Critical thinking engineering centers

The Classroom on Mango Street

Also included in: STEM Bins® MEGA BUNDLE: Elementary STEM Activities: Morning Work,Early Finishers

36 Main Idea & Details ELA Reading Skills Practice Worksheets

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Give your students the skills they need to find/tackle any main idea or supporting detail question with these 36 ELA reading drills! Each worksheet includes tips that reinforce effective reading strategies, and can be used to drive home the fundamentals or prep for test day! Bundle this item & save: Core ELA Value Bundle | READING! Grade 3 | READING! Grade 4 & 5THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: 36 ELA comprehension drills (24 informational texts / 12 fiction passages) 135+ simulat

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.5.1

...

Also included in: Main Idea & Details Reading Passages and Questions + Task Cards | Savings Bundle

4th Grade Fractions Review - Math Mystery Fractions Equivalent, reducing + more

Created by

Mrs J's Resource Creations

4th grade Fractions review wrapped up in a fun Math Mystery! Students must use their fraction math skills to discover where the Forgetful Pharaoh left his Scepter in Ancient Egypt! They will be required to reduce fractions to the lowest terms, compare fractions, create equivalent fractions, add and subtract fractions with LIKE denominators, and convert improper fractions to mixed number fractions. Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided with

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Math Mystery Games COMPLETE Bundle 4th Grade Fun Math Review Activities

5th Grade Fractions Review - Math Mystery Fractions Game

Created by

Mrs J's Resource Creations

Fractions Review 5th Grade Math Mystery Edition - Multiplying Fractions, Adding & Subtracting Fractions, and Equivalent Fractions.Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case! (Check it out in the preview section)⭐BONUS: Ending video added to wrap up the case!<The videos have

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Brooke Brown - Teach Outside the Box

CCSS:

5.NF.A.1

, 5.NF.B.4a

Also included in: 5th Grade Math Mystery Game COMPLETE Bundle - Math Review Activities

STEM Bins® MEGA BUNDLE: Elementary STEM Activities: Morning Work,Early Finishers

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Save over 20% with this DISCOUNTED Bundle that contains ALL TEN of my STEM Bins® resources and activities! STEM Bins® and STEAM Bins for K-5th Grade are the perfect hands-on, play-based STEM Activities for:Early Finishers / Fast FinishersMorning Work / Soft StartsCentersWriting ExtensionsFine Motor PracticeMakerspaceIncentivesCalm Down CornerThis STEM Bins®MEGA Bundle includes ALL TEN of my best-selling STEM Bins resources and supplements:STEM Bins® / STEAM Bins®STEM Bins Seasonal Task CardsSTEM

Subjects:

Engineering, Math, Science

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity

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Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Thanksgiving

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

W.2.8

, W.3.10

, W.4.10

, W.5.10

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE

Fact and Opinion Activities Sort 2nd 3rd Grade Fun Reading Centers Comprehension

Created by

Fishyrobb

Are you looking for a fun, highly engaging, and EFFECTIVE way to teach fact and opinion? This set of activities will teach your students how to distinguish between fact and opinion by becoming observant text detectives. You can even use it as the basis for a room transformation!This resource includes:Fact Detectives Reading CentersFact vs Opinion SortAssessmentDigital ActivitiesSOLVE THE CRIME FACT DETECTIVESThis activity is super engaging for students! They will read each storyline along with t

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Centers

CCSS:

W.2.1

Also included in: Fact and Opinion Activities BUNDLE Text Detective Reading Comprehension

Math Logic Puzzles: 5th grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 5th grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to build a solid understanding of essential 5th-grade math concepts. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Concepts a

Subjects:

Teachers Are Terrific - STEM Activities

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions

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This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenges Tower Problem-Solving BUNDLE Set 1 featuring Index Card Towers

Math Logic Puzzles: 4th grade ENRICHMENT - [Digital & Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 4th grade includes 14 higher order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Con

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Math Logic Puzzles: 3rd grade Enrichment - [Digital and Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 3rd grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Area and Perimeter Project Based Learning Math Activity

Created by

The Owl Teacher

Step into the world of engaging and hands-on math exploration with this resource. This project-based learning activity takes students on a thrilling journey as they design their own dream house, while simultaneously mastering the concepts of area and perimeter.Through the use of a house layout grid, students will estimate area by strategically placing furniture and counting squares and partial squares. This real-world, open-ended task prompts critical thinking as they tackle questions related to

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Project Based Math Activities BUNDLE

5 STEM Activities Desert Island STEM Challenge Bridge Catapult Raft Hut STEAM

Created by

Fishyrobb

If your students enjoy doing STEM or STEAM activities, they will LOVE this set of 5 fully-planned out challenges! All five themed STEM challenges center around the story of a shipwrecked traveler stranded on a deserted island. After watching an introductory “movie trailer” and hearing the story of the shipwreck, students will read five of the traveler's diary entries. Each entry will challenge them to design and build something to help him survive and get back to civilization!These STEM challeng

Subjects:

Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Physical Science

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE, Centers

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Challenge Projects Desert Island Winter Pioneer 15 Science Activities

STEM Challenge: Build Toothpick Structures

Created by

Playdough to Plato

These 24 toothpick STEM structure cards help kids develop abstract thinking, engineering, 2d and 3d shape recognition and shape knowledge.-----------------------------> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE! <-----------------------------After building each shape, children take their learning one step further and label the number of vertices and edges. The STEM structure cards are perfect for engineers from preschool to second grade!Just grab a box of toothpicks and a container o

Subjects:

Engineering, Geometry, Math

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.G.A.2

, K.G.A.3

, K.G.B.4

, K.G.B.5

, 1.G.A.2

...

Also included in: Year of STEM Challenges

3-D Shapes Activity with Monsters (Geometry Math Craft for Elementary)

Created by

Science Demo Guy STEM

This fun elementary craftivity will get kids excited about 3-D geometric shapes while incorporating art into the classroom. This product includes 7 different shape (monster) templates (both in color and as line art for the student to color) and 3 accompanying worksheets. Please open my preview file to view everything that is included. This activity can also foster teamwork when students work together in groups of two to assemble their 3-D shape monsters.Save Money, buy the bundle! Monster Themed

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Geometry, Math

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

K.G.A.2

, K.G.B.4

, K.G.B.5

, 1.G.A.1

, 1.G.A.2

...

Also included in: 2-D & 3-D Shapes Monster Bundle

2D Shape Pattern Block STEM Challenge Cards

Created by

classroomHQ

The perfect addition to your morning STEM tubs, these challenge cards ask students to make a variety of different 2D shapes from pattern blocks. Ideal for building visual discrimination skills as children have to rotate and flip smaller shapes to create the new shape.Focus shapes included - triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus/diamond, hexagon, trapezoid. Perfect to use as an invitation to play in the Early Years, as math centers or even as a cross-curriculum literacy center for early readers to

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Geometry, Math

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

K.G.A.2

, K.G.A.3

, K.G.B.6

, 1.G.A.2

6th Grade Fractions Review: Fractions Math Mystery Activity Game

Created by

Mrs J's Resource Creations

Fractions Review Math Mystery Activity - 6th Grade Edition: Reciprocals, Divide, Multiply, Adding & Subtracting Fractions. Engage and motivate your students with this fun fractions math mystery activity! Great for review of a few different fraction skills in one. Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⭐Optional video hook inc

Subjects:

Activities, Games, Centers

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

6.NS.A.1

Also included in: 6th Grade Mixed Math Mystery Bundle Pack

STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)

Created by

Vivify STEM

Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Science

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

6.G.A.1

, 6.G.A.2

, 6.G.A.3

, 6.G.A.4

, 7.G.B.4

...

NGSS:

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, MS-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School

The Dot by Peter Reynolds Tower Builder READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity Dot Day STEM

Created by

Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

Create Bravely! Integrate STEM while students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this Dot Day STEM Challenge! The Dot STEM activity works as a great companion to The Dot by Peter Reynolds. This is an excellent International Dot Day Activity.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. Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on

Subjects:

Character Education, Critical Thinking, Engineering

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

The Great Classroom Escape

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Growth Mindset READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges Dot Day

Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Digital Escape Room

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Practicing addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators takes on a new level of excitement in this online breakout game. Escape the arcade is a great alternative to adding & subtracting fractions worksheets and activities. Instead of winning prizes at the arcade, your students need to earn tickets to get a key to escape the arcade! This activity can be completed either in class or online for distance learning. There are no clues to hide, and the entire process is automated

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Games, Centers

CCSS:

5.NF.A.1

Also included in: Operations with Fractions Digital Escape Room Activity Bundle 5th Grade Math

Math Logic Puzzles: 2nd grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 2nd grade includes 16 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

...

Math Logic Puzzles Shapes - Early Finisher Activities - levels A,B,C BUNDLE

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These pattern block math logic puzzles for kindergarten, first, and second grade make a great, NO PREP math center activity, morning work activity, or challenge math activity. These logic puzzles keep students highly-engaged while improving and developing their logic and visual discrimination skills. These brain teasers are a great way to teach your students to persevere through challenging tasks and help to develop their growth mindset. This bundle includes three different levels of math logic

Subjects:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Halloween STEM Activities | Fall STEM Activities for October | Halloween Science

Created by

Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Halloween STEM Activities will keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun!This bundle includes the following 6 Halloween STEM activities:⭐ Bone Bridge® STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Creature Catcher STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Ghosts in the Graveyard STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Treat Toss STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Wings Wanted STEM Challenge Activity⭐ Halloween STEM Improv Activity (336 possible combinations!)The basic idea: In the 5 Halloween STEM Challenge Activities, students

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Halloween

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Hurricane STEM Challenge Weather Activity

Created by

Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

Your students will love this Hurricane STEM Activity!This activity is perfect to use to teach students about hurricanes and hurricane safety by engineering a building that will withstand a hurricane simulation. Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).The STEM Process: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.Includes:Teacher and Student InstructionsStudent Planning PagesSt

Subjects:

Autumn, Engineering, Science

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types: