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Middle school engineering unit plans
STEM Activities & Engineering Design Process & Criteria & Constraints MS-ETS1-1
Do you need to teach Identifying Criteria and Constraints? This is an excellent unit for STEM Engineering. Students will learn about criteria and constraints and will identify them in three engineering challenges and in several engineering scenarios. Students will compare two engineering solutions to see how well they meet the criteria and constraints. This resource is aligned with MS-ETS1-1 and MS-ETS1-2. This unit includes:A slide show on criteria and constraintsA strategic notetaking guide3 S
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
Table-top Mini Golf: STEAM Engineering and Design for Elementary GATE
In From Putt-putt to Pebble Beach--Table-top Mini Golf, students will design and construct a playable table-top sized miniature golf course using the engineering design process. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning. The result is a classroom filled
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Grade 7 Science Understanding Structures and Mechanisms Unit
This 202-page Grade 7 Science Understanding Structures and Mechanisms Unit will help you teach science without a textbook using exciting and cross-curricular lessons. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that uses interactive and hands-on learning to explain what structures are and how they function.Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022 - Grade 7 Understanding Structures and MechanismsKey Features of This Resource:✅ Detailed lesson plans✅ Differentiated lesson
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Grades:
7th
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Also included in: Grade 7 Science Bundle Ontario Curriculum
Grade 8 Science Systems in Action Unit
This 330-page Grade 8 Science Systems in Action Unit will help you teach science without a textbook using exciting and cross-curricular lessons. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that uses interactive and hands-on learning to explain the functions of systems and their real-life applications.Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022 - Grade 8 Systems in ActionKey Features of This Resource:✅ Detailed lesson plans✅ Differentiated lessons and assignments ➡️ Reading
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Grades:
8th
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Also included in: Grade 8 Science Bundle Ontario Curriculum
Middle School Engineering Design Process Unit and Activities for STEM or Science
Introducing middle school students to the engineering design process can be tricky! This complete unit will engage your students and help them master the engineering design process while having lots of fun! The bundle includes over 200 pages of resources that can be used individually where they best fit within your STEM course or taught in sequence as a 5-week middle school engineering design process unit. Looking for more STEM curriculum? Get 30+ weeks of planning done here and SAVE! Grab these
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
NGSS Engineering Design Mini Unit Bundle (3-5-ETS1 and MS-ETS1)
Save $$$ and get four extra worksheets when you buy the bundle! Help your students complete increasingly complex engineering activities with this high engagement, ready-to-print bundle!All resources in the bundle are aligned to the NGSS Engineering Design Standards (3-5-ETS1 and MS-ETS1). You can use these resources as a mini engineering unit, as an introduction before students participate in an Engineering Fair, or resources can each be used as a standalone activities throughout the school year
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
...
Prosthetic Leg Engineering Design STEM Challenge
Prosthetic Design STEM ChallengeAfter learning the history and uses of prosthetic legs, students use the engineering design process to build a prosthetic leg that is interchangeable for multiple people. This design challenge is followed by a research extension to design a prosthetic leg for an animal. Lesson Sequence: Introduce real-world careers of biomedical engineers and show a video on fabricating a prosthetic legRead about the history of prostheticsLearn important concepts related to prosth
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th, Higher Education
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 4-LS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
Engineering - FULL UNIT
Is lesson planning just too much on top of teaching on top of grading on top of classroom management on top of *ahem* living your life? Get all the guidance you need to teach a comprehensive, no-prep engineering unit either in person, hybrid, or virtual with my all inclusive unit bundle! This unit will save you time, engage your students, and wow your administrators! Included Materials:Lessons Engineering Design Process Google SlidesIntro to Engineering Google SlidesActivities Spaghetti or Foi
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
115+ hours of class time, 374 pages. This collection is big and includes big savings--42% off individual purchases of some. Pretty much everything in the Portable Gifted and Talented store is rated 4.0, but take a couple minutes to peruse the comments for these individual units. I think you’ll like what you see.Designed for two purposes:A curriculum for Middle School STEAM classes with an engineering focus. Or . . .Upper Elementary GATE – Very Challenging!These units are big, fairly comprehe
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Design & Build a City - Project Based Technology & Engineering
In this project based learning unit, middle school/early high school students learn about city planning and architecture as they research and design their own city. In addition to using Internet search skills, they'll utilize CAD skills using Sketchup (free download) and finally build the city from chipboard and other recyclables and name their final creation. .Unit download includes:1. Teacher Resources and Materials List2. Expectations and Overview of the Unit3. Introduction to City Plannin
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
STEM Ancient Egypt Pyramid Build, Mummification, and Pharaoh Research Project
In this STEM project students will:
Research online an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh (Technology)
Build a pyramid for the Pharaoh (Engineering)
Measure the volume and surface area of the pyramid (Math)
Mummify a doll to better understand the mummification process (Science)
Build a Sarcophagus for your Pharaoh (Engineering)
Design an Amulet for your Pharaoh (Art and Engineering)
Write an excavation report about the Pharaoh and what you would find in the pyramid.
Website links provided for online r
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Grades:
6th - 7th
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STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources
In this GATE engineering journey, students will each construct a very cool Ferris wheel prototype as a final product. Along the way, they will examine primary source images, read primary source history, and integrate math, engineering, and economics in a learning process which incorporates best practices in gifted and talented education for 21st Century Learners.
This is a challenging engineering project—teacher guided. I used it for GATE 4th grade; however, my kids are experienced builders.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
3D Printing Unit - Food Truck Frenzy
This cohesive STEM unit utilizes digital tools such as Google Slides, Adobe Spark, and Tinkercad to provide students with an authentic project based learning experience.Students will create a marketing plan for their food truck business to go along with their CAD design of their truck. The unit includes the following: SLIDE DECK (FOR YOU AND STUDENTS)SCOPE AND SEQUENCE (DAILY & WEEKLY SCHEDULES INCLUDED)PROFICIENCY SCALE OF 3D PRINTSPICTURES OF STUDENT CREATED SAMPLE TRUCKSProduct will downl
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Ocean Debris Engineering Design STEM Challenge
Ocean Debris Engineering Design STEM ChallengeAfter learning about ocean pollution, students use the engineering design process to build an ocean debris cleaner that has buoyancy and can pick up microplastics. Lesson Sequence: Relay Recycle Bin Sort: Students will be given a garbage bag of mixed recycling items - paper, glass, plastic, and metal. Students will have to relay back and forth separating/grouping the like items one item at a time without talking to their relay partners!Learn about t
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-LS1-1
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
Introduction to 3D Printing – STEAM PROJECT – GRADES 3-6 - Distance Learning
Have you purcahsed or are considering purchasing a 3D printer and don’t know where to start? This resource is perfect for classrooms just starting out in the world of 3D imaging and provides you with everything you need to teach the fundamentals of 3D printing. This STEAM project is broken up into two parts: BUILDING BACKGROUNDYour kiddos will begin by doing a research project of the history, current uses, benefits, and future innovcations of 3D printing. Graphic organizers are provided to assi
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
SPIES! A GATE Adventure 18+ Contact Hours - Challenging and Engaging!
Your students will ask to stay in from recess for this. It is the most popular unit I've taught in 32 years, and it is packed with challenging critical thinking.We imagine students are training at the school for spies: mini survivor challenges, mini crossbows, a jewel heist, footprint mysteries, memory games, cipher disks, case files, messages hidden in gel caps. This unit is STEM and critical thinking at its coolest and finest, and we’ve thrown in reading, speaking and listening, and a social-
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
End of Year - Science of Water Slides - STEM Challenge & Unit - Teambuilding
Are you ready for some fun?! I love finding the wonder of science concepts in everyday activities that are exciting for students to explore. My “Science of” series does just that. In this edition, students explore the science of water slides. This activity could last a few days or could be expanded on as the core phenomena of an entire unit. Imagine “sliding into summer” with a content-rich activity like this… or perhaps this could be a exciting way for students to “dive into a new school year!”
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
Let’s get ready for the second semester, you rock star gifted and talented teacher, you . . .By now the students can’t wait for their next group with you, so let’s not disappoint!Priced at more than 44% off individual purchases, I put this collection together with several things in mind:1. Best practices in gifted education.2. Engaging, hands-on, and critical thinking.3. Materials are easy to find and/or inexpensive.4. Common Core and/or Next Generation Science referenced.5. Variety to span the
Grades:
K - 6th
Types:
STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Full Year Technology Lessons - Middle / High School Curriculum Digital Resources
This is a whole year of lessons to use in your Middle or High School Technology class!This will save you hours and hours! Reclaim your weekends!This bundle will not only save you the burden of choosing what to technology to teach, but you will look like a pro as you enter the classroom with high-quality resources!There are presentations, plans, activities, videos, assessments, rubrics, and so much more!Lesson 1 – Technology IntroductionUnit 1 – Scratch – Drag and Drop CodingUnit 2 – Canva – Digi
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
STEAM Kid Engineering -- The Playable Golf Course Design Unit for GATE
In this unit, students will build a contraption to hit a small, wooden golf ball through a scaled version of a golf course which they and their classmates have designed. They’ll make a trundle wheel for measuring and marking the course, write down their scores on a scorecard, design putters, and learn background in physics through their work in the engineering and design process.
The Playable Golf Course is not just fun. It’s a challenging engineering, design, and construction unit including
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Middle School Gifted and Talented STEAM Bundle -Hands-on GATE Extension Projects
I am fortunate to have taught 7 of my 32 years as a full time gifted resource teacher in middle school, and my kids did (or would have) loved these interactive, creative, projects and units.Also a bonus social-emotional lesson: Leadership and Cultural IdentityPlease see the individual descriptions for details.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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An introduction to 3D Printing
Includes: PowerPoint, 3D printing videos, 3D printing examples, 10 week program, rubric, worksheets, 3D printer anatomy, safety tips and more
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Staff
Earthquake 5E STEM Challenge (MS-ESS3-2 & MS-ETS1-1)
Earthquake 5E STEM Challenge (MS-ESS3-2 & MS-ETS1-1)This lesson sequence follows the 5E learning cycle to promote both science concepts and engineering design practices in a hands-on project! The STEM project is best suited for upper elementary or middle school (4th - 8th grade) with modifications throughout.Earthquake-Resistant Structures: STEM Project OverviewStudents will begin by investigating a case study of a recent earthquake and observing videos of real and simulated earthquakes and
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Engineering Challenges Bundle (Middle School STEM)
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