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Free 5th grade engineering printables
STEM Activity Challenge Marshmallow Catapult 3rd-5th grade
STEM Project for Third, fourth and Fifth grades.In this activity students will work in groups to create a catapult from popsicle sticks. They will modify their catapult in order to produce the best launch possible. Kids will have a great time launching mini marshmallows across the room while learning about potential and kinetic energy.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Upper Elementary)
STEM Challenge Sticks and Cups Tower FREEBIE
This is a tower-building event using two very simple materials! Kids will love this and so will you! If you are looking for an easy STEM challenge to get started with STEM this is perfect! (And, of course, it's free!)Ideas for use:This tower challenge is one we completed purely for fun. It’s a fantastic challenge to use as a reward for your class, a sub day, a fun Friday afternoon, STEM night at your school, Grandparent’s Day, a holiday celebration using cups decorated for the holiday, and so mu
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2nd - 5th
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STEM Activity Challenge Hoop Glider Competition 3rd-5th grade
STEM Project for Third, fourth and Fifth grades.This activity challenges students to build a glider that will glide as far as possible. Working in groups, students will cut and tape various hoops to their straw. They will experiment with hoops of different sizes, positioning, and throwing styles. ***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet), grad
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Upper Elementary)
Creativity Drawing Activity ✏️ Bell Ringer ✏️ FREE
Do you see what I see? Probably not! These brain warm-ups will get your students thinking outside the box by taking a simple shape and turning it into a complete drawing. These pages (4 included) can be used for:Bell ringersEarly finishersAs a STEM or STEAM warm-up activityPrinting OptionPrint these images at up to 4 per page to give students 4 different drawings to work on (or choose full size for younger students). Did you know that seeing something significant, such as a face, in a familiar o
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K - 12th
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STEM Challenge Mystery Build FREEBIE
Do your students like mysteries? This STEM Challenge will be an exciting adventure for them! Students have a mystery to solve with what they are building and what materials they will need to be successful!What is the challenge?In this challenge, students will be assigned a structure to build and a list of possible materials. Teams will have to work together to choose the right materials to build their structure and stay within a purchasing budget for those materials. To make it really fun, every
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3rd - 5th
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Free STEM Challenge: Basketball Tower
This is a STEM Challenge perfect for the basketball madness of March, but it can also be used all year! Students must use only newspaper and masking tape to create a tower than will support a basketball. Excellent science inquiry lesson. Get your students building things! My goal with this resource is to make STEM as easy to implement as possible!Included:Graphic Organizer (with and without guiding questions)Rubric Picture ExamplesExtension MenuDetailed Notes to TeacherMaterials Required:newspap
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3rd - 5th
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Engineering Design Process Posters Freebie
Posters for your STEM displays! Are you looking for a great bulletin board idea or a way to display the steps of the engineering process? Here's a terrific set of posters!What is included?This set outlines the Engineering Design Process with cute graphics of student scientists. Descriptions have been added to each step in "student-friendly" language.Posters are decorated with multi-colored frames and a black/white diagonal background.This is a set of half-size posters with different frame colors
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3rd - 5th
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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
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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
Fairy Tale STEM--Jack and the Parachute
This is a building and engineering projects based on Jack and the Beanstalk. Students will construct a parachute to help Jack escape the giant using everyday household and classroom items to complete this project. This activity is designed to encourage critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills, as well as, problem solving and teamwork.
Materials Needed: various paper products (coffee filters, newspaper, tissue paper, etc…); various types of string (yarn, thread, dental floss, etc…); a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle (Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhymes, Seasonal STEM)
Morse Code: Crack the Code
Morse Code came up in a book we're reading and my students were so intrigued so I made them this little Morse Code practice sheet! They just have to match the dots on the bottom to the connected letters to crack the code!
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3rd - 6th
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Engineering Design Process Worksheets for all STEM Challenges -Printed & Digital
Every engineering design challenge requires the engineering design process to find a solution. These worksheets walk students through the design process by providing space for recording data and consideration of each step. Your students will be solving problems like real engineers with these worksheets. Click here for an editable STEM journal to use with distance learning, including digital and printable versions.Looking for more STEM lessons? Our team of engineers and educators is dedicated to
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1st - 10th
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10 Free Lego Building Challenge Cards for STEM and STEAM
This set includes a PDF file of 10 challenge cards for Lego style bricks that can be used for STEM or STEAM classrooms. Each challenge can be completed solo or as a team. Each card has a colorful block border but can also be printed in black and white. Some cards include advanced or team challenge options to differentiate for more advanced builders. Recommended age range: 6 - 13 years old (or for anyone who is a kid at heart!)
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2nd - 10th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
STEM and Foil Boats
Row, Row, Row, The Foil Boat With STEMNo time for an in depth engineering lesson? Have some foil? A small plastic tub of water? Some pennies? You are good to go!Our Foil Boat Engineering Energizer is just the ticket for a quick STEM lesson that provides a challenge, group problem solving, and a “brain push up” in a short amount of time with just a few materials. An easy way to integrate engineering into your day! Try this freebie with your class or at a teacher workshop to introduce them to ST
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K - 6th
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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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FREE Magic School Bus In the Haunted House, Magic School Bus Questions
FREE Magic School Bus In the Haunted House, Magic School Bus Questions:This Video Guide contains 20 questions to keep your students engaged in the science of the show. This is a great way to learn about sound, echos, vibrations and how instruments work. With these episodes readily available on the internet, this can even be assigned as homework. These are also great when you have a substitute!Save a BUNDLE on a bundle! This Magic School Bus Viewer Guide is part of my CLICK HERE Magic School B
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Magic School Bus Viewer Guides {Growing} Bundle
STEM Foil Boat Activity FREEBIE
Are you looking for a fun and simple way to cultivate problem solving, perseverance, and teamwork within your classroom? This STEM Foil Boat Activity is a great way to help your students build up their problem solving skills and will keep them engaged! This set includes two different versions of the student sheets you will need to complete the STEM activity. Students will also be able to complete a self-reflection rubric sheet. This set also comes with two mini posters to use as reference about
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2nd - 5th
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No Prep STEM Challenges Makerspace Activities for Index Cards
What do you get when you combine makerspace tasks with choice boards? Make-Tac-Toe! These highly engaging challenges are perfect for your makers, regardless of how much space you have! These tasks have been designed around a central material, so that students all start with a basic material and then pull in other materials as needed. This takes some of the guess work out of the materials portion of the makerspace challenge (and translates well to mobile STEM carts).This set of Make-Tac-Toe cards
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
NGSS Posters Science and Engineering Practices Posters
These posters contain the 8 scientific and engineering practices from the NGSS Standards which include:1. Ask questions and define problems2. Develop and use models3. Plan and carry out investigations4. Analyze and interpret data5. Use mathematics and computational thinking6. Construct explanations and design solutions7. Engage in argument from evidence8. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate informationThere are two different sets to choose from which differ in font styles. This would be a great re
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K - 12th
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Freebie! The Engineering Design Process {science}
I use these worksheets to explain to my students what engineers do. They can be used with my Monster Engineers packet (where students design and build cars for the cute party monsters), my Parachute Engineers packet (where students design and build parachutes for the moon mission), and my Gnome Engineers packet (where students design and build a bridge for little gnomes). The 7 steps of the design process are outlines and a blank copy is provided to be used when designing a solution to a given
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1st - 5th
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Engineering Design Process Posters and Journal Cards
Full page, simple classroom posters defining the steps of the Engineering Design Process. These are wonderful for an introduction to STEM activities and a great addition to any Maker Space! 6 Posters:The Engineering Design Process (title)*Ask*Imagine*Plan*Create*Improve
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1st - 5th
STEM in a Bag - Free
Freebie Sample of STEM in a BagEngineering with C.S.I. : “Curious STEM Investigators”Everyone loves a mystery and telling your kids they are members of a C.S.I. organization will capture their attention. After analyzing a bag of materials and a task card with an engineering challenge, students will collaborate to find a solution to the problem. With easy to find supplies and simple instructions, these C.S.I. mysteries are perfect when only a short period of time is available for a STEM lesson. L
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3rd - 7th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Egg Drop Challenge Planning Sheet
Help your students get ready for an egg drop challenge. This preplanning sheet has a place for them to draw their design and describe why they think it will work below the picture. Perfect for elementary age!
See our egg drop challenge here: The Egg Drop Challenge
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2nd - 6th
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STEM Wars Activity - Levitate a Sphere
This fun “STEM WARS” (not STAR WARS) :) themed STEM Training Mission activity will challenge your student’s ability to use “The Force”. They will use The Force to get their STEM Ball (AKA Ping Pong Ball) to levitate. In doing this, they will discover the phenomenon that occurs when a ping pong ball is placed above a straw and air is blown through the straw. Most people would expect the ping-pong ball to fly up and off to the side—but it doesn't. Due to Bernoulli's Principle, the ball will hover
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: STEM Wars: Five Training Missions Bundle May the 4th
Fair Tests: An NGSS Tool for STEM and the Engineering Design Process
Engineering Design is an important, exciting part of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and students in grades K-5 are expected to optimize design solutions and carry out fair tests (NGSS K-2-ES1.C and 3-5-ETS1-3). This tool helps kids do just that in an organized way. Prompts in each section remind kids of science practices and help them to plan their test, control variables, record data, and draw an evidence-based conclusion. Two formats are included in both color and black &
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1st - 5th
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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
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K - 8th
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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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