Engineering Worksheets

Kids will LOVE this FREE SAMPLE of the silly Desert Survival STEM / STEAM activity based on a loose storyline where they will need to survive in the desert with their dog, Pickles! Pair these problem solving task cards with the no-prep STEAM / STEM printable worksheet for a great back to school resource. Include them in your Makerspace, STEM bins, morning tubs, centers, as a reward, or as an activity for early finishers. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, and even parents looking for fun, adventure-filled learning-based activities for their children.

What’s Included in your FREE SAMPLE:

✅6 STEM / STEAM Challenge Task Cards (1 pg)

✅STEAM Worksheet - (1 pgs)

✅How to Use this Resource (1 pg)

**✅Instructions (**1 pg)

✅Materials Ideas (1 pg)

✅Cover, TOU, Credits

✅Black & White version

⭐⭐⭐The FULL Desert Survival STEM/STEAM Resource contains additional challenges, differentiated STEM/STEAM worksheets, Discussion Questions, Self & Teacher Assessment Rubrics, Extension Activity Ideas, and Easel Assessments. Click here to check out the FULL DESERT SURVIVAL RESOURCE.

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How can you use this resource?

(More ideas included in your download)

⭐Build all the task cards in one sitting. This typically takes 1 hour to complete the set.

⭐Have the task cards available alongside STEM and STEAM bins, makerspaces, centers, tubs, busy boxes, morning baskets, or available for early finishers to complete using any available materials. Students can even draw their creations instead of building them!

⭐Use one card a day during morning time. Have students fill out the STEAM / STEM worksheet with some of the challenges that require more problem solving and creativity.

⭐Use them for public speaking practice. Allow students to build as many cards as predetermined, followed by show and tell with the class, or their families. Students can practice speaking and listening skills, using loud and clear voices, and giving full attention to the speaker. Encourage students to ask questions to their classmates.

⭐Perfect for partner or group work! Allow students to work with partners, or in groups with specific roles as they problem solve together.

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Why do I think you will love this product, and what makes my challenge set unique?

I love silly stories that bring humor and adventure to life for kids, but that also force them to use their imaginations in fun and exciting ways. This challenge task set does exactly that through the loose wacky stories where they are the main character! Silly scenarios, adventure and disaster, problem solving, and learning, are all part of the experience when completing these challenges.

✈️The only rule is to HAVE FUN and allow those imaginations to soar!

⚠️This is not an editable document.**
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I use these recording sheets when teaching simple machines. I have used them in several different ways. I have formed 6 groups and given each group several books on one simple machine. Then I have groups share what they have learned and the other students in the class take notes. I have let them research simple machines online and had them record what they have learned. I have also shown some simple machine videos and paused for discussion and note-taking. The worksheets are made to give you flexibility and to save you time!

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This is a set of colorful posters that explain the steps to the Engineering and Design Process and helps keep students on track when engaging in engineering activities. These are full-page posters that can be read from across the room. These are the same steps that are used in the Next Generation Science standards:

Ask

Plan

Imagine

Create

Improve

There are also two recording sheets for the students to use. One on the primary level and one on the upper elementary level.

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Can you design a car that will travel the farthest distance when it leaves a ramp? This activity covers the Next Generation Science Standards of Engineering! There are three differentiated recording sheets:

-One basic one for younger students where they circle the best result after two trials before redesigning their car

-One on which students have three trials and need to find the median

-Finally, one on which older students must find the average of three trials

A tips and suggestions page (including directions for creating a ramp out of classroom materials) and vocabulary list are also in the packet.

✅YOU NEED building bricks, including WHEELS and AXLES for this activity.

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Are you looking for a simple way to introduce Engineering Process Skills with your middle schoolers? With this guided note taking activity and cooperative learning card sort, your students will be engaged as they learn to determine if a solution to an engineering problem is worth pursuing, building and testing.

What's Included?

★ Clear and easy to follow editable student worksheet and answer key.

★ What's Next- Think and Discuss cooperative learning tasks.

★ Visual Vocabulary Card Sort

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions

How To Use This Resource

★ This Choosing Good & Workable Engineering Solutions activity can be used with multiple age groups and requires 1 class period to complete.

★ Use this activity as an introduction to important engineering process skills.

Topics Addresses:

★ Engineering Design Process

★ Choosing Good Engineering Solutions

Nitty Gritty:

With this editable and printable product, students learn how to create quality engineering solutions for engineering design challenges, ENGINEERING FAIR and more! Buildable and testable engineering design solutions are the basis for a good engineering project. This activity allows for practice of important engineering process skills and higher order thinking.

This guided note taking activity uses a fillable worksheet and answer key. It can be used for distance learning or in person. It can be easily assigned digitally or on paper. 

This assignment is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards in Engineering Design.

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Do you need a fun, hands-on activity to shake things up in your science classroom? SAIL into STEM with this low-prep, hands on, problem solving, cooperative learning, STEM Tin Foil on a Stormy Sea Challenge Activity!

Refresh and Improve Student Engagement and get your middle school students involved in the engineering design process by conducting this student centered, any-time engineering challenge. Great for a sub plan as well.

What's Included?

★ Clear and easy to follow editable Engineering Challenge slide show.

★ Optional class competition.

★ Student Processing Sheet- editable and printable.

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions

How To Use This Resource?

★ This hands-on activity can be used with multiple age groups and requires 1-2 class periods to complete.

★ This engineering challenge requires easy-to-access edible materials (tin foil, water tubs, water, pennies!).

★ Use this as a scaffolded inquiry investigation or as an introduction to the engineering process.

Topics Covered:

★ Problem Solving in Cooperative Groups

★ Engineering Process

Nitty Gritty:

With this editable and printable product, students engage in the process of engineering and learn how to create quality engineering solutions. Buildable and testable engineering design solutions are the basis for any good engineering project or engineering fair. This activity allows for practice of important engineering process skills and higher order thinking.

This assignment is aligned with the Middle Years Program, Next Generation and other International Science Standards for Engineering.

What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging engineering challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Sharon R. My students loved doing this hands on activity and seeing how school subjects work together, like math and science.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Britany O. This challenge is easy to use and very straightforward. Kids were excited to show what they created to, not only me, but the other students as well. I highly recommend!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Laurel D. What a great resource. I was able to modify it to fit my curriculum easily. I look forward to more resources from this author. Thanks!

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Check out a few of my other science and engineering resources.

*Static Electricity Stations Lab

*Science Careers & Fields Research Project- "Science 'Ology"

*The Rainbow Lab- Detailed Lab Procedures Practice

*Fun Video Claim, Evidence & Reasoning Analysis Activity Middle School

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*EZ Engineering Bundle

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This GREAT middle school engineering bundle includes some of my favorite 1-2 day, EZ Hands-On Engineering Process Challenges! Each ready-to-go challenge focuses on problem solving and cooperative learning. Engineering challenges are naturally differentiated for your students, as they create and build at their own rate and level.

Improve student engagement and get your middle school students involved in the engineering design process by conducting these student centered, any time engineering challenges. Great for a sub plan as well.

What's Included?

★ 5 time-tested & proven 1-2 day engineering challenges for your kiddos!

★ Clear and easy to follow editable Engineering Challenge slide shows.

★ Optional class competitions.

★ Student Processing Sheets- editable and printable.

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions.

★ FREE "Choosing Good Engineering Solutions" bonus activity.

How To Use These Resources

★ These engineering activities can be used with multiple age groups and requires 1-2 class period to complete (each).

★ Use these activities as an introduction to the engineering process or as fun and educational breaks and challenges between traditional science units.

Topics Covered

★ Engineering

★ Engineering Design Process

★ Problem Solving

Nitty Gritty:

With this editable and printable product, students engage in the process of engineering and learn how to create quality engineering solutions. Buildable and testable engineering design solutions are the basis for any good engineering project or engineering fair. This activity allows for practice of important engineering process skills and higher order thinking.

This assignment is aligned with the Middle Years Program, Next Generation
and other International Science Standards for Engineering.

What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging engineering challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Sharon R. My students loved doing this hands on activity and seeing how school subjects work together, like math and science.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Britany O. This challenge is easy to use and very straightforward. Kids were excited to show what they created to, not only me, but the other students as well. I highly recommend!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Laurel D. What a great resource. I was able to modify it to fit my curriculum easily. I look forward to more resources from this author. Thanks!

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Check out a few of my other science and engineering resources.

*Static Electricity Stations Lab

*Science Careers & Fields Research Project- "Science 'Ology"

*The Rainbow Lab- Detailed Lab Procedures Practice

*Fun Video Claim, Evidence & Reasoning Analysis Activity Middle School

Purchase a Bundle and SAVE!

*EZ Engineering Bundle

Please visit my at my TeachShare Store: Super Star Science: https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Super-Star-Science

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Are you searching for a highly engaging, versatile, any-time AWESOME set of activities related to the Nature of Science & Engineering? This GREAT science bundle includes some of my favorite Science and Engineering Process activities! Each Student Tested (and approved!)- ready-to-go product focuses on a different aspect of science or engineering.

In this bundle, you will find a time tested creativity & science research project, a high quality & visual procedures lab, an EZ and rewarding engineering challenge and much more! These activities focus on problem solving and cooperative learning. Many aspects are naturally differentiated for your students, as students research, create, build and learn at their own rate and level.

Improve student engagement and get your middle school students involved in science and engineering by conducting these student centered activities. Several of these activities are great for sub plans as well.

What's Included in this 11 Activities Bundle?

★ One of my most popular and creative science research projects- "Science- Ology"

★ The Rainbow Procedures Lab- a very clear and visual lab related to human error and following directions.

★ Hoop Glider Engineering Challenge. So much fun!

★ Student activities related to Science Process Skills & Lab Safety.

★ Clear and easy to follow, editable products in pdf and Google formats.

★ Optional class competition.

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions.

★ FREE "Science Current Events" bonus activity.

How To Use This Resource?

★ This bundle is filled with fun and interactive activities that enhance any scientific method or nature of science and engineering unit. The activities can be used with multiple age groups and EACH requires 1+ class periods to complete.

★ You can use these activities in one unit or spread out over a year.

★ Use these as scaffolded inquiry investigations or as introductions to the various parts of the science & engineering process.

Nitty Gritty:

With these editable and printable products, students engage in the processes of both science and engineering.

These activities are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards for Science & Engineering.

What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging engineering challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Laurel D. What a great resource. I was able to modify it to fit my curriculum easily. I will be using this weekly, as our school goal is to improve reading across the curriculum. I look forward to more resources from this author. Thanks!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Ann H. This is one of the most original and creative project-based lessons I have seen. Students are highly engaged in the subject matter and produce some truly amazing presentations.

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*Marshmallow Catapults

*Water Cycle in a Baggie Project

*Static Electricity Stations Lab

*Magnetism One-Pager Project

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• This bundle includes everything you need to get started with your STEM lab. These are all the things I wish I had had when I started my lab!
• Purchasing this bundle WILL SAVE YOU HOURS of TIME searching for and making things! It will also SAVE YOU MORE THAN 30% over buying these products separately!

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• Are you a classroom teacher or a science teacher that needs to save yourself some time?
• Are you looking for some great visuals for your students?
• This bundle of science posters can help you with both. They can be used as anchor charts for lessons. They also make great bulletin boards that students can refer to again and again.

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