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STEM Journal Digital Version Engineering Design Process Project Portfolio
A digital STEM Journal / Notebook you can use with any challenge! This is a digital version for use with Google Drive™, so please only purchase if you have the resources to use it (computers/laptops/tablets, etc. and Internet access). If you have a Google classroom, this is a great way to gain technology fluency while building an e-portfolio of student work. What You'll GetInstructions on using the resource, with examples (10 pages): Also includes instructions for using with Microsoft OneDrive.
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
Digital Interactive STEM Notebook for Engineering Challenges
Use this Google Slides™ interactive notebook to document each step of the engineering design process during any STEAM or STEM challenge. Choose from over 100 slides to customize an online STEM journal that integrates technology into every challenge. Detailed instructions support digital literacy by prompting students to use text, shape drawings, images, videos, and links to enhance the content they include on each page. Several design and content variations are included for each step of the engi
4th - 7th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, For All Subjects
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Lab Materials Toolkit Megabundle
Inventor's Journal: Brainstorm, Invent, Engineer, Design, and Reflect
This packet will provide your students everything needed to learn about the invention process and create their own inventions in preparation for their own Invention Convention. Guide students in finding problems to solve, locating products to modify, and creating advertising ideas to pitch. **This product now contains a digital format in addition to a printable (PDF format), perfect for distance learning or paperless classrooms. Packet includes: Digital Guide for Teachers (1 Page)Digital Guide
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Science
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Viet
STEM Creativity Tools: 5 Activities to Boost Brainstorming Power
Do you need a way to help your students brainstorm ideas? This download includes 5 exercises that provide student tools to help with generating solutions to a problem or ideas during any STEM activity. These tools include: reinterpreting, ideating, merging, debugging, and S.C.A.M.P.E.R. For each tool there is an editable student handout for the activity as well as editable accompanying teacher slides. These tools can be used over and over again throughout the year to practice creative problem-s
2nd - 12th
Engineering
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Engineering Design: Playground Swing (Aligns with NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, 2, & 3)
Engineering Design: Playground Swing (Aligns with NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, 2, & 3)This NGSS aligned STEM project engages your students with a hands-on experience in designing and building a playground swing. While doing this project, they will learn and understand the engineering design process. This lesson addresses NGSS Performance Expectation NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, 2, &3: Define a simple design problem, generate and compare multiple solutions, and plan and carry out fair tests. The lesson draws studen
4th - 7th
Engineering, General Science, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.5.7
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Also included in: NGSS Fifth Grade Science Curriculum Bundle | Phenomena-Based Lessons!
Aero Engineers Drone Engineering Lab and STREAM Program
AERO ENGINEERS is a mission-based Drone Engineering STREAM Program designed to introduce students in Grades 4–6 to aerospace engineering, flight operations, teamwork, problem solving, and the engineering design process through hands-on learning experiences. WE use EC300 Drones that are built with LEGO Technic Like pieces. These drones are very affordable (about $50.00). Students work in collaborative flight teams as they build, test, fly, analyze, redesign, and improve a series of classroom dro
4th - 6th
Engineering
SPIKE™ Prime Robotics & Coding BUNDLE | 6 Lessons & Engineering Notebook
Transform your LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime classroom from "playing with robots" into a high-rigor computational thinking lab! This supplement is designed specifically to pair with the Kickstart Your Business unit found online, moving students through the real-world logic of automation, security, and industrial design. The ChallengeWhether you need a quick one-day plan or a comprehensive multi-week coding challenge, these lessons are modular and ready to go. Students work in pairs, following step-by-st
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
STEM Engineering Challenge Bundle – 6 Hands-On Projects | Grades K–8
Ultimate STEM Challenge Bundle – 6 Hands-On Engineering Projects (Grades K–8)Bring high-engagement, real-world engineering into your classroom with this 6-Project STEM Challenge Bundle! This collection includes six classroom-tested, student-approved engineering design challenges that build creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, 21st-century skills, and a love for STEM. Perfect for STEM Labs, Science Classrooms, Makerspaces, PBL Units, After-School Programs, and Summer Camps! Individually,
K - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects, Physics
CCSS, NGSS
5.NBT.B.7
, W.3.1
, W.5.1b
+10
Engineering Lessons | Full Unit | Build a Bridge | Middle School
Engage your middle school students in a 5-day NGSS-aligned engineering unit where they investigate why triangles make structures stronger and apply their learning to design, test, and evaluate model bridges. What’s Included Day 1 Concept Slides (Forces, geometry, criteria & constraints) Day 2 Shape Stability Lab (Triangle vs. rectangle prong models) Day 3 Bridge Load Testing Lab (Rectangle vs. triangle bridges) Day 4 Engineering Design Build with clearly defined criteria & constraints Day 5 Sta
6th - 8th
Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
CKLA Grade 5 Unit 2 Enrichment Workbook: Early American Civilizations (Maya, Azt
CKLA Grade 5 Unit 2 Enrichment Workbook: Early American Civilizations Take your students beyond the textbook with this engaging enrichment workbook designed to accompany CKLA Grade 5 Unit 2: Early American Civilizations. Students explore the fascinating worlds of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca through creative projects, engineering challenges, archaeology investigations, museum activities, and civilization-building experiences that encourage higher-level thinking and creativity. This resource is desi
4th - 6th
Engineering, Geography, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.5.1
, RI.5.2
, RI.5.3
+6
Egg Drop STEM Workbook Bundle – Engineering Journal | Grades 3–8 Editable
Need flexible, editable worksheets to support your Egg Drop engineering challenge? This bundle includes both upper elementary (3–5) and middle school (6–8) versions of the Student Engineering Workbook in fully editable format, allowing you to adapt language, expectations, and scaffolding to fit your classroom. Designed for teachers who want differentiation and customization without starting from scratch. What’s Included Grades 3–5 Editable Workbook Guided engineering planning pages Structured r
3rd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets Bundle – Editable Version | Grades 3–8
Looking for editable STEM worksheets to run an earthquake engineering challenge across multiple grade levels? This Earthquake Shake Tower Editable Worksheets Bundle includes customizable student worksheets for Grades 3–5 and Grades 6–8, making it easy to differentiate the same engineering challenge for upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Teachers can edit text, reduce writing, adjust language, or adapt worksheets for different learners while maintaining a structured, hands-on eng
3rd - 8th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+3
Design Thinking Notebook | Introduction to Engineering Interactive notebooks
Introduce your students to the EDC in an interactive and comprehensive way! This print-and-go interactive notebook is perfect for 5th - 7th grade STEM, science, engineering, or design-thinking. Aligned with NGSS and designed for middle school engagement, this resource helps students connect real-world problem solving with hands-on learning—while building academic vocabulary and critical thinking. ✨ What’s Included: ✅ Engineering Design Cycle Overview Wheel✂️ Cut-and-Paste Sequencing Activitie
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
The Spider Lady Nan Songer and Her Arachnid WWII Army
This is a fabulous read aloud for older elementary school students or middle school students. It is the true story of Nan Songer who helped the WWII effort by harvesting silk from black widow spiders to make crosshairs for weapons. Includes an I Have Who Has game about spiders, vocabulary activities, a STEM project about spider webs, and Biomimicry brainstorming. Print in landscape.
3rd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Reading
Egg Drop STEM Workbook Bundle – Engineering Journal | Grades 3–8 PDF
Looking for differentiated worksheets to support your Egg Drop engineering challenge? This PDF bundle includes both upper elementary (3–5) and middle school (6–8) versions of the student worksheets so you can confidently run the same challenge across multiple grade levels. Whether you teach mixed ability groups or multiple grade bands, this bundle gives you structured flexibility without additional prep. What’s Included: Grades 3–5 Worksheets (PDF) Simplified engineering planning pages Guided r
3rd - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Egg Drop STEM Workbook – Student Engineering Journal | Grades 6–8 Editable
This Editable Student Engineering Workbook is designed to support students as they plan, test, analyze, and improve their designs during the Egg Drop Engineering Challenge, while giving teachers flexibility to adapt materials for their classroom. Created specifically for Grades 6–8, this workbook emphasizes data collection, evidence-based reasoning, and redesign while remaining student-friendly and classroom-ready. This is a student-facing resource intended to pair with a hands-on Egg Drop p
6th - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Hydraulic Education Toolkit: Presentation and Printable Answer Key
Teach Hydraulic Systems with Confidence Using This Complete Training Bundle! This Hydraulic Circuit Training Bundle includes a professionally designed PowerPoint presentation and a detailed answer key, giving educators and trainers everything they need to deliver an effective and engaging lesson. The PowerPoint covers essential concepts such as component identification, system operation, flow control, and safety devices with clear diagrams and structured explanations. Paired with the worksheet
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Engineering, Instructional Technology, Robotics
Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets – Editable Version | Grades 6–8
Looking for editable STEM worksheets to support an earthquake engineering challenge in your middle school classroom? This Earthquake Shake Tower Editable Student Worksheet Packet gives Grades 6–8 teachers the flexibility to customize student pages while guiding students through the engineering design process as they design, test, analyze, and improve a tower built to withstand simulated earthquake shaking. This resource is ideal for teachers who want to adjust wording, reduce writing load,
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets Bundle – Editable Version | Grades 3–8
Earthquake Tower STEM Worksheets Bundle – Grades 3–8 PDF
Looking for print-and-go STEM worksheets to run an earthquake engineering challenge across multiple grade levels? This Earthquake Shake Tower Worksheets Bundle includes student-facing PDF worksheets for Grades 3–5 and Grades 6–8, making it easy to differentiate the same engineering challenge for upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Each worksheet set guides students through the engineering design process as they plan, test, improve, and reflect on a tower designed to withstand si
3rd - 8th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
AUTOMATE IT | SPIKE™ Prime Robotics & Coding Interactive Notebook
🚨 PERFECT FOR THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN STUDENTS NEED HANDS-ON, HIGH-ENGAGEMENT STEM ACTIVITIES THAT STILL KEEP THEM LEARNING! 🚨 Transform your robotics classroom into a hub of industrial innovation with this interactive blackline master companion activity designed to accompany the online “Automate It” robotics lesson! Students will identify manual inefficiencies, brainstorm prototypes, and program a LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime robot to perform fully autonomous, sensor-driven tasks while recording th
5th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
KEEP IT SAFE | SPIKE™ Prime Robotics & Coding Interactive Notebook
🚨 THE PERFECT END-OF-YEAR STEM ACTIVITY TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED, COLLABORATING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING AFTER TESTING SEASON! 🚨 Challenge students to think like real robotics engineers with this interactive blackline master companion activity designed to accompany the online “Keep It Safe” LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime lesson! Students will build, test, and program a functional safe-deposit box while documenting their logic, sensor data observations, and security algorithms directly into their engineering n
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
OUT OF ORDER | SPIKE™ Prime Robotics & Coding Interactive Notebook
🚨 THE PERFECT END-OF-YEAR STEM ACTIVITY TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED, COLLABORATING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING AFTER TESTING SEASON! 🚨 Challenge students to think like real robotics engineers with this interactive blackline master companion activity designed to accompany the online “Out of Order” LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime lesson! Students will build, test, debug, analyze, and improve a robotic delivery cart while documenting their thinking, troubleshooting strategies, and programming observations directly into
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
The Wild Robot STEM Challenge | Flight & Glider Engineering Design Activity
Bring literature to life with this engaging STEM challenge inspired by the bestselling novel The Wild Robot by Peter Brown! In this hands-on engineering activity, students step into the role of designers and problem-solvers as they help Roz create a glider prototype to teach Brightbill how to fly before migration season begins. This cross-curricular STEM activity combines science, engineering, reading comprehension, critical thinking, and collaboration into one highly engaging challenge. Student
4th - 6th
Engineering, Literature, Physical Science
Hatchet Novel Study STEM Challenge | Survival Shelter Project
Bring literature to life with this engaging STEM challenge inspired by the award-winning novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen! In this cross-curricular STEM activity, students step into the role of engineers as they design and build a survival shelter for Brian Robeson after his plane crash in the Canadian wilderness. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school classrooms, this hands-on engineering challenge blends literature, science, critical thinking, and collaboration into one highly engaging ac
4th - 6th
Engineering, Literature, Physical Science
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