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Engineering centers for Microsoft Word
Hot Wheels Collision Lab
Lab designed to measure the amount of force and momentum a Hot Wheel's car creates when it collides with an object at the end of the track. Directed at NGSS MS-PS-1, 2
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6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Static Electricity Lab
Students will visit 5 different stations to explore static electricity in this lab. This file is editable to your needs, and stations can be removed based on what materials or equipment you have. Students find this lab very engaging and enjoy seeing static at work!Students will investigate the three types of static charge (friction, contact, and induction), and practice using the electrostatic series to determine final charges of objects.Materials (flexible based on which stations used):● balloo
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Lab Bundle
Groundhog Day STEM Activities Simple Machines Grades 2-5 Differentiation
Groundhog 'Escape the Shadow' STEM Activities integrate simple machines and our favorite winter animal. Students will be challenged to work in small groups to make either a seesaw, elevator or catapult, and use their knowledge of simple machines, to help the groundhog not see his or shadow. These activities can be completed using commonly found art and household items on a shoestring budget. Art and music challenges are included in each activity for enrichment and differentiation.
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2nd - 5th
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STEM Fairy Tale Activity Packet for Elementary Students
This STEM Fairy Tale Activity packet includes 10 challenges, and is intended for students in grades 2-5. Working in cooperative learning groups, students use their own creativity and simple supplies to create towers, catapults, zip lines, parachutes and more that all correspond to a different fairy tale. The fairy tales include Rapunzel, Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Gingerbread Man and others. This STEM Fairy Tale Activity is packet was created by RandeesDandees. The activities
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2nd - 5th
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STEAM (STEM)- Building a Bridge Problem Solving Project
A great STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, & mathematics) idea to challenge your students in designing and building a bridge using guidelines, limited materials,a time limit, and testing of it's strength under weight.A great small group or individual activity for your students in problem solving.
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4th - 6th
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Science Olympics: outline or plan, family letters, materials for ETY
End-of-Year Science Olympics: A Fun and Engaging CelebrationDescription: Make the end of the school year memorable with an exciting day of Science Olympics! This comprehensive resource provides everything you need to host an action-packed event where students can showcase their scientific knowledge, teamwork, and problem-solving skills while having a blast.Key Features:Versatile Activities: From tower building and simple machines to logic puzzles and scavenger hunts, the End-of-Year Science Olym
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3rd - 10th
NGSS 5 E Interactive Lesson Plan Template
This a word document that you can use to lesson your Next Generation Science Standards. Using the "3D" Model for NGSS, I have created a drop down template for Science & Engineering Practices, Discipline Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts. I used the NGSS website to cut and paste the drop down menu. I have used the 5E model with explanation to help guide your lesson planning. This template is specific to the grade level as it pertains to the NGSS standards. :)
Make sure you enable Develo
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5th
STEM boxes
Use these labels to create your own STEM boxes for your students. Labels fit on plastic pencil cases (I used dollar store cases). Fill each STEM bin with the matching materials and watch your students' creative minds grow!
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K - 3rd
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Water Bottle Rocket - Alka Seltzer and water make recycled water bottle fly high
Build and launch a rocket that really flies using a water bottle, popsicle sticks, a wine cork, tape, crayons Alka Seltzer tablets and water. This experiment covers Engineering (building the rocket), Art (decorating the rocket) and Science (the chemical reaction between the Alka Seltzer and water).Teacher information sections include:Materials – How To – How to present it to your group – Extra Activities – The lesson – Preschool version - Vocabulary
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PreK - 5th
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NGSS Science and Engineering Practices "I can" Statements
This product will help you present the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices to your students in a colorful and visually appealing way. "I can" statements are written in child friendly language and connect directly to the practices found in NGSS. Purchase this product with Science and Engineering Practices only or purchase this along with Cross-Cutting Concept "I can" statements through a bundle available at my teachers pay teachers store.
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K - 5th
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Candy Bag Engineering Project Form
Trick-or-Treat bag engineering activity planning form.
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K - 5th
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Pasta Bridge Student Planning Form
Planning and Recording Form for Pasta Bridge Engineering Experiment.
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K - 5th
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STEM Fairy Tale Activity Hansel and Gretel Catapult
This STEM Fairy Tale Activity is for students in grades 2-5. They work in cooperative learning groups to make a catapult to save Hansel or Gretel from the witch, using their own creativity and simple supplies. This STEM Fairy Tale Activity is part of a larger STEM Fairy Tale Activity pack with 9 other STEM activities, also created by RandeesDandees. The activities can be adapted for other grades and other topics, and can be used for Halloween, gifted and talented students, learning centers, scie
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2nd - 5th
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Newtons 3 Laws Reference Sheet
Students may use this reference sheet as a handy guide of Newton's Laws while applying their knowledge for engineering projects and classroom activities involving force, acceleration, gravity, and inertia. ***Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards***
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3rd - 8th
Chicken: Work and Power: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Here is a fun worksheet on work and power with a fun puzzle on the old chicken crossing the road: Why did the chicken cross the road? Because if he didn't cross the road "No work was done" Work requires a positive distance to be measured. EPartial example. questions..1. A 800 n box is lifted 1 meter high onto the back of a truck in 2 seconds. A. How much work was done? B. How much power was generated?2. A barbell’s mass is 120 kg. What is its weight in newtons? (Use 10 m/sec2 for g)? 3. If you
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5th - 12th
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STEM Wikki Stix Template Mat
These mats foster imagination and independence while still keeping students on task. Print on cardstock, laminate and add wikki stix or pipe cleaners! Students can use colors of their choosing for multiple mats.This activity is awesome for little engineers.
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PreK - 3rd
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Straw and/or Paper Rocket Data Collection Sheet
Students average the distance of 3 test flights after measuring the distance of each. They then compare actual average with predicted distance.
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3rd - 7th
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Potential Kinetic Energy - Design a Roller Coaster with Design Process Journal
Student design their own roller coaster and keep track of the their design process using daily journal entries. A grading rubric and design constraints are included.
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5th - 8th
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Hovering Hot Air Balloons
This flying experiment is awesome indoors and outdoors. You use helium balloons, ribbon and foam cups to simulate hot air balloon flight. Students add and subtract weight to get their hot air balloon to hover and travel around.Teacher information sections include:Materials – How To – How to present it to your group – Extra Activities – The lesson – Preschool version - Vocabulary
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K - 4th
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Literature and STEM: Let's Build a Food Truck
Blending literature with STEM helps our students make real world connections. This challenge is based on the book, Food Trucks by Mark Todd. A food truck documentary is linked to this product. Watch creativity explode in your room as your students design menus, ads and trucks that roll!
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2nd - 7th
STEM: Paper Tower Design Challenge
This design challenge is an interactive, hands-on STEM activity. For this activity, each group will need, 2 pieces of newspaper and 30 inches of tape. Students are broken up into design teams to complete steps in the design process to complete the Paper Tower Challenge. This activity can easily be used as a teambuilding activity because the students are able to collaborate and work together in order to complete the challenge. This can also be used to practice measurement and to introduce how the
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3rd - 8th
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TYPES OF BRIDGES
THIS IS GREAT FOR A CLASS PROJECT ON BRIDGES. AFTER THE WORD SEARCH EACH STUDENT CAN RESEARCH AND BUILD A SMALL PROTOTYPE OF THEIR FAVORITE BRIDGE.
STUDENTS CAN BRING IN PIPE CLEANERS, PLASTIC STRAWS,SPAGHETTISTICKS, POPSICLE STICKS, GLUE ETC TO MAKE A BRIDGE.
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3rd - 7th
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Comprehen-STEM: Hoot by Carl Hiassen
Comprehen-STEM is a way to connect the STEM disciplines (and students who are excited about them) to books and book clubs. In this Comprehen-STEM packet, based on Carl Hiassen's novel Hoot, students will build a cricket catcher, explore the classifications used with endangered, threatened, and vulnerable animals, and use the mark and recapture method to estimate a population of Florida Burrowing Owls.
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4th - 6th
Tags for VEX EDR Metal
Looking to get your VEX classroom organized? These tags can make all the difference. I've created a table of every VEX part - this is the metal parts download. These can be printed as is or edited to fit your containers. Just print ( color works best) and tape to your containers. You will be amazed at how much cleaner your build room stays and how fewer questions you get from students about parts locations. This product is also available as part of the VEX EDU Parts Labels - Complete Bundle.
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7th - 12th
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