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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
Project Red Haven: Mars Colony Finance Simulation
Project Red Haven: Mars Colony Finance Simulation Subject Area: Personal Finance, Economics, STEM Integration Grade Level: 9–12 (Adaptable for Middle School) Duration: 7–10 Class Days Overview: In this immersive simulation, students act as members of a NASA-backed Mars colony team responsible for building and sustaining a human settlement on the Red Planet. Through budgeting, decision-making, and financial problem-solving, they learn key personal finance principles such as budgeting, saving, in
9th - 12th
Basic Principles, Financial Literacy
Engineering Bell Ringers | 25 Real-World STEM Design Prompts | Middle School War
Bring real-world problem-solving into your classroom with these 25 Science & Engineering Bell Ringers! Designed for grades 5-8, these daily warm-ups engage students in applying design thinking to authentic science-based challenges—without needing extra materials. Each bell ringer prompt asks students to: ✅ Tackle a real-world science or engineering problem ✅ Complete design-thinking tasks like analyzing products, designing tests, creating specs, or planning research ✅ Practice critical thi
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
+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
OT Designed Winter Themed Activity_Craft Fine Motor
Created by a paediatric occupational therapist, this low-prep, fun, hand-on and skill-building activity helps children build and practice important fine motor and problem solving skills through a sensory play activity. Children can use warm water with droppers or spoons to melt ice and rescue hidden objects and animals. The activity is easy to adapt for different skill levels, making it perfect for preschool, kindergarten, special education, therapy sessions, and early years classrooms. What’s I
PreK - 3rd
Basic Principles, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
ABC STEM Challenge Growing Bundle | Early Elementary Hands-On STEM Activities
Bring STEM to life in your classroom with the ABC STEM Challenge Growing Bundle – a collection of engaging, low-prep STEM activities designed specifically for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade students! Each letter of the alphabet features a fun, hands-on STEM challenge that promotes creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and cross-curricular learning. ✅ What Makes This Bundle a Must-Have: Perfect for Early Learners – Aligned with Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade learning needs E
PreK - 1st
Alphabet, Basic Principles, Engineering
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
23 Middle School Engineering Bell Ringers | Creative Design Thinking Prompts
Middle School Design Thinking Bell Ringers | 23 Creative Engineering Prompts | Daily Warm-UpsStart your middle school class with meaningful creativity using these 23 Design Thinking Bell Ringers! Designed for grades 5-8, these quick, seated activities are perfect for warm-ups, early finishers, or design-thinking routines that build critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Each daily prompt gives students a chance to: ✅ Follow the design thinking cycle (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototyp
6th - 9th
Basic Principles, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Brain Builders: Infant My Feelings STEM Play | Caring Connections
🧡 DESCRIPTIONBrain Builders – Week 1: My Feelings supports infants’ growing brains through hands-on exploration that blends early STEM concepts with social-emotional learning. Part of the Caring Connections monthly theme, this section helps infants begin linking actions, sounds, and outcomes with emotional responses such as happy, sad, and proud. Through stacking, hiding-and-revealing, and sound-matching activities, infants explore cause-and-effect, object permanence, balance, and pattern recog
PreK
Basic Principles, General Science, Social Emotional Learning
Day and Night Science Centers for Pre-K and Preschool
Do you need developmentally appropriate science centers and lessons for your little learners? Preschool or Pre-K students will love learning all about day and night with these hands-on science activities. This science unit includes done-for-you lesson plans and center activities that encourage students to observe, explore, investigate, ask questions, and develop scientific process skills in fun and playful ways. Age-appropriate book suggestions for read-aloud are also included. ✅ SKILLS ADDRE
PreK - K
Basic Principles, General Science, Science
Also included in: Preschool Science Curriculum Bundle for Preschool and Pre-K
Free volcano eruption experiment STEM science activity teacher guide
Volcano eruption experiment for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten. Make science erupt in your classroom with this hands-on activity! Students combine baking soda and vinegar to create an exciting eruption while learning about the environment, chemical reactions, observation, and cause-and-effect. 📦 What you'll receive: Step-by-step teacher directions Materials list, basic and optional extras Prep and clean-up tips Discussion prompts and extension ideas Quick science connection explained for ki
PreK - 1st
Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Environment
Should We Ban Hydroxyl Acid? A Critical Thinking & Misinformation Activity
Engage your students in a high-interest critical thinking activity that exposes how easily misinformation can sound “scientific.”This lesson uses a disguised article about hydroxyl acid (water!) to help students evaluate claims, recognize biased language, and question the credibility of sources. Students read a short article, analyze the claims being made, and respond to guided questions that build science literacy and evidence-based reasoning. The best part? The twist reveal that “hydroxyl aci
6th - 12th
Basic Principles, Biology, General Science
College Level Chemistry Bundle: General Chemistry & Organic Chemistry Homework
College Chemistry Practice Problems BUNDLE – General Chemistry 2 + Organic Chemistry 1Get ready to master college-level chemistry with this all-in-one practice problems bundle covering two foundational courses: General Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry 1. Perfect for students, tutors, professors, or homeschool educators, this bundle provides a wide range of problem sets designed to reinforce critical concepts and build confidence through practice. What’s Included:✅ General Chemistry 2 Pract
11th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Basic Principles, Chemistry, Other (Science)
CCSS
RST.11-12.3
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