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The overall goal is to have students design a miniature golf hole using the steps of the design process. It should have a theme and uses some knowledge of simple machines. This can be as simple or complicated as you need! This is a great project for long term or short term project using TinkerCAD. Students can use the steps of the design process to understand how engineers work through a problem. There is a 7 min video included on the first slide that covers some basic features of how to use

This is a full instructional activity for students to learn how to animate with google slides...but with a TWIST! The Red Ball Challenge was an animation technique I first established and introduced to my students in 2014 - first on the ipads, then on Chromebooks, and now... virtually! This is the complete guide from start to finish with lesson plans for the original RBC and video instructions as well as examples of final student work! This is such a great STEM activity to get students thinki

What a great distance learning activity to increase your typing skills! On the first slide, each event is linked to a specific activity to practice a certain skill. Take a look at the speaker notes for more information on each slide. The last slide has a document to use with students as a group, to put the keyboard back together as a class! Students can document their scores by taking screenshots and inserting them on each slide! ***NEW for 2022** Sneak Peek on how to make an info-graphic

Give students the skills they need to design 3D prints in TinkerCAD. Each lesson comes with a self-guided Video Tutorial - perfect for early finishers, mini projects or sub lessons!

**UPDATED FILE - NOW GOOGLE SLIDES COMPATIBLE!! ** Perfect for Distance Learning! New to Chromebooks? Students will love this interactive G. Slides to learn how to become a keyboard ninja! Each slide has an activity to complete so they can master the keys. There are 8 activities in all, plus 2 slides students will make! Take it even further by turning it into a hyperlinked document. Slide 2 asks students to create a hyperlinked table of contents as well as adding a (Home) button on each s

This is a simple yet powerful project - students will love what they've made! Whether you are just learning TinkerCAD, or want to get use out of that 3D printer, this is a great introductory lesson. The final design is quick to print, but adaptable to any size! A fun activity to leave for a sub, early finishers, or make a full assignment out of it! The Video included is easy for students to follow along to. The Fidget Ring will be able to print in place on the 3D printer, and be able to work

There are FOUR activities to choose from, or you can use each one as a stand alone lesson. These fun activities get students excited about editing photos and using their imagination! This can be used as a final project, or if you're just starting out using the online photo editor! Self guided Video Tutorials included : -- > How to use a layer mask to create a pop of color on a desaturated photo. -- > How to insert, edit and rasterize text to create cool features! Animalia Alliteratio

This is a simple yet powerful project - students will love what they've made! Get students thinking like Engineers by using the Design Process to design a cake for a new client. They should use each slide in order to take the neccessary steps to designing the cake. Slides contain information to complete the Engineering Design Process before using TinkerCAD, as well as slide for early finishers that expands their design thinking for opening a bakery, and advertising for it! Whether you are ju

Check out this fun intro to TinkerCAD! Perfect for Distance Learning! This ONE slide is PACKED with information. Some very useful shortcuts, things you might want to set up in your workspace, and how to move shapes as well as making holes. There are TWO video links in the slide. Click on "Let's Get Started" to go over the features listed. Click on "Add, Move, Rotate..." on the bottom, to learn how to use a variety of tools that will be helpful in constructing a Fidget Cube! A fun activit

Learn more about shortcuts than you ever thought you knew! Start with some basic skills in Chromebook Shortcucts, then take it to the next level with the Chromebook Shortcuts 2 - packed with more shortcuts and fun activities to enhance your Google Skills! Also included, are some shortcut anchor charts for the more common shortcuts!

This is a simple yet powerful project - students will love what they've made! Whether you are just learning TinkerCAD, or want to get use out of that 3D printer, this is a great introductory lesson. The final design is quick to print, but adaptable to any size! A fun activity to leave for a sub, early finishers, or make a full assignment out of it! The Video included is easy for students to follow along to. You DO NOT need a 3D printer to do this lesson... you can actually have the students

This is a simple yet powerful project - students will love what they've made! Get students thinking like Engineers by using the Design Process to design a NEW doorstop. They should use each slide in order to take the neccessary steps to designing the new doorstop. Slides contain information to complete the Engineering Design Process before using TinkerCAD, as well as slide for early finishers to create an advertisement for their design! Whether you are just learning TinkerCAD, or want to get

Make Google Drawings FUN with this Animalia ( by Graeme Base ) inspired digital collages. Document for students to read/observe/ fill out as well as examples are given. Can be adapted for a variety skill levels. *Link to copy/edit file is included on the second page!

Learn about 6 of the most common stitches in this digital activity! Students will be able to duplicate stitches, and become familiar with the align and distribute tools! This is a fun activity for anyone who love pixel art! The last slide is set up as a cross stitch pattern, and students can use the paint format tool to select a color from the left, and paint the colors on the slide. You can also select stitches individually, and create your own colors! 2 activity slides, and 2 informative s

It's never too late to talk about Social Media and Internet Safety. Get the conversation going with this complete package starting with an interactive class puzzle, what it means to be a digital citizen, digital footprint questionnaire, and coloring pages to print. There are some speaker notes to help guide you in using each of the slides. This could be a 1-3 day lesson.

What a perfect lesson for Distance Learning! This activity gets students editing photos in no time! Learn how to get started with a brief introduction to the online photo editor Pixlr. Students can watch a self-guided tutorial that demonstrates how to use some of the editing features like the clone stamp ( how to remove/ add objects ) , recolor ( how to change the color of objects ) , and liquify ( how to change the shape of objects ). An example of what the project can look like is provided

Use this lesson for a flipped classroom, extra credit assignment, or make a full lesson from it! In this VIDEO tutorial, you will learn some fun tips and tricks on how to use the polyline tool to create custom shapes, and how to rotate shapes to make a perfect 6 sided snowflake! There are some additional shortcuts like duplicate, rotate by 15 degrees and creating a PNG from your final drawing. What a fun activity to reinforce drawing features in G. Drawing. This is a must do for anyone using C

Perfect for Distance Learning!This interactive G. Slides is the third in a series of fun learning about Google Shortcuts, Tools and Tricks! This is an extension of Chromebook Shortcuts 2 & 3, and lets students explore Image manipulation, text, and color. There are 5 slide activities, plus 1 slide to explain 4 shortcuts to use when using multiple tabs and windows. If you use a Chromebook, you have to try out these cool tricks - whether by itself, or in conjunction with the Original Chromebook S

In this 53 slide presentation, you will find information, videos, tutorials and resources linked throughout to help guide your students through understanding Technology. ( It's more than just computers, ya know! ) Each slide contains Speaker Notes to explain or give input. The main topics included are: Technology Systems, Engineering, Basic System Model, Design Process and so many activities that go along with each topic! Use the included student slides to create a Digital Notebook for studen

Have students enhance their google skills with these fun assignments! Students can choose to make a new animal, create a brand, or design a recipe card. The final option is a two part pumpkin/Halloween assignment, with video tutorial links included : How to create and carve a pumpkin, and how to create a ghost!