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Free middle school engineering resources for GATE
Earth Day STEM Activities and Challenges | Water Tower
Here’s a CREATIVE and FUN way to make STEM a classroom TREAT! Have your students COMPETE!This FREEBIE is part of GATER Educator’s "Outta the Box" Classroom Competitions and can be done during a Fun Friday or throughout the week during your science block. Outer Space and Earth OTB Classroom CompetitionsCheck out the whole collection of Outta the Box Classroom Competitions hereOne of the challenges in "OUTTA the BOX" Competitions includes a Creative Builder task. In this FREEBIE you will find the
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle | Earth Day and Outer Space
STEM Sampler Pack with Sound STEM Challenge and Engineering Graphic Organizer
This Engineering Design Process graphic organizer is one of my most loved resources! If you have looked online for an EDP graphic organizer, you've probably seen this one pop up. It's been used and shared by thousands of teachers all over the world! In this STEM sampler pack you can try out a free STEM challenge or STEM sticks.What You'll GetA sound-based voice muffler STEM challenge with corresponding vocabulary cards so you and your students can "talk like an engineer"Engineering design proces
Grades:
1st - 6th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: NEW STEM Teacher Bundle
End of the Year STEM Activities Challenge Design a Pencil Tower
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The Pencil Tower ENGINEERING EXPEDITION Design Challenge is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. This FREE GIFT will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passage IN ADDITION to the fun STEM activity! Soar to new heights when you put your thinking cap o
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Quick Build STEM Activities Freebie
Quick Build STEM Activities are the perfect addition to any classroom. Teachers who are limited on time will love using these simple STEM activities in centers, makerspaces, choice boards and more!A quick build in STEM is like a quick write in ELA: Students will not go all the way through the engineering design process; instead, they will choose a challenge and quickly “draft” a design to build. The focus of these activities is primarily on the build. Reflection questions are also provided for t
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: QUICK BUILD STEM ACTIVITIES for Sub Plans - Centers - Early Finishers
100 Pieces STEM Station Challenge - 100 Days of School STEM Activities FREE
100 Pieces STEM Stations work great for 100 Days of School or any time of year! Stem Station activities use a variety of items that you already have on hand. Includes a 100% TEXT Editable Google Slides presentation to introduce students to the activity and rules. Simply edit the presentation to indicate the materials students will use, the station rules, and time allowed per station. Also includes EDITABLE STEM Stations Recording sheets. Versatile for so MANY GRADE LEVELS because you can change
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Grades:
K - 8th
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Minecraft STEM Activities and Challenges Freebie
Here’s a creative and fun STEM Activity FREEBIE to share and show just how exciting STEM Challenges can be in a Competitive Classroom Setting! These Outta the Box Classroom Competition Challenges can be done on a Fun Friday or within the week during your science block. This hands on building challenge is part of GATER Educator's "Outta the Box Classroom Competitions". The theme of the full OTB Classroom Competion is “MINECRAFT: Survival Mode”. For this activity students will read tidbits of info
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: MINECRAFT Activities Bundle
STEM/STEAM Engineering Design Process Individual Posters
STEM/STEAM activities are a great way to provide students with engaging lessons that nurture higher level thinking skills and encourage real world application/connections.
These Engineering Design Process Posters are bright and colorful, with larger focus words and guided questions for promoting student success. Included in this unit:
*Engineering Design Process Posters
(5 individual color posters-ask, imagine, plan, create, improve)
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
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Maker Space Letters and Labels Freebie
Looking to start a Makerspace in your classroom? Not quite sure where to start? Download this freebie for what you need to get a makerspace started in your classroom!This freebie includes:-Directions-pictures-Makerspace Letters-bin labels-ideas and more!If you like this pack...check out Maker Space Fishing Day Task Card PackMaker Space Super Hero Task Card PackDon't forget to check out my Makerspace letters and labels!Also, check out my blog at: http://scienceschoolyard.blogspot.com/for more gre
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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Marshmallow Challenge Card Set
Card Set to go along with the Marshmallow Challenge. Print, laminate, and clip with a book ring to start building a STEM challenge set for your classroom. This would also be a great resource for a Makerspace!
Aligned to Iowa Core/NGSS Standards-
Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
3–5–ETS1–1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering, Technology, and Appli
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ozobot Introduction
Are your students new to Ozobots? This PowerPoint guides educators and students on the basics of Ozobots, simple activities that allows students to explore the magic of Ozobots, and gives a great guide on how to introduce coding to students. I aligned this PowerPoint using the Ozobot website.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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STEAM Activity - Make Your Own TOPS - Upper Elementary and Gifted and Talented
Make a cool top in just about an hour with a few materials! They work great, are fun, and are a good engineering challenge for upper elementary students.
Materials
• 110 weight or heavier card stock
• Construction Paper
• Compass or circle template
• Glue
• 5” of 3/16” round dowel per student – only costs about 25 cents per 3 feet
• ¾” diameter wooden wheels with 3/16” holes (optional but with the optimal coolness)
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Types:
SCAMPER Slides & Worksheet
Level up your students' creativity and brainstorming with the SCAMPER method!I do: cereal examplesWe do: Oreo examplesYou do: inventionsAdvertising legend Alex Osborn not only founded one of the most successful ad agencies in the world, BBDO, he also coined the phrase “brainstorming” and is credited for inventing the technique. Later in his career, he invented another technique that is lesser-known, but one that is incredibly powerful: SCAMPER. This name is an acronym and stands for:Substitute
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Grades:
4th - 8th
St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Trap Engineer Planning Worksheets / Graphic Org.
Use these no-prep student planning sheets/mats for a St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Trap Engineering / STEM Challenge! These planning sheets guide students through the Engineering Design Process, providing them with an organized space to write, plan, design, and revise. Students will love the structure and organization these templates provide!☘️☘️Want a complete bundle with St. Patrick's Day Math & Writing activities? >>Grab it here!These STEAM tools can be used for all learners to devel
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Collaborative Engineering STEM Challenges - FULL UNIT
A slideshow full of collaborative engineering STEM challenges. For more awesome, free resources, check out the Gifted Guide website or the Engineering Page.
Grades:
3rd - 10th
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Tinkercad Project #1: Make a Sideless Cube
About Teaching CAD to Elementary StudentsTeaching CAD to elementary students is harder than learning it yourself. You’ll quickly discover that students have a wide range of skills, abilities, and understandings. Some will catch on quickly while others need one-on-one guided help. So much of what they will be required to do is new that it can be overwhelming. This is even more the case when students are absent.After having taught CAD for over seven years, I’ve figured out a way to make the lesson
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Everyday Curiosity: Getting a Haircut
Have you ever wondered how hairstylists keep their scissors so sharp? This issue of Everyday Curiosity investigates the science and engineering behind getting a haircut. It includes a brief discussion about scissors and three hands-on activities exploring levers and cutting.
Issues of Everyday Curiosity are perfect to use when you want to take on engineering challenges, provide additional enrichment, and bridge the gap between home and school.
Everyday Curiosity is a weekly electronic magazine
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Nurturing a Product-Based, Project-Based STEAM Classroom -- FREE Guide
If you’ve ever thought,
“I’d like students to try something other than writing out answers to show what they know . . .”
or “We need more energy in this classroom . . .”
or “How do I know if they ‘get it’ if they don’t write it out?”
THEN THIS INFORMATIVE SLIDESHOW IS FOR YOU!
Why are products a good measure of critical thinking?
What is the difference between a product and simply “making a cute craft item?”
How do products show understanding?
What makes a good product?
What if a product l
Grades:
1st - 8th
STEM Experiment: Egg Drop of Doom Chart
This *FREE* chart can be used as a recording sheet for the STEM experiment Egg Drop of Doom. The experiment directions can be found on my website Hands On Learning 4 All.com at http://www.handsonlearning4all.com/wp/?p=2483
If you would like more "hands-on" learning materials visit my TPT store at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Veronica-Stanley-Hooper
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Five-Star Bridges
This introductory activity allows students to research basic characteristics of the four types of bridges. Students evaluate these characteristics and assign each bridge a star rating and defend in an expository paragraph. Rubric included.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Tower Power: STEM Competition Challenge to Promote a Growth Mindset
A STEM PRODUCT UNLIKE ANY OTHERS YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED!Students compete against one another and Professor WigginsOne STEM challenge per week using simple materialsMultiple iterations to build perseverance and a growth mindsetSolution photos from Professor Wiggins PROFESSOR WIGGINS’ CHALLENGES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:· A Weekly Challenge· Challenge Details and Materials Needed· Ways to Implement this Challenge· Lesson Plans for the Week· End of Week Response from Professor Wiggins· An Editable Student
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Grades:
2nd - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
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3D - Spatial Development - Deductive Series - Part 2 of 3 - FREE
This affords a vehicle for teachers to use for developing 3D spatial skills - it is part 2 of 3 - Deductive Rectilinear Spatial Development.
As with Part 1, this appears difficult and in the latter cases of the problems, it is a mental puzzle. However, I used to MODEL and work these with my self-contained 5th grade class, and they can do it - highly recommend using interlocking 2 cm cube blocks with the mat - manipulative - so the kiddos can mentally visualize the process.
There are recommend
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th
Marshmallow Challenge Card Set
Card Set to go along with the Marshmallow Challenge. Print, laminate, and clip with a book ring to start building a STEM challenge set for your classroom. This would also be a great resource for a Makerspace!
Aligned to Iowa Core/NGSS Standards-
Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
3–5–ETS1–1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering, Technology, and Appli
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
3D - Spatial Development - Inductive Series - Part 1 of 3 - FREE
This affords a vehicle for teachers to use for developing 3D spatial skills.
This appears difficult and in the latter cases of the problems, it is a mental puzzle. However, I used to MODEL and work these with my self-contained 5th grade class, and they can do it.
There are recommendations. The teacher must practice until they are extremely adept at the process. I strongly recommend using interlocking cube blocks to build these isometric three (3) Dimensional figures PRIOR to working them ment
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
STEM Challenge for Elementary and Middle School - Fun with Physics
CLASSROOM FAVORITE! Have fun with your students as you explore and discover cool new ways to combine curiosity and creativity while supporting learning goals and objectives from the Next Generation Science Standards.Included in this activity: Knowledge Builder; Checking for Understanding: and Design Challenge.
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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