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OverviewStudents will understand how to read a population pyramid by creating one! This activity includes two templates to help your students create their own population pyramids, as well as population data for four countries from the U.S. Census Bureau's International Database. The activity includes blank cards if you or your students would like to create additional or specific population pyramids. Instructions are included to help navigate the U.S. Census Bureau's website in order to obtain th

Challenge your students to create an object out of building blocks that will slide down a zip line! This is a great STEM challenge for intermediate/middle-level students to begin thinking about the engineering process, and to create scale drawings of their creations. I have used this challenge with my 6th grade engineering students, and it was one of their favorite challenges we completed during the quarter. The activity includes: a lesson plan with a list of possible objectives, required mate