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Engineering Design Process Interactive Notebook | Engineering Notebook
Get hands on and creative with this Engineering Design Process Notebook. This Cut-and-paste Style notebook is perfect for Teaching the Engineering Design Process NGSS in a Super interactive way! 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 30 Slides for presenting and n
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Robotics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
Engineering Design Process Worksheets | Engineering Design Process 5th grade
STEM & Design Thinking Worksheet Bundle – Grades 3–5Bring creativity, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving to your classroom with this STEM & Design Thinking Worksheet Bundle, designed for grades 3–5! This printable resource pack includes 9 thoughtfully scaffolded worksheets to guide students through every step of the Engineering Design Process and Design Thinking Cycle—from brainstorming to reflection and everything in between. Whether you're running STEM challenges, PBL units,
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Engineering Design Process Interactive Notebook – PLAN Phase | STEM Foldable
Looking to teach your students how to actually plan like real engineers? This Engineering Design Process: PLAN Phase Interactive Notebook Set is a complete, low-prep toolkit for Grades 5–7 that helps students understand how to write clear, testable plans and success criteria that align with a design specification. Designed for hands-on learning, this resource includes a content-rich foldable, vocabulary cards, and a cut-and-paste sorting activity that guide students through how to plan effe
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Vocabulary
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+2
Engineering Task Cards Grades 3-6 | Engineering Design Process Worksheets
Transform your mornings with this engaging STEAM bundle packed with 45 creative, hands-on Morning Missions and 11 printable Design Thinking & Reflection worksheets—perfect for grades 3–5!Prepare your bins with supplies ONE TIME and let your students explore every morning the rest of the quarter! Print and laminate each of the activity cards and let your kids choose which of the 45 activities to explore! In this morning STEAM Exploration, you or your students can pick a "Morning Mission" Card a
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
DEDUCTIVE AND LOGICAL REASONING - Who Killed the Champion Robert?
LOGICAL REASONING, MEDIEVAL HISTORY, PROBLEM SOLVING - This lesson/workshop takes around 2 hours to complete but is broken into 6 parts. It takes students through a step-by-step critical reasoning process in order to solve a medieval murder mystery. The lesson includes; - syllogisms, modus ponen and modus tollens problems - deductive reasoning - problem-solving paradigms - contradictive (knights and knaves) deduction - appropriate assumption-making through inference of a conclusion from an affi
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, For All Subjects, Middle Ages
Scientific Method and Engineering Design Bundle Activities Worksheets Posters
The Scientific Method and Engineering Design Process are both crucial processes for students to learn. While there are some similarities, there are also important differences for students to learn about! This resource includes everything you need to teach both methods. What You'll Get: Scientific Method✅ Posters (8 pages): one for the scientific method, and then one for each of the steps (plus Share Results). Includes several bonus posters as well! ✅ Informational text, vocabulary, and asses
3rd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Design Your Own Experiment: Solar System Scale Walk | Inquiry Learning Projects
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
+1
Solar System Creative Project | Crater Impact Test, Inquiry Learning
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
+1
Design Your Own Experiment: Solar System Moon Shadow Tracker, Inquiry Learning
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
+1
Design Your Own Experiment: Solar System Satellite orbit model, Inquiry Learning
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-ESS1-4
, MS-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
+1
Design Your Own Experiment: Waves + Communication | Sound Transmission line
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Design Your Own Experiment: Characteristics of Waves Lab | Waves +Communication
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS4-1
Design Your Own Experiment: Waves + Communication | Design an Alarm System
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Design Your Own Experiment: Waves + Communication | Water Wave Breaker
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 8th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Design Your Own Experiment: Waves+ Communication | Build a Light Reflection Maze
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS4-1
Design Your Own Experiment: Waves + Communication | Morse Code Light Signals
Give students real ownership of the scientific process with this Inquiry Learning Experiment Design Project Prompt. Instead of following a step-by-step lab, students design their own experiment using classroom materials you already have. With structured thinking prompts (but plenty of creative freedom), students plan an investigation that demonstrates the skills they’ve been learning, then write and reflect on what happened, even if their results are messy or their experiment “fails.” This re
6th - 10th
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS4-1
, MS-PS4-2
, MS-PS4-3
Halloween STEM Challenge: Rube Goldberg Ghost Catcher | Engineering Design MS6-8
Halloween STEM Challenge: Rube Goldberg Ghost Catcher | Engineering Design Process ActivityEngage your students with a spooky, hands-on Halloween STEM challenge! In this activity, students become engineers for the day as they design a Rube Goldberg-style contraption to catch a ghost using simple, everyday classroom materials. Perfect for middle school science, STEM, and design thinking lessons, this challenge emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, and the full Engineering Design Process. W
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+3
Five ThinkForge Desktop Engineering Challenges Volume 3 - Energy/Motion (MS/HS)
ThinkForge™ Desktop Engineering Challenges are low-prep, classroom-ready engineering design challenges that engage students in hands-on problem solving using common materials and minimal space. Each challenge guides students through the engineering design process as they analyze a real-world problem, design and build a solution, test and redesign, and communicate results. Perfect for STEM, science, and physics classrooms (grades 6–12), these desktop-friendly challenges build critical thinking, c
6th - 12th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
+3
Science Fair Project: A complete guide to completing a project. Science Inquiry
Whether you are wanting to enter your students in a science fair, or you desire to add completing a science project to your curriculum, use these documents to lead your students to success in the inquiry process. I created documents using over 30 years of experience in leading students to compete in science fairs. Included are an overview of how to do a science fair project, and seperate docuements for each step. Teacher pages and student pages are included.
4th - 9th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Chemical Reactions Science and STEM Unit | Acids and Bases | Experiment in a Bag
Spark Curiosity with an engaging chemical change investigation, exploration & a secret message STEM project! We have taken the classic "reaction in a bag" lab up a notch by applying the scientific method and engineering design process. Students will investigate evidence of a chemical change, acid-base reactions, and the pH scale using red cabbage juice. We organized this project-based unit so you can bring chemistry to life with Grades 4–8. ✅ What’s Included: Teacher Background and Tips – A c
4th - 8th
Basic Principles, Chemistry, Physical Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 5-PS1-3
, 5-PS1-4
+7
Engineering Design Process Interactive Notebook – IMAGINE Phase | 5Ws + Goals
Help your students think like real engineers with this engaging, scaffolded Interactive Notebook set for the IMAGINE phase of the Engineering Design Process! The IMAGINE Phase of the Engineering Design Cycle is the Second Phase of the problem solving process. Students brainstorm, empathize with the user, and make clear goals for the Design. Designed for Grades 5–7, this resource helps students explore design specifications, feasibility, and idea generation through vocabulary, graphic organ
5th - 7th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
Design Thinking & Engineering Process Worksheet | Printable STEM Reflection
Design Thinking & Engineering Process Worksheet | Printable STEM Reflection for Grades 3-5Engage your 3rd–5th grade students with this versatile Design Thinking & Engineering Process Worksheet, perfect for any STEM or makerspace activity! This printable reflection tool guides learners step-by-step through the problem-solving process— from asking and imagining to testing and improving—while encouraging critical thinking and creativity. Whether you're running a classroom engineering challenge, a
3rd - 6th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Physical Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
First Week of School Science STEM Activity First Day of School Team Building
This Apple Wrecking Ball Back to School STEM Challenge is the perfect hands-on experience to launch your first week of school science activities while introducing or reinforcing Newton’s Third Law of Motion in a highly engaging way. Whether you're teaching upper elementary or middle school, this engineering challenge promotes team building, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking, ideal for the first day of school STEM activities or any beginning of the year science activities focuse
2nd - 8th
Basic Principles, Engineering, Social Emotional Learning
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Observations vs Inferences Digital Drag & Drop Activity #1-3 Science + Literacy
Build critical science skills with these interactive Google Slides sorting activities on real-life scenarios. Auto-grading and instant feedback save prep time—ideal for inquiry-based units!Empower middle school students to sharpen their scientific thinking with these engaging digital drag-and-drop activities focused on distinguishing observations from inferences. Developed by seasoned science educators with extensive classroom experience, this resource draws on evidence-based pedagogical appro
4th - 7th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
CCSS, NGSS
RI.4.1
, RI.5.1
, RI.6.1
+6
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