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Adult education engineering resources $5-10
Back to School STEM: 6 Icebreaker Teamwork Activities
Before tasking students to complete rigorous engineering design challenges, educators should start with Stage 1 STEM activities. Click here to learn more about the Stages of STEM.Stage 1 STEM activities are perfect icebreakers and team challenges to promote collaboration, teamwork, communication, and problem solving. They lay a criticalfoundation for more intensive STEM challenges. Working as a team, students will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity tha
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Geometric Optics, Lenses and Mirrors
In this guided inquiry two part PhET lab your students will investigate how an image is formed by four different optical instruments: a convex lens, a concave lens, a convex mirror and a concave mirror. In Part 1 students will investigate (1) how the characteristics of the image change as the object is brought closer to each of the lenses and mirrors, (2) the similarities and differences in image formation for each of the lenses and mirrors and (3) the meaning of the points F and 2F for the conv
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Optics Complete Unit Bundle
Mouse Trap Car Project: Energy and Motion | Physics and Engineering
There is nothing better to solidify the students understanding of Energy than to have them build and test out their mouse trap cars. Many times, students look forward to this project all year. This project allows students to visualize how elastic potential energy converts to kinetic energy. Students are always astonished to see concepts they are learning about come to life as we work on this project.Even though I allow the students to build the mouse trap car however they like, I have included a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-3
, HS-PS3-2
, HS-PS3-1
, HS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Physics and Engineering Project Bundle
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Electric Circuits, Resistors in Series & Parallel
Using this electric circuits PhET guided inquiry lab your students will gain an in depth understanding of the difference between resistors in series circuits and resistors in parallel circuits. I have done these activities with my students many times and they always find them fun and engaging. The best part is that your students won't even know they are learning as they complete the included inquiry-based laboratory assignment sheet. The PhET Circuit Construction Kit: DC simulation can be found
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Electric Circuits Bundle No. 1: Resistors in Series and Parallel
Kinematics Bundle No. 3: Position & Velocity vs Time Graphs
In this time saving kinematics bundle from my TpT store you get everything you need to teach Position vs Time Graphs and Velocity vs Time Graphs. This includes 4 pages of handout notes and over 20 pages of exercises with answer keys. Also included is a presentation covering the transformation of position vs time graphs to velocity vs time graphs to acceleration vs time graphs. No Preparation Necessary! Just Download and Go! All the notes, exercises and solutions are included as PDFs and editable
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Toothpick Bridge UNIT BUNDLE - STEM, Physics, and Engineering Project!
Get students engaged with this project based learning toothpick bridge activity! Students will use this project to apply what they have learned about Newton's Laws and Forces by designing and constructing a bridge out of toothpicks and glue. They will conduct research using various online resources (which are included in this resource) and create a blueprint that illustrates their bridge design. From there, students will construct and test their bridge!This resource can be used as a STEM project
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS2-2
AutoCAD drawings, CAD drawings, Board drawings. 70 pages!
Drafting drawings for board drafting or AutoCAD or CAD drafting. 70 drawings to do at a low cost for students to practice drawing. 1 view drawings, 2 view drawings 3 view drawings. and isometric drawings!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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3D Print a Flexi Animal: A Step-by-Step Tinkercad Tutorial
OverviewIn this step-by-step tutorial your students (or you) will learn to create a flexi animal using Tinkercad. (Tinkercad is a free online program for designing 3D printable objects.) The fun thing about the flexi (aka. articulated) animals is that they actually print with the hinges in place. There is no post processing. Students may create whatever animal (or other shape) they desire and will learn how to add the hinges.You will receive the tutorial in 3 different formats. There is a Video
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: 3D Print Your Own School Supplies: Level 2 Bundle
TinkerCAD step-by-step instructions for Snowflake Ornament
TinkerCAD step-by-step instructions for Snowflake Ornament. Students only need to know the bare basics to complete this. I tested this with a fifth-grade class and most could complete it with no help. Designed to print with no supports for easy printing.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: TinkerCAD step-by-step instructions ALL ITEMS BUNDLE PACKAGE!
PhET Simulation Online Lab: Force of Friction
The goal of this PhET online lab activity is for your students to gain a deeper understanding of static and kinetic friction forces, Newton’s laws of motion and how to determine the coefficients of static and kinetic friction. This activity includes collecting data about frictional forces, graphing the data and analysis of the graph to determine the coefficients of friction. This web based lab is available as a PDF file that can be completed by distance learners. This online lab activity uses th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Newton’s Laws of Motion Bundle: Three PhET Online Labs
WHAT IS STEM BUNDLE - PowerPoint, Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Handouts
STEM is a teaching philosophy that integrates all four disciplines together into a single, cross-disciplinary program which offers instruction in real-world applications and teaching methods.. This resource will help to empower young students to integrates all four disciplines in a way that forces the them to use cross-disciplinary knowledge to solve problems. The bundle will give them amount of creativity and flexible thinking, as well as technical knowledge and mastery of each individual disc
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: INTRODUCTION TO STEM UNIT BUNDLE
The History and Future of Flight - Google Slides and PowerPoint Lesson
This lesson package on The History and Future of Flight begins with an inquiry WebQuest to get your students thinking about important historical events in aviation. The lesson then overviews the history of flight and looks at today's aircraft. Lastly, it looks at what aviation might look like in the near future. Each of the segments examines passenger, military, and space aircrafts.The package contains diagrams, examples, and explanations. It includes the lesson (student and teacher versions o
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6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-PS2-2
Also included in: Flight - How Things Fly - Middle School - Complete 5E Lesson Bundle
3D Print Your Own Toy Car: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
In this step-by-step tutorial your students (or you) will learn to create a toy car using a program called Tinkercad. The tutorial can be printed as a booklet, viewed as a YouTube video, or viewed step-by-step online. Students may create the car exactly as pictured or create their own inspired car designs.OverviewDo you have a 3D printer but aren't quite sure what to do with it? Are you looking for ready-to-go projects to teach your students valuable 3D design / CAD skills? Do you need creative,
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: 3D Print Your Own Toys: Level 1 Bundle
Simple Machines: Pulleys – Distances, Forces, Mechanical Advantage and Work
This product contains a full set of teaching materials for simple machines and pulleys.This product contains a full set of teaching materials for simple machines and pulleys. Using these resources your students will learn how to calculate the input and output distances, the input and output forces, as well as the mechanical advantage. After mastering the basics of how pulleys work they can then go on and discover the relationship between pulleys and work and why pulleys do not allow you to do le
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Design Thinking Digital Interactive Notebook with Google Slides
Check out this Google Slides interactive notebook that students can use to document their learning when going through the design thinking process!Many projects require students to design and create a solution to a real-world problem. This solution can be a tangible product, a service, or an action plan with detailed information of how to solve the problem. Students use the design thinking process to develop these solutions. Design thinking is an iterative method used to solve complex problems wi
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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VEX IQ Building Resources (The Missing Manuals / One Stop Shop)
VEX IQ Building Resources (I refer to this slide show as "The missing manuals" or the "One Stop Build Shop"). This is the one VEX IQ resource you want to have if you or your students want to go above and beyond a simple build!All instructions and builds are organized by topic so that students can quickly access the information they need for their robot build. This is a must have resource for students or teachers looking for help on building all the cool things that are possible with VEX IQ!Basi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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PhET Simulation Online Lab: Wave Interference
This PhET Wave Interference online lab provides an excellent opportunity for your students to experiment with waves and their interactions. Students will investigate the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and calculate the speed of light using the simulation. Next, they will experiment with diffraction, wave interference and the factors that affect the fringe pattern that occurs when light waves pass through single and double
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Kinematics: Projectile Motion, Notes and Exercises
This physics product contains everything you need to teach projectile motion. The problems are used to analyse the motion of objects experiencing two-dimensional projectile motion, including determining the object’s time of flight, the distance the object travels and the maximum height the object reaches. You get a full set of handout notes explaining the motion of objects launched horizontally and at an angle, with examples for each situation. There is also a set of exercises for each sample pr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Kinematics Bundle No. 4: Projectile Motion
How Planes and Other Aircraft Fly - Google Slides and PowerPoint Lesson
This 2-DAY lesson and lab package on How Planes and Other Aircraft Fly begins with a look at the aerodynamic forces which affect flight - Thrust, Drag, Lift and Weight. It then looks at takeoffs, level flight, banking, and landings. It ends with a look at hot Hot Air Balloons and Helicopters fly.The package contains diagrams, examples, and explanations. It includes the lesson (student and teacher versions of the presentation), a Bill Nye the Science Guy Worksheet with Video Link and Answer Ke
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6th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Also included in: Flight - How Things Fly - Middle School - Complete 5E Lesson Bundle
TinkerCAD step-by-step instructions for Among Us Character
TinkerCAD step-by-step instructions for Among Us Character. Students only need to know the bare basics to complete this. I tested this with a fifth-grade class and most could complete it with no help. Designed to print with no supports for easy printing.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: TinkerCAD step-by-step instructions ALL ITEMS BUNDLE PACKAGE!
Absolute Beginner Introduction to Autodesk Inventor (CAD/Engineering)
This 12-page tutorial and accompanying activity provides students new to Autodesk Inventor an introduction to the program. The tutorial provides students a step-by-step walkthrough for them to create their first 3D model.Within this tutorial is a discussion of foundational terminology related to the software. Special attention is given to the use of geometric and numeric constraints as well as the program’s ability to leverage parametric modeling. Once students have completed modeling their firs
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Genetic Engineering PowerPoint (Gene technology, GMO) Editable
The Genetic Engineering PowerPoint covers:· Recombinant DNA technology· Forms of Cloning· Polymerase chain reaction· Animal cloning· Plant cloning· Stem cells· Growing Organs· DNA fingerprinting· Electrophoresis· Karyotype· Chromosome PaintingThere are real examples of glowing animals and plants, selective breeding, the regeneration of organs, and diabetes treatment. The benefits and consequences of cloning and genetically modified plants and animals are presented along with historical events.Re
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
3D Printing & 3D Modeling Lesson 3 : Make Your Mini Box Set (Editable Slides)
Hello everyone,Welcome to the 3D printing world! This listing is created for people who bought the Make Your Keychain lesson (1 & 2) slides as it doesn't include the introduction on 3D printing and Tinkercad basics. These detailed, step-by-step, PowerPoint lesson slides for making your mini box set were tested in our classes and workshops. However, our class has particular settings. Please see the notes below and tweak it as needed. We will upload the rest of our lessons and lesson plans af
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Linear Momentum Bundle: Momentum, Impulse, Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
This physics momentum bundle contains all three of our momentum, impulse and collision products. Together they can be used as a full unit covering everything your students will need for a complete understanding of these important physics topics.This bundle contains the following three products:(1) PhET Simulation Online Lab: Elastic and Inelastic Collision(2) Linear Momentum: Momentum and Impulse(3) Linear Momentum: Elastic and Inelastic CollisionsUsing the Collisions PhET online simulation your
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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