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Humpty Dumpty and Design Thinking
Humpty Dumpty and Design Thinking
Lesson Plan
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Humpty Dumpty and Design Thinking
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Transform the traditional egg drop experiment as you help students to engage in design thinking and develop empathy.
Lesson Plan
Humpty Dumpty and Design Thinking
Humpty Dumpty and Design Thinking
Lesson Plan
Humpty Dumpty and Design Thinking
Transform the traditional egg drop experiment as you help students to engage in design thinking and develop empathy.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
Worksheet
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STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Use these STEM design challenges to foster creativity and critical thinking skills in young learners while introducing them to the engineering process.
Worksheet
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
Worksheet
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
Use these STEM design challenges to foster creativity and critical thinking skills in young learners while introducing them to the engineering process.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Worksheet
Checkerboard Play
Checkerboard Play
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Checkerboard Play
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.
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Checkerboard Play
Checkerboard Play
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Checkerboard Play
Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.
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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Robot Obstacle Course
Robot Obstacle Course
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Robot Obstacle Course
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.
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Robot Obstacle Course
Robot Obstacle Course
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Robot Obstacle Course
This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Robot Dance Party
Robot Dance Party
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Robot Dance Party
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.
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Robot Dance Party
Robot Dance Party
Activity
Robot Dance Party
This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
STEM Design Challenge Cards
STEM Design Challenge Cards
Worksheet
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STEM Design Challenge Cards
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
These STEM design challenge cards ask learners to build something new for a specific reason or purpose and are a great way to foster creative thinking.
Worksheet
STEM Design Challenge Cards
STEM Design Challenge Cards
Worksheet
STEM Design Challenge Cards
These STEM design challenge cards ask learners to build something new for a specific reason or purpose and are a great way to foster creative thinking.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Worksheet
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
First Grade
Reading
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
First Grade
Reading
Activity
Why Do Plants Wilt?
Why Do Plants Wilt?
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Why Do Plants Wilt?
Kindergarten
Measurement
Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.
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Why Do Plants Wilt?
Why Do Plants Wilt?
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Why Do Plants Wilt?
Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.
Kindergarten
Measurement
Activity
Collecting Data
Collecting Data
Worksheet
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Collecting Data
Third Grade
Data and Graphing
Collecting data is an important part of math and statistics. Practice gathering data using items around the house or classroom!
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Collecting Data
Collecting Data
Worksheet
Collecting Data
Collecting data is an important part of math and statistics. Practice gathering data using items around the house or classroom!
Third Grade
Data and Graphing
Worksheet
STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise
STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise
Worksheet
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STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Children will plan our their STEM design, reflect on the process of building their creation, and brainstorm ways they could make their design even better.
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STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise
STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise
Worksheet
STEM Design Challenge: Plan, Reflect, Revise
Children will plan our their STEM design, reflect on the process of building their creation, and brainstorm ways they could make their design even better.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Worksheet
Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Activity
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Magnifying Glass Coloring Page
Magnifying Glass Coloring Page
Worksheet
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Magnifying Glass Coloring Page
First Grade
Earth and Space Science
Budding scientists record their observations with this open-ended magnifying glass template!
Worksheet
Magnifying Glass Coloring Page
Magnifying Glass Coloring Page
Worksheet
Magnifying Glass Coloring Page
Budding scientists record their observations with this open-ended magnifying glass template!
First Grade
Earth and Space Science
Worksheet
Engineer for a Day
Engineer for a Day
Worksheet
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Engineer for a Day
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Flex your engineering design muscles with this engaging STEM worksheet for upper elementary students!
Worksheet
Engineer for a Day
Engineer for a Day
Worksheet
Engineer for a Day
Flex your engineering design muscles with this engaging STEM worksheet for upper elementary students!
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Worksheet
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Activity
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
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Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.
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Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
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Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Activity
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
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Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.
Activity
Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
Activity
Design Challenge: Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
What is a Wedge?
What is a Wedge?
Activity
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What is a Wedge?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.
Activity
What is a Wedge?
What is a Wedge?
Activity
What is a Wedge?
What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
A Five Senses Adventure
A Five Senses Adventure
Lesson Plan
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A Five Senses Adventure
Kindergarten
Phonics
This five senses inspired lesson will get your students excited about using their observation skills as they go on a classroom scavenger hunt!
Lesson Plan
A Five Senses Adventure
A Five Senses Adventure
Lesson Plan
A Five Senses Adventure
This five senses inspired lesson will get your students excited about using their observation skills as they go on a classroom scavenger hunt!
Kindergarten
Phonics
Lesson Plan
Build a Tunnel
Build a Tunnel
Activity
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Build a Tunnel
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.
Activity
Build a Tunnel
Build a Tunnel
Activity
Build a Tunnel
In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
Activity
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Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.
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Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
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Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
Third Grade
Physical Science
In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!
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Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!
Third Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Boat
Design Challenge: Making a Boat
Activity
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Design Challenge: Making a Boat
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Boat
Design Challenge: Making a Boat
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Boat
In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Robot Around the Block
Robot Around the Block
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Robot Around the Block
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.
Activity
Robot Around the Block
Robot Around the Block
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Robot Around the Block
This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Activity
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
Activity
Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design a Floating Cork Boat
Design a Floating Cork Boat
Activity
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Design a Floating Cork Boat
Third Grade
Physical Science
Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?
Activity
Design a Floating Cork Boat
Design a Floating Cork Boat
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Design a Floating Cork Boat
Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?
Third Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Stretch Your Brain with Optical Illusions!
Stretch Your Brain with Optical Illusions!
Activity
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Stretch Your Brain with Optical Illusions!
Kindergarten
Life Science
Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!
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Stretch Your Brain with Optical Illusions!
Stretch Your Brain with Optical Illusions!
Activity
Stretch Your Brain with Optical Illusions!
Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!
Kindergarten
Life Science
Activity
Five Senses Weather
Five Senses Weather
Lesson Plan
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Five Senses Weather
Kindergarten
Life Science
This science and writing inspired lesson combines the five senses with weather predictions! Kindergarten students will love practicing their observation skills as they imagine tomorrow’s weather.
Lesson Plan
Five Senses Weather
Five Senses Weather
Lesson Plan
Five Senses Weather
This science and writing inspired lesson combines the five senses with weather predictions! Kindergarten students will love practicing their observation skills as they imagine tomorrow’s weather.
Kindergarten
Life Science
Lesson Plan
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