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Mars Colony STEM Project Guide - Stage 3 STEM Project Can you keep colonists alive and thriving on Mars? NASA is working on the future of human space exploration, and your students have been selected to design the first permanent Mars colony! Students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: designing and building a model of a new manned Mars settlement. This is a perfect showcase or capstone STEM project. Students will apply scientific concepts, math skills

5th - 9th

Astronomy, Engineering, General Science

CCSS

6.RP.A.1

, 6.RP.A.2

, 6.RP.A.3

Also included in: Mission to Mars: Year-Long Middle School STEM & Engineering Curriculum

Halloween STEM Activity: Candy Grabber STEM Activity

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Fall or Halloween STEM ActivityThis engineering design challenge is perfect for a fun and educational STEM Halloween project! Please note: the word "Halloween" is not in the product - the pages are in black and orange with a candy graphic. Students will work in teams to design and build a device that uses the power of levers to pick up candy from a distance. After completing the project, use the provided handout to discuss the real-world STEM career as a prosthetist. Our students have loved thi

3rd - 9th

Engineering

CCSS, NGSS

6.G.A.1

, 6.G.A.2

, 6.G.A.3

+24

Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle

Hidden Figures Worksheet Movie Activities Black History Month Science Sub Plans

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Need an easy sub plan? Maybe a movie day incentive? Keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning by watching Hidden Figures (2016)! Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save!All STEM in the Middle Movie Guides include before, during and after questions to keep your students engaged and learning throughout the entire "movie day." This means you are free to catch up on grades, hold conferences, hang out with your students, or take a much needed sick day. This

6th - 9th

Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Science

Also included in: Engineering Movie Guides and No Prep Activities for Middle School STEM Sub Plans

Brain Safety STEM Challenge: Design a Football Helmet

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Brain Safety STEM Activity: Design a safer football helmet! It’s football season. But wait, more and more players are getting concussions and hurting their brains! What keeps a football player’s brain safe? Your mission is to design and build a football helmet that protects a player's skull from cracking! This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams (or individually), apply the engineering design process, and connect math and science topics to rea

3rd - 9th

Engineering, Science

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

Also included in: Math, Sports & Engineering Activity Bundle: Ratios and Proportions

Engineering Reading Passage Article Science Sub Plan

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Flying Colors Science

Great as an emergency science or engineering sub plan! Students read about the 10 most innovative and record-breaking engineering feats of modern times!Includes both PRINT and GOOGLE options to assign!⭐ Get this at a discount in my Science Sub Plan Set: Fun Top 10 Lists! ⭐ In this activity, students will: READ about the top 10 engineering feats of modern times, from the 1914 Panama Canal to the 2022 Çanakkale Bridge. ANSWER text-dependent questions - no prior knowledge required!This resource

7th - 10th

Engineering, General Science, Science

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, MS-ETS1-4

, MS-ETS1-1

Also included in: Emergency General Science Sub Plans for Science FUN Top 10 Lists BUNDLE

Acceleration Doodle Notes | Middle School Science | Cornell Notes

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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! Corne

7th - 9th

Engineering, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS

MS-PS2-2

Also included in: Physical Science Notes Doodle Notes Middle School Science Cornell Notes

STEM Bulletin Board A to Z STEAM Posters Back to School Makerspace Crossword

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This makes the perfect back to school bulletin board for STEM! It is appropriate for any grade and can be used as a vocabulary word wall in your STEM lab or makerspace or in a variety of ways: Use one letter from each to make an ABCs of STEM border around your roomCreate a crossword-style display with your favorite inspirational words. There are multiple posters included for most letters. Many of the words also tie nicely into growth mindset - failure in STEM is not only okay, it's expected an

2nd - 12th

Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics

Also included in: STEM Teacher Back to School Engineering Design Process Low Prep Activities

Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest - STEM

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Creative Lab

If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here!Help create future engineers! Engage your students in researching, designing and constructing their own bridges! This fantastic resource guides students through the process of researching, designing, and building their own bridge out of popsicle sticks. Clear and informative instructions are included along with design templates, tips and tricks! I do this project every year when we study forces in Science. My s

4th - 9th

Engineering, Physics, Science

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, MS-ETS1-1

, MS-ETS1-3

STEM Labs Pack - Winter Olympics Projects Pack of 10 Sports-Themed STEM Projects

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MediaStream Press

Get these BRAND NEW PROJECTS just in time for the olympics! Do a whole unit on physical science and hand out medals in your class! Or you can have your kids compete at home. Nearly all of these are not available in any other collection. Get: Alpine Skiing Bobsled Curling Figure Skating Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Ski Jump Snowboarding Speed Skating The projects include some suggestions for graded assignments (if you wanted to) as well as general rules/restrictions and some suggested materials. Ea

3rd - 12th

Engineering, Physics

Wave on a String PhET Lab Distance Learning

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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

7th - 9th

Engineering, Physical Science, Physics

NGSS

MS-PS4-1

Also included in: Custom Bundle for Rachel M

Simple Machines - Annotating Diagrams - CRANES

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Sawdust and Sketchbooks

Let your students show off all the work they've done with simple machines. Can they find the pulleys, levers and inclined planes in these real world examples! These engaging worksheets invites students to explore the hidden mechanics behind tower and truck cranes using annotated diagrams. Perfect for upper primary or junior high engineering and STEM classes, this activity supports visual literacy and technical understanding through hands-on sketching. Students will: Identify and label simple ma

7th - 10th

Engineering, Physics, Robotics

LEGO Block STEM BIN Challenge Cards for Maker Space

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Night Owl Librarian

Lego blocks are a staple of any school space! These cards will help inspire your students to build something unique and imaginative these standard building blocks. No need to be able to read, each card comes with an image to demonstrate the build visually! __________________________________________________________ These Lego Block challenge cards are fantastic for a fast design challenge. The perfect addition to any maker space, these are great to add to STEM bins for early finishers. They are

PreK - 9th

Engineering, Library Skills

Also included in: STEM Challenge Cards BUNDLE

Electric Forces Doodle Notes Charge Electricity Conductors Static Discharge

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Teach about Electric Forces using these scaffolded Cornell Doodle Notes! These notes can be used to teach about electric charges and fields, what affects the strength of an electric force, electric current, conductors and insulators, static charge, electron movement, static discharge and lightning, and the concept of grounding. Doodles and diagrams help students understand and retain these concepts. These notes were designed to align with NGSS Standards MS-PS2-3 (Ask questions about data to d

6th - 9th

Engineering, Physical Science, Science

NGSS

MS-PS2-3

, MS-PS2-5

Also included in: Physical Science Notes Doodle Notes Middle School Science Cornell Notes

STEM Bell Ringers Critical Thinking Activity Conversation Starters Warm Ups

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Kickstart your class with engaging bellwork by using these conversation starters! These STEM bell ringers are designed to spark debate and curiosity while encouraging your students thinking critically about science, technology, engineering, and math. This resource includes 70 editable slides filled with thought-provoking discussion questions that will challenge your students to form opinions and explore STEM topics. Perfect for a weekly routine, simply display these STEM bellringers as stude

5th - 12th

Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, General Science

Also included in: STEM Engineering Bell Ringers Discussion Questions Obsolete Technology Bell Work

Speed Velocity Acceleration Motion A Christmas Story Physics Practice Problems

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An original “A Christmas Story” movie themed physics worksheet to help students practice working with the formulas for speed, velocity, and acceleration. There are three levels of the worksheet and a BONUS coloring page that you could optionally include for your students! The top of all of the worksheets reviews (or has space for) the formulas for speed, velocity, and acceleration, along with the 'speed triangle', which helps students manipulate the speed formula to solve for distance or time. T

7th - 10th

Engineering, Physical Science, Physics

Also included in: Custom Bundle for Rachel M

Limiting Reagent Stoichiometry S'mores Lab

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Allgood Chemistry

This is one of my students favorite labs year after year! The lab is a simple activity that has students count and determine the limiting reagent for their S'mores. I have the students work out the pre-lab before they are able to make S'mores. Then we light the Bunsen burners and get started! (You could also do this lab without heating the S'mores) The file includes a cover page, student lab page with pre-lab and post-lab questions, key with answers and work, and example of student poster. If yo

10th - 12th

Chemistry, Engineering, Science

Also included in: AAAllgood Chemistry *LAB* Bundle

Engineering STEM Careers Math STEAM Activities Middle School STEM Sub Plans

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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 examples of careers in math, science, engineering, and technology? You can answer these questions and more with this multi-day career research project and STEAM activities. Need more STEM Career Activities? Click here to grab the bundle and save!In this project, students meet science

6th - 9th

Engineering, Science

Also included in: Middle School Career Exploration Worksheets for STEM Careers & Science Sub Plans

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Worksheet Engineering Energy Transformation

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Looking for a real-world connection to teach energy transformations? Maybe a STEM movie incentive? These movie worksheets will keep your students engaged and extend their STEM learning as they watch The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)! Looking for more engineering movie guides? Grab the bundle and save! The 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

8th - 11th

Engineering, General Science, Physical Science

Also included in: Engineering Movie Guides and No Prep Activities for Middle School STEM Sub Plans

Math Activity Engineering Design Process Career Pi Day Area of Circle STEM STEAM

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This math STEM activity with a career focus (packaging engineer) is perfect for Pi Day or any time! In this hands-on paper engineering and 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

2nd - 12th

Applied Math, Engineering

CCSS

4.MD.A.3

, 6.RP.A.1

, 6.RP.A.3

Also included in: STEM Activities Challenges Spring Engineering Design Process Science Gifted

Back to School STEM: 6 Icebreaker Teamwork Activities

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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 critical foundation for more intensive STEM challenges. Working as a team, students will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity t

PreK - 12th, Adult Education

Engineering

Also included in: Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities

Engineering Design Process Worksheets STEM Activities Career Exploration Project

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STEM without the Engineering Design Process is like making a pizza without the crust. STEM challenges *need* a solid foundation to provide the best learning experience and growth opportunities for your students. The EDP is the foundational process that should be guiding ALL your STEM activities.If you are new to teaching STEM or the engineering design process, this resource has everything you need to understand the EDP and how to implement it with your students. If you a seasoned STEM educator,

2nd - 12th

Engineering

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

Also included in: STEM Activities Challenges Spring Engineering Design Process Science Gifted

Robotics Robot Activities STEM Sub Plans No Prep STEM Activities STEAM Plan

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