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Looking for a fun, full week of engineering design challenges for your students? Look no further - Tom the Turkey's Great Escape is the perfect plan for your holiday season! Tom the Turkey wants to escape the barnyard so he's not served on the dinner table this year and he needs your students help! Resource also comes with an engineering design process classroom poster, a flipbook for students to plan and record data, and a fun award if they save Tom! Check out the five challenges below wh

This easy to use, concise resource gives students an introduction potential and kinetic energy with an engaging and fun project! Informational text and video allows you to effectively convey the key principles to students. USe to introduce or to reinforce mechanical energy! The highlight of this resource is the hands-on marble run activity, where students get to apply their understanding of potential and kinetic energy in a practical and exciting way. As they construct their marble run, student

Take project based learning to the next level! This resource covers NGSS MS-PS3-3 and is designed to enhance understanding through exploration, skill development, and hands-on project-based learning. Comes in print or digital formats! Introduction: Build a strong foundation with our engaging introduction to thermal energy. Visual aids and clear explanations make complex concepts accessible, laying the groundwork for the next step in learning. Skill Practice: Students will be introduced to the d

You are shipwrecked on a deserted island! How will you survive? What will you do to create your very own colony? This student driven project will capture their interest and imagination while using the concepts of engineering design, critical thinking, scientific reasoning and research. Teachers will be that facilitator as students take an active role of engineers using the engineering design process to guide them through several tasks that will help them survive a year on a deserted island.

Four amazing Units for your little kinders! Super fun and engaging while you just print and go! Low cost and easy - this bundle is what you are looking for! ☀️ Sun's Energy and Earth's Surface Students are delighted to learn about the sun and how it affects Earth's surface! Each student receives a booklet with easy-to-follow activities for each of the PowerPoint presentation slides that the teacher projects. After each page of the booklet is complete, students learn about engineers and the

Unearth the mysteries of technology with our captivating and interactive lesson! This engaging, fun resource sparks curiosity, fosters collaboration and demystifies tech concepts in a light-hearted way. Dive in, learn, interact, and have a blast! Perfect introducing what technology is and what is is NOT. Three part lesson with a low prep, delightful activity will be a hit in your classroom! The activity is broken down into three parts which can be divided among different days or completed all a

Display the engineering design process in a fun and colorful way with the help of some dot dudes! The set comes with the seven steps of the engineering design process, an engineering design process poster, arrows, and several pictures to fill in the spaces!

Engineering Design includes three different stories which end in a dilemma for your little engineers to solve! Each story requires students to use the engineering design process to create and build a basic design to help the characters achieve their goals. This is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to the engineering design process as they build out of blocks, cups, craft sticks and more. Very easy classroom materials are required for each design. Each story comes with step by step

Brighten up your classroom with this informative STEAM Poster Set! Each branch of STEAM is defined and colorful! Easy to cut banner comes in coordinating colors or black and white for you to use your own colored printer paper. Set also comes with stars to add more fun!

This engaging NGSS-aligned science resource has been created to give an introduction to the engineering design process with the incorporation of an original story about Farmer Bill and his farm animals.  Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students will have a fun opportunity to discover, explore, design and build a bridge for Farmer Bill's cows to cross the pond, a pen so the naughty pigs don't escape and a chicken coop so the chickens can lay their eggs in peace. This resource requires basic mate

A fun and unique way to introduce engineering and how it is often inspired by the natural world! Students begin by creating a mind map of everything they know about engineering before engaging in a quick challenge of building a simple bridge out of paper to hold as many pennies as possible! Next, students examine engineered objects that were inspired by nature! First, students match the engineered technology to the natural world before explaining the connections they observe. Finally, stud

Have fun this Valentine's day by using the engineering design process to help Cupid build an index card tower for his conversation hearts! Students will have a blast designing and building their towers before testing the durability of their structures and comparing to other designs in the class. Finally, students reflect on how to improve their designs. Use year after year for Valentine's day treat for your students! This resource is aligned to NGSS engineering and design!

How well does the shape of objects help its function? Students find out in this fun and lively resource! First, students are asked to consider shapes of objects before looking at several objects that do the same job to decide which works better. Next, students draw a design of their own to solve a problem with escaped ladybugs! Finally, students engage in an activity that tests two different objects for the same job. Which one works better? Students will find out! This resource is part of

Brighten up your classroom with this complete poster set displaying what an engineer does and the engineering design process. Each step is presented with a child-friendly explanation along with a fun illustration and a bold title. ⭐FREEBIE included! The ladybugs have escaped! Your students will have a blast designing a device that will safely catch the ladybugs before explaining their invention! This activity is part of the complete Engineering Design unit.