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The toothpick bridge building STEM project has a new spin. This resource includes a 30 page google document that can be edited for your classroom needs.Students form engineering groups and assign the following jobs: accountant, project manager, architect, and carpenter. Groups must work within the design constraints, including maintaining a budget. Classroom materials are minimal per group including: 500 toothpicks, small cup of wood glue, waxed paper, & graph paper. This is a highly m

Students use ink chromatography techniques to solve the Catnapper Case File Mystery, "Who Took my cat?" Students investigate a note left by potential suspects that live in the neighborhood and examine the evidence, the three pens found in the suspects' homes. Students learn how forensic scientists use ink chromatography to solve crimes, while also applying scientific terms such as solvent and solute. Can your students help solve the case? Materials needed: filter paper, rulers, 3 different w

After reading The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, students will be challenged to construct three and four bladed windmills to determine which wind pumping windmill is the fastest in the west. Students will be immersed in the STEM processes; developing prototypes, making modifications, evaluating effectiveness, gauging the wind speeds of our box fans and determining the perfect angle to operate their prototypes. Included in this project are detailed procedures with pictures, safety guidelines, deta

This extension activity offers a review of the Periodic Table, Valence Electrons and Energy Levels, while introducing simple coding with Ozobots to students. This resource includes 4 Task Cards for students to work at their own pace. Level 1-Energy Levels and Valence Electrons, Level 2- Periodic Table and Ozobot Clues, Level 3-Simple Coding with Ozobot, & Level 4-Make your own Periodic Table Tour with elemental and ozobot clues.

Students participate in all the steps of the Engineering Design process in this STEAM wizard challenge incorporating the picture book titled, “ The Electrical Wizard How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World." There are two investigations students will conduct to learn more about solar energy, how solar panels work best, and how solar panels can power something as cool as a solar water fountain. The two investigations are the Solar Wizard Scavenger Hunt and a Solar Water Pump investigation. The STEAM

The following escape room is fully editable and reviews both scientific Inquiry and measurement. Included in this purchase are 5 levels of multiple choice questions, a google form, an answer key, 5 puzzle locks, and 5 measurement challenges for your laboratory escape room. This is a Google Apps product and can be used to make many more escape rooms for different units. Students love the competition of an escape room and forget they are learning.

The following STEM build is a perfect way to end the school year. The Challenge is posed after reading the children's book Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot, a story about Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen and the famous Berlin Airdrop missions. Students are to design an economical parachute that lands with the least amount of damage to the graham cracker that is attached to the Duplo block payload. Students choose design materials, itemize these costs, determine the surface area of their canopy, and

In this lab students review parts of a microscope, powers of magnification, and how to make a wet mount prior to observing asexual reproduction of budding yeast. There are 4 mini tasks to complete in this lab. Lab sheet includes: Label the parts of a microscopeCompute the powers of magnificationDraw the letter "e" wet mount slideDirections for yeast labDrawing yeast cells under medium and high power Drawing the stages of budding/asexual reproduction

In this Google Slides digital activity, students will sort various "critters" into different groupings. Each critter has an ID # to identify the 18 different critters in a data table, state the group name and the reasoning for putting these "critters" into this grouping. Two mystery critters are added at the end of the presentation to help clarify the classification groupings. Awesome springboard for an insect collection project. Google Classroom/Google LTI assignmentLimited classroom mat

Only 9% of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste has been recycled! Students will separate various types of plastic beads by density, using Mixtures Separation Challenge kit or similar kits on the market. The only other lab materials that are necessary include: salt, beakers, funnels, water, and plastic spoons. Students will complete short answer observations, a data table, a stimulus reading from the National Geographic, and constructed response essays with a real-world applicati

This google document lab works wonderfully both in the classroom and virtually. Students create elements, compounds, and mixtures by copy and pasting atoms to create different types of matter. After creating their drawings there are 6 analysis questions and one essay question.

Students will read about important scientists for various content standards. Picture books engage the learner in introducing the scientist and can be used at any age. Extraordinary examples include, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," "Snowflake Bentley," or "Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian." Excerpts from books such as "Lab Girl" or " The Demon in my Freezer", or science magazines can be used to get students thinking about the habits of a scientific mind, and what traits the s

This simple google presentation contains animated slides highlighting the location and main features of the 15 main microscope parts of a compound light microscope. The presentation includes drag and drop activities to review material provided in the presentation. This presentation can be used with the Advantages of Aexual Reproduction Microscope Lab, found in the STEMfully Yours store.

Use this activity to kick off your school year, to observe group dynamics in your class, and to introduce or reinforce the steps of scientific inquiry. Students modify and revise several hypotheses and experiment outdoors to try to get their film canister rocket to launch the highest. I love it when the students determine the perfect ratio of water to the size of an alka seltzer tablet, the film canisters start popping everywhere. STEM ready Google Doc Limited materials (recycled medicine p

Students will choose an organism out of a list of 20 organisms (each representing a different kind of reproduction, life cycle, unique fertilization, courtship ritual, and methods for caring for their young). The google document provides an engage activity introducing the salmon and a fun parody to illustrate the stages of a life cycle. The document includes a list of 20 organisms, research questions, and a rubric to guide grading the google slides presentations.

Students/Elves use the materials found in Santa's shop to make a light bulb light and a switch for the light bulb. The challenge requires students to move the materials on the google slide to the correct location to complete a circuit diagram. STEM ready Materials: energy ball for demonstration, battery, battery holder, battery clips, wires, light bulbs, light bulb holders, paper clips, brass fasteners, and index cards.Google classroom or Canvas Google LTI assignment

Students are introduced to the topics of mass, volume, and density after looking at two similar sized metallic cubes, taking their masses, and computing their densities. Students will practice explaining why the copper cube has more mass by examining and interpreting diagrams. Students will solve the mystery about the substance composing each cube by calculating density. In a 2nd challenge partners will explore two objects in a baggie to determine if they are made of the same material? Both

Students will collect 10 different insects and research and classify these ten insects into the correct order, the correct Genus/Species name and common name based on shared characteristics in this tried and true old school project. Lesson includes project requirements, the insect collection record sheet (digital or printed as a hard copy), a bonus opportunity for students, and a template for creating labels for each student. * Google Apps *Hands-on Project *Limited materials and alternative

The Science Doesn't Suck activity is the perfect science demonstration to kick off a successful science year. The Google Slide presentation provides speaker notes and potential discussion questions for your classroom. Limited classroom materials needed.

Measuring Mass is an introductory lab activity for students to practice using a double pan balance, making predictions, computing simple math calculations and percent of error. This lab works great at the start of the year to gauge the math skills of your young scientists. Materials needed: double pan balance, known masses, 6 different balls, access to a calculator. Editable Google DocumentSTEM readyLimited lab materials Cooperative Learning encouraged (Lab Tech, Scientist, Analyst, and Res