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Engineering laboratories for Microsoft Word
Designing a Roller Coaster using the Law of Conservation of Energy
In this great hands on activity students will need to follow the Law of Conservation of Energy to create blueprints to their own roller coaster. The students will need to calculate the over all mass, height, PE and KE of their roller coaster at various spots long it's path while keeping in mind their linear blueprints must be to scale, in color and very accurate. This document has everything you need to help your students master these skills. All you need to do is help your students bring the
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8th - 12th
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Engineering Design Process Template
STEM programs focus a lot of it's learning on the Engineering Design Process. This Engineering Design Process Sheet will allow students to become Engineers in the classroom. They will be able to Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve a Prototype for any Unit that they are learning about.(Made in a Microsoft Word document so that teachers can edit questions, etc.) If you would prefer an Engineering Design Process:Engineering Design Process- Digital Notebook- Click Here! Word Search- Click here!C
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Engineering Design Process- Bundle
Lab Activity Effect of Sunspots on Satellites (Claims Evidence Reasoning Task)
A short lab activity for astronomy or earth space science. Students make a double line graph of the number of sunspots and the number of crashed satellites in a given year. Then they look for patterns and write a science conclusion utilizing claim, evidence, reasoning scaffolding framework.
Grading rubric and sample student responses are included
This lab activity blends well into a unit on electromagnetic waves, planetary mechanics, or the Sun's influence on Earth.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Phet Ohm's Law Lab
**Best used on conjunction with Circuits LabMade For Distance Learning:This lab is 1 of aset of 20, which was made to pair with freePhET online simulations, which allow hands on engagement in a distance learning setting. Chromebook and tablet accessible. Simply upload to google classroom. Make a student copy and let students fill in. Answer Key Included (So copy paste in a safe space :) Lab Objectives:HS-PS3-1Students will be able to define voltage, current, and resistance. Students will find th
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9th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-PS3-1
Protect a Pringle! Engineering Design Lab
This lab is designed to guide the student through the engineering design process in a really fun and easy way!
Students must work together as a team to create an efficient way to protect a Pringle from a drop of 2 meters. The only materials that are required are a large can or two of Pringles, lots of newspapers, and some type of tape.
Students will follow the eight steps of the engineering design process as they identify the need or problem, develop possible solutions, and build and test
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5th - 8th
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Cells Organelles and the Characteristics of Living Things NGSS MS-LS1-1 MS-LS1-2
Newly updated as digital worksheet resources for home or distance learning, this NGSS for Middle School Science Cells product is a bundle all 5 of my NGSS investigations and lessons involving cell parts and the characteristics of living things! You will address both MS-LS1-1 and MS-LS1-2 in about two weeks time with these LOW PREP lessons, activities, and assessment questions. You will have access to over 47 pages of resources that are sure to engage and challenge your students thinking about ce
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-1
Environmental Science Water Unit and STEM Water Filter Project
This is a two week water unit that includes some notes, research and presentation on a major river/lake, research on water treatment, and a STEM project/lab making a water filter and testing it. The math and equipment needed (microscope, electronic scale etc.) are for the high school level.
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9th - 12th
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Ideal Mechanical Advantage Worksheet - Pulleys - (Also doubles as a lab)
Here is a quick Worksheet on IMA of pulleys. It can be used as a lab or a workshop. The first page is a worksheet, 2nd page is the answers to the worksheet, page 3 is a short lab, page 4 is a long version of the lab
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7th - 12th
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Build a Boat! An Engineering Design Lab
If you’re looking for something different to engage your students as the school year is winding to a close, consider this fun and easy engineering design lab! Students must work together as a team to select the appropriate materials and build a boat that will support the weight of 25 pennies for 30 seconds.
Students will follow the eight steps of the engineering design process as they:
1. Identify the problem or need.
2. Research the problem or need.
3. Develop possible solutions.
4. Select th
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5th - 8th
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Physics Build an Electric City Group Work Project Electricity High School
This is the Electricity project involving the class making a whole city with each group making one building with electric lights. Various buildings can be substituted based on creativity and ideas (office buildings with elevators, movie theaters with a projector, etc) Materials for The Building:• A minimum of ten Christmas tree light bulbs (8 lights are needed and 2 extra, just in case) …you might want to use more • A minimum of two nine-volt batteries. • A minimum of three switches. (or some c
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9th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
Energy Transfer STEM Activity - "Marshmallow Hurling"
A fun STEM lab where students create a "Marshmallow Hurler" that demonstrates the transfer of energy. This was used in a 7th grade classroom. Older students could use this to discuss elastic potential energy as well. Make this your own! This is a hit in my class room and we even have a trophy!
You need to supply items for building!
I used popsicle sticks, tongue depressors, paper clips and rubber bands and of course mini-marshmallows for hurling. Feel free to add or subtract supplies for an
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5th - 12th
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AP Biology BLAST Lab Extension Activity
In this activity, students will analyze the genomes and evolutionary relationships of a variety of species using bioinformatics (specifically the NCBI Database). By utilizing the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) database, students will have access to thousands of genomes. The amount of information available is absolutely astounding!!I have developed a series of steps that will walk students through the process of accessing the spectacular tools of this rich database. This act
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Biology: A Year's Worth of Resources!
Engineering Design Process - Rubric
The engineering design process is used by engineers and is a cyclic process of prototype, design and redesign. This rubric is design to assess this process either in a notebook or a project. In next generation standards, and in general robotics/engineering classes the engineering design process is used. This resource is a valuable tool to assess student understand of this process.
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9th - 12th
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Vex V5 Basic Parts Labels
These are simple labels I created to help organize my VEX V5 parts. This list has the parts available as of Dec 2018. I will update as they release more parts. This is downloadable as a MS word document so you can scale the images to sizes that fit your containers. It's organized into a table. I'm not a professional TPTer... just trying to save some other some time : )
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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FORCE AND MOTION DESIGN BRIEFS
This is a collection of content applications that address the most common science areas found in middle and high school settings. Each challenge is introduced with a context statement and a brief scenario that helps to set the stage for introducing the dilemma. The challenge invites the students to solve the problem while adhering to specific limitations and rules.While possible procedures are provided for all the design briefs, they should never be considered the only procedures. The rationale
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5th - 11th
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Static Electricity Lab
Students will visit 5 different stations to explore static electricity in this lab. This file is editable to your needs, and stations can be removed based on what materials or equipment you have. Students find this lab very engaging and enjoy seeing static at work!Students will investigate the three types of static charge (friction, contact, and induction), and practice using the electrostatic series to determine final charges of objects.Materials (flexible based on which stations used):● balloo
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: High School Lab Bundle
Solar Oven Project - Differentiated 2-5-8
This is a rubric and assignment sheet for a differentiation project on a Solar Oven. This is a great STEM project to end the year with. This is about a 5-7 day project. The first day, I allow groups to research on computers and choose their 2-5-8 choices. Then I give 2 days to build, 2 days to experiment, and 1 day to work on their reflections. My 8th grade students had a lot of fun and even ate some yummy marshmallows!I used marshmallows, Pizza Rolls, hotdogs, and eggs for this experiment. S'mo
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6th - 9th
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Assistive Devices Engineering Design Lab
If you’re looking for something different to engage your students as the school year is winding to a close, consider this fun and easy engineering design lab! Students must work together as a team to create a convenient way for someone using crutches or a wheelchair to carry a small personal item.
Students will follow the eight steps of the engineering design process as they:
1. Identify the problem or need.
2. Research the problem or need.
3. Develop possible solutions.
4. Select the best pos
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5th - 8th
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Earth Layer Structure Scale Model Modeling Activity
Students construct a scale model of the layers of the Earth. They use proportions to convert real world distances to map distances, then measure them out on a slice.
Included in this package:
- Student Worksheet (Anticipation Guide, Table for Calculations, and Reflection Piece)
- Teacher/Student Directions
- Templates of Slices
- Fully modifiable
This activity works grade with students of various skill levels and motivations. I've successfully completed it with 9-12th graders in inner city sch
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6th - 12th
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Hot Wheels Collision Lab
Lab designed to measure the amount of force and momentum a Hot Wheel's car creates when it collides with an object at the end of the track. Directed at NGSS MS-PS-1, 2
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6th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS2-2
, MS-PS2-1
Work and Power Worksheet and/or Lab- Walking the Stairs
Try out this ready-made worksheet on work and power in climbing a set of stairs. It contains sample data for students walking the stairs. Students use their weight in lbs and convert it to kg and then newtons. The students then calculate the work done and the power generated. I have also included a lab sheet if you want to do the lab yourselves. It's great fun! It's one of the student's favorite labs.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP, Physics, Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Oscillations, Pendulum LAB
This lab is a guided inquiry lab where students learn how to take experimental data and verify an existing equation.
The only materials needed are a piece of sting, a mass (anything), a place to hang a pendulum from and a stopwatch (I use cell phones).
This lab take about 1.5 hours and requires a lot of critical thinking on the students part.
The lab forces the student to examine the equation, figure out which variables they can measure (independent and dependent) and then use algebra to rea
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Measuring Coefficient of Friction Lab Simply by Sliding Things Down Boards
One can measure the coefficient of friction of two surfaces just by measuring the angle that the object slides down the board. All that is required is a meter stick and a board, no scale, no stopwatch needed. It is part of a book coming out in June 2017 called "Zero Budget Labs" by Scorton Creek.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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STEM Engineering - Suspension Bridge Project
Bridge building to the max. This bridge project was greatly loved by the students. For technology education classes. Advanced bridge building. Design. Scale. Forces. Measurement using calipers. Geometry. A unit all on its own. I have pictures of the student's projects and video of the testing. Send me a message if you want to see.
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8th - 12th
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