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Preview of Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3rd 4th Grade Introductory Program - 45+ Hours

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 Prices You get 263 pages of materials guaranteed to produce 45+ hours of con
Preview of Desktop Zip Lines -- GATE STEM for Upper Elementary

Desktop Zip Lines -- GATE STEM for Upper Elementary

Students not only study physical science, they design with it, build with it, they write about it, calculate with it, and they live it. It’s the engineering process in miniature as our engineering teams design and then build desktop ziplines from scratch. Students will draft plans, build zipline towers, choose the best zippy materials, and assemble their ziplines. Hey, it’s incredible fun . . . but it’s not just fun and games here! Students will use their ziplines to collaborate on a physica
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 Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours

Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours

Engaging math and engineering with ramps and toy cars! Your students will go home and share the news about how absolutely cool school seems now. My mathematically gifted 2nd graders were VERY Challenged by this unit, and I would not hesitate to use it for 3rd grade GATE or in 4th grade as an enrichment for the whole class. Schoolhouse Rock Math: We’re using Zero My Hero and 5’s Multiplication to learn multiplication, repeated addition, and patterns to calculate areas of rectangles—a very adva
Preview of 3-Activity STEM Bundle: Planes, Cars, & Windmills | No-Prep with Lego Rubrics

3-Activity STEM Bundle: Planes, Cars, & Windmills | No-Prep with Lego Rubrics

Created by
The Robo Lab
Stop hunting for STEM activities! This bundle provides three high-engagement, hands-on engineering challenges designed for Grades 5-7. Whether you need a couple weeks of lessons, a "Fun Friday" challenge, or a reliable sub plan, this bundle has you covered. What’s Included in this No-Prep Bundle:Paper Airplane Challenge:Precision Folding PDF: Includes various designs with numbered lines and guides for student success.Data Collection Worksheet: Turn flight into a math lesson by tracking distance,
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 STEAM Marble Park Enrichment -- Whole Class and GATE - Math - Engineering

STEAM Marble Park Enrichment -- Whole Class and GATE - Math - Engineering

This school year Portable Gifted and Talented is filling up the portable with whole-class enrichment lessons. The lessons are designed to be used by a gifted resource teacher in a “push-in” model or for classroom teachers who want to reach all levels of ability in an engaging way. Great fun and challenging thinking! This enrichment is designed for whole-class 4th and 5th grade or gifted and talented and high ability 3rd grade students. Success in this unit will rely on hands-on application o
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
Preview of Waterslide Fun!

Waterslide Fun!

Created by
Amy Bostdorff
This is a STEM project (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Design Teams will create a waterslide out of clay that contains 90 degree angle turns. A marble must roll down the slide and stay on the track the entire way. The height will be measured in cm. The tallest slide with the most turns wins!
Preview of Robot Race: Distance, Measurement & Conversion Challenge

Robot Race: Distance, Measurement & Conversion Challenge

Engage your students in hands-on measurement and unit conversion with this exciting STEM challenge!In this interactive activity, students will race their robots, predict distances, measure actual travel in inches or feet, and convert their results into metric units (centimeters & meters). Perfect for gifted 5th graders, this worksheet blends math, measurement, and critical thinking skills! What’s Included:Prediction and measurement recording table Step-by-step conversion formulas (feet to inch
Preview of Designing a Rainwater Harvesting Reservoir – A Lesson on Volume

Designing a Rainwater Harvesting Reservoir – A Lesson on Volume

Engage students in an interactive, real-world STEM challenge that integrates math, engineering, and environmental science! This hands-on lesson guides students through the concept of volume while designing a functional rainwater harvesting reservoir. What’s Included?Lesson Presentation – A visually engaging PowerPoint explaining rainwater harvesting, volume calculations, and composite figuresStudent Worksheets – Step-by-step guides for brainstorming, sketching, and calculating volume Graph
Preview of Fun Day Before Winter Break or Back to School After Winter Break Activities STEM

Fun Day Before Winter Break or Back to School After Winter Break Activities STEM

These two day before or after winter break activities blend Winter STEM, creativity, collaboration, and engineering design with hands-on winter fun! Keep kids learning, laughing, and problem-solving as they practice critical thinking, communication, and teamwork through engaging STEM and SEL-rich experiences. This bundle combines Winter STEM Improv (a no-prep creative challenge perfect for sub plans, early finishers, and morning slides) with the Snowman Stretch STEM Challenge (a hands-on winter
Preview of Fun Day Before Winter Break or Back to School After Winter Break Activities STEM

Fun Day Before Winter Break or Back to School After Winter Break Activities STEM

These two day before or after winter break activities blend Winter STEM, creativity, collaboration, and engineering design with hands-on winter fun! Keep kids learning, laughing, and problem-solving as they practice critical thinking, communication, and teamwork through engaging STEM and SEL-rich experiences. This bundle combines Winter STEM Improv (a no-prep creative challenge perfect for sub plans, early finishers, and morning slides) with the Winter Waiter STEM Challenge (a hands-on winter en
Preview of Fun Day Before Winter Break or Back to School After Winter Break Activities STEM

Fun Day Before Winter Break or Back to School After Winter Break Activities STEM

These two day before or after winter break activities blend Winter STEM, creativity, collaboration, and engineering design with hands-on winter fun! Keep kids learning, laughing, and problem-solving as they practice critical thinking, communication, and teamwork through engaging STEM and SEL-rich experiences. This bundle combines Winter STEM Improv (a no-prep creative challenge perfect for sub plans, early finishers, and morning slides) with the Frosted Forest STEM Challenge (a hands-on winter e
Preview of STEM Kid Constructions - TOPS! Cool Lessons from the Core

STEM Kid Constructions - TOPS! Cool Lessons from the Core

Tops are the tops! Let’s make our own and experiment! Who would have thought we could blend so much science, engineering, and math into this simple little toy? You’ve probably seen those valentines where you can punch out a circle and insert a pencil to make a top. Those are hugely disappointing. These tops, however, are COOL! Anytime we do something cool in the classroom, we want to sneak in plenty of content with it, right? Such is the case here, and you’ll find Common Core State Standa
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 Rock Museum STEM Unit: Properties of Matter 4-5 Grade TEKS and NGSS Aligned

Rock Museum STEM Unit: Properties of Matter 4-5 Grade TEKS and NGSS Aligned

Properties of Matter STEM Unit | Rock Museum Project for Grades 4–5 Looking for an engaging, hands-on way to teach properties of matter and connect it to math and STEM skills? This STEM Unit for Grades 4–5 has everything you need! Students will become geologists and museum curators as they design and create their own rock museum exhibit. Along the way, they’ll investigate the properties of matter, practice critical math skills with perimeter and area of irregular figures (including unknow
Preview of STEM Engineering for Elementary GATE - Wind Power, Windmills, and Wind

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
Preview of Da Vinci Parachute Prototypes -- Hands-on STEM

Da Vinci Parachute Prototypes -- Hands-on STEM

In this lesson, students solve geometry problems and learn background physics concepts as they build a working model of Leonardo Da Vinci’s parachute. Logic, critical thinking, a bit of Renaissance history, writing and supporting conclusions with details from a source—it’s all here too! Make this extended lesson a cross-curricular, standards-based mini-unit, or just make it a cool building activity. Pick and choose the level of commitment right for you and your students. With the suggested e
Preview of Iggy Peck, Architect: Literacy, Geometry and Engineering Unit

Iggy Peck, Architect: Literacy, Geometry and Engineering Unit

The students will be introduced to Iggy Peck, Architect through a story map and character traits ditto. They will begin to explore what an architect does and look at bridge design, focusing on geometry. The students will have 3 hands-on labs to complete this unit: "Which paper column can hold the most books?", "Build a truss bridge using craft sticks" and "Bridge building STEM challenge using EDP." The unit has 3 videos that will help the students better understand the key concepts of archit
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