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IB MYP Design Building a City Project using TinkerCAD | TinkerCAD | MYP
Bring global challenges to life with this MYP Design-aligned Cityscapes project, where students research, design, and build a sustainable city to solve a real-world problem connected to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This hands-on, project-based learning unit engages students in every stage of the IB Design Cycle—from identifying global problems to prototyping innovative solutions in TinkerCAD. Perfect for middle school STEM, MYP Year 3, or any design thinking
5th - 9th
Engineering
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
Fish Bowl - STEM, Invention, Enrichment Lesson Plans, Project, Worksheet
Fish Bowl: A STEM & Design Thinking Project for Middle SchoolLike "Shark Tank" but for students! Transform your classroom into an innovation lab with this engaging, standards-aligned invention project that has students identifying real-world problems, researching solutions, and creating prototypes from recycled materials! What's Included:Complete student checklist and work pages broken down into a set of 13 tasksAssessment rubric optionsPresentation guidelines and pitch frameworkWhy Teachers L
5th - 9th
Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
+1
Marshmallow Tower Challenge – STEM Engineering Project for Secondary Science
A hands-on, collaborative STEM activity that engages students in critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork as they design and pitch their unique tower.Bring the excitement of engineering and design into your classroom with this highly engaging project! Perfect for middle and high school science or STEM classes, the Marshmallow Tower Challenge invites students to work in teams to design, build, and present a freestanding tower that will “save” Marshmallow City’s struggling tourism industry. Us
6th - 10th
Engineering, General Science
Engineering Prototype STEM Unit – SDG Venture Build | Grade 5 | 2-Week
In the Engineering Ventures Prototype Build unit, students become SDG solution engineers as they design, build, test, and optimize a physical prototype device that addresses their chosen sustainable development challenge — applying the full Engineering Design Process to a self-selected real-world problem. Set inside the Engineering Ventures narrative, this 2-week unit is the hands-on centerpiece of the Q4 capstone.What Students Will Do* Use the hypothesis from W1 to create a labeled prototype sk
5th
Engineering, For All Subjects, General Science
NGSS
5-ESS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
+5
STEM Engineering Design: Using Market Research Data (Phase 3)
This presentation, titled "Problem Background and Statistics: Using Market Research Data," serves as a structured educational guide for a Phase 1 Engineering Capstone Project. It focuses on the critical importance of utilizing primary data—specifically market research surveys—to validate and quantify a real-world problem before attempting to design a solution. By emphasizing demographic targeting, specific user frustrations (such as usability, cost, and safety), and the impactful use of data vi
9th - 12th
Engineering
Also included in: Engineering Design Process Phase 1 Teacher Slide Bundle
Pendulum Swing Engineering Challenge
I use this engineering activity to wrap-up my Engineering Unit for my science classes. It is an engaging activity that requires groups to problem-solve a solution to the problem I give them. I always see creativity and new solutions from year to year. Included in this resource: my Google Slides presentation, handouts and detailed directions. I designed this activity to take 3 class periods. The third day includes a judging fair so that students can evaluate the prototypes created by other grou
6th - 10th
Engineering, Other (Science)
Earth Week Activities Earth Day Renewable Energy STEM Wind Car Solar Oven Water
These Earth Week Activities are a fun and engaging way to explore renewable energy with students in grades 2–5. Featuring a wind-powered car, water wheel, and solar oven project, this bundle gives students hands-on opportunities to design, build, test, and learn how natural resources can power real-world solutions. Perfect for Earth Day, science enrichment, STEM challenges, or project-based learning, these activities make it easy to combine creativity, problem-solving, and environmental scie
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Investor Pitch Day STEM Sprint – Medical Device SDG Defense | Grade 4
In the Medical Device Engineers Investor Pitch Day, students become medical device entrepreneurs as they deliver their full four-point pitch to the teacher investor panel — presenting their prototype, explaining their data, and defending their SDG health solution in a structured format. Set inside the Medical Device Engineers narrative, this 1-week sprint is the Q4 culminating event — students experience what it means to defend an engineering solution to a critical audience with real questions.
4th
Engineering, General Science, Speaking & Listening
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
PFAS: The Forever Chemicals — Gr. 9-12 | Case Study, Labs, CER, Design Challenge
Description:This is a complete, standards-aligned unit on PFAS ("forever chemicals") — one of the most urgent and teachable issues in environmental science today. Students investigate the chemistry behind PFAS persistence, analyze real EPA monitoring data, debate federal regulation, and engineer a treatment solution for a contaminated town. The unit culminates in a summative assessment modeled on AP Environmental Science FRQ format. What's Included (PDFs + Links to 3 editable Google Doc files):1
9th - 12th
Chemistry, Engineering, Environment
Earth & Life Science STEM - Weather, Landforms, Plants & Animals Activities
Dive into Earth Day STEM, spring STEM activities, and Life & Earth Science learning with this versatile bundle! The Planetopia STEM Challenge Bundle combines hands-on creativity with rigorous, standards-aligned content, now available in both print and digital formats. Whether in the classroom or in a 1:1 digital environment, this resource provides flexibility for every teaching style. What’s Included in the Bundle?Explore five immersive challenges, each designed to engage students in criti
2nd - 8th
Engineering, Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
+7
Super Engineers Solve Big Problems!
A set of different scenarios that keeps your little ones engaged in hands-on activities. It has different scenarios related to designing houses or structures that can withstand environmental factors, such as hurricanes, tornadoes,earthquakes, storms... Each scenario has a suggested solution and tips for building its related model. It supports your engineering unit bringing it to real life. Suggestion: Each group or pair of students may receive one scenario that can be easily printed. They can s
1st - 5th
Engineering, Environment
Water Filtration STEM Sprint – Environmental Engineering | Grade 3
In the Water Filtration Conservation Sprint, students become Wildlife Documentary environmental engineers as they design a layered filtration system that cleans visibly dirty water for their field crew and the animals they study. Set inside the Wildlife Documentary Crew narrative theme and connected to UN SDG 14 (Life Below Water), this 2-week unit challenges Grade 3 students to think strategically about filter layer order, test their design, observe output clarity, and make one evidence-based
3rd
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-3
+4
Brand Design STEM Sprint – Digital Communication Engineering | Grade 3
In the Brand Studio Google Slides & Cricut Logo unit, students become Wildlife Documentary engineering communicators as they create a complete conservation company brand identity — designing a hand-drawn logo, building a four-slide Google Slides presentation, and producing a Cricut vinyl sticker to attach to their prototype. Set inside the Wildlife Documentary Crew narrative theme and tied to their chosen SDG, this 2-week unit connects the physical engineering work of Q4 to the digital communic
3rd
Engineering, General Science, Visual Arts
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Engineering Presentation STEM Sprint – Jungle Design Communication | Grade 2
In the Brand Studio Poster & Pitch Design unit, students become engineering communicators as they design a conservation company brand identity — including a company name, logo concept, and conservation mission poster — and present it to an audience. Set inside the Jungle Rangers narrative theme and tied to UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 (Life on Land), this 2-week unit challenges Grade 2 students to communicate their engineering work through visual design and persuasive presentation. What S
2nd
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
+4
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