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Preview of SPIES!  A GATE Adventure 18+ Contact Hours - Challenging and Engaging!

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
Preview of Volume Extension Project (Set of 2)

Volume Extension Project (Set of 2)

Created by
Kayla Thurman
Need a challenge for students who already understand the basics of volume. Use these 2 volume projects to help extend your student's learning! Students will be asked to problem-solve real life situations as they apply what they know about volume in new "out of the box" ways of thinking.
Preview of Blueprint for a Dream Room GATE Scale Activity

Blueprint for a Dream Room GATE Scale Activity

My GATE students loved this engaging lesson! It was a real challenge for my 3rd graders and right on target for my 4th and 5th graders. If you want your GATE kids to finally have to WORK to find an answer, this is for you! I think this would also work well in the regular 6th or 7th grade classroom. Instructions and recommendations for using this lesson are included. Students will: 1. Research and record measurements around their home to get a realistic idea for the measurements of their dream
Preview of STEAM -- Snap n' Shoot Marshmallow Soccer Game

STEAM -- Snap n' Shoot Marshmallow Soccer Game

Kid-built in a few hours . . . this goalie, net and goal, and cool marshmallow “snapper” is a complete kid-built soccer game. We don’t have to use our imagination here! Our snapper really shoots the marshmallow ball, and our goalies really defend. Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, trajectory, etc.
Preview of STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE

STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE

Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. We’re not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet! Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, tr
Preview of STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources

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.
Preview of My Future Career and Budget ELA PBL

My Future Career and Budget ELA PBL

Created by
Mellie Bee
This is an English Language Arts PBL but can be easily adapted to any elementary school or Math class. Introduce household budgeting with research to make a career choice. Excel Budgeting Spreadsheets have formulas set up to automatically calculate taxes and percentages. Certain cells are formulated to credit and debit amounts. Teach students about the importance of education and choice by using this spreadsheet. Included in this purchase: < PBL Challenge Card < PBL ELA grading rubric
Preview of STEAM Kid Engineering -- The Playable Golf Course Design Unit for 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
Preview of Dividing Fractions Real-World Math Project

Dividing Fractions Real-World Math Project

Looking for a meaningful, real-world way to teach dividing fractions? This engaging, hands-on math project turns your students into potluck party planners! They’ll explore how to divide fractions in the context of preparing and serving food for a community meal. What's Included: Student-friendly worksheet with clear instructions A realistic math chart to organize food items, amounts, serving sizes, and equations Word problems and real-life applications of dividing whole numbers by unit fract
Preview of STEAM for Elementary GATE -- LAND SPEEDERS physics math graphic design

STEAM for Elementary GATE -- LAND SPEEDERS physics math graphic design

This land speeders STEM project is part of a full 18 hour GATE unit titled, “Land Speeders, Sailboats, Signal Flags, and Semaphores.” You can find the full unit in my store available for just a couple dollars more. In the land speeders project, students will design logos, build land speeders, and then complete a creative and physics activity with them. You’ll get all the instructions you need including a rubric, sample photos, and ready-to-print activity sheets with this download. Purchase
Preview of Friday Math - Balloon Message Mystery for Upper Elementary GATE

Friday Math - Balloon Message Mystery for Upper Elementary GATE

Best practices in Common Core Standards, gifted education and 21st Century Learning Skills . . . This cross-curricular applied math activity addresses the Common Core Standards in a fun way for everyone. Balloon Mystery Messages is applied math, engineering and design, writing, geography, research skills, and internet and computer technology bundled in one mighty cool set of activities. In Balloon Mystery Messages, students practice long division and 4+ digit multiplication as they solve th
Preview of Friday Math - Penny Tile Flooring for Upper Elementary and GATE

Friday Math - Penny Tile Flooring for Upper Elementary and GATE

Another Friday Math lesson for hands-on learning across several Common Core Standards . . . at least 22 standards from 2nd to 6th grade: multiplication, division, decimals, area, geometry arrays, expressing ratios, public speaking and listening, and more! In this lesson, students apply math skills to determine the number of pennies required to tile a kitchen floor. They’ll make strong hands-on, visual-mathematic connections for area and multiplication as they tackle this real-life DYI dilem
Preview of GATE + STEAM -- "The Studio" Unit for Upper Elementary

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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