STEM Shop

In this product you get both a simple safety presentation, with worksheet and answer key, to use in your robotics class. You also get an introduction to the basics of the structure and electronics parts. These are Google Slides which you can copy and modify, and Google Docs that you can assign to students digitally, or print out. (I have recently made some updates to the parts presentation to include some of the new VEX parts)

This is a 5 day a week Bell Work for VEX Robotics V5 (VEXcode) platform. Each Bell work covers one week (18 total), is editable, and has all the answers in the notes section of the Google Sheets presentation. These are intended for an introductory course where students have no background information. Students start with building mechanisms and devices, then move into programming them using VEXcode.

This is a mini-unit on fingerprints that I use with my middle school students. There is a reading article about the history of fingerprints, along with a student worksheet. There is also an editable PowerPoint - with an accompanying worksheet; a fingerprint collection page, and a fingerprint analysis page. Worksheets are in Word format and can be edited or added to by you.

This is an EDITABLE and simple 5 category quiz game for VEX Robotics parts. All the answers and images are included. This is a Google Slideshow with all of the links already inserted and ready to play.

This is a short Hot Glue Gun Safety unit for middle schoolers. There is a PowerPoint presentation, student note sheet (to fill out during the presentation), and 3 different safety tests. There are multiple tests so that you have alternates for retakes.

This complete unit on teaching the metric system is designed for secondary classrooms. The unit covers everything from the prefixes and converting within the metric system, to a comprehensive conversion table that shows students how to convert from metric to standard and back again. This unit also contains a number of simple mass, volume, and density labs that show students how to use the metric system in real applications.

This is a programming activity intended for after students have built the basic Testbed. I provide students with a picture and an example one, and cut them loose, so I don't have specific build instructions. Once the Testbed is built, I have students walk through the basics of how to set up VEXcode and then how to set up individual code sets for different tasks. There are 9 total tasks for students to complete. Each task has directions and a video of how it should work. There is a stu

This is a small unit designed to get you and your kids started with computer science! These lessons focus on some general computer science concepts like Pair Programming and Computational Thinking. Then they use MIT's App Inventor to help student do some basic block-based programming. Students will get to design their first Android App with these lessons. This bundle includes, lessons, student worksheets, screen shots, videos, and directions.

This lesson plan includes an introduction to torque and speed and how they will relate in the building of a VEX robot tractor. There are detailed instructions for starting a program in VEXCode V5 (very similar to EXP). Any kind of VEX parts can be used for the build.

This is a complete kit to help any middle school student turn an average spiral, or composition, notebook into an Interactive Science Notebook! There is a PowerPoint introduction to the Why's and How's of an ISN as well as all the setup pages that students can glue in at the start of the year. This notebook kit will have your science students organized, thinking, and reflecting in no time!

This is an update to the previous Engineering notebook. I have added a Word document copy of the notebook. This is what I print out, comb bind, and give to my students every quarter for my STEM engineering classes. There is also a Publisher document, so that you can edit it to match what you do in your room, and put your personal touch on it. Enjoy.

This is a final project for my CSI forensics introduction class. The crime is laid out in a Google Slideshow with all the clues students need to solve the crime. I have included a YouTube playlist where I go through each section of the crime for students. You also get an official looking CSI Report Form for students to fill in their answers and observations (as well as the answer key).

This is a safety unit that I use before I let students touch my VEX robotics kits. Included are a PowerPoint presentation, note sheet for students to fill out during the PPT, a vocabulary puzzle, a robotics safety study guide, a robotics safety Jeopardy game, and the unit test (which students must pass to use my equipment). This unit covers basic safety rules and procedures, as well as the names of all the major parts of the VEX robotics kit. You will be able to edit any of the forms or presenta

This is a complete 12 week bell work set for a STEM or technology class.

This is a complete STEM project for Middle School students. The student direction packet (both computerized and by hand) and, the rubric are included. Students can do their designing by hand, or using Autodesk Inventor. Either way, all the steps, advice, images, and rubrics are here! Forms are editable to make them adjustable to your classroom needs! Make your physics unit the coolest all year!

This is a full unit for atmosphere and weather. There is an editable Google Slides presentation, guided notes for each section (with answer keys), an instructional video for each section, and individual practice worksheets for each section.

This lesson discusses the importance of observations, the difference between observation and perception, the kinds of evidence and personnel at a crime scene, and what crime scene evidence can do for an investigation. This is a Google Slides/PowerPoint presentation, guided notes, open notes, and Instructional video for the lesson.

This is a complete inquiry lab, that will have your students coming up with their own hypotheses, testing, redesigning, collecting data, and thinking critically about their designs. This is intended as a scientific method introductory lab, but can be used in any number of settings. Inquiry lab sheet, directions, and suggested research sites included.

This is a complete unit for teaching the scientific method to elementary and secondary students. Includes teacher directions, standards alignments, black line masters, answer keys, and much much more.

This is a complete package of Substitute Teacher forms for a middle, or high school classroom. Basic procedures pages, instructions on how to use the copier, projector, VHS player, document camera, and computer are included. There is also an example sub letter, 3 example emergency plans, and a student behavior documentation sheet. This pack has ALL you will need to be ready for the first sick day of the year.