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High school problem solving engineering resources for Easel
Engineering and STEM Careers Research Project and Activities for Middle School
Teaching students about exciting STEM careers is one of the most important things we can do to inspire our next generation of scientists and engineers! But, what does it mean to have a career in STEM? What are some STEM career examples? You can answer these questions and more with this multi-day research project. Grab all the Engineering resources and save today!In this project, students meet science, reading, and writing standards as they research an engineering career of their choice and creat
Grades:
6th - 9th
Engineering Design Process - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Engineering - FULL UNIT
Real World Robot Research Project for Middle School Robotics and STEM Sub Plans
Why do we need to know about robots? What are robots used for today? What are examples of robots in everyday life? This real-world robot research project will help your middle school students discover answers to these questions and more!Get all the Intro to Robotics resources here and SAVE! In this engaging project, students meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as they research a real-world robot of their choice. Your students will use assigned web
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Life Skills Problem Solving: In the Community
This pack of task cards and worksheets is designed for middle/high school/transition students for practice with functional problem solving for ADLs. These realistic scenarios will allow your students with autism and other challenges to engage in critical thinking and discussion about situations in the community (going to the movies, using public transportation, restaurants, interacting with strangers, etc.)Download Includes:- 24 "What will you do?" Task Cards- 24 Duplicate "What will you do?" Ta
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in: Life Skills Problem Solving Bundle 1 with BONUS Boom Cards
Behavior / Behaviour Reflection Student Tool
Are your students in need of reflecting on negative behavior? This form helps them think through what happened, what they should do in the future, and how they can make things right with those affected by apologizing or taking actions to repair the relationship. Use these as a problem-solving tool, documentation for parents, and data for behavior intervention.This definitely supports growth-mindset classrooms, PBiS, and Social-Emotional Learning!It includes 3 versions of the product:*The detai
Grades:
1st - 12th
Also included in: Behavior Management & SEL Tools Bundle
Spare Parts (2015): Complete Movie Guide
"With the help of their high school's newest teacher (George Lopez), four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths set their sights on a national robotics contest. With $800 and parts scavenged from old cars, they build a robot and compete against reigning champion MIT. Along the way, the students learn not only how to build a robot but something far more important: how to forge bonds that will last a lifetime."This is a powerful movie that will help y
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Robot Hand STEM Activity (Printed & Digital)
With only straws, string, tape, and paper, students create a movable hand to grab objects! This STEM challenge guides students through learning about the human hand and how to design and build their own hand. Students will be amazed at the ability of their paper hand to pick-up and move objects! Includes editable Google Slides for a digital or printed STEM journal plus an instructional STEM video led by a mechanical engineer and editable teacher slides! Included in this product:Teachers guide wi
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Dream Big: Engineering Our World Movie Guide Worksheets and STEM Sub Plan
Need an easy STEM sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching Dream Big: Engineering Our World (2017), a documentary created in partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers!Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save today! In this amazing documentary, students will meet engineers from a wide variety of backgrounds and specialties. They will discover some of the many marvels of engineering and an
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6th - 9th
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Guide for Engineering and STEM Activities
Need an easy STEM sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)!Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save! This film is based on the true story of 14-year-old William Kamkwamba and his journey to end the drought plaguing his community by bringing wind power to his town in Malawi. Students will see William use the engineering design process to create a solution to a real-
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8th - 11th
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Engineering Design Process Worksheets and Rubrics (STEM/ STEAM Activity)
Use these 20 Pages of Worksheets and Rubrics to introduce the Engineering Design Process while doing a STEM/ STEAM activity, challenge or project. There is a color and are black & white version copy of the worksheet and rubric to go through each of the process. A great engaging activity for students or a group/ team to go through the design processes of their STEM/ STEAM activity. Use the rubrics to assess students’ performance once they finish their STEM or STEAM focused task.What’s Include
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1st - 12th, Staff
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Teen Social Skills and Nonverbal Language Activities | Real Photos
Teach your students how to interpret nonverbal language and social cues. This includes: body language, facial expressions, body posture, and tone. These skills are essential for communication. We must recognize these nonverbal cues and make inferences about a situation and how a person feels.Click here to save 15% by purchasing the Teen Social Skills Bundle that includes 5 resources.WHO IT IS FOR• Appropriate for teenage students.• Works great for students with autism.• Students that need hel
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Teen Social Skills Bundle: Identifying Feelings and Emotions
Halloween STEM Activity: Candy Grabber STEM Activity
Fall or Halloween STEM Activity - updated with digital STEM journals and teacher slides!**Note: this challenge is identical to the Valentine's Day Candy Grabber Challenge but with a Halloween and fall theme!**This engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Halloween project! Note: the word "Halloween" is not in the product - the pages are in black and orange with a candy graphic. Students will work in teams to design and build a device that uses the power of levers to
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Teen Cell Phone and Text Message Social Skills
Encourage your teens to practice their problem solving, inferencing, empathy, and perspective taking skills with this engaging and hands-on activity. People send dozens of text messages everyday without thinking of the ramifications. They also may not think about how their text message may impact others or make them feel.Click here to save 15% by purchasing the Teen Social Skills Bundle that includes 5 resources.WHO IT IS FOR• Appropriate for teenage students.• Works great for students with au
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Also included in: Teen Social Skills Bundle: Identifying Feelings and Emotions
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
Introduction to Robotics Lesson and Activities for Middle School Robotics STEM
So you're teaching robotics... now what? This resource will help you kick off your STEM course by teaching the basics. In this intro to middle school robotics lesson, students will explore their background knowledge about robots and learn the basic components and characteristics of robots through class discussion and a webquest activity.Get all the Intro to Robotics resources here and SAVE!The lesson begins with students exploring common misconceptions about robots in a human barometer activity
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6th - 9th
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Sudoku Puzzles for Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning Digital and Print
Sudoku Puzzles for Critical Thinking engages students in logical reasoning. Easel Activity included. This file includes a blank sudoku student answer sheet, 10 sudoku puzzles for printing (use in math centers or individually, or for projection on a whiteboard), and 5 sets of 4 puzzles for a group sudoku race to solve. Teacher directions include how to make reusable dry erase answer sheets so you can save ink, and suggestions for teaching Sudoku strategies. A great way to get students thinking! I
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6th - 9th
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PBS NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain? Movie Guide for Artificial Intelligence
Need an easy sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching PBS' "NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain?" (2018). Your students will be amazed by the world of AI technology.Get all the Intro to Computer Science resources here and SAVE!This class period length feature will teach students about artificial intelligence. They will explore current applications and limitations of the technology and its impacts on society.All STEM in the Middle
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Robotics Movie Guides and No Prep Activities for Middle School Sub Plans
Limiting Reagent Stoichiometry S'mores Lab
This is one of my students favorite labs year after year! The lab is a simple activity that has students count and determine the limiting reagent for their S'mores.I have the students work out the pre-lab before they are able to make S'mores. Then we light the Bunsen burners and get started! (You could also do this lab without heating the S'mores)The file includes a cover page, student lab page with pre-lab and post-lab questions, key with answers and work, and example of student poster.If you e
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Grades:
10th - 12th
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Also included in: AAAllgood Chemistry *LAB* Bundle
Road Trip on a Budget: High School Life Skills Challenge
This high school life skills class challenge is a great high school budgeting project. This project focuses on building and strengthening a variety of real-world life skills including planning, organizing, estimating, time-management, decision-making, problem-solving, mapping, budgeting, communication, and many more. The topic itself (road trip budgeting) is real-world and relevant to students. That relevance, in addition to opportunities for student choice, keeps students engaged in the activit
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Grades:
10th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Life Skills Project Bundle
Teen Problem Solving & Inferencing | No Prep | One Sheet Activity
This simple, no prep, problem solving & inferencing activity is perfect for social skill lessons! Great prompts for teens and older students. Covers a variety of topics and situations. Use the pictures to help guide students in their problem solving questions. Each page includes a short passage for student to read detailing a particular problem. These problems are real life scenarios students face in today's ever changing world. Also includes blank pages with world bubbles about each picture
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Bundle | Teen Problem Solving & Inferencing
Goal Setting Worksheets
Do your students need some help prioritizing tasks? These printables will help trigger new behaviors, guide focus, and help students sustain momentum throughout the school year. These worksheets will also help students align their focus and promote a sense of self-mastery. Goal setting will guide students to greater success and performance. Setting goals will not only motivate students, but can also improve their mental health and their level of personal success. I created these worksheets
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle - Ideal for Middle School
Engineering Reading Passage Article Science Sub Plan
Great as an emergency science or engineering sub plan! Students read about the 10 most innovative and record-breaking engineering feats of modern times!Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE options to assign!⭐ Get this resource at a discount in our Science Sub Plan Set: Fun Top 10 Lists! ⭐In this activity, students will: READ about the top 10 engineering feats of modern times, from the 1914 Panama Canal to the 2022 Çanakkale Bridge. ANSWER text-dependent questions - no prior knowledge required!This r
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Journalism: Fact-Finding Scavenger Hunt Activity
One vital aspect of being a successful reporter is learning how and where to find factual information. With this activity, middle school and high school students will use any source that they can, i.e. the internet, the telephone, in-person interviews, etc., to figure out the needed information. An answer key is included. This product offers students the chance to exhibit a number of reporting skills. Although I use this activity for a Journalism 1 class, teachers could also use this in any l
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
DIY Fidget Spinner STEM Challenge using the Engineering Design Process
Are you feeling burned out and struggling to keep your students on task? Check out this exciting DIY fidget spinner STEM Challenge! With minimal prep and facilitation your students will be engaged and having fun, while developing their STEM skills.Looking for more middle school STEM challenges? Grab the bundle and SAVE! In this middle school STEM challenge, students will use simple materials and the engineering design process to design and build their own fidget spinner toy. First, students will
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-1
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