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Middle school engineering task cards
LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}
I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE
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PreK - 8th
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Holiday Hashtag Blocks Challenge Cards / Christmas & Winter STEM / Student Gifts
The following holiday challenge cards and gift tags are perfect for student gifts and are designed to accompany “Hashtag” building blocks, found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot.Students may complete the challenge cards independently or with partners, or you may choose to make copies and give them as holiday gifts to your students.Includes smaller cards for individual student use and larger cards for classroom use.To complete the Hashtag Block challenge cards, students will only need about 30 bl
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PreK - 6th
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WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
Visit NORTH AMERICAN, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA and ANTARCTICA. A complete set of over 45 STEM challenge cards based on famous landmarks around the world, including a student passport and fact sheet about each location. Representing at least 45 half hour lessons! DOWNLOAD THE PDF PREVIEW TO RECEIVE A FREE SAMPLE OF THIS RESOURCEThese task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Ge
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Valentine's Day Hashtag Blocks Cards / Valentine STEM Activities
The following Valentine's Day hashtag blocks challenge cards and gift tags are perfect for student gifts and Valentine's Day STEM Activities! They are designed to accompany “Hashtag” building blocks, found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot.Students may complete the 8 challenge cards independently or with partners, or you may choose to make copies and give them as Valentine's Day gifts to your students.Includes smaller cards for individual student use and larger cards for classroom use, as well a
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PreK - 6th
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Simple Machines Science Unit | Lessons and Activities | Wheels and Levers
What if you could have your whole science unit planned in minutes? This is what you are looking for! Teach everything related to levers, wedges, screws, inclined planes, pulleys, and wheels & axles and part of a unit on simple machines or wheels and levers. Lessons, interactive notebook templates, task cards, STEM challenges, design challenges, reading passages, word wall words, and flashcards are all included and none of them require more than a few moments to print or prep.These resources
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4th - 6th
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EASY STEM ACTIVITY Bellringers for STEM Centers - Sub Plans & Early Finishers
Looking for easy STEM activities to implement as bell-ringers, sub plans, or activity centers to engage your students in creativity and critical thinking?Problems -- Are any of these true for you?Your transition into STEM class feels chaotic & you need 5 minutes to get prepared WITHOUT wasting valuable instructional minutesYou need STEM sub plans & centers that require no materials & are low prep / no prepYour students struggle with creativity, critical thinking & curiosity -- ma
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
STEM Activities BUNDLE - Simple STEM with plates, popsicle sticks, and cups
STEM doesn't have to break the bank! These LOW PREP challenges use simple materials. Did I mention they are easy enough to leave with a sub?Students will have access to 15 guided STEM challenges plus additional open-ended activities.This works well for upper elementary and middle school STEM teachers. Though it is marked grades 2+, younger students can also attempt basic challenges with the task cards or tinker with the materials, while upper grades can work on directed challenges. What You'll G
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Ancient Egypt Tomb - STEM Activity
Explore ancient Egypt with this Mummy, Sarcophagus and Tomb STEM activity. Students will gather their information to design and build a model of an ancient Egyptian tomb. This activity includes wrapping a mummy, the importance of including amulets, the sarcophagus and the burial chamber. This is a STEM challenge like no other. Your students will be immersed in the history, science and engineering designs of the times.With assessment rubrics included, teachers will find that this resource has eve
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Evolution and Natural Selection Task Cards | Printable & Digital
About this Product• This product includes PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL task cards.• Task cards are tiered to Bloom's Taxonomy and probe low, mid and higher order thinking. • Quick Prep – two cuts produce printable task cards with a neat and even white border.• Digital task cards are made with Google Forms - Google Classrooms are not required. • Answer Key includedImportant Notes:• Download FREE Task Cards to learn more about my task card sets• Save $$$ with the Life Science Complete Curriculum• Save $$
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS4-2
, 3-LS4-2
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Also included in: Life Science Biology Task Card Bundle | Printable & Digital
Science Task Cards - The Science and Engineering Practices - Science Stations
Introduce students to science and engineering practices for NGSS and Utah SEEd with this great set of printable task cards. Students will learn about the eight science and engineering practices and students will practice with each SEP. Great for science centers.Includes:SEP Task Cards for all 8 SEP24 Task Cards in allAnswer Sheets If you’re looking for a high-quality NGSS aligned and Utah SEEd aligned activity to introduce and/or reinforce the Science and Engineering Practices to upper e
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3rd - 6th
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Sphero Mini Golf: Design, Build, and Code Your Own Course!
**Updated 05/03/23 with larger card size variation as well as full-sized slides for projection.This card set guides students through the process of creating a mini golf hole, with specific criteria and constraints to follow. Students will then use the Sphero Edu app to program their robot ball to navigate the course they've created. Along the way, they'll learn valuable coding and problem-solving skills.To complete this challenge, students will need butcher paper, construction paper or markers,
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3rd - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: Sphero Bundle 2
Wooden Planks - STEM / STEAM Task Cards for Makerspaces
The Wooden Planks Task Cards pack is a set of activity cards for young learners and makers. While you might be able to use these cards with different construction tools and toys, these cards are specifically created to be used with wooden planks. There are many brands of wooden planks construction toys out there, but the one we've used in our classroom so far are Keva Planks (no association). We've also heard of Kapla and Webby's. This Wooden Planks Task Cards set includes the following: • Two
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3rd - 6th
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STEM - LEGO - 48 Task Cards - Famous Buildings, Structures, Landmarks
These 48 task cards challenge your students to recreate famous buildings out of LEGO bricks or other building blocks. These tasks cards will help your students to develop design thinking and engineering skills and are thus a great addition for STEM bins or your school's makerspace.The cards all feature the building task and a picture of the structure to give your students some inspiration. The task cards come in a color version, as well as a greyscale version.Here is a list of the famous structu
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1st - 6th
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Lego Maths - FRACTIONS Task Cards + Sheet - Math Centres Rotations Fast Finisher
Lego Math is a fun, engaging way to teach mathematics concepts. The Lego Maths: Fraction Task Cards + Sheet set is a great way to review and practise fractions for middle and upper primary students. Some advanced younger students may still be able to work out some of the tasks in this set.This set may be used either as a whole class review activity, a fast finisher activity, or a maths centre/maths rotation activity.The Lego Maths: Fraction Task Cards + Sheet contains the following:Cover Page wi
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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STEM Toys Hashtag Blocks Build Cards
# HASHTAG BLOCKS #These STEM toys have been a phenomenal activity for soft starts, early finishers, morning work, or challenging team work. Ideal for elementary grades 2-6.*These cards were created for and work best with Target brand Hashtag Blocks that can be found in their dollar spot. Included:Bin Cover (horizontal and vertical)Flat Builds set (12)Tall Builds set (10)
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1st - 8th
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STEM Critical Thinking Warm-ups
Are you looking for STEM bell ringers? (You've found them!) Activate your students' brains with these STEM critical thinking warm-ups! This is a set of 20 task cards, 5 for each of the aspects of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). These warm-ups can be done independently (use the optional recording page) or as a whole class activity. Materials needed:paperindex cardsa hole punchtoothpicksWhy use STEM warm-ups?These prompts set the stage for students to start thinking outsi
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: NEW STEM Teacher Bundle
99 Printable Challenge Cards – Plastic Flakes
Plastic Flake Challenge Cards Are Compatible With:Viahart Brain FlakesCreative FlakesECR4Kids Junior Connect-A-CogRisingStar Interlocking DiscsHow Can Plastic Flakes Challenge Cards Help Me?Entertain children and provide a unique cognitive outlet for energy.Features engaging challenges that promote creativity and critical thinking.The perfect tool to keep kids making good choices during moments of downtime.Where And When Do You Use Busy Bin Challenge Cards?Classrooms – Busy Bin Challenge Cards w
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1st - 6th
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Lego Makerspace Challenges
Are you looking for some activities for the "Makers" in your classroom? This packet has 23 Lego Challenge activities you can use as a whole class activity, extension for your gifted students or early finishers or use in an after school Lego Club. Hours of creating fun!
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K - 6th
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Building Bricks STEM Biomes and Habitats Engineering Design Challenge
Your students are terrestrial ecologists working to investigate and conserve animal habitats. They must first build a landscape of a biome (temperate forest, rainforest, freshwater, ocean, grasslands, desert, tundra, or taiga). Then they will use the engineering design process to solve a problem from one of the 64 included challenge cards. Can they make a trap to catch poachers? Can they help an okapi reach its food, or build a shelter to protect an animal from its predator? There is much to lea
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-LS4-3
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Also included in: Biomes & Animal Habitats Bundle
LEGO EV3 ROBOTICS CHALLENGES FOR BEGINNERS
These LEGO EV3 Robotics challenges are great for first time EV3 users, as well as for beginners who need review. They can be used as Engineering, Math, Science, STEM or STEAM activities.This set comes with Challenges 1-7, as well as a Teacher's Hints & Information page. Actual computer programming instructions are not included, as programming can vary.CHECK OUT THESE OTHER GREAT PRODUCTS!!LEGO EV3 ROBOTICS CHALLENGES FOR BEGINNERS (PART 2)LEGO EV3 Robotics Challenges for Intermediate Stude
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3rd - 7th
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Building Bricks STEM Winter Engineering Design Challenge
30 Winter Building Challenges! Your students are earth scientists on a mission to study Antarctica. They will first construct their winter wonderland (either using building bricks or paper). Then, students will receive one of the 30 challenge cards to solve a problem or add a creation to their landscape. They might need to save a polar bear stuck on an iceberg or build a home for walruses!This activity works well as an introduction to the engineering design process, in centers, or a makerspace.
Grades:
1st - 6th
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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
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
Maker Space Task Cards | SET 1
Need Ideas for a Maker Space or Tinker Lab? Looking for challenges to share virtually?We have put together 36 ready-to-go task cards of invention challenges for the class.Students can draw their answers, write about a solution, or build a prototype. The cards provide “SPARKS” to engage your class in creative thinking. There are:36 challenge task cards blank cards to add your or students' ideasa rubrica student reflection pageinquir
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: STEM Activities | Fifty Lessons Mega Bundle
WINTER OLYMPICS STEM Activities - Winter Games
5 STEM WINTER OLYMPICS SPORTS Challenges. Are you ready to compete in the winter games? Earn medals for completing these WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES STEM challenges and receive a medals to place in your challenge bookletComplete each STEM activity and measure how far you can jump, sled and slideCombining Science, Engineering and Problem SolvingStudents can earn MEDALS or a STAMP in their WINTER GAMES CHALLENGE BOOKLET by completing different activities based on different sporting events.Included➞ 5 ST
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges Mega Bundle - All Year
Makerspace Project Prompt Task Cards & Materials List
This set of 16 editable task cards will spark your students’ creativity and get them thinking about making and problem-solving. Using everyday materials, electricity, and/or coding, students can solve a problem that is important to them and applicable to every day life. Also included is a suggested list of materials to stock an elementary school makerspace in a library, computer lab, science lab, or classroom. For middle school and high school makerspaces (also called a hackerspace or fab lab)
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Elementary and Middle School Makerspace BUNDLE!
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