About this Product

• This download includes Google Classrooms lessons for an entire unit.

• Included resources are from the Engineering Design Mini Unit.

• Printable and digital resources included. Editable components.

Important Notes

• Download a FREE Google Classroom Lesson to learn more about my lessons

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The following lessons are included in this download:

• Engineering Process

• Defining Problems

• Brainstorming

• Designing Solutions

• Developing and Using Models

• Types of Engineers

Purchasing Individual Lessons

If you plan to purchase more than half of the lessons from this resource, it is more economical to purchase the entire unit of lessons rather than the lessons individually.

Next Generation Science Standards

NGSS 3-5-ETS-1, 3-5-ETS-2, 3-5-ETS-3, MS-ETS-1, MS-ETS-2, MS-ETS-3, MS-ETS-4

BONUS DOWNLOAD

This resource includes TWO editable summative unit assessments. Differentiated summative exam includes multiple choice and short answer questions. Standardized-style exam includes more challenging multiple choice questions. Exams downloaded as docx files. Self-grading Google Forms included (shared via force-copy link). Key included.

Each lesson includes:

• Bell Ringer/Exit Slip with tiered questions

• Presentation Slides, Scaffolded Notes and Modified Notes

• Interactive Notebook Lesson (Input Notes and INB Activity + 2-Part Reflection)

• Homework with Tiered Questions and Standardized Test Prep Questions

• Reading Passage with Questions that support Informational Text ELA CCSS

• Mini-Assessment/Quiz

• PDF Printable Versions of All Activities

PRESENTATION & NOTES

This resource includes slides, scaffolded notes and modified notes optimized for Google Slides and Docs. These resources are 100% EDITABLE.

INB LESSON

The digital INB lesson is a fillable slide and includes editable input notes, at least one digital INB activity and a digital reflection exercise. Quiz available as editable Google Doc and digital Google Form (see below).

A printable PDF of the INB lesson includes an overview with the LO(s) and NGSS/DCI alignment, one page of input notes, at least one INB activity, quiz and two-part reflection exercise. Key for the INB activity included.

MINI-ASSESSMENT/QUIZ

This download includes a self-grading 4 to 5 question quiz using Google Forms. Students complete multiple choice and short answer questions in a Google Form. Editable document included. Printable version with answer key included in the printable INB lesson.

BELL RINGER

The bell ringer is a tiered 3-part activity designed to "warm up" students at the beginning of a lesson. It can also be used as an exit slip at the end of a lesson. Designed to be completed in 5 minutes. Editable presentation included. Printable PDF with full and half page printing options and key included.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

The homework is a two-page activity. The first page is a three-part activity with short answer questions tiered to Bloom's taxonomy. The second page includes five standardized test-style multiple choice questions focused on NGSS and DCI. Designed to be completed in 20 minutes. Printable PDF includes answer key.

READING PASSAGE

A one-page reading passage with text-dependent comprehension questions. Includes Immersive Reader and a one-page summary of key ideas and vocabulary to support ESL students and struggling readers. Includes five short answer questions tiered to Bloom's Taxonomy and 10 multiple choice questions aligned with Middle School ELA CCSS RI.1 - RI.10. Designed to be completed in 20 - 30 minutes. Printable PDF includes answer key.

IMMERSIVE READER

This resource includes a version of the reading passage that can be read to a student with Microsoft’s Immersive Reader. The Immersive-Reader compatible passage is a read-only word document accessed in a web browser. Internet access required. Students are provided a link to the Immersive Reader compatible passage in the printable and digital versions of the passage.

Immersive Reader is a FREE Microsoft educational tool. You do NOT need a Microsoft account to access this tool in a web browser. Learn more about Immersive Reader HERE.

Immersive Reader can:

• Read the entire passage to a student

• Help pronounce individual words in a passage as a student reads

• Translate the entire passage or individual words in the passage for ESL students

• Change the font, text color and background color for students with visual impairments

Additional Notes

• Written and video instructions for students are included: http://safesha.re/ppk

• Download a FREE unit of Immersive Reader compatible reading passages HERE.

PDF FILES and Answer Keys

PDF files with answer keys are included for all digital assignments. Use these files when you wish to print activities for your students.

SHARING FILES for Distance Learning, Homeschooling or At-Home Tutoring

Teachers can share all files in this lesson with students via email, password-protected websites (ex. Google Classrooms or Blackboard) or secure file sharing platforms (ex. Google Drive or DropBox). You CAN use these online resources to share with your students - and ONLY your students - as long as the general public cannot access the files.

TERMS OF USE

• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.

• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.

• Intended for classroom and personal use only.

• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.

• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.

• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).