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Desktop Zip Lines -- GATE STEM for Upper Elementary
Students not only study physical science, they design with it, build with it, they write about it, calculate with it, and they live it.
It’s the engineering process in miniature as our engineering teams design and then build desktop ziplines from scratch. Students will draft plans, build zipline towers, choose the best zippy materials, and assemble their ziplines. Hey, it’s incredible fun . . . but it’s not just fun and games here! Students will use their ziplines to collaborate on a physica
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Geometry
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Roller Coasters: The Science Behind the Thrill STEM Project
🎢 Roller Coasters: The Science Behind the Thrill | Reading Comprehension + STEM Lab ChallengeLooking for an engaging, meaningful, and low-prep end-of-year science activity? This roller coaster-themed resource combines science literacy with hands-on engineering to create an unforgettable learning experience for your students!Students will begin by exploring the science behind roller coasters through an engaging nonfiction reading passage that introduces key concepts such as gravitational potenti
5th - 8th
Engineering, Other (Science), Physical Science
Shoe Sculpture Challenge - Beginning of Year Group Project - PPT + Instructions
The best beginning of Year/Semester project! Everyone raves over this assignment and it is such a joy watching students collaborate and problem solve with just cardboard, masking tape, and glue. This Shoe Sculpture Challenge allows students to work in a group to build a shoe of any style with basic materials. They must figure it out together and the shoe must fit a group "Cinderella"! Finished shoes are voted on for Most Creative and Best Craftsmanship. This is sure to be a hit in your classro
4th - 12th
Classroom Community, Engineering, Visual Arts
STEAM for Elementary GATE -- LAND SPEEDERS physics math graphic design
This land speeders STEM project is part of a full 18 hour GATE unit titled, “Land Speeders, Sailboats, Signal Flags, and Semaphores.” You can find the full unit in my store available for just a couple dollars more.
In the land speeders project, students will design logos, build land speeders, and then complete a creative and physics activity with them.
You’ll get all the instructions you need including a rubric, sample photos, and ready-to-print activity sheets with this download. Purchase
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Engineering
STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Air Rockets x 2
In the Air Rockets project, students build two different air rockets (one “blow rocket” and one rocket with a launching pad) using easy to find materials along with ready-to-print templates. Students build background knowledge about the properties of air and explore the differences between wings and rocket fins through class discussion, experimentation, and the use of a graphic organizer.
Appropriate for grades 3rd-6th—included all the instructions a teacher will need, ready-to-print templates
3rd - 6th
Engineering
STEM Kid Engineering -- GR8 Gliders and Blueprints
In the GR8 Glider project, students build background knowledge about falling objects and drag, experiment with paper gliders and spinning cylinders, and then interpret “Wimpy Kid-style” blueprints to construct a very cool, large glider made from thin dowels and trash bags.
Appropriate for grades 3rd-6th—included are printable blue-prints, additional teacher photos and instructions, and a full lesson.
This lesson is GR8 for an extra building activity, STEM-centered classrooms, and Gifted and Ta
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physical Science
AIR -- An Incredibly Cool STEAM Unit for Upper Elementary!
Balloon cars, hovercrafts, gliders, prototypes, zip-lines and air rockets, helicopters and more . . .
Here is a full unit with more than 20 hours of critical thinking and hands-on activities designed specifically for all 21st Century Learners and nonverbally gifted learners. STEM teachers: this unit guides students through the engineering process time and time again—elementary style!
Not only is this unit packed with critical thinking opportunities and rich in deeper understanding of physica
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
Build Five Different Gliders with these Units - 18 Hours of STEAM AT 33% Off
How about more than 18 hours of glider projects, 116 pages of lessons, and 5 units at 33% off individual purchases for your STEAM elective class or science groups?
Your students will be building, designing, and flying gliders across the curriculum. Each unit focuses on different aspects of the engineering process and engineering skills—including reading blueprints, following directions, science background, reading for information, math, critical thinking, and prototyping.
Use these all with
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 3RD 4TH GRADE PROGRAM Vol. 2 GATE 70+ Hours
Build a Rolling Robot : STEM + Math Integration Lesson & Student Worksheet
Looking for a hands-on STEM activity that gets your students building, measuring, and thinking critically? This Rolling Robot project is the perfect blend of engineering design and real-world math application! Students will design and build a simple robot that rolls forward using rubber bands and everyday materials. They'll conduct three trials, measure the distance it travels, round to the nearest fraction of a foot, and calculate the speed in feet per second. Along the way, they'll engage
4th - 6th
Applied Math, Engineering, Fractions
Forces & Motion Inquiry Plan & Engineering Tasks - Science - Design - IB PYP
This bundle includes: A 13 page 6-7 week inquiry unit plan How the World Works which integrates science and engineering/design. Easily adapted to suit your own class/school, it includes: transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts and questionsapproaches to learning (ATLs) and learner profile focusagency and action ideasassessment - before views, formative, summative, self-assessment and peer.detailed learning experiences and provocationsscience experiments and e
1st - 6th
Engineering
Kid STEAM Construction for GATE 3rd - 7th Grades BUILD A WORKING CAPSTAN
Maybe all you folks on the coast know what a capstan is, but we land-locked folks haven’t a clue. OK, so I know now . . . a capstan is an interesting combination of simple machines often used on the high seas, a fun construction project full of little building skill challenges, and a great tool for a hands-on geometry experiment.
In this lesson, we discover what a capstan is using primary source photos, build a scale-model capstan, experiment with it, and gather data to make this a true STEAM
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Geometry
Arctic Antarctic Collection - 21st Century Hands-on STEM+ 69 pages of Lessons
Save 33% off individual purchase prices.
See the big preview for this big collection of hands-on, Common Core lessons for 21st Century Learners.
Included are the following:
STEM Kid Engineering--Arctic Dogsled Design Challenge
STEM Kid Engineering--Halley IV Antarctic Research Station
Whales--3D Art Project and Math Application
"Julie of the Wolves" Independent Reading Guide
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Science
STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources
In this GATE engineering journey, students will each construct a very cool Ferris wheel prototype as a final product. Along the way, they will examine primary source images, read primary source history, and integrate math, engineering, and economics in a learning process which incorporates best practices in gifted and talented education for 21st Century Learners.
This is a challenging engineering project—teacher guided. I used it for GATE 4th grade; however, my kids are experienced builders.
4th - 8th
Applied Math, Engineering, Social Studies
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, RI.4.1
, RI.4.3
+2
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
STEM Kid Construction COLLECTION 110+ Pages 20+ Hours
Save more than 33% from individual purchases with this collection of popular STEM lessons! Combine engineering, science, and math in meaningful, hands-on activities and lessons in your classroom. THIS IS THE SOMEWHAT SMALLER VERSION OF AN EVEN LARGER BUNDLE. I use these STEM lessons with my 3-5 GATE groups, but they are suitable and adaptable up through 7th grade. Younger kids will need more guidance, and older kids will find plenty of challenge in these STEM projects. See the big preview. You
3rd - 7th
Engineering, Physical Science
Da Vinci Parachute Prototypes -- Hands-on STEM
In this lesson, students solve geometry problems and learn background physics concepts as they build a working model of Leonardo Da Vinci’s parachute. Logic, critical thinking, a bit of Renaissance history, writing and supporting conclusions with details from a source—it’s all here too!
Make this extended lesson a cross-curricular, standards-based mini-unit, or just make it a cool building activity. Pick and choose the level of commitment right for you and your students. With the suggested e
4th - 8th
Engineering, Geometry, Physical Science
Reading Comprehension STEM mega bundle
UPDATE - Now with a DECODABLE READER version of most stories included. The rest to be updated asap. Want to save time and teach reading comprehension and STEM together? I developed this program to simplify my planning. With Reading Comprehension STEM, you'll have a full year of lessons that'll keep your students engaged and inspire them to learn more. Easy to prep, and developmentally sequential, this bundle provides reading, writing, and STEM lessons for grades 1-3. Connecting STEM and ELA
1st - 2nd
Engineering, Reading, Science
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.3
, MP4
STEM Kid Engineering -- Span the Gorge Secret Spy Adventure Challenge
In the Span the Gorge Secret Spy Adventure challenge, students launch their careers as secret spies and then solve an engineering challenge to save the day.
A vintage primary source postcard launches the mystery for our 21st Century Learners. Students will use logic interpretive skills (which include translating vintage cursive handwriting) and Internet and Computer Technology skills to “crack a code” and solve a mystery. Next, in a collaborative effort (Common Core skills in Language), stude
3rd - 6th
Engineering
STEM Challenge Growing Bundle | Engineering Activities | Year-Round STEM Toolkit
Bring excitement, problem-solving, and real-world thinking into your classroom with this STEM Challenge Growing Bundle — a continually expanding collection of hands-on engineering challenges students love. Designed for busy teachers, this ready-to-use system makes it simple to run engaging STEM lessons while building collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. Best of all, new STEM challenges are added regularly at no extra cost, so your resource library keeps growing! Perfect for eleme
4th - 7th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, General Science
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+4
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
STEM Challenge: Spaghetti & Marshmallow Tower
Build it. Test it. Improve it. Challenge students to design and construct the tallest free-standing tower using only raw spaghetti and marshmallows! This hands-on STEM activity encourages teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and engineering skills in a fun and engaging way. Perfect for upper-elementary and middle-school classrooms, this ready-to-use resource includes everything you need to guide students through the engineering design process, from planning to reflection. What’s Included: Goog
3rd - 6th
Engineering, General Science, Writing
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+2
BILLBOARDS - Language + STEM + Advertising + GATE
Want to combine language skills, graphic design skills, and engineering skills in a way that will keep your students thinking and engaged?
Here’s a 2 to 3 hour activity which is fun and hands-on, takes critical thinking skills and building skills, and refers to real-world experiences in advertising and economics. It’s perfect for upper elementary GATE and made to order for our 21st Century Learners—combining language, engineering, and graphic design. As always, these activities help meet Comm
4th - 8th
Engineering, English Language Arts
CCSS
L.4.3a
, L.4.5
, L.5.3a
+7
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
STEM Challenge: Cup Tower | Engineering | Science Grades 4-6
STEM Challenge: Cup Tower 🏗️ Cooperative Team Building at Its Best!Looking for a high-engagement STEM activity that builds teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking — without a ton of prep? STEM Challenge: Cup Tower is a hands-on, collaborative engineering challenge where students must stack cups into a tower using only a rubber band tool — no hands allowed! This ready-to-go resource makes it easy for you to facilitate a powerful STEM experience in just one class period. 🚀 What’s Inclu
3rd - 6th
Engineering, General Science, Other (Science)
NGSS
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
+2
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Introduction to Pseudocode in Computer Science & Programming [Full lessons]
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Instructional Technology
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Introduction to Input and Output Hardware in Computer Science [Complete Lessons]
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Instructional Technology
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