheet to attach final design and explain
- End of activity reflection sheet
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Bonus Anchor Charts!
- Engineering Design Process
- What is an insect?
- Ant Life Cycle (labeled and unlabeled)
- Inside an Anthill
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What exactly am I getting?
Ants are amazing engineers that dig tunnels to create an entire community for their colony. How can you create an ant hill to show how they change the environment to meet their needs?
Additional Materials Needed:
- masking tape
- paper or plastic straws
- small balls or marbles
- cardboard
2. Insect Model Project | Parts of an Insect STEM
Insect Model Project where students design an insect out of Makerspace materials. Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration while using the Engineering Design Process.
Additional Materials Needed:
- thin cardboard
- pipe cleaners
- masking tape
- any other Makerspace items. It's recommended to start collecting materials and organizing a few weeks before this lesson if you are in need of materials.
3. Spider Web STEM Challenge | Spider Pulleys
Create a pulley that can pull the spider up to its web! Print-and-go and digital resources to create a STEM station all about pulleys and design while using the Engineering Design Process.
Additional Materials Needed:
- LEGO bricks
- straws
- masking tape
- yarn/string
- spider rings
4. Very Hungry Caterpillar Lesson Plan | Robot Coding & STEM Challenge
Guide students through the Engineering Design Process to accompany the story by Eric Carle by building each of the foods the caterpillar eats and retelling the story through robotics coding.
Additional Materials Needed:
- cardboard tubes
- LEGO/blocks/building supplies
- robots (optional)
- book to read to the class
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Why should I purchase as a bundle and not individually?
I have saved you the time to go searching for all of the right materials and put them all in one place. Also when purchasing as a bundle, you save on cost for price per item. You are saving at least 20% off! Whenever I add updates to a product or even add new products to the bundle, you get all of that FOR FREE!
Perfect for:
- General Education Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms
- Science Labs
- Remote Teaching & Distance Learning
- Math Workshop
- STEAM/ STEM Challenges
- Homework
- Google Classroom Activity
- Seesaw Activities
- Microsoft Onedrive assignments
The possibilities are endless!
How you will receive these digital files:
After downloading the Zip File, you'll receive various digital file types to meet your sharing needs:
- PDF (non-editable file, various sizes)
- Google Slides link
- PowerPoint file
- Seesaw activity
All Seesaw files are pre-loaded into activities. Upon purchase, you'll get the share link to copy & edit and add to your Seesaw Activity library, then assign to students. I saved you A LOT of steps!
How to assign digital templates to students:
- Google Slides pair perfectly with Google Classroom. Once you click the button, it will automatically make a copy for each student
- PowerPoint works well with Microsoft OneDrive users. Share with students within Microsoft Teams
- Seesaw Activities can be assigned to students and automatically make a copy. You can also use the Google Slides version if you students log in with their Google account
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When you purchase a product from my store, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to classrooms in need of technology to enhance their students’ learning experience.
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Naomi Meredith
Navigating STEM & tech in the K-5 classroom.
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