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Engineering Common Core 6.EE.B.6 resources
Bird Nest STEM Challenge (Biomimicry Engineering Activity)
Bird Nest Engineering Design Challenge Students will dive into the engineering design process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a nest to safely catch a falling egg. A follow-up activity teaches biomimicry by relating what was learned in building a bird nest and applying it to designing a landing pad for a space capsule. As a student-driven assignment, the purpose of the teacher is to act as a facilitator. You will provide the structure to the project, but students will take an active r
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Ultraviolet Light Shelter STEM Challenge (Solar Space Science & Engineering)
Ultraviolet Light Shelter Engineering Design Challenge: Updated with digital journals! Students are on a mission to protect an astronaut from ultraviolet light over-exposure in this engaging STEM challenge. Using UV-sensitive beads, students explore how different materials absorb UV light and use the engineering design process to build a UV-safe shelter. This design challenge allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering design process, and connect science topics to real-world applicat
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Thanksgiving Turkey Nest Challenge Engineering Activity
Thanksgiving Turkey Nest STEM ChallengeStudents will practice the Engineering Design Process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a turkey nest to safely catch a falling egg. A fun twist on the classic egg-drop challenge, this activity is an exciting way to foster critical thinking and team-building skills! An included bonus activity adds an additional theoretical design challenge and writing topic. Students must brainstorm and design a device to protect the newly laid turkey eggs from pre
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
Create a Robot | Input Output Table | STEM Math | Problem Solving Project
Looking for a math / stem project about robots or input-output tables? This resource gives students an opportunity to apply critical thinking, engineering, math and creative art skills as they design a robot and then solve for the "secret" rules in the Input-Output tables. What's included?Project Teacher TipsPre-assessment Admit TicketInput-Output Practice worksheetBackground Reading: Introduction to Input-Output TablesStudent Project DirectionsSuggested Materials for Recycled ProductsProject Te
Christmas STEM Activity: Santa's Transportation Device
Get your students in the Christmas spirit by helping Santa and his elves move presents! This is a perfect STEM activity for the Christmas holidays that includes a storyline about transporting presents to Santa's sleigh! Activity Overview: Santa needs your help! The elves built a really heavy present that they are unable to move! Your mission is to design a way to transport the heavy present from Santa’s Workshop to his sleigh. Students will learn about circuits and use a coin cell battery and vi
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Christmas STEM Challenges Bundle: Elf, Santa, and More!
Proportions 3D model project
This is an engaging hands-on activity for students/groups to practice using proportions to scale up and construct 3D figures from a drawing!This activity differentiates by providing figures of various difficulty levels and sizes. You may assign specific figures, or have students of various ability levels work together cooperatively to reconstruct all of the figures (e.g. lower-level students could be responsible for more basic figures, and higher-level students could be challenged with the mor
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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