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Critical thinking Common Core 8.EE.A.1 resources
STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
STEM Sailboat Challenge Math & Engineering Activity
STEM Sailboat Engineering Activity Description Updated to include an editable STEM journals, instructional video, and teacher slides!The Sailboat STEM activity is a great way to incorporate the engineering design process into your classroom or afterschool program! Many are familiar with the boat buoyancy challenge, and this takes it one step further by adding a sail! Now students must build a boat to hold a specific weight as well as incorporate aerodynamic principals to make it move. This hands
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
...
Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
STEM Space Rover Engineering Challenge (Pi Day)
Space Rover STEM ChallengeThis rover STEM challenge is a perfect way to celebrate the Mars Perseverance rover landing, Pi Day on March 14th, or for a space-themed engineering design challenge. Activity: Students will build a rubberband-powered rover to complete an exciting mission. They will then practice using Pi to analyze their design with imaginative math extension questions. This hands-on activity is an engaging design challenge that allows students to work in teams, apply the engineering d
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 11th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-1
Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Save the Polar Bears! Winter STEM Challenge
Save the Polar Bears: Sailboat Winter STEM Engineering Design Challenge with Math Extensions Includes an editable STEM journals, teacher slides, and instructional video.A family of polar bears need your help! Due to climate change, their sea ice home is melting, and we need to move the family to a new location. Use the engineering design process to design and build a boat to carry the polar bears to a new home. The Sailboat STEM activity is a great way to incorporate the engineering design proce
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
...
Easter/Spring Reading, Logic, Culture, SEL, Math Print & Digital Bundle gr. 3-8
This print & digital bundle gives you 3 activities (gr. 3,4,5,6), (gr.5,6,7,8) & (gr. 6,7,8) that you can use as games, centers, guided or whole-class activities. The Trivia game & escape room can be played with the whole class. Reinforce reading, SEL skills, cultural celebrations, focus, logic & deduction. The Trivia set is also useful for ESL students for oral language practice and cultural understanding. There's little to no prep as all rules and game pieces are included. The
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Math Quick Starts (Spring Theme)
These short math puzzles review basic skills while building math fluency and are aligned with CCSS. I use these to start my math classes, but could also be used for early finishers. The pictures help to take the fangs out of math and can help students become more comfortable with problems involving variables. The puzzles cover algebra, ratios, integers, rational numbers, exponents and critical thinking.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Interactive Math Poster Set - Number Trick - Math Magic
Every math class needs this poster set! Download for a simple, highly engaging way to hook students and interact with classroom guests. Can be used for a range of student ages and abilities. At the basic level, students can practice their mental math addition skills. At a more advanced level, use the posters to introduce binary numbers. The accompanying student activities are included in the poster purchase and can be found at FREE activity pages.This is the lesson I used as a demonstration inte
Grades:
3rd - 12th
CCSS:
Exponent Challenge Problems- Enrichment
Miss Challenge's Exponent Challenge Problems! This series of problems requires students to use patterns and observations to solve a set of seemingly impossible tasks. By solving simpler problems first, these enrichment tasks are wonderful critical thinking tasks. Use these for the "I'm done, now what?" learners or at an enrichment station for differentiated instruction.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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INTEGER EXPONENTS ACTIVITY
WARNING: This activity is CHALLENGING (but in a good way)!If you’re looking for an engaging, hands-on activity that will challenge your students, while developing number sense, critical thinking skills, and perseverance, then THIS is exactly what you need!! Students must place the digits, 0 - 9, into a set of equations making each one true. Each digit can only be used one time, so it’s not nearly as easy as it looks and will require some serious determination and problem-solving skills!This is
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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CCSS:
March 30 Math Teacher Puzzle: Jaime Escalante, Presidential Awardee | Review
March 30 is a day to remember Jaime Escalante, a math teacher who developed methods to enable struggling students to ultimately take AP Calculus in high school. The math clues for finding the year include these topics: Power of a Power Property, Negative Exponent Property, solving a multi-step equation, and area of a series of rectangles to estimate the area under a curve. Escalante received the Presidential Medal for Excellence in Education in 1988, and he is the subject of the 1988 movie, Sta
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Grades:
8th - 9th
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Order of Operations Emoji Riddles
Practice Order of Operations with the added fun of using emojis!Work independently or as a class for a "check understanding" exit ticket. Answers for each emoji appears under the emoji as you click through the slide.
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Grades:
7th - 9th
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