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Free elementary engineering handouts
Save SAM with STEM and Teamwork!
STEM Engineering ChallengeTeamwork Activity!Save Sam with STEM! With a gummy worm, gummy lifesaver, a cup, and a paperclip, students will work in teams of two to solve a STEM challenge. Based on a popular STEM activity, we have added the engineering design process to this free activity. Perfect for an introduction to engineering in grades k-6 or a staff workshop.Teaches are saying:"This activity was so fun! I thought some of my first graders would get frustrated but they actually had a ball whi
Grades:
K - 6th, Staff
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: First Week of School STEM Activities Bundle
Engineering Design Process Poster
Teaching students to use the basic engineering design process gives them tools to become independent problem solvers! Use this bright visual as a poster and/or handout for your young engineers.
Great to use with STEM challenges! There will be more STEM resources to come. Follow my store for updates on upcoming resources!
Enjoy and happy engineering!
Bethany
Copyright (c) 2014 BBaptiste
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Grades:
K - 12th
Mars Rover | Earth and Space Science | STEM Activity
FREE! STEM-tastic Rovers! FREE Mars Rovers Engineering Activity!!Teachers are saying :"My students loved this resource! We had the most fun creating our own Mars Rovers. I would highly recommend this resource to anyone looking for a way to expand off their book!""This was an extremely fun activity to do with my students as a culminating activity after studying Mars and Earth. It was a way to do a fun activity with food that still had an academic purpose. Students had to really plan things out
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM and Food - Edible Engineering Bundle
*FREEBIE* Marshmallow Challenge: A Team Building STEM Activity
The Marshmallow Challenge is a team building activity where students to work together using their given supplies to build the tallest free-standing structure possible.Why Use This Challenge?I have used this activity the first week of school for at least the last ten years. I love it for several reasons. Students love it! It is fun and engaging. Any group can “win” the challenge. Plus, most groups find success!It is a great way to establish group expectations at the beginning of the year.Stu
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4th - 8th
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Engineering Design Process Chart and Worksheet
A free package illustrating and explaining the Engineering Design Process for kids. Ideal for STEM class (science tech engineering math) or maker space projects.
Included in the Package:
Flowchart of the Engineering Design Process (1 page)
Explanation of each step of the design process (6 pages)
Student worksheet for one of the key step (1 page)
Cover and copyright page (2 pages)
This is a process that works for all STEM projects.
Ideas for STEM projects:
Back to School STEM Challenge Ideas
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Grades:
1st - 12th
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Balanced & Unbalanced Forces Notes
This is a note sheet on balanced and unbalanced forces. Students can fill in the information using teacher made slideshows or direct teaching. I have included a blank copy and a teacher sheet with answers. The information aligns with South Carolina Science standards for 5th grade.
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4th - 6th
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STEM Essentials: The Nitty Gritty of Teaching STEM
Starting a STEM program or a Maker Space in your class or school? The first step in implementing an engineering program is teaching your students the engineering design process. Our primer includes:an engineering design process postera sample student planning page group role cardshelpful hintsa suggested materials lista sample donation lettera motivational posterTeachers are saying:"Great resource for starting STEM projects in the classroom or maker's space. Thank you for providing us with a pl
Grades:
K - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Sleeping Beauty - Fairy Tale and STEM Activity
Sleeping Beauty and Enchanted Engineering: Happily Ever After With STEM!Fairy Tales and STEMNeed a STEM lesson to integrate with a fairy tale or a Sleeping Beauty unit of study? Have your students design and engineer a platform bridge. The Prince needs your students' help. He is trying to get to Sleeping Beauty’s castle and has encountered a river that his horse will not cross. He needs your students to build a platform bridge so that he can proceed to the castle. Time for structural engineering
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Fairy Tales and STEM Bundle Part 2
3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Passage and Question Set
"Li Bing and The Flooding"
A research-based reading comprehension passage and question set.
Lexile: 470
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Grades:
3rd
Engineering Design Process Materials for STEM & Robotics
The Engineering Design Process, including steps; Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve, and Share. Use these pages for STEM Challenges to guide students through the step-by-step process. Allows for use in direct and guided instruction, review, assessment, or games. Available in both black and white and color for various print options and student needs and intelligences. FOLLOW ME:For ideas, tips and tricks, updates, FREEBIE's and more!YouTube Channel: the wright method 4 eduInstagram: TheWRIGHTMet
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PreK - 12th
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Build and Decorate a 3D Gingerbread House!
This winter craft is great for small motor skills as it incorporates coloring, cutting, and gluing. Building the gingerbread houses also embraces some foundational engineering skills. What’s included in download:- Directions for how to assemble houses- Diagram for assembly- Gingerbread house printout (NOTICE PRINT ON CARDSTOCK OR THICK CONSTRUCTION PAPER)You can make your space festive with having your class create these houses to make a whole gingerbread village!
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1st - 8th
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Roller Coaster Engineering Design Challenge
This 3 day lesson plan engages students in roller coaster design. It incorporates Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering Design with concepts of energy and forces. Students learn to use the engineering design process, to collaborate, and to solve real design problems. The lesson plan follows the 5E format (engage, explore, explain, extend, evaluate). My students love working as civil engineers to complete this challenge!
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Grades:
4th - 7th
STEAM/STEM Paper Cup Straw Structure Activity Handouts
Simple STEM / STEAM Activity to introduce the basics of the Engineering Design Process.All you need is this handout, paper cups, a bit of string, a lot of tape, and a bucket full of straws...and a piggy bank full of coins.Students plan, design, build and test a structure using straws and tape to support a paper cup with string attached at either ends. Students later then test their structures by counting how many pennies / whatever similar weighted objects on hand that their structure can hold.L
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4th - 6th
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Mysteries of Flight Lesson 1: The Wright Brothers and the Properties of Air
Walk along with Wilbur and Orville Wright as they discover the mysteries of flight using the scientific method. This lesson introduces the Wright Brothers and the first three Properties of Air and includes a fill-in-the-blank note-taking guide, vocabulary cards, an investigation guide, and teacher’s notes with answer keys.
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Engineering Design Process Worksheet
Use this worksheet to guide students through the Engineering Design Process.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Summer STEM Activities
There are 6 summer STEM activities in this freebie. It is perfect to use as a choice board, send home in a summer packet, or as a summer school/homeschool project. All activities only require simple household items to participate!
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Engineering Design Process Concept Map
This is a blank Engineering Design Process concept map. Simply fill in: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve. This product can easily be added to a STEAM journal for instruction.Engineering Design Process Poster and chant also included!
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K - 5th
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STEM Career Activity
This is a wonderful filler activity to get your students exploring STEM careers. They will have the opportunity to read about new careers, play an interactive online game and create a portrait of a career they are interested in. You can use this activity as a warm-up to a STEM lesson or to wrap-up a STEM unit. Students will need computers and access to the internet.
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Investigation
This handout guides students through the process of developing their own investigation for balanced and unbalanced forces. Students will consider their materials, steps, and observable data they might be able to collect during their investigation. Students then hypothesize about what their investigation might look like by illustrating a diagram of the proposed investigation.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
How do Airplanes Fly? What makes paper airplanes fly?
These two readings have been complied using information from several online resources which are found at the bottom of the second page.
Use these two readings to accompany the research section of the Paper Airplane Lab on my TPT store.
**Reading comprehension worksheet to accompany the readings is available in my TPT store!**
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Novel Engineering - Digital Handouts for Any Novel & Distance Learning
Wondering how you're going to wrap up your next novel? Introduce your students to Novel Engineering! It is a creative way to get students using their critical thinking skills to solve real problems! This works well with novels where characters face a tangible conflict. Students will track different conflicts throughout the novel and work to use the design process to create a product that will help the character(s)!Download will be added directly to your drive & includes the following:-2 vers
Grades:
4th - 12th
Tinkercad Quick Guide: A Handy Desktop Reference for Using Tinkercad
Use this handy reference to get a quick overview of the most popular features in Tinkercad. Have students keep this convenient "cheat sheet" with them as they create their Tinkercad designs to make designing easier and more fun. This guide can be printed on the front and back of a single page to make it convenient for keeping near computers in your classroom or Makerspace. *****************************************************************************Other products that may interest you:3D Print Y
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Roller Coaster STEM with Pool Noodles
Build your own roller coaster with pool noodles and marbles in this STEM challenge. Test your design and label potential and kinetic energy.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Kids Discover Infographic: How the Titanic Sank
This free Infographic is designed for our World History, Titanic Unit, which is available online at https://online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/titanicWhether you're teaching in-person or from a remote classroom, share this Infographic with your students to explaining the physics behind the majestic ship’s demise. Use as a printable for students to look at individually or display on a larger scale to use as an anchor chart.Thank you for making KIDS DISCOVER a part of your classroom agenda.Sincerely,KID
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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