3rd: Max's Sleigh Build (Forces in Motion)
(View Complete Item Description)Design and build a sleigh using a WeDo kit, K’nex or similar, that will pull a specific measured weight.
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All resources in Building Engineers in K-5 Classrooms
3rd Grade: Catapult
(View Complete Item Description)Marshmallows are too big for Lego people to throw. Your kingdom has come under attack and must defend itself. Design a catapult using the WeDo kit and motors, that will launch a marshmallow with enough force to knock down your opponent’s wall, before they down yours.
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2:Dashing through the Underground Railroad
(View Complete Item Description)As students study Harriet Tubman and her contribution to the Underground Railroad, students will create a map that is labeled with coordinates and contains a number of stops at safehouses. Students will then create a program for Dash to start from a specific location and travel along the Underground Railroad.
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Second Grade: Goldilocks
(View Complete Item Description)The chair built must be attractive enough for Goldilocks to want to sit in it. The chair must hold Goldilocks up without falling.
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2: Robot Bowling Engineering
(View Complete Item Description)The class won a good behavior contest and the reward is a bowling party. The day of the party it is raining and the students are unable to visit the bowling alley. So the students build their own bowling alley using the WeDo robot kit. Then they have a bowling competition to see who bowls the highest score.
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1: Dash to 100
(View Complete Item Description)Using the robot, Dash, students will program him to land on different numbers in order to make a specific total.
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3rd Grade: Sphero Landforms
(View Complete Item Description)Students will use engineering materials to create a topographic map then program Sphero to be a tour guide through the map.
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Hurricane STEM
(View Complete Item Description)Students will engineer a house that can withstand the force of a hurricane. Students will think about wind forces and the structures of houses to create their house using certain materials.
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1: Three Billy Goats - Keva Plank Bridge
(View Complete Item Description)Students create an engineering project using Keva Planks based on the Folk Tale, Three Billy Goat Gruff. They have the following limitations. Only blocksSpan of river wider than the planks (span is 8 inches)Not weight bearingCan’t build on top of banks (the end of the river base/supports)15 minutes to build
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First Grade: Pollinators
(View Complete Item Description)Students construct a pollinator out of a spoon and pom pom balls that when dipped in the pollen powder will be able to carry the pollen to the other flower, and students could shake the pollen off on the other flower as it moves by it.
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Paper Bag Princess Challenge
(View Complete Item Description)Can you create a free standing castle using the given materials that will withstand the dragon’s fire?
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Peter Rabbit, Mr. McGreely, Bunnies, and Me
(View Complete Item Description)Students can work collaboratively in small groups of 3-4 students for this engineering design unit that integrates literacy to explore forces and motion (pushes or pulls). Students will design a way to safely keep bunnies out of a garden.
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Recycled Birdhouse Design
(View Complete Item Description)Students can work in pairs or solo, if you want to let them take them home afterwards, to design/make a birdhouse from recycled materials. The students will use their knowledge of what animals need for survival as well as information regarding recycling and helping the environment
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Black History Month: Toy Invention, STEM
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn about famous African American, Lonnie Johnson who invented the Super Soaker and overcame problems along the way. They will then be given the STEM process to invent/create a miniature toy. Students will learn about the life of a famous African American, and then apply the STEM process to solve a problem just like Lonnie Johnson.
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Do You Want To Build A Snowman?
(View Complete Item Description)Students work together using their knowledge of grouping tens to create links of tens, combine and compare their links, then realize that if they combine all of their links this could create enough “snow” to build a snowman in the classroom!
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1st Grade Animal Habitats
(View Complete Item Description)After researching the needs of different animals, students will choose an animal that interests them. Students will then design and create a habitat for their animal. They will need to think about the different needs for those animals and think about what their habitat would need to help meet those needs.
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1: Outsmarting The Big Bad Wolf Map
(View Complete Item Description)As an extension of a fairy tale unit, or after reading Little Red Riding Hood, students will plan and create a map with a safe path for Little Red to outsmart The Big Bad Wolf and get to Grandma’s house safely. The students will view a map grid of the forest with spaces where The Wolf may be lurking. They must create a safe path and use BeeBots, Dash, Sphero or another robot to follow the path. If no robots are available, it can be done as an unplugged activity.
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1st - Over the River
(View Complete Item Description)Students will work in groups to create a Keva Plank bridge that spans an 8.5 inch “river” (sheet of paper). The bridge needs to span the river (touch in the middle) and can have no blocks touching any water. Students will record data on how many blocks they plan to use + how many they actually use in their attempts, as well as the most and least used in the class. Students will also reflect on group designs as well as how to improve their own work.
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1st Grade: Soil water testing
(View Complete Item Description)Students will create a water bottle sieve using soil that they have brought from home to find out which soil retains water the best.
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1st Grade: Wolf Watchers: An Alarm to Keep Sheep Safe!
(View Complete Item Description)In this engaging lesson titled "Wolf Watchers: Crafting an Alarm to Keep Sheep Safe!", inspired by "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" from CKLA Knowledge, students delve into the concept of creating an alarm system to protect sheep from approaching wolves. The activity centers around designing an innovative alarm system that alerts villagers when a wolf is near.
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