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Free engineering lessons
Storybook STEM {Iggy Peck, Architect FREEBIE}
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Created by Brooke Brown and Katie King, Storybook STEM provides early childhood teachers with weekly all-in-one units to cover essential skills in reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, math, science, and engineering.
This special FREEBIE edition of Storybook STEM accompanies the favorite read aloud, Iggy Peck, Ar
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K - 3rd
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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 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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STEM in a Snap! {FREE Lesson Plan for Any STEM or STEAM Challenge}
This FREE lesson plan template is perfect for teachers who are new to teaching STEM or STEAM in the elementary grades and need guidance through the Engineering Design Process. The simple, one-page lesson plan walks you through the basic steps and teacher/student roles for each segment of a STEM/STEAM challenge, and the format is compatible with any project!
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PreK - 6th
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STEM Challenge Foosball FREEBIE
This easy-prep one-day STEM Challenge was a hit in our STEM classes! This is a fabulous challenge so start saving shoe boxes now! Students will have a blast designing their foosball sets and then competing. Get ready for the cheering!➡️ Click here for the Sports Escape Room that includes this challenge!What is the challenge?In this challenge, students will have some easy materials to use in designing a foosball model. What do you need?You will need materials in addition to this package. This in
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4th - 6th
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Balloons Over Broadway Stem Activity
This is an engaging STEM activity that goes with the cute story Balloons Over Broadway! If you want to see what this activity looks like in-person, click here!You can grab the Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion here :)
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2nd - 4th
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FREE Letter A STEM Challenge | Letter A Activity
Kindergarten STEM has never been better! Finally, a STEM resource that meets the demands of math and science and also teaches students to recognize, identify, and recreate letters. I am so happy to give you Alphabet STEM Challenges! In this resource you will find: ✓Teacher Page✓Math & Science Worksheet✓Literacy Worksheet✓Letter Mini-Book✓Play-dough MatEach teacher page includes: ✓Picture✓STEM Challenge (in the same language on the students' page)✓Teacher Tips (to anticipate interventions)✓Ma
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PreK - K
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-PS2-2
STEM Buddy Challenge: Buddy Up! Spaghetti Tower Challenge Free Preview
Elementary STEAM or STEM Challenges are fun for all ages! From Kindergarten to fifth grade, grab a buddy class and jump into the Spaghetti Tower Challenge Free Preview. This unit is designed for one lower elementary class working with one upper elementary class. It is possible for you to do this project on your own, but the worksheets are designed for some assistance from the older buddy.
Spaghetti Tower Challenge Free Preview is a fun and quick activity where students will be given set amount
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K - 5th
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Biomimicry NGSS STEM Project Distance Learning Life Science Adaptations LS4
NEWLY UPDATED PDFs for digital learning! This EXCITING and RELEVANT NGSS middle school STEM activity/project challenges students to explore the benefits of adaptations (MS-LS4) and then engineer a product (MS-ETS1 and MS-ETS1-4) for human use, called Biomimicry, in a fun and authentic way! In groups, students brainstorm a real world problem, investigate an adaptation and its benefit in the organism’s habitat, and individually design a "biomimetic" product to solve the problem. (Example: Grip sho
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4th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
NGSS Space Engineering Design Project
What is more interesting than space, astronauts, and CANDY?In this project, students will learn about the engineering design cycle. They will learn about how astronauts must have specially designed food packages to use in space. They will go through the engineering design process to design, build, and refine a package that will allow astronauts to eat M&Ms in space. This activity is number 5 of 5 in a mini engineering unit. It is aligned tothe NGSS Engineering Design Standards (3-5-ETS1 and
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in: NGSS Engineering Design Mini Unit Bundle (3-5-ETS1 and MS-ETS1)
Pollinators - A STEM Activity
This is a STEM lesson that gives students the task of building a pollinator and using it to simulate how pollen is spread.Inside you will find, 5 tasks for students to complete:Task 1: Design a pollinatorTask 2: Measure materials to be used as pollenTask 3: Record themselves using their pollinator to spread pollenTask 4: Complete STEM questions about pollinationTask 5: Complete How Is This STEM page (which helps students understand what STEM is and how they just completed a STEM activity.Th
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1st - 3rd
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The Engineering Process | Science Mini-Lesson | FREEBIE | Google Slides
Bite-Size Science is perfect for distance learning or remote learning. A paperless, no-prep, narrated version of this lesson has been added, so even the youngest students can learn independently. Send the files home via your chosen platform (Google Classroom, SeeSaw, etc).Your students will love this engaging science lesson all about the engineering process, and you'll love that it's no-prep and ready to teach. Each lesson slide is meant to be projected on your whiteboard to guide short and swe
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Life Science | Mini-Lesson BUNDLE | PowerPoint & Google Slides
STEM Design Challenge - My Most Magnificent Thing
Kids love to invent! This is a science and math (STEM) based design challenge, tied to literature, The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires, that gives students a chance to create their own invention...anything goes. Included is a recording form for students to record ideas, list materials needed, and then reflect on the outcome. Also included is a sign that can be used to display the finished inventions (or pictures of them).
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PreK - 2nd
The Engineering Design Process: A Closer Look
This lesson includes a reading sample about the Engineering Design Process. The 6 steps of the process are explained. The lesson includes a short set of questions for students to answer as a reflection and check for understanding about the Engineering Design Process.
Teachers should ask students to read pages 1 and 2. Teachers should provide clarification for students as needed. Provide as much meaningful connection between student experience and the Engineering Design Process. Have an inf
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6th - 12th
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Try It Before You Buy It! NGSS Force and Motion - Sail Car (grades K &3)
That's right! Download a free copy of the sail car lesson for free. I decided that I wasn't making very much through TPT and would rather have teachers access and use my resources for free.
In this lesson, students build identical sail cars, then experiment with different variables for sails (i.e., sizes, shapes and materials) to determine which design is the most effective.
Reviews and suggestions for improvement are encouraged!
If you have a question or need a lesson for a particular topic,
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K - 3rd
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FREE New Years 2024 Creativity Challenges
Unlock creativity in your classroom with these FREE New Year 2024 Creativity Challenges!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. When students are thinking outside the box it results in creative solutions. In a creativity challenge, students are presented with a problem they have to solve using their creativity. These challenges are short, lasting anywhere from 3-10 minutes. By
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1st - 5th
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The Great Egg Drop Challenge
Students will create a device designed to protect a raw egg from breaking when dropped onto a hard surface. Teacher's guide included. This project can be done by group or individually. Students will apply knowledge of: gravity, forces, pushes, pulls, drag, inertia, acceleration, and mass
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3rd - 6th
Middle School Math - Backpack Designer Project
Students will be working in teams to form Backpack Design Companies which will be competing with other teams to win the chance to become the featured backpack design for next year’s back-to-school sale. Teams will work together to improve the functionality, design, and physical comfort of backpacks so they will be more appealing to middle school students. Students will research the history and functions of backpacks in our society, develop new designs, build backpack prototypes, give and receiv
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Math - Full Year Curriculum Bundle - 2,000+ Pages
STEM Activity and Lesson Plan with Handout - Windmills (Energy & Motion)
This is a lesson plan for a STEM activity to due with windmills and energy.The students have to design windmill blades that can efficiently lift a load when turning by the wind (blow dryer).You get a zip file with:- the lesson plan with daily target, steps, materials you will need, pictures, and more (Marzano elements are embedded but can be removed if needed)- the interactive lesson plan on PowerPoint- handouts and worksheets for student use during the STEM Activity *I did this with my fourth g
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2nd - 5th
States of Matter/Chemical/Physical Changes STEM Challenge
States of matter, physical and chemical changes are supposed to be FUN!! This is a super fun STEM challenge that incorporates all three!!! This is a ready to use STEM challenge featuring the story Jumanji. We use the book as the hook and then the students learn about the science of states of matter, physical and chemical changes, and volcanoes with this STEM Challenge. The students find out they are now stuck in STEM Jumanji!!! The only way out is to engineer a volcano and then make it erupt
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
Also included in: STEM Bundle for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
2nd Grade STEM Challenges and Science Activities NGSS Curriculum Guide
Integrate 2nd Grade Read Aloud STEM Challenges in your classroom!This guide is organized by topic and covers every Next Generation Science Standard for Second Grade. Each STEM Challenge is created with Second Graders in mind and connects to read aloud books that your students will love.These 2nd Grade STEM Activities and Challenges are designed to support STEM teachers, Elementary Classroom Teachers, homeschooling parents, and after school programs. *This is just the guide, no activities are inc
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2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-LS4-1
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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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3rd
What is a scientist? Self-Guided Digital Lesson | Distance Learning
About this ProductThis is a FREE self-guided digital science lesson designed to give students a "First Look" at scientific inquiry and engineering design. It is part of the First Look with Junior Scientist Jack Elkowitz Series. Lessons are made specifically for primary grade students. This lesson includes:• One reading passage with text-dependent comprehension questions• Embedded video with a graphic organizer activity (also hosted on SafeShare.TV) • Supplemental videos for enrichment (hosted o
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Scientific Inquiry and Engineering Lesson Bundle | Independent Learning
Sound Waves - Project Based Learning
This is a fun and easy sound waves project! This project is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards.
Next Generation Science Standards:
4-PS4 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
3-5-ETS1 Engineering Design
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3rd - 5th
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