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Table-top Mini Golf: STEAM Engineering and Design for Elementary GATE
In From Putt-putt to Pebble Beach--Table-top Mini Golf, students will design and construct a playable table-top sized miniature golf course using the engineering design process. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning. The result is a classroom filled
4th - 7th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3rd 4th Grade Introductory Program - 45+ Hours
Every other teacher in your building probably has a handy curriculum to follow, a set of textbooks as resources . . . so why not you, the Gifted and Talented Teacher? Here is a complete first year GATE program adaptable to 3rd or 4th grades--all tried and tested, Common Core Standards based, and successfully implemented using best practices in gifted education. SEE THE BIG PREVIEW FOR MORE -- 33% off Individual Purchase Prices You get 263 pages of materials guaranteed to produce 45+ hours of con
3rd - 4th
Engineering, English Language Arts
SPIES! A GATE Adventure 18+ Contact Hours - Challenging and Engaging!
Your students will ask to stay in from recess for this. It is the most popular unit I've taught in 32 years, and it is packed with challenging critical thinking. We imagine students are training at the school for spies: mini survivor challenges, mini crossbows, a jewel heist, footprint mysteries, memory games, cipher disks, case files, messages hidden in gel caps. This unit is STEM and critical thinking at its coolest and finest, and we’ve thrown in reading, speaking and listening, and a social
4th - 7th
Applied Math, Engineering
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE
Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. We’re not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet!
Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, tr
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Engineering
STEM Challenge - Desktop Putt-putt Golf Elementary GATE and Middle School
Two fun, hands-on lessons here which teach physical science concepts such as momentum, friction, elastic and inelastic collisions, and Newton’s Laws of Motion! National core standards including physical science and expository writing? 21st Century Learning Skills? Critical Thinking? They’re all here too!
These two lessons will take two or more hours of instruction time and are appropriate for 4th grade GATE classes through regular 8th grade science.
These lessons are the quick and easy versi
4th - 8th
Engineering, Physics
Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
ThinkForge Desktop Engineering Challenges V2 and V3 Bundle (10 Challenges)
ThinkForge™ Desktop Engineering Challenges Volume 2 + Volume 3 BundleHands-On Engineering • No Lab Required • Middle & High SchoolBuild a complete, classroom-ready engineering experience with the ThinkForge™ Desktop Engineering Challenges Volume 2 + Volume 3 Bundle. This bundle combines two full volumes (10 challenges) of hands-on design challenges that guide students from foundational engineering thinking to more advanced structural problem-solving - using only common classroom materials. To
6th - 12th
Engineering, General Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
+3
Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours
Engaging math and engineering with ramps and toy cars! Your students will go home and share the news about how absolutely cool school seems now. My mathematically gifted 2nd graders were VERY Challenged by this unit, and I would not hesitate to use it for 3rd grade GATE or in 4th grade as an enrichment for the whole class. Schoolhouse Rock Math: We’re using Zero My Hero and 5’s Multiplication to learn multiplication, repeated addition, and patterns to calculate areas of rectangles—a very adva
2nd - 4th
Engineering, Math
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
, 3.MD.B.4
, 3.MD.C.5
+9
Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
STEM in Action: Bird Wings and Gliding-Upper Elementary Gifted and Talented GATE
This lesson is perfect for the teacher who wants their students to explore and find answers rather than go out and get them.
In this engaging discovery and prototyping STEM lesson, students explore how the shape of a wing affects gliding. Students construct a very simple but effective glider and then modify the glider as they explore answers to the question with experimentation and class synergy.
You’ll get everything you need to start today:
--pedagogy to help make the lesson a success
--a
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physical Science
STEM Kid Engineering and Construction - Roman Polyspastos Crane
It’s kid-built with some guidance in a couple hours and the envy of friends—the ancient Roman polyspastos crane with treadwheel.
Do you have a young engineer who needs an independent study project, a talented builder in home school, or need an engaging summer project for your nonverbally gifted child? If you have an engineering classroom and understand the value of hands-on exploration, the Roman Polyspastos Crane project is right for you. While building with kits or Legos or K’Nex is good, n
3rd - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science
STEM Engineering for Elementary GATE - Wind Power, Windmills, and Wind
Two challenging but age-appropriate engineering projects highlight this unit. If you’ve taught my other STEM units, however, you know they’re not simply building projects. We’re thinking, learning science concepts, developing explanations, applying math and non-fiction reading skills, and bringing a wide variety of areas into a unit. But let’s not take lightly how cool it is to build and experiment with a cool mini glider and a working windmill!
As usual, we have ready-to-print activity shee
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Environment
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
, 4.NF.B.3d
, RI.4.1
+5
Learn & Design Technology Prototypes | Drones, Robots, & Artificial Intelligence
Students are naturally curious about AI, drones, robots, and phone apps, making this Future Technology bundle an excellent way to spark engagement while building meaningful technology awareness. The combination of exploration, reading, and design keeps learning active, structured, and memorable. No complicated setup, no equipment, just engaging future tech learning that students will love. What’s IncludedFive Hands-On Design Projects – Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Smart Devices – Drones –
7th - 10th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
The Crane Design and Building Challenge -- STEM Problem Solving
A best practice lesson for the teaching of physical science or GATE talent pools:
In this lesson, students use the engineering process to build a working crane model that is strong enough to lift a stapler.
There are no set patterns, pre-cut materials, or teacher-led building instructions here! Students engage in the engineering process to design and build their own working models of cranes. The teacher sets guidelines and limitations, provides feedback and monitors progress, instructs the
4th - 8th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express READING + STEM Elementary GATE
If you’ve come to know my units, you’ll find the same sort of critical thinking and hands-on exploration and creativity here . . .
Come all the way across the curriculum from READING to STEM activities in this hands-on unit. My advanced group 2nd graders loved this! I would use this for advanced 1st graders in their second semester or 3rd grade as well. I don’t think it would be a stretch to say 4th graders would enjoy it as well.
“Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express” is a Reading Rainbow
1st - 4th
Engineering, Informational Text
Materials Science STEM Project | Design & Build Challenge | Engineering Activity
This Materials Science STEM Project is a hands-on, engaging way for students to apply their understanding of material properties through a real-world design challenge. Students will plan, build, test, and improve a product while using the engineering design process and explaining their thinking along the way. This resource is designed to be simple for teachers to implement while still providing meaningful, rigorous learning for students. 🧪 What’s Included: Student Directions Brainstorming
6th - 8th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)
3-5 GATE STEM Full Unit - Land Speeders, Sailboats, Signal Flags, and Semaphores
Time: About 11 hours+
Level: 3rd grade (quite challenging), 4th, and 5th grade
Critical thinking plus! This unit will have the students engineering and building “sailboats, “land speeders,” and signal flags from scratch, designing, thinking metaphorically, exploring new areas of math, interpreting historical primary sources and blue prints, solving real world math problems, doing grid work, using graphic design, building background knowledge in physical science, writing a short informative pi
3rd - 5th
Engineering, Math
CCSS
3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.C.5a
, 3.MD.D.8
+10
Also included in: Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3RD 4TH GRADE PROGRAM Vol. 2 GATE 70+ Hours
The Clubhouse - Deep Creativity, Design, STEAM, Critical Thinking, and GATE
Because we are evil teachers with evil, cackling laughs, we will entice and engage students like the witch in Hansel and Gretel with a metaphorical candy house. Oh, this looks like all fun and games, but that’s not how we evil teachers do things! You know that STEM activity going around where you have a certain amount of time to build a tower out of notecards? This activity takes the notecard tower activity to about level 44. At Portable Gifted and Talented, we love to build stuff, and we love p
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Engineering, Performing Arts
UrbanSim: Rezone It! — Urban Planning & Land Use Simulation | AP Human Geo
Your students are city planners. The city of Hargrove is broken. Can they fix it? UrbanSim: Rezone It! drops students into a fictional American city with seven documented problems — industrial zones butting up against residential neighborhoods, food deserts, transit voids, gentrification pressure, an urban heat island, a highway scar through a historically Black neighborhood, and a 46-year-old contaminated brownfield. Their job: diagnose each problem, propose a realistic rezoning solution, and h
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Engineering, Geography, Other (Social Studies)
Python Coding For Beginners | Debugging & Errors Project | Level 2
In this interactive Python debugging challenge, students step into the role of a Coding Club tasked with fixing a broken pricing system for a school Hot Cocoa Stand before the winter concert begins. As they investigate realistic code errors, students practice identifying logic mistakes, tracing values, and debugging Python programs that affect real-world outcomes like pricing and totals. What Students Will Doanalyze Python code snippets to identify logic and syntax errorsfix bugs involving condi
7th - 10th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Robotics
Forensic Mystery Lab | Physical & Chemical Properties Crime Scene Investigation
Turn your classroom into a crime lab with this exciting Forensic Mystery Lab! In this hands-on Physical Science investigation, students become forensic scientists and solve a classroom mystery using scientific evidence. Students will investigate a classroom “crime,” test mystery powders and liquids, compare physical and chemical properties, analyze fingerprints and handwriting, eliminate suspects, and use scientific reasoning to identify the culprit. This engaging project transforms your clas
9th - 12th
Chemistry, Engineering, Physical Science
Center of Gravity and Tipping DBQ/CER | Robotics Worksheet | Standard Aligned
📘 Full Length National Standard-Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | Center of Gravity and Tipping Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Robotics, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible for high school
9th - 12th
Engineering, Reading, Robotics
Battery Voltage and Motor Speed DBQ/CER | Robotics Worksheet | Standard Aligned
📘 Full Length National Standard-Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | Battery Voltage and Motor Speed Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Robotics, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible for high schoo
9th - 12th
Engineering, Reading, Robotics
Automation and Accuracy DBQ/CER | Robotics Worksheet | Standard Aligned
📘 Full Length National Standard-Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | Automation and Accuracy Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Robotics, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible for high school learne
9th - 12th
Engineering, Reading, Robotics
Distortion & Warpage DBQ/CER | Welding Standard-Aligned | GATE Middle School
📘 Full Length NGSS Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | Distortion & Warpage Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Welding, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible for gifted & talented middle school lea
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Informational Text, Physical Science
Solar Efficiency and Latitude DBQ/CER | Electrical Systems | GATE Middle School
📘 Full Length NGSS Aligned DBQ CER Style Worksheet - Claim Evidence Reasoning | Solar Efficiency and Latitude Worksheet | Evidence-Based Reading Engage your students in high-level critical thinking and evidence-based analysis on the subject of Electrical Systems, with this Full Length DBQ CER Style Worksheet. This resource is designed to help students analyze real-world topics, interpret informational texts, and support answers with evidence—all while staying accessible for gifted & talent
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Environment, Informational Text
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