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Computer science Common Core W.1.8 resources
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Directional Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Directional Coding. They learn 5 vocabulary words: Programmer, Code, Command, Bug, and Debug.Students practice debugging codes before writing their own codes with a partner. After they have completed their activities, there is
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Binary Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of binary coding and create a binary coding bracelet with their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Binary Coding. They learn 3 vocabulary words: Binary Code, Bit, and Byte.Students practice coding and decoding words with a partner. They build their own Binary Coding Bracelet! After they have comple
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
Unplugged Coding Activity
Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with coding. Before breaking out the robots, teach students the foundations of coding. Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code! No robots needed!New to Coding?No worries! Coding can be intimidating, but you don't have to have a background in computer science to teach coding. This resource is designed to be so simple a sub could use it. Get started with coding today! Perfect activity for Hour of Code.Connect to R
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Back to School STEM Activities Intro Booklet What is STEAM First Day of School
Are you looking for a way to introduce STEM to your class? This STEM introduction booklet is the perfect resource! Discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering, art, math, and the design process. The booklet is available in both English and Spanish, and it can be used in Google Slides or as a printable PDF.This booklet is a great way to start an open discussion with your students about STEM. It can help them to understand the different components of STEM and how they all work toget
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Code a Story Unplugged Coding Activity
Retell a story using coding!In this unplugged coding activity, Students create a story map of any fictional story. They use their story map to code the sequence of events that happen in the story.New to Coding?No worries! Coding can be intimidating, but you don't have to have a background in computer science to teach coding. This resource is designed to be so simple a sub could use it. Get started with coding today! Perfect activity for Hour of Code.Coding Process:Students learn the logic and th
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Constellations Activity PDF | STEM Station
What patterns can we see in the sky made by the stars? After learning about stars and constellations, students will create different constellations using geoboards.While this can be used as a whole group activity, it is recommended to use as a station on conjunction with other related activities.Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration.==========================================STEM Stations are a great way to encourage creativity, collaboration and critical thinking.
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Nonfiction Writing: All About Animal Report Editable PowerPoint Template
This Common Core aligned nonfiction animal report template has been uploaded as a PowerPoint presentation and may be edited for your classroom use. This will allow you to differentiate instruction as needed.*********************************************************************Included in this packet:A sample elephant report in full color with animations.A blank black and white template.Students will participate in a shared research and writing project as you present and model gathering informati
Grades:
K - 3rd
Read Across America STEM Bulletin Board Careers Decor All the Places Craft STEAM
Promote STEM Careers in your classroom & inspire students! This Bulletin Board Kit is perfect for Read Across America Week. It has easy to print & cut letters! Add student work by having students write thoughts on what they will do one day with STEM. Available in STEM OR STEAM. If you have a Cricut - the ready to go file will be perfect for you! This decor kit is part of my MEGA GROWING BUNDLE! Save 30% when you purchase all sets & get any future ones FREE by redownloading! Click he
Grades:
1st - 4th
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Media Balance Kindergarten STEM Lesson | If You Give a Mouse an iPhone
Teach the importance of media balance with this digital citizenship lesson. After reading the story, If You Give a Mouse an iPhone by Ann Droyd, students will learn the meaning of balance. By going through the Engineering Design Process, students will create a balance to sort screen and screen-free activities, modify their design and share their work with peers. Great for Kindergarten & 1st grade._________________________Are you struggling to make your digital citizenship lessons engaging fo
Grades:
K - 1st
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Kindergarten STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Fishing Lesson Plan | Fishing Rod Challenge | STEM Survival Camp
You are sent off into the wild with limited supplies. You have to stay quite a few days, and need to catch your own food to eat. How can you create a fishing pole to catch the fish? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore fishing techniques and designs, plan and build a fishing pole, make modifications to your prototype, catch fish and graph your results.This is one of 6 units I taught in my K-5 STEM classroom; properly named 'STEM Survival Camp'. ========================
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Camping Theme Lesson Plans | Bundle | STEM Survival Camp
Sun Moon and Stars Lesson Plans for 1st Grade | Bundle STEM Stations
Learn about the Sun, Moon and Stars with a variety of hands-on lesson for 1st and 2nd grades. These activities work well for station rotations so that students can have more experiences in less time. ==========================================Your Sun, Moon and Stars Lesson Plans come to life with these benefits:InteractiveHands-OnLow-PrepIntegrates STEM & literacyConnects to Next Generation Science (NGSS) and Common Core (CCSS)Printable & Digital options==================================
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 1-ESS1-2
Ten on the Sled Book Activity | STEM Activities for Winter
Ten on the Sled book activity with student Engineering Design Process printables & digital pages to accompany the book by Kim Norman. Winter STEM activities for Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd grades. =========================Even as a K-5 STEM teacher, I still value the importance of reading and comprehension. With my STEM & Stories, you get the best of both worlds. With little prep and even the opportunity to share student sheets digitally, you will see amazing engagement in your students
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Technology & STEM Activities for Winter | Bundle
Growth Mindset Brain Bulletin Board Printable Letters STEM Display vs Fixed
Decorate your bulletin board or door in a few easy steps with This Growth Mindset Decor kit. Spread encouragement with print & cut letters. It is a perfect way to decorate any space, while promoting positive thinking to your students. Add student work by having students write out their goals. If you have a Cricut - the ready to go file will be perfect for you! Promote growth mind set all year long and select between some fun characters to add to your board!This decor kit is part of my MEGA
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Bioluminescent Animals and Plants | Earth's Light in Living Things STEM
On Earth, there are a handful of living things that produce their own light called bioluminescence. How can you create a living thing that gives off its own light? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore different living things that are bioluminescent, plan and create your own living thing that produces light, make modifications and share your creation. Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration.==========================================STEM Cha
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-PS4-2
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Earth Day Recycling Unplugged Coding Activity
Integrate coding in your classroom with an Unplugged Coding Earth Day Activity!New to coding? This Earth Day Coding Activity is a perfect introduction to coding for your students! No robots needed! Just print and go with the easy to implement Earth Day Coding Challenge.Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes. They learn 3 vocabulary words: Computer, Code, and Programmer.For Earth Day Unplugged Coding, students become unplugged programmers writi
Grades:
K - 4th
Types:
Rosie Revere Engineer Lesson Ideas | STEM & Stories
A low-prep lesson that integrates literacy and STEM! After reading the story, Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty, students will learn about different types of flying machines. By going through the Engineering Design Process, students will plan and create a flying machine, modify their design and share their work with peers. Great for Kindergarten-2nd grades._________________________Are you wondering how to bring your read-alouds to life? Easily integrate STEM & Literacy with this lesson
Grades:
K - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Back to School STEM Activities & Technology Lessons | Bundle
Internet Safety Traffic Light Digital Citizenship STEM Activity
Teach the importance of choosing safe and age-appropriate online activities with this digital citizenship lesson. After reading the story, Once Upon a Time Online by David Bedford, students will learn the meaning of safe online activities. By going through the Engineering Design Process, students will create a stop light to sort safe and unsafe online activities, modify their design and share their work with peers. Great for 1st and 2nd grades._________________________Are you struggling to make
Grades:
1st - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
All About Ants for Kindergarten | Anthill Structures STEM
Ants are amazing engineers that dig tunnels to create an entire community for their colony. How can you create an ant hill to show how they change the environment to meet their needs? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore ants and their detailed homes, plan and create your own anthill marble maze, make modifications and share your creation.Print-and-go and digital resources to guide creation and exploration.==========================================STEM Challenges are a
Grades:
K - 1st
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS2-2
Also included in: Kindergarten STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Biomimicry STEM Project Stop Motion Animation 1st Grade
Nature is the best place for inspiration. In fact, many inventions that we use and are being created are inspired by nature. How can you create a stop motion video to show a human problem being solved by biomimicry? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research about different inventions inspired by nature.With this information, you’ll create a script, props and stop motion animation video to create an invention that uses biomimicry to solve a human problem. ==================
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Internet Safety Kids & Digital Citizenship | Chicken Clicking | STEM & Stories
Teach the importance of internet safety and sharing information with this digital citizenship lesson. After reading the story, Chicken Clicking by Jeanne Willis, students will learn the importance of sharing information online. By going through the Engineering Design Process, students will create a computer to showcase their safe personal information, modify their design and share their work with peers. Great for 1st and 2nd grades._________________________Are you struggling to make your digital
Grades:
1st - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: STEM Challenges for 2nd Grade | Growing Year Long Bundle
Camping Unplugged Coding Activity
Integrate coding without robots in your classroom with a Camping Unplugged Coding Activity!Perfect introduction to coding or as added coding practice for your students! No robots needed! Just print and go with the easy to implement Camping Coding Challenge.Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Block Coding. They learn 3 vocabulary words: Computer, Code, and Programmer. Perfect activity for Hour of Code.For Camp Coding, students become u
Grades:
K - 4th
Types:
Cinco de Mayo Unplugged Coding Activity
Integrate coding in your classroom with an Unplugged Coding Cinco de Mayo Activity!Perfect introduction to coding or as added coding practice for your students! No robots needed! Just print and go with the easy to implement Cinco de Mayo Coding Challenge.Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Block Coding. They learn 3 vocabulary words: Computer, Code, and Programmer.For Cinco de May Unplugged Coding, students become unplugged programmer
Grades:
K - 4th
Types:
Light and Sound Communication STEM and Makerspace Project 1st Grade
How are light and sound used in games to get attention and communicate ideas at amusement parks? Some games use sound to let people know if they have earned points. Others use lights to get people’s attention to play the game. Light and sound and big ways that can get people’s attention at a busy amusement park! How can you design a game that uses light and sound to communicate to people? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll research about light, sound and how it’s used to com
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 1-PS4-4
Also included in: 1st Grade STEM Project Ideas | Growing Year Long Bundle
Sink or Float Lesson | Cross the River Challenge | STEM Survival Camp
You are sent off into the wild with limited supplies. You have to stay quite a few days, and sometimes need to travel across water to get to new destinations. How can you create a solution to help you cross the river safely? By going through the Engineering Design Process, you’ll explore safe water traveling techniques and designs, explore how different materials float and sink, plan and build a prototype, make modifications to your prototype, and share final design.This is one of 6 units I taug
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Also included in: Camping Theme Lesson Plans | Bundle | STEM Survival Camp
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