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A resource for teaching STEM skills in the elementary classroom

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DAILY WARM-UPS

The Wright Brothers: Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up

Develop students' reading skills with this printable passage of historical fiction and comprehension questions about the…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Historical Fiction

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Invention of the Airplane: A Reading Warm-Up

In this printable daily warm-up, students read a nonfiction passage on the invention of the airplane and answer reading…

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Twentieth Century

Aviation & Flight

American History/U.S. History

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Activity: Cloning

Read the passage in this science printable to learn about cloning. Students will answer comprehension questions and use…

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Genetics and DNA

Illness and Diseases

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Henry Ford Biography: A Reading Warm-Up

In this printable reading warm-up, students read a short biography on Henry Ford and answer reading comprehension…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literary Biographies

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ACTIVITIES

Christmas Choice Board and Blues Busters for Elementary Students

This Christmas-themed and blues-buster choice board features 7 fun, skill-building activities to help students celebrate…

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Language Arts and Writing

Science Projects

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Roller Coasters

Build a miniature roller coaster in order to observe the effects of gravity and momentum.

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Physics

Science

Engineering

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The Wright Brothers Reading Warm-Up

In this printable daily warm-up, students read a passage of historical fiction about Orville and Wilbur Wright and…

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Twentieth Century

Aviation & Flight

American History/U.S. History

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Amelia Earhart's Solo Flight

Interesting facts and fun activities related to Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific. This…

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Science

Engineering

Aviation & Flight

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STEPP Robotics Lesson Comparing Robots and Humans

LESSON PLANS

Comparing Humans and Robots

Students will compare and contrast a human and a robot. This lesson plan from STEPP includes five short activities…

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Science

Robotics

Human Body and Anatomy

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Literature & Math: Stories about Buildings

Develop math and science skills through literature-based activities for Great Buildings by Anne Lynch and Building Big…

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Reading and Literature

Nonfiction Literature

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Famous Firsts in Aviation

This timeline details the important "firsts" in the field of aviation, including the first hot air balloon flight, the…

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Science

Engineering

Aviation & Flight

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What Is Genetic Engineering?

Get students thinking about the process and applications of genetic engineering, using the questions in this science…

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Genetics and DNA

Illness and Diseases

Engineering

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Steve Fossett Biography

Learn about Steve Fossett, a famous aviator and business personality.

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Science

Engineering

Aviation & Flight

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Aviation: Over and on the Sea

Learn about Louis Blériot, Henri Fabre, and Glenn H. Curtiss, three aviators known for their early 20th-century…

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Science

Engineering

Aviation & Flight

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Passenger Planes: Boeing 707

Learn about the origins of commercial jetliners, from the ill-fated British deHavilland Comet to the success of the…

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Engineering

Aviation & Flight

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ACTIVITIES

Science Fun: What Is Full of Hot Air and Floats?

Students connect the dots to complete the picture.

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Aviation & Flight

Engineering

Science

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Science and Technology: A Blimp Ride

Students draw a view of the city from the air.

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Aviation & Flight

Engineering

Science

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Roller Derby

Students make model cars and use them to explore concepts of motion, momentum, and friction.

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Physics

Engineering

Science

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Boats and Barges

Build different types of boats to learn principles of buoyancy and displacement.

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Physics

Engineering

Science

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Contraption Carnival

Design a contraption or invention for a class-wide contest and presentation.

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Science

Engineering

Inventions

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Elapsed Time (Gr. 4)

Students explore the concept of elapsed time by answering questions about a pilot's flight schedule.

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Science

Engineering

Aviation & Flight

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Casey Jones

Interesting facts about John Luther "Casey" Jones, who died attempting to slow down his speeding locomotive.

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Science

Engineering

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Simple Robots

Our bodies have many complex, highly interconnected bioelectrical circuits, which allow us to sense and react to changes…

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Brain and Nervous System

Human Biology

Biology

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