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Tater's STEM

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Crossville, Tennessee, United States
About the store
Welcome to Tater's STEM! At Tater's STEM, I am passionate about bringing STEM and Science to life in the classroom. With a focus on engaging, hands-on activities and real-world applications, my resources are designed to make complex concepts easy to understand for students of all ages. As a high school engineering teacher with experience in science, technology, and engineering, I create materials that encourage problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking. From detailed lesson plans to interactive worksheets and activities, my resources are crafted to inspire curiosity and a love for learning. Whether you're introducing students to engineering principles, exploring scientific concepts, or looking to add innovative STEM activities to your curriculum, you’ll find resources that are practical, standards-aligned, and fun! Thank you for visiting my store! Let’s make STEM learning exciting together!
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Preview of Balloon Car STEM Unit | Bernoulli, Fluid Power, 3D Printing & Race Day Bundle

Balloon Car STEM Unit | Bernoulli, Fluid Power, 3D Printing & Race Day Bundle

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Balloon Car STEM Unit | Bernoulli, Fluid Power & Race Day BundleBring engineering to life with this complete, classroom-tested STEM unit where students design, build, test, and compete using balloon-powered racers while learning real-world physics concepts. This bundle combines hands-on engineering, structured learning, and high-energy competition into one ready-to-use package. 🚀 What Students Will Do Design and build a working balloon-powered vehicle Apply concepts of fluid power and airf
Preview of RACE DAY KIT - Balloon Racer Challenge

RACE DAY KIT - Balloon Racer Challenge

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Race Day Kit | STEM Competition PackTurn your classroom project into a high-energy Engineering Race Day event with this ready-to-use Race Day Kit! This resource gives you everything you need to run a smooth, organized, and exciting competition—no prep required. 🚀 What’s Included Official Race Rules Race Bracket Sheet Scoreboard Sheet Timer Sheets for Student Judges Award Certificates (Fastest, Best Design, Most Improved, Engineering Excellence) 🎯 Perfect For Balloon Car Projects CO₂ /
Preview of Bernoulli’s Principle & Fluid Power | Reading + Activities

Bernoulli’s Principle & Fluid Power | Reading + Activities

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Bernoulli’s Principle & Fluid Power | Reading + ActivitiesBring real-world engineering and physics into your classroom with this engaging Fluid Power & Bernoulli’s Principle Reading Packet—perfect for introducing students to pneumatics, hydraulics, gas laws, and airflow concepts through clear explanations and structured activities. This resource transforms complex science topics into student-friendly, classroom-ready materials that support STEM, Engineering, and CTE courses. Why Teachers Lov
Preview of Balloon Car STEM Project | Fluid Power PBL | 3D Printing + SolidWorks Design

Balloon Car STEM Project | Fluid Power PBL | 3D Printing + SolidWorks Design

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Balloon Car STEM Project | Fluid Power PBL | 3D Printing + SolidWorks Engineering DesignBring real-world engineering, 3D printing, and physics into your classroom with this engaging, competitive Project-Based Learning (PBL) challenge! In this hands-on STEM project, students design, model, prototype, and test a balloon-powered racer while applying key concepts in fluid power, gas laws, and the engineering design process. Students don’t just build—they think, test, redesign, and compete like r
Preview of STEM Engineering - Catapult Cornhole Project

STEM Engineering - Catapult Cornhole Project

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Challenge your students to unleash their creativity and engineering skills with the Catapult Cornhole Project, a hands-on activity designed to engage high school students in the engineering design process! This comprehensive project combines problem-solving, teamwork, and technical documentation as students design and build a working siege device tailored for a modern twist on the classic game of Cornhole. Why You’ll Love It:This project is designed to make engineering concepts tangible and fu
Preview of STEM Engineering - Rocket Calculations

STEM Engineering - Rocket Calculations

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Presentation outlining the steps to calculate rocket height. Includes an example problem, and a problem for students to work.
Preview of STEM Engineering - West Point BD Bridge Forces Project

STEM Engineering - West Point BD Bridge Forces Project

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Students build 10 different bridge types using the free West Point Bridge Designer software. Students run the simulation and then record the forces acting on each bridge with colored pencils.
Preview of STEM Engineering - Model T Fire Piston Adiabatic Heating

STEM Engineering - Model T Fire Piston Adiabatic Heating

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Worksheet explaining adiabatic processes. Follow the steps to determine the temperature of the air in the fire cylinder under full compression
Preview of STEM Engineering - Fire Piston More In-Depth

STEM Engineering - Fire Piston More In-Depth

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More Information on the Fire Pistons project. Covers Thermodynamics and temperature defined. Char cloth and pyrolysis is also discussed. Char cloth chemical reactions. Advantages and disadvantages of fire pistons.
Preview of STEM Engineering - Adiabatic Practice Problems Level 2

STEM Engineering - Adiabatic Practice Problems Level 2

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Adiabatic practice problems for the Model T Fire Piston project. Level 2 is a little harder.
Preview of STEM Engineering - Adiabatic Practice Problems Level 1

STEM Engineering - Adiabatic Practice Problems Level 1

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Adiabatic practice problems for Model T Fire Piston project.
Preview of STEM Engineering - Adiabatic Equations Fire Pistons

STEM Engineering - Adiabatic Equations Fire Pistons

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Worksheet explaining the variables for the adiabatic equations needed to calculate the approximate temperature inside their fire pistons.
Preview of STEM Engineering - Adiabatic Calculations For Fire Pistons

STEM Engineering - Adiabatic Calculations For Fire Pistons

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Presentation to help students work through the adiabatic calculations to determine the approximate temperature inside their fire pistons under full compression. (P2/P1) = (V1/V2)1.4 – To determine P2 and T2 = T1 x (P2/P1)0.283 – To determine T2
Preview of STEM Engineering - Forces Acting On Paper Airplanes

STEM Engineering - Forces Acting On Paper Airplanes

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Definitions and drag coefficients relating to aerodynamics of paper airplanes.
Preview of Suspension Bridge STEM Engineering Project – Hands-On Civil Engineering Activity

Suspension Bridge STEM Engineering Project – Hands-On Civil Engineering Activity

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Suspension Bridge STEM Engineering Project – Hands-On Civil Engineering Challenge! ⚙️ Bring real-world civil engineering into your classroom with this interactive, hands-on STEM Suspension Bridge Project! This engaging design challenge lets students take on the roles of lead engineers, designers, construction managers, and materials engineers as they design, build, and test a model suspension bridge.From technical drawings to material testing and structural analysis, this project integr
Preview of Speed Velocity and Acceleration

Speed Velocity and Acceleration

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PowerPoint presentation covering speed, velocity, and acceleration. Scalars and vectors. Motion. Good presentation with great examples.
Preview of Gravity, Mass and Motion

Gravity, Mass and Motion

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PowerPoint presentation covering Newton's laws of motion, gravity, energy and momentum, angular momentum, binding energy, escape velocity, and circular orbits.
Preview of STEM - The Gauss Rifle: A Magnetic Linear Accelerator

STEM - The Gauss Rifle: A Magnetic Linear Accelerator

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Students make a gauss gun, aka magnetic linear accelerator, and test the design. Students design their own test to determine velocity, acceleration, momentum, kinetic energy, and force.
Preview of STEM Engineering - Paperwad Thrower

STEM Engineering - Paperwad Thrower

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Ready, Aim Launch into STEM!!! Get ready to launch your classroom into an engaging hands-on engineering challenge with the Paper Wad Thrower STEM Activity! This exciting project guides students through the Engineering Design Process as they design, build, and test a human-powered paper wad launcher using simple materials like craft sticks, rubber bands, and paper clips. With a real-world problem to solve— accurately hitting a trash can from 10 feet away—students will apply critical thinking,
Preview of STEM Engineering - Radioactive Ping Pong Balls

STEM Engineering - Radioactive Ping Pong Balls

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Problem based activity designed to teach the engineering design process. Students must transport ping pong balls from on place to another using machines they created.
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Experience

Welcome to Tater's STEM! At Tater's STEM, I am passionate about bringing STEM and Science to life in the classroom. With a focus on engaging, hands-on activities and real-world applications, my resources are designed to make complex concepts easy to understand for students of all ages. As a high school engineering teacher with experience in science, technology, and engineering, I create materials that encourage problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking. From detailed lesson plans to interactive worksheets and activities, my resources are crafted to inspire curiosity and a love for learning. Whether you're introducing students to engineering principles, exploring scientific concepts, or looking to add innovative STEM activities to your curriculum, you’ll find resources that are practical, standards-aligned, and fun! Thank you for visiting my store! Let’s make STEM learning exciting together!

Teaching style

Educational Philosophies The predicament of humankind is quite strange. Albert Einstein once wrote, "Our situation on this earth seems strange. Every one of us appears here, involuntarily and uninvited, for a short stay, without knowing the why and the wherefore." My style of teaching helps young adults to investigate the why and the wherefore. I do this by addressing multiple intelligences, giving students real-life, hands-on problems, and by creating an atmosphere that promotes learning and production of quality work. I believe that each child is a unique individual who needs information presented to them in a variety of ways. Every lesson I present is done so using a variety of methods. . My goal as an educator is to prepare young adults for future challenges. I give students problems that relate to the real world. I am always trying to explain why they will need to know these things. For me, teaching provides an opportunity for continual learning and growth. One of my hopes as an educator is to instill a love of learning in my students, as I share my own passion for learning with them. In our competitive society it is important for students to not only receive a solid education, but to work with someone who is aware of and sensitive to their individual needs. I am such a person and will always strive to be the best educator that I can be.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Eagle Scout 1987 Teachers In Space Workshops 2006 Chess Coach of the Year

My own education history

EDUCATION 1999-2000 Masters in Teaching, City University, Renton, WA. 1988-1993 Bachelor of Science Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.