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Free middle school engineering unit plans
3D Printing & 3D Modeling Lesson 1 & 2 : Make Your Keychain (Outline)
Hello everyone,Welcome to the 3D printing world! We designed this class when the parents asked us if we could offer 3D modeling and 3D printing lessons to their children. These inquires inspired Toysinbox 3D printing to offer beginner-level 3D modeling and 3D printing enrichment classes to Grade 3 and up in schools and in libraries. Our students love our class. Their parents showed tremendous interest in the finished works of our students. Since we could only teach in a few schools due to the li
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Simple Machines
Through a five-lesson series with five activities, students are introduced to six simple machines—inclined plane, wedge, screw, lever, pulley, wheel-and-axle—as well as compound machines, which are combinations of two or more simple machines. Once students understand about work (work = force x distance), they become familiar with the machines' mechanical advantages, and see how they make work easier. Through an introduction to compound machines, students begin to think critically about machine i
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6th - 8th
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Nature of Science Complete Unit Planning and Pacing
A FREE resource to help you design and implement a comprehensive Nature of Science unit! This resource includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course so to meet the needs of your students. Aligned with grades 3-5 and/or 6-8 NGSS science and engineering practice. About this Product:• Includes individual unit planning guides with multiple pacing options• Includes a course overview with THREE pacing options• Breaks down an entire year into units, themes and lessons •
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
End of the Year STEAM Activities with Lesson Plans
These five end-of-year STEAM activities provide students with hands-on, interdisciplinary experiences that blend science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics in engaging and meaningful ways. The Eco-Friendly Urban Garden project fosters sustainability awareness and plant biology understanding through designing and maintaining small-scale urban gardens. The Solar-Powered Model Vehicles activity introduces renewable energy concepts and engineering principles as students build and race s
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6th - 8th
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Applied Design Skills & Technologies (ADST) Unit Plan
This comprehensive unit plan, tailored for grades 4-7 teachers, introduces an array of captivating lesson plans, interactive slideshows, purposeful worksheets, and dynamic activities aimed at seamlessly integrating engineering design into your classroom. Designed to enhance Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) concepts, this unit sparks curiosity and critical and creative thinking. Focused on the engineering design pr
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4th - 7th
From STEM to Plate: Careers in Food Science
This four-lesson unit for grades six through eight promotes the development of STEM abilities and critical thinking skills, while fostering an appreciation for the people involved in food production. The curriculum includes inquiry-based labs, real life challenges for students to investigate, and opportunities to plan and construct products and shipping models. Featured careers include food scientist, food packaging specialist, food transportation specialist, and food safety specialist.Supplemen
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Grades:
6th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-LS2-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
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MYP Design Cycle - Engineering a Paper Water Tank
Product DescriptionMYP Design loves easy STEM projects for middle school! Students fully experience all four criteria of the MYP Design Cycle to engineer a paper water tank with minimal resources. Free lesson documents with a total of 56 total pages of content for a six-week design unit (10 files). Developed over four years with sixth-grade students and may be used to model other low-budget MYP Design units with a math-science focus. Includes MEAL paragraph writing.Go to VistaThink.com for addit
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Engineering Unit Plan
Is lesson planning just too much on top of teaching on top of grading on top of classroom management on top of *ahem* living your life? Get all the guidance you need to teach a comprehensive, no-prep engineering unit either in person, hybrid, or virtual with my all inclusive unit bundle! This unit guide will save you time, engage your students, and wow your administrators! Unit overview, NGSS standards, and a pacing guide are all included with links to relevant resources to make planning a bre
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Engineering - FULL UNIT
Engineering Design Mini Unit Planning Guide
A FREE and EDITABLE resource to help you design an introduction to Engineering Design Mini Unit. It includes multiple pacing options to focus or broaden the scope of your course and to meet the needs of your students. The guide aligns lessons with grades 3-5 and/or middle school NGSS Science and Engineering Practices.About this Product:• Includes a summary of topics, LOs and appropriate resources required for each lesson• Includes individual unit planning guide with differentiated pacing option
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
STEM/ STEAM Lesson/ Unit Plan - Grade 5 Math and History
STEAM Unit Plan for topics on ancient civilizations – The Egyptians and Pyramids for Grade 5 students, using a project-based learning method (PBL).Cross-cutting History Concepts:Cultural significance and historical context of the pyramids in Ancient EgyptThe role of pharaohs and their relationship with the construction of pyramidsThe social and economic impact of pyramid construction on Ancient Egyptian societySuggested Questions for Research and Critical Thinking:What was the historical and cul
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6th - 7th
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Python Turtle Programming
Python Programming with Turtle is a set of free unit plans for students in middle school or high school. The set includes 10 days of classwork but can accommodate increased or decreased time as needed.All materials are fully editable.The set includes:Presentations with independent, guided, and direct instructionPacing guideQuizFinal ProjectRubric for final projectFunctions cheat sheets (Full-size and mini versions)Angle measures cheat sheets (Full-size and mini versions)Tangrams cheat sheets (Fu
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6th - 12th
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Fast Slides for Science - Tools for Science
This presentation introduces students to lab equipment, models, and dichotomous keys. It is intended to be used for a variety of educational purposes. The file is a pdf download that includes a link to an active slideshow in Google Slides format. Please use the link to make your own copy!PRODUCT USES:★ Conduct a Mini-Lesson. ★ Support a science unit.★ Add visuals to science content. ★ Use as a center.★ Provide content for note-taking. PRODUCT FEATURES:★ Images that reinf
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Science Workshop Bundle - Tools for Science
Engineering Design Process Unit Plan Using Catchbook - Teacher Packet
This is the Teacher Packet for the Engineering Design Process Unit Plan, designed to supplement activities as part of the design process of a competitive robotics program such as FIRST®, BEST(TM), or VEX®. This unit has a basic framework that can be customized for students in grades 3-12 and meets Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering Design topics.
This unit utilizes Catchbook by Siemens PLM Software. Catchbook is a 2D sketching tool available from the Apple App Store, Google Play
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3rd - 12th
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Drones in Forestry - Unit of Work - Grades 9-10
The Drones in Forestry units of work allow students in years 5-6 and9-10 to explore how Australia’s forests are sustainably managed using a variety of high-tech digital systems, including drones and remote sensing technologies. Australia’s sustainable, productive forests are managed for renewable wood products using a variety of digital systems, including drone and satellite technologies.These units have been designed in modules to cater for equipment access, time constraints, and curriculum req
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8th - 11th
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Fast Slides for Science - The Scientific Method
This presentation introduces students to steps in science investigations, fair tests, and good science questions. It is intended to be used for a variety of educational purposes. The file is a pdf download that includes a link to an active slideshow in Google Slides format. Please use the link to make your own copy!PRODUCT USES:★ Conduct a Mini-Lesson. ★ Support a science unit.★ Add visuals to science content. ★ Use as a center.★ Provide content for note-taking. PRODUCT
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Science Workshop Bundle - The Scientific Method
Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge
The Youth Design Challenge is a hands-on, project-based learning experience and design competition that challenges middle and high school students to create nature-inspired climate change solutions. Help your students explore phenomena in the natural world to create real-world sustainability solutions and win prizes! This project aligns to requirements in Science and Engineering, ELA (communication and science literacy), and supports important 21st Century Skills.Teachers are provided free stand
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6th - 12th
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Creating Local Solutions to Global Problems with Biomimicry
This storyline is a suggested sequence of connected lessons that guides middle and high school students through a project-based learning journey focused on the fascinating world of biomimicry, using the engineering design process to model a nature-inspired solution to a local sustainability problem. At the end of the project students are prepared to enter their design concepts in the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge (YDC), hosted by the Biomimicry Institute.The storyline can be followed in its
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
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Marble Run
Engineering Design Challenge to create a shoe box marble run. This includes a general 5 E Lesson incorporating the Engineering Design Process.
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3rd - 8th
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CARDBOARD BOAT DESIGN
This is one unit of my course, Art and Problem Solving, an introductory course to artistry as a career. It explores 6 different artforms: Typography, Auto Design, Advertising, Board Game Design, Cardboard Boat Design, and Clay Modeling. The objective is to prepare those students who want a career in art to learn to use their creativity within the parameters that are imposed on professional creatives.In this course, the students purchase their own materials with mock dollars and are graded on a
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Grades:
6th - 7th
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Stephanie Elkowitz Nature of Science Lessons Catalog
This download includes an Excel sheet of all my available Nature of Science lessons with learning objectives and links. Lessons are organized by subject and unit.Interested in a custom bundle? Visit www.stephanieelkowitz.com/custom-bundle for additional information. *********************************************************************************************************NATURE OF SCIENCE LESSONSUnderstanding the Nature of Science• What is Science?• Theory, Fact & Opinion • Scientific Method•
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Drones in Forestry - Unit of Work - Grades 5-6
The Drones in Forestry units of work allow students in grades 5-6 to explore how Australia’s forests are sustainably managed using a variety of high-tech digital systems, including drones and remote sensing technologies. Australia’s sustainable, productive forests are managed for renewable wood products using a variety of digital systems, including drone and satellite technologies.These units have been designed in modules to cater for equipment access, time constraints, and curriculum requireme
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5th - 7th
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Organic Chemistry Unit Plans (FREE)
Organic Chemistry unit plan can be used in the high school science classroom. This planner includes;Essential questionsContentSkills Attainment AssessmentActivitiesESL/ELL support Tech Integration
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
, HS-PS1-3
, HS-PS1-2
Fast Slides for Science - Scientific Measurement
This presentation introduces students to basics skills used to make scientific measurements. It is intended to be used for a variety of educational purposes. The file is a pdf download that includes a link to an active slideshow in Google Slides format. Please use the link to make your own copy!PRODUCT USES:★ Conduct a Mini-Lesson. ★ Support a science unit.★ Add visuals to science content. ★ Use as a center.★ Provide content for note-taking. PRODUCT FEATURES:★ Images tha
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Grades:
4th - 8th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Science Workshop Bundle - Scientific Measurement
Asteroid Impact
Through this earth science curricular unit, student teams are presented with the scenario that an asteroid will impact the Earth. In response, their challenge is to design the location and size of underground caverns to shelter the people from an uninhabitable Earth for one year. Driven by this adventure scenario, student teams 1) explore general and geological maps of their fictional state called Alabraska, 2) determine the area of their classroom to help determine the necessary cavern size, 3)
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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