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STEM Oil Spill Challenge - Earth Day STEM Activity
Oil Spill STEM Activity - Great for Earth Day! Learn about the effects of an oil spill on the environment through a hands-on engineering challenge! The goal of this challenge is to clean up all of the oil from the feathers and from the water in the time provided. Students will work in teams to devise a plan to get the oil spill cleaned up in a specified time of work. Distance learning update: Activity has been updated to accommodate distance learning including instructions on creating a material
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Real World Robot Research Project for Middle School Robotics and STEM Sub Plans
Why do we need to know about robots? What are robots used for today? What are examples of robots in everyday life? This real-world robot research project will help your middle school students discover answers to these questions and more!Get all the Intro to Robotics resources here and SAVE! In this engaging project, students meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as they research a real-world robot of their choice. Your students will use assigned web
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Grades:
6th - 9th
STEM Catapult Math & Engineering Activity (Angles and Ratios)
Take the classic STEM challenge to the next level with design optimization and math connections! This STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging activity your students will love! Using the engineering design process along with math skills, teams of students will build two catapult designs from common materials. Each team will then test at three stations: Distance, Accuracy, and Power. Included are follow-up math problems for enh
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Grades:
3rd - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Partner Pairing Cards and Grouping Cards Pick a Partner
Pick a partner or do small group pairing with these fun cards!With a variety of fun ways to pair or group students, students each choose (or receive) one card and then seek out their pair or group. Forming groups for projects or STEM challenges can elicit groans from students, but by making it fun and engaging for students, this will become your go-to way for no-argue partnerships.Pick a Partner Cards may be printed at full size or at 2 pages per sheet to save paper.✅ What You'll Get ✅✅ Partneri
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K - 12th
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Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place
BACK TO SCHOOL STEM ACTIVITY: Paper Chain Math Challenge
This STEM activity is fantastic for all ages. It is engaging and meaningful. In my classroom, I grouped students heterogeneously. Then I gave them the challenge to construct the longest paper chain out of just ONE piece of construction paper. After an initial time period for sketching ideas, each group constructed their paper chain. Upon completion, we measured the chains in inches two at a time, eliminating the shorter chain, until we were left with the "winner". After each measurement, w
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Grades:
2nd - 10th
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Engineering and STEM Careers Research Project and Activities for Middle School
Teaching students about exciting STEM careers is one of the most important things we can do to inspire our next generation of scientists and engineers! But, what does it mean to have a career in STEM? What are some STEM career examples? You can answer these questions and more with this multi-day research project. Grab all the Engineering resources and save today!In this project, students meet science, reading, and writing standards as they research an engineering career of their choice and creat
Grades:
6th - 9th
Introducing the Engineering Design Process Worksheet
This Introducing the Engineering Design Process Worksheet was designed for middle school students learning about the Engineering Design Process for the first time. Key vocabulary includes engineers, brainstorming, constraints, troubleshooting, redesign, trade-offs, and patent. This double-sided worksheet features a helpful content summary at the top which students can refer back to while they’re working if they need help.
There are 6 modified true or false questions, 8 questions where stude
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Worksheet Bundle: General Science Set #2 – Tech and Engineering
Starter STEM Activities Engineering Design (Take Home STEM)
From catapults to cars to an egg drop challenge, this is your guide to getting started in STEM! Each activity has an in-depth student activity sheet along with a guide through the engineering design process. Materials are cheap, but the learning is fun, hands-on, and engaging! These low-prep engineering challenges are also great for sub plans in a STEM classroom!STEM for Distance Learning: You can also get the whole family involved with STEM learning by using these as take-home STEM challenges!
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
Christmas STEM: Elf Zipline (Engineering Design)
A fun Christmas STEM Challenge for the winter holidays! Students will design a zip line vehicle to save an elf from a high place. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect math topics to real-world applications. Students will design a zip line to help rescue the elf! Elf Zipline Adventure STEM Activity Guide: Detailed teachers guide with links to resources Student handouts to guide them through
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
...
Also included in: Christmas STEM Challenges Bundle: Elf, Santa, and More!
STEM Activity Pi Day ➡️ Packaging Engineer Career Exploration Math Challenge ⭕
A STEM activity with a career focus that is great for Pi Day or any time! In this hands-on math challenge, students will be packaging engineers for the day as they determine the best arrangement for a set of circles in the various packages! This 2D STEM challenge is a scaled-down, paper version of what real packaging engineers must accomplish with 3D objects and products. This activity ties in well to Pi Day because the objects are all circles! In a 3D version, these objects could be something l
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
Wave on a String PhET Lab
This virtual PhET Wave on a String Lab provides students opportunity to experiment with the various components of waves and the relationships between their anatomy, motion, and energy. It's SO important to see waves in motion to understand them! This virtual lab is a great way to help students to visualize the motion of transverse waves and to give them the opportunity to manipulate waves in order to see the relationships between wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. The lab provides both a gui
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
Back to School STEM: 6 Icebreaker Teamwork Activities
Before tasking students to complete rigorous engineering design challenges, educators should start with Stage 1 STEM activities. Click here to learn more about the Stages of STEM.Stage 1 STEM activities are perfect icebreakers and team challenges to promote collaboration, teamwork, communication, and problem solving. They lay a criticalfoundation for more intensive STEM challenges. Working as a team, students will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity tha
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Speed and Velocity Doodle Notes | Speed Formula | Cornell Notes
These no-prep, scaffolded Speed and Velocity Doodle Notes can be used to introduce motion and the concepts of a reference point, change in position, displacement, speed, and velocity. This resource can be a stand-alone lesson as it introduces or reviews the vocabulary and basic concepts associated with motion via notes and a Powerpoint. There are problem examples in the notes so students can see how to use and manipulate the speed formula. There are also practice problems in the review section!
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Also included in: Physical Science Notes Doodle Notes Middle School Science Cornell Notes
STEM Space Moon Crater Design Challenge (Engineering Design Process)
Can your team of astronauts work together to land a rover in the center of a crater on the Moon? This engaging STEM challenge is a fun way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Students use the engineering design process and explore the forces of motion to place a ball in a cup at the center of a 6 foot diameter circle without entering the circle. This challenge represents placing a NASA rover into the middle of the Apollo lunar crater for expl
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Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
STEM Sailboat Challenge Math & Engineering Activity
STEM Sailboat Engineering Activity Description Updated to include an editable STEM journals, instructional video, and teacher slides!The Sailboat STEM activity is a great way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Many are familiar with the boat buoyancy challenge, and this takes it one step further by adding a sail! Now students must build a boat to hold a specific weight as well as incorporate aerodynamic principals to make it move. This hands
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
...
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Engineering Design Process - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Engineering - FULL UNIT
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
Science & Engineering Practices Posters
These NGSS Science & Engineering Practices Posters are perfect to brighten up any classroom!
This set includes a colored version or black and white to save ink!
The 8 practices:
1. Ask questions and define problems
2. Develop and use models
3. Plan and carry out investigations
4. Analyze and interpret data
5. Use mathematical and computational thinking
6. Construct explanations and design solutions
7. Engage in arguments from evidence
8. Obtain, evaluate, & communicate information
*Th
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Grades:
1st - 12th
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Engineering Design Process Worksheets and Rubrics (STEM/ STEAM Activity)
Use these 20 Pages of Worksheets and Rubrics to introduce the Engineering Design Process while doing a STEM/ STEAM activity, challenge or project. There is a color and are black & white version copy of the worksheet and rubric to go through each of the process. A great engaging activity for students or a group/ team to go through the design processes of their STEM/ STEAM activity. Use the rubrics to assess students’ performance once they finish their STEM or STEAM focused task.What’s Include
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1st - 12th, Staff
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Guide for Engineering and STEM Activities
Need an easy STEM sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)!Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save! This film is based on the true story of 14-year-old William Kamkwamba and his journey to end the drought plaguing his community by bringing wind power to his town in Malawi. Students will see William use the engineering design process to create a solution to a real-
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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Analog and Digital Signals Activity Waves and their Applications in Technology
Designed with middle school students in mind, this activity simplifies NGSS MS-PS4-3 to essential understandings. After this lesson, students will be able to:differentiate between the basics of analog and digital signals compare the advantages and disadvantages (including reliability) of eachFirst, students READ the 2-page article. The reading is clear, straightforward, and written for a middle school audience. Topics include:Basics of analog and digital signalsDevices that use each type of s
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-PS4-1
, HS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Also included in: Physical Science Reading Comprehension Articles Bundle
Electron Configuration Chemistry Battleship
This is the best method that I have found for ensuring that my students not only truly understand, but also adequately practice Noble Gas Configuration. This game can be played as a review at the end of a unit, or just after taking notes on noble gas and electron configuration. Here’s how it works: students guess the noble gas configuration for different elements to try and to sink their opponents ships- once they sink a ship they have to write out the electron configuration. It gets them practi
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Grades:
10th - 12th
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Also included in: AAAllgood Chemistry *LAB* Bundle
Dream Big: Engineering Our World Movie Guide Worksheets and STEM Sub Plan
Need an easy STEM sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching Dream Big: Engineering Our World (2017), a documentary created in partnership with the American Society of Civil Engineers!Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save today! In this amazing documentary, students will meet engineers from a wide variety of backgrounds and specialties. They will discover some of the many marvels of engineering and an
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Acceleration Doodle Notes | Middle School Science | Cornell Notes
These Acceleration Cornell Doodle Notes can be used to introduce the concept of acceleration in a motion and forces unit of physics. The notes cover the three types of acceleration (speeding up, slowing down, changing directions), the formula and units for acceleration, the concepts of deceleration, and zero acceleration. There are problem examples in the notes so students can see how to use and manipulative the acceleration formula. There are also practice problems in the review section!Cornell
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Grades:
7th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
Also included in: Physical Science Notes Doodle Notes Middle School Science Cornell Notes
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