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Engineering unit plans for Microsoft Word
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
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3rd 4th Grade Introductory Program - 45+ Hours
Every other teacher in your building probably has a handy curriculum to follow, a set of textbooks as resources . . . so why not you, the Gifted and Talented Teacher?Here is a complete first year GATE program adaptable to 3rd or 4th grades--all tried and tested, Common Core Standards based, and successfully implemented using best practices in gifted education.SEE THE BIG PREVIEW FOR MORE -- 33% off Individual Purchase PricesYou get 263 pages of materials guaranteed to produce 45+ hours of contac
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3rd - 4th
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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.
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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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4th - 7th
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Fourth Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 1- Energy Conversions
Attached is my unit 1 Amplify plan. The unit is a 18 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math- Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans just
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4th
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Also included in: Fourth Grade Unit Plans for Amplify Science Units 1-4! BUNDLE!
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,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
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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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
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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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 4-6, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
First Grade Unit Plan for Amplify Science Unit 2- Light and Sound!
Attached is my unit 2 Amplify plan. The unit is a 14 page word document that you can edit. My unit plan corresponds directly with the lessons in the teachers guide! Hope this saves you time!!The unit states the:- Essential questions- The Next Generation Science Standards- The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math - Unit materials- Unit vocabulary- The skills to be taught- Teaching points, activities and assessments for every lesson in the unit. (Activities are not included, unit plans jus
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1st
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Environmental Science Water Unit and STEM Water Filter Project
This is a two week water unit that includes some notes, research and presentation on a major river/lake, research on water treatment, and a STEM project/lab making a water filter and testing it. The math and equipment needed (microscope, electronic scale etc.) are for the high school level.
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9th - 12th
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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
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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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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
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 4-6, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
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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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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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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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 5TH GRADE PROGRAM 70+ Contact Hours GATE
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express READING + STEM Elementary GATE
If you’ve come to know my units, you’ll find the same sort of critical thinking and hands-on exploration and creativity here . . .
Come all the way across the curriculum from READING to STEM activities in this hands-on unit. My advanced group 2nd graders loved this! I would use this for advanced 1st graders in their second semester or 3rd grade as well. I don’t think it would be a stretch to say 4th graders would enjoy it as well.
“Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express” is a Reading Rainbow
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1st - 4th
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
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1st - 12th
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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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3rd - 6th
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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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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 4-6, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
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
Electricity and electronics - Full unit plan
Mechanisms - Full unit plan: 4 video lectures (in English) + slides + activities + exercises + 4 quizzes + answers + rubrics(Spanish curriculum - Comunidad de Madrid curriculum - Technology, programming and robotics (bilingual course) - 2º ESO level) The aim of this unit is to learn about electricity (ohm’s law, series and parallel circuits…) and electronics (basic components) while making a drawbridge. We will add a motor and switch to the pulley we designed before. In previous units students t
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Technology, programming and robotics - 2º ESO - Full year lesson plans
NGSS Unit Template for Lesson Planning EASY TO USE All grades adaptable
I made this simple NGSS Unit Template for planning my science units as we transition into the new standards. It can be EDITED for any grade level and clearly lays out the components for each unit or even lesson plan! This is a basic, unit plan template that is arranged into easy-to-read sections and includes a LINK to the NGSS website for EASY copying and pasting of standards and DCIs so you can submit your lesson plans with ease! Simply check off boxes for CCCs, SEPs, and Performance Tasks! It
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Not Grade Specific
3d Design Project - 3d Printer MYP Rubrics IB Stem Tech Cycle Curriculum .doc
The 3d Design project a great project for anyone with access to a 3d modeling program, or a 3d printer. This project utilizes both these technologies throughout the curriculum, but alternatives are given if you do not have a 3d printer (including tips on grant writing)!This project is geared towards students between 6th and 9th grade, and focuses on using the design cycle - RESEARCH, PLANNING, CREATING, EVALUATING - to create a 3d printed object. It is written for Year 2 MYP Students, but can be
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Design Unit and Project Bundle Grades 7-9, MYP IB Compatible Rubrics
Third Grade Common Core and Next Generation Science NGSS Lessons: Quarter 1
This 18 lesson curriculum teaches the third grade Next Generation Science Standards in an engaging way while integrating a common core standard into each lesson. While this product only covers quarter one of the school year, the remainder of the year is available from my teacherspayteachers store, referenced below.
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http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Engaging-Lessons-By-Frank
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