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5th grade engineering unit plan microsofts
Table-top Mini Golf: STEAM Engineering and Design for Elementary GATE
In From Putt-putt to Pebble Beach--Table-top Mini Golf, students will design and construct a playable table-top sized miniature golf course using the engineering design process. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning. The result is a classroom filled
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources
In this GATE engineering journey, students will each construct a very cool Ferris wheel prototype as a final product. Along the way, they will examine primary source images, read primary source history, and integrate math, engineering, and economics in a learning process which incorporates best practices in gifted and talented education for 21st Century Learners.
This is a challenging engineering project—teacher guided. I used it for GATE 4th grade; however, my kids are experienced builders.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
SPIES! A GATE Adventure 18+ Contact Hours - Challenging and Engaging!
Your students will ask to stay in from recess for this. It is the most popular unit I've taught in 32 years, and it is packed with challenging critical thinking.We imagine students are training at the school for spies: mini survivor challenges, mini crossbows, a jewel heist, footprint mysteries, memory games, cipher disks, case files, messages hidden in gel caps. This unit is STEM and critical thinking at its coolest and finest, and we’ve thrown in reading, speaking and listening, and a social-
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
STEAM Kid Engineering -- The Playable Golf Course Design Unit for GATE
In this unit, students will build a contraption to hit a small, wooden golf ball through a scaled version of a golf course which they and their classmates have designed. They’ll make a trundle wheel for measuring and marking the course, write down their scores on a scorecard, design putters, and learn background in physics through their work in the engineering and design process.
The Playable Golf Course is not just fun. It’s a challenging engineering, design, and construction unit including
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
An introduction to 3D Printing
Includes: PowerPoint, 3D printing videos, 3D printing examples, 10 week program, rubric, worksheets, 3D printer anatomy, safety tips and more
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Staff
Future City Project - MYP Rubrics IB Stem Tech Design Cycle
The Future City Project is a perfect project for students to show off their design skills.This project is geared towards students between 5th and 8th grade, and focuses on using the design cycle - RESEARCH, PLANNING, CREATING, EVALUATING - to create a future city that solves contemporary problems.8-11 Work PeriodsThis project includes:-A full project plan from start to finish-Lesson plans for each task-x5 Printable assignments-x4 Printable MYP IB rubrics-Extension ideas to further challenge and
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Grades:
4th - 9th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 4-6, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
5th & 6th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum: Experimental Design & STEM Challenges
Whether you are teaching Science in a classroom, homeschool, or distance learning setting, this BUNDLE resource includes 7 full lessons, 2 STEM challenges, and a Unit Assessment, all containing everything a student and teacher need to learn about Scientific Investigation and Experimental Design at the 5th and 6th Grade level.With the key points highlighted and graphics used to support the information presented, the PowerPoints are a great tool for classroom teaching, and can easily be uploaded,
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Grades:
5th - 6th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
AIR -- An Incredibly Cool STEAM Unit for Upper Elementary!
Balloon cars, hovercrafts, gliders, prototypes, zip-lines and air rockets, helicopters and more . . .
Here is a full unit with more than 20 hours of critical thinking and hands-on activities designed specifically for all 21st Century Learners and nonverbally gifted learners. STEM teachers: this unit guides students through the engineering process time and time again—elementary style!
Not only is this unit packed with critical thinking opportunities and rich in deeper understanding of physica
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
STEM Kid Constructions -- Rubber Band Swing Ride
Another STEM unit that is very popular with my students. We teachers are a sneaky sort, though . . . because this unit is packed with challenging critical thinking activities, math, physics, and engineering—even a GATE social-emotional lesson. If you’ve purchased any of my STEM design lessons and units before, you know what to expect. If you have not, please read the reviews!
Use this for your advanced groups, or send students off on an independent investigation.
Level: Extra challenging f
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Digital Treehouse Design Project - MYP Rubrics, IB STEM Tech Distance Learning
The Digital Treehouse Design Project is a perfect project to introduce students to design thinking and a design cycle. This project is geared towards students between 4th and 7th grade, and focuses on using the design cycle - RESEARCH, PLANNING, CREATING, EVALUATING - to create digital treehouses.7-9 Class PeriodsThis project includes:-A full project plan from start to finish-x3 Printable assignments-x4 Printable rubrics-Additional online resources-Extension ideas to further challenge and suppor
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 4-6, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
GATE + STEAM -- "The Studio" Unit for Upper Elementary
Applied math, engineering, design, 3D art, economics, and creativity . . .
Imagine building your own small studio in your backyard and decorating it to suit your personality. Would you have a carpeted library complete with a desk and laptop where you couldn’t be bothered by brothers, sisters, or parents? How about a miniature basketball court with a big screen television—a raucous playroom for you and your friends? Maybe you would add a loft, skylights, and a hot tub. Maybe you will open yo
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 5TH GRADE PROGRAM 70+ Contact Hours GATE
5th & 6th Grade NGSS Science Curriculum: Matter Interactions & STEM Challenges
Whether you are teaching 5th Grade NGSS Science or 6th Grade NGSS Science in a classroom, homeschool, or distance learning setting, this BUNDLE resource includes 10 full lessons, 2 STEM challenges, a Review & Quiz Pack, a Practice Unit Test, and Full Unit Assessment, all containing everything a student and teacher need to learn about Matter & Its Interactions at the 5th and 6th Grade level.With the key points highlighted and graphics used to support the information presented, the PowerPo
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Grades:
5th - 6th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
...
Sphero Bundle: Intro, Maze, Snowplow, Bridge, Artbot, Painting & Thanksgiving
All of my most current Sphero activities are bundled into one for a cheaper price to keep your students engaged in robotics, coding, and engineering throughout the year or to use for different grade levels. All use basic and simple Sphero coding skills while also fostering creativity as they create snowplow covers, a thanksgiving float, a way for a Sphero to draw different shapes on paper, a bridge for it to cross, etc. It is great for the regular classroom, makerspaces, STEM classes, coding clu
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Paper Tower Project - 2 to 3 Day Detailed Lesson
Students are going to be tasked with creating a freestanding paper tower. Students may use any items/materials to create the tower, but the tower must be completely made of paper. The tower must be approximately 1 meter high and be able to hold a 2.5 lb. weight. Students will be given a budget for materials to complete this assignment.This project requires students to work together, research various structures, and create a tower than can withstand a specified weight.These plans include:- Detail
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Build Your Own Strong Structure - Design and Technology Unit - 6 Lessons
Do you want to teach your students how to design and make their own strong structures using different techniques and materials? Do you want to introduce them to the concept of structures and how they are used in the real world? If so, this D&T unit is for you!This pack is a complete unit that consists of six outstanding lessons that teach students how to build their own strong structure through construction. In each lesson, students will learn what a structure is, how to join and strengthen
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Water Bottle Rocket Project - MYP Rubrics IB Stem Space Tech Design Cycle
The Water Bottle Rocket Project is a perfect project for students to show off their design and science skills.This project is geared towards students between 5th and 8th grade, and focuses on using the design cycle - RESEARCH, PLANNING, CREATING, EVALUATING - to create water bottle rockets.7-11 Class PeriodsThis project includes:-A full project plan from start to finish-Lesson plans for each task-x5 Printable assignments-x4 Printable rubrics-Extension ideas to further challenge and support stude
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 4-6, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
STEM Engineering for Elementary GATE - Wind Power, Windmills, and Wind
Two challenging but age-appropriate engineering projects highlight this unit. If you’ve taught my other STEM units, however, you know they’re not simply building projects. We’re thinking, learning science concepts, developing explanations, applying math and non-fiction reading skills, and bringing a wide variety of areas into a unit. But let’s not take lightly how cool it is to build and experiment with a cool mini glider and a working windmill!
As usual, we have ready-to-print activity shee
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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WeDo 2.0 Unit (w/Engineering Design Process)
This is an month long unit that adds structure to lessons with WeDo Lego Robots. It can be modified for all grade levels. It incorporates the Engineering Design process for children. There are 2 builds that should be done as a whole group or in groups, 2 builds where the students explore while they record what they learn in a journal log page in the page. Last, the students complete 2 challenges and work through the engineering design process through and recording what they learn through the pro
Grades:
1st - 12th
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3-5 GATE STEM Full Unit - Land Speeders, Sailboats, Signal Flags, and Semaphores
Time: About 11 hours+
Level: 3rd grade (quite challenging), 4th, and 5th grade
Critical thinking plus! This unit will have the students engineering and building “sailboats, “land speeders,” and signal flags from scratch, designing, thinking metaphorically, exploring new areas of math, interpreting historical primary sources and blue prints, solving real world math problems, doing grid work, using graphic design, building background knowledge in physical science, writing a short informative pi
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3RD 4TH GRADE PROGRAM Vol. 2 GATE 70+ Hours
Scratch Maze Video Game Coding Unit
This is one of my favorite coding units I use in my 5th-grade STEM classroom. I think it is appropriate anywhere from 3rd-9th grade depending on students' coding skills and background. My vision with this resource is that it gives teachers and students the right amount of skills to be successful in coding and designing their own Scratch video game maze while it not being a "copy and paste" activity where they don't really know how or why the code is working. Students will have to think through t
Grades:
3rd - 9th
STEAM: Magnets
This STEAM lesson/ unit works well with a claim, evidence, reasoning STEAM structure. A claim, evidence, reasoning worksheet is included, as well as sentence frames. Students explore and learn about magnets and come to a generalization after upon completion of this lesson. Includes student and teacher directions, vocab, sentence frames, and a worksheet.
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
STEAM, Engineering Design Process: Build A...
This multi-day unit focuses on creating a design or prototype to meet the needs of a specific group for a specific purpose. Learners will then practice the "Improve" step of the engineering design process as they learn they must alter one need of their design in the second part of the unit. This STEAM unit would work well for preK-adult learners, and could be used for professional development. The step by step instructions for teachers and students are included, as well as the prototype workshee
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
STEAM, Engineering Design Process: Building Challenge with Options
This STEAM lesson/ unit works for any grade level, including for professional development or higher education. Learners will work as engineers as they create a prototype to solve a problem. There are three different building challenges. You could use this lesson once where students choose which of the three they prefer, or assign to differentiate. You could also have students complete all three challenges over multiple days. Includes the step-by-step instructions for teachers and students, mater
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
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