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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 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 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 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 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.

Looking for a STEM Program? Looking for an easy way to get started? This packet includes both Teacher and Student copies of lessons to get you going. It's an easy way to introduce what STEM is and have students explore how all the fields work together. Students will also learn the difference between inventions and innovations and the steps of the Engineering Design process. There is even a first project for students to practice their skills on. All of the files are both PDF and PowerPoint so tha

This lesson set contains 5 lessons that will teach your students how to do basic things in scratch. L1 Looks and Events - Students will learn how to control sprites with events and change their basic looks. Students will walk through the directions on the cat, and then will create their own blocks for the rabbit. L2 Motion - Students will learn how to control the movement of sprites with events and changing the X and Y of the sprite. L3 Loops - Students will learn how to create repeating ac

This package is a complete incentive plan for middle school. There are editable templates for punch cards, prize cards, and scratch off cards, as well as an editable prize flier. There are also directions for making your own scratch off prize cards. This Package contains Word, PDF, and Pages copies of all the cards and prize sheet.

This is a complete unit to teach the function of the important cell parts. It starts with a Bill Nye video guide, then moves into a simple cell parts crossword. There is also a cell parts PowerPoint presentation and student note sheet. Then there is an introduction to the city parts and matching them to the functions of the different parts of the cell. Students create a mobile that you can hang in your classroom. The rubric is included! Finally the unit wraps up with a bingo game with the cell p

This unit contains all my general safety rules. There is a PowerPoint presentation, a student note sheet (to fill out during presentation), a study guide, a word search puzzle, an identify the problem game, and a safety quiz. All these files (except the puzzle) come in an editable format so that you can personalize it for your classroom.

This is a great template for your kids to fill in for any CSI report or Forensics unit that you teach. It comes as a Word document so that you can edit it to meet the needs of your students.

The idea of the breakout room is so much fun! I like the hybrid kind where I don't need as many locks or physical pieces. In this breakout room students use a Google Form to save their codes and progress. The form is set up so that they can not move on without solving the previous puzzle. This Breakout room is all about CELLS, their basic structure and function. I used it as a final fun activity before the test. I used Morse Code in this one. I find that with middle schoolers, multiple codes con

This is a new Engineering centered way to do interactive notebooks. Everything you need to get started is here. You will get Google Doc forms that you can edit, Google Presentations that you can edit and use with your kids, and printable worksheets that are all changeable for your classroom! Save yourself some time this fall and start the year off with great Interactive Engineering Notebooks!

This worksheet goes with my general safety PowerPoint for Middle School hands-on classes.