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In "The Year 3000 Project", there is an assignment page and rubric. This project asks students to come up with an invention and give information about it. This lesson can be used along with lessons about improvement and the Engineering Design Process, technologies and advancements that have been made, or just as a one day lesson/sub plan! This lesson requires few student supplies (paper/poster, pencil/colored pencils/markers) and can be done with no prior teaching or learning. Make the final pr

The Recycling Initiative Project is an easy to follow activity that could be used to kick off a recycling unit or a discussion about the consequences of human activity on earth. This is a project that could be done in 1 to 3 class days. Easy to leave as a sub plan or other quick project! This project encourages students to use their creativity and imagination to create a program that would encourage people to reduce litter/encourage recycling. This could even begin a school wide or community wi

This product contains a full presentation on the Engineering Design Process and an activity for students to go through the process together. This presentation is detailed and explains to students what can happen during each step of the process. After this, there is an engaging activity where students fold paper airplanes and are challenged with creating one that flies a long distance! This presentation is a great start for anyone wanting to begin teaching the Engineering Design Process as a gu

Five different "Un-Plugged" Coding Activities with solutions. Students will use arrows as the code to guide their way through the pumpkin patch. These can be used as individual handouts, center rotations/task cards, early finishers, or laminated and re-used with dry erase. Let students begin coding by having them work their brains to solve the un-plugged coding puzzles!!

Easy to follow, low (no) prep Robot Research Project. This project has room for allowing student choice in your class or assigning what works best for you: what kind of presentation do I want to do?, how do I want students to present their information? Initial exploration of the robots can take as much time as needed. After looking at as many robots as needed, students can make their selections or be assigned a robot. The research needed to complete the project is all available on the bio page