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Problem solving engineering Common Core RI.5.1 resources
Intro to STEM: Think Like a Scientist & Engineer!
A great way to introduce STEM into your classroom! Updated to include editable versions of all student handouts! How does a scientist explore the world? How can you think like an engineer? Students will explore these questions and more through a series of critical thinking STEM exercises. The packet includes 4 critical thinking challenges centered on STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). These activities expose students to the real world of science and engineering with chal
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
5th Grade Science Bundle
7 amazing units covering 5th-grade NGSS! Each unit includes lesson plans, activities, stations, poster projects, assessments, daily warm-ups, and so much more! Everything you need to teach science for months ALL IN ONE PLACE! Very little prep and materials allow you to print and begin!Units include:❤️5-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions❤️5-LS1 What do Plants Need to Grow?❤️5-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics❤️5-ESS2 Earth's Systems❤️5-ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe❤️5-ESS3 Eart
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
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Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI Science Problem Solving
Looking for an engaging way to differentiate in the classroom? Check out this HANDS-ON Crime Scene Investigation!Want a hybrid version that uses Google Slides? Click the link belowHoagie Hoax | Google SlidesThe Hoagie Hoax Mystery is an engaging hands-on activity that’s easy to set up using common materials. Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final dirt analysis which reveals the culprit. Students LOVE it! This fun r
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4th - 6th
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The Ultimate Paper Airplane STEAM Project: 10 Day Engineering Design Challenge
Every year since I started teaching, I've done a paper airplane contest. When I first started around 10 years ago, it was a quick contest that lasted just a few minutes. Gradually, as my experience as an educator grew, this project began to grow into what it is today... A 10 day cross-curricular mega project! I always say that student engagement is the key to learning, and I can almost guarantee that your students will be engaged during these activities! They will be measuring, graphing, reading
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
The Alamo in San Antonio Texas Reading Comprehension Worksheet Landmarks
This passage briefly describes the Alamo. 15 questions (matching and multiple choice) assess students' understanding. An extension activity has students color a picture of the landmark, write three facts they learned, and explain why they would or would not want to visit the landmark.INCLUDES:*Article (900-1000 Lexile)*15 questions- matching, multiple choice*Color and BW Versions*Extension Activity- Students write three facts they learned and tell whether they would want to visit the landmark an
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4th - 6th
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September STEM Activities and Challenges with Close Reading Passages
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The September STEM Design Challenge COLLECTION is part of the STEM with CLOSE READING series. It gives you FOUR OF MY BEST SELLING STEM CHALLENGES and will seamlessly allow you to tie together the curriculum by giving you rigorous text dependent questions that go with a high interest reading passages IN ADDITION to the fun STEM activities! Watch your kids
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3rd - 6th
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Simple Machines STEM Project Compound NGSS 3-5-ETS1 MS-ETS1
Newly updated as a digital PDF for home or distance learning, this FUN and ENGAGING NGSS Simple and Compound Machines STEM Engineering Project includes worksheets and challenges elementary or even middle school students to design and build a solution to a problem at school, at home, or anywhere else and adheres to the NGSS strand 3-5-ETS1 Engineering using simple machines. Simply print and assign or attach to Google Classroom (or whatever platform you use!) Be sure to check out my Home and Dista
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade & More! : 2022 Version
Strike up the band and hold on to your balloons! It is Thanksgiving time and that means the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make the most of this special holiday by immersing your students in active learning, favorite picture books, design challenges, and technology activities... all centered around one of our favorite holidays! Set the stage for the parade by taking a look at how Thanksgiving became an official holiday. We usually focus on the Pilgrims and Native Americans at this time of the y
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI Science Problem Solving
Check out this HYBRID WhoDunnit that provides a HANDS-ON or totally digital final POWDER investigation!The Jinxed Jersey Mystery is an engaging hands-on or digital activity that’s super easy to set up for DISTANCE Learning or in the CLASSROOM.Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final powder and computer font analysis which reveals the culprit. Students LOVE it!This GOOGLE Slide Activity Includes:• Teacher Notes | Answ
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Rube Goldberg Machines - 11 day Cross-Curricular Unit
Rube Goldberg was an engineer-turned-cartoonist who is best known for his comics with ridiculous inventions. This action-packed, engaging, and rigorous unit includes 11 days worth of lessons where students learn about Rube Goldberg, create a comic, design and build a machine, and then create a video summary of their learning. These lessons are great for gifted/talented students!This download includes: 11 detailed lessonsDifferentiated student worksheetsDesign Brief TemplateAn video alternative f
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Golden Gate Bridge STEM Challenge STEM Across America with Close Reading
STEM challenge activities are so much fun. But, finding the time to incorporate design challenges into your curriculum can be difficult. The Golden Gate Bridge Design Challenge is part of the STEM Across America with CLOSE READING series. It seamlessly allows 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! Study America's National Landmarks and let the STEM adventure begin!WH
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS 5-ESS3-1 Earth, Human Activity, & the Environment: Air Pollution
5th Grade Science NGSS 5-ESS3-1 Earth, Human Activity, & the Environment: Air Pollution at the Olympics is a 5E Lesson Plan that draws students in by using the 1980 Olympics air pollution problem as basis to teach how we use science to solve environmental problems. This plan also incorporates the National Research Council’s three-dimensional learning process of using practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas into its makeup.In this lesson, students will learn how the EP
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Grades:
4th - 6th
NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
Also included in: NGSS Fifth Grade Science Curriculum Bundle | Phenomena-Based Lessons!
STEM & Bridges| The Narrows Bridge Failure
Explore a Real-World STEM Investigation with your students!Fix the Failure – The Tacoma Narrows Bridge*A fantastic STEM lesson for Grade 5-8* Combine reading, research, and engineering in a hands-on real-world investigation of an actual engineering failure. Provide a real-world investigation that explores the importance of perseverance and learning from failure. Your upper elementary and middle school students will:· Read and answer questions about an actual engineering event that was a failure
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: STEM & Real World Failures Bundle
NGSS 3-5 Engineering Design/STEM : Making and Testing Glue
Investigate kitchen ingredients (salt, flour, baking soda, corn starch, corn syrup) to make and test glue recipes.Science and Kids Activities creators, Karen Ostlund and Sheryl Mercier combine to write and illustrate scaffolded inquiry engineering lessons for intermediate grades.In this series of 5 NGSS activities/assessments students generate and compare multiple solutions for making strong glue based on evidence gathered from testing various common kitchen ingredients. “Science Notes” are incl
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4th - 7th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
MAKING INFERENCES • USING HIGH-INTEREST PHOTOS
MAKING INFERENCES • USING HIGH-INTEREST PHOTOSGRADES 4–6 Teaching inferences can sometimes be difficult. It is a concept that many students find hard to grasp. This set of 56 Task Cards (28 Activities) with photographs provides students with the chance of making inferences based on photographs. Students are given a photograph, and then they select the best inference from one of four choices. They write the answers (a., b., c., or d.) on their Student Record Sheet. (Laminate the Task Cards befo
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: MAKING INFERENCES BUNDLE • USING HIGH-INTEREST PHOTOS
Robotics Research Webquest: Introduction to Robots (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th)
Need a quick print and go or digital (Google Slides) robotics research webquest activity with answer key included? This is great as an introduction to robots or even sub plans. This webquest was designed to have students answer comprehension questions about the basics of robotics. This lesson can be done as a whole group, small group, or independently. Learners will use the website provided and read through the material to answer questions along with viewing the videos. Students will be introduc
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4th - 8th
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Engineering Design Process | Worksheets and STEM Activities
Teach your students all about the engineering design process with this comprehensive unit. This is great for introducing STEM activities into your classroom! This unit includes worksheets, hands-on activities, reading comprehension, scavenger hunts, and much more!Take a closer look by clicking on the preview above!Click here to follow me and be notified of new products and sales!What's Included?standards matrixvocabulary overviewdesign process overviewengineer design process posters5 detailed le
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4th - 6th
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Wright Brothers & Kitty Hawk CLOSE READING 5 LEVELED PASSAGES Main Idea Fluency
LEVELED PASSAGES! CHOOSE EACH STUDENT'S READING LEVEL. ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE SAME CONTENT, VOCAB, AND QUESTIONS!"Wright Brothers & Kitty Hawk Fun FACTS"ALL READERS COVERED! INFORMATIONAL TEXTDifferentiated CurriculumMain IdeaFluency CheckClose ReadingTDQ'sPicture with Annotation and ELA QuestionEXTRA TDQ's Sheet to print on the backALL-ON-ONE SHEET TO Save Time and Paper!Print-and-GoNO FLUFF-Save printer inkELA alignedUse for HW, whole/individual instruction, handoutsPerfect file for sub-pl
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2nd - 5th
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Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI Science Problem Solving
Check out this HYBRID WhoDunnit that provides a HANDS-ON or totally digital final investigation!The Hoagie Hoax Mystery is an engaging hands-on or digital activity that’s super easy to set up for DISTANCE Learning or in the CLASSROOM.Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final dirt analysis which reveals the culprit. Students LOVE it!This GOOGLE Slide Activity Includes:• Teacher Notes | Answer Keys• Dirt Test-Easy Prep
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: CSI Reading Comprehension | Mystery Science | Google Classroom BUNDLE
Christmas Project Based Learning | Plan a Cookie Exchange Party | Close Reading
Make learning fun this DECEMBER with GATER Educator's, Plan a COOKIE EXCHANGE Party, an engaging and fun project-based learning activity!Engage students in close reading, math skills, and COOKIE EXCHANGE comprehension while they create their perfect holiday celebration.All of the extra work is done for you. Simply print the NO PREP pages, and let your students make the decisions in this fun Project-Based Learning CHRISTMAS Unit!Go to new depths of learning with this Project-Based Learning activi
Grades:
4th - 7th
The Ultimate Paper Airplane STEAM Project + Escape Room: 10 Day Challenge
Every year since I started teaching, I've done a paper airplane contest. When I first started around 12 years ago, it was a quick contest that lasted just an afternoon. Gradually, as my experience as an educator grew, this project began to grow into what it is today... A 10 day cross-curricular mega project! I always say that student engagement is the key to learning, and I can guarantee that your students will be engaged during these activities! They will be measuring, graphing, reading, analyz
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
...
STEAM Glider Prototype Engineering Challenge for Upper Elem Gifted and Talented
We use the engineering process for this open-ended design challenge. All semester, my GATE kids have been building different gliders from blueprints, direct instruction, specific materials with patterns, and even store-bought balsa wood fighter gliders.
Now it’s time for the real test!
Can students construct—limited to specific resources—a glider which meets the three guidelines in the rules? As a bonus, can students research and apply physics knowledge to their real-world prototyping challen
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3rd - 8th
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Holidays Around the World ELA Escape Room Scavenger Hunt Printable
Holidays Around the World has a new twist with this ELA scavenger hunt / escape room. After watching the video hook, your students will be ready to hunt for their presents as they visit and learn about 5 holidays around the world. Who knew students could have so much fun with reading and English Language Arts?Students begin with a leveled reading comprehension passage and two questions. The challenge is to find the code word for each answer. Once students have found all the answers, they must un
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: ELA Escape Room Bundle Year of Holidays Grades 3rd 4th 5th
Weather Reading Passages with Anemometer STEM Challenge
This fabulous Read and Build bundle of two resources is a perfect way to learn more about weather. Students will love the highly engaging topics of the reading worksheets. They will also create models of your anemometers with the STEM Challenge. It's all easy prep for you!➡️Weather Events Print and Read➡️STEM Challenge Activity Build an Anemometer➡️Save 20% with the Reading, STEM, and Escape Room Bundle➡️Weather Print and ReadInformational Text Features:This set features upper 3rd to fifth-grade
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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