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Short and simple presentation on some basic coding vocabulary words and concepts: Pseudocode, Flowchart, and Algorithms. Questions and examples included and last slide prompts for an activity to "Human Code" which I do by playing a small game of "Simon Says" showing students that coding something is giving it specific instructions to follow exactly. Made to align with Computer Science Standards: - Differentiate between flowcharts and pseudocode. - Identify algorithms that make use of sequencin

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

30 Different Presentation Style open-ended and thought provoking questions related to different areas of STEM: STEM in the real world and classroom, technology/robots/AI, innovation, the Engineering Design Process, and more. These questions will be sure to spark conversations and get opinions from all students! Use these questions as a bellringer to start your class off, early finisher questions, or exit tickets. NO prep required, just download and display on your screen!

Find Someone Who STEM Get to Know You Activity This activity is fun to do in the beginning of a new class for students to get to know each other and have something to talk about! The STEM themed activities will get your students ready for your robotics, coding, or engineering class!

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

Presentation on different kinds of technology. Includes the definition and examples for: Emerging Technologies, Assistive Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. This is a great resource to introduce your students to different kinds of technologies, systems, and robots that exist in our world! Prompts though about Human/Computer Partnerships. Encourages students to think about why we should be informed about different technologies and to be aware of what is being used in their communities.

This project is a STEM Career Research Project. Students can access the website to explore and discover over one hundred different STEM related careers. The project is based on students choosing a career, collecting information about it, and then "interviewing" for that position. This can accompany a whole career unit, be done independently as an exploration/real-world lesson, or as an easy sub plan/one day assignment. Time depends on how you choose to do the project, ranging from 1 hour to seve

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!!

This is a fun resource to go with an activity or lesson where students may not be able to interact with you as much. As you are teaching, they are able to write down what they think. At the end, students have been able to keep up with what they thought and share these reactions with the whole class, their group, or a partner. Can be used with sticky notes, paper, index cards, or a dry erase board! As students are learning something new, place the Sticky Note Reactions Key on the board. Instruc

This product contains 4 Posters that include a quote and photo of: Mae Jemison, Bessie Coleman, Dr. Gladys West, and Katherine Johnson.

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