Less than $5 Middle School Computer Science & Technology Activities (by date, latest first)

This engaging educational resource simplifies cloud computing for young learners and beginners, transforming abstract tech concepts into relatable, everyday examples. Using clear language and vibrant analogies (like an "invisible sky cloud" for data storage), it covers:

Key Concepts Taught:

• Definition: Storing/using data online instead of on local devices.
• How It Works: Requests sent to remote servers in data centers.
• Benefits: Access files anywhere, save device space, easy sharing.
• Security: Importance of strong passwords and privacy.
• Real-World Uses: Saving photos, streaming movies, school/business collaboration.

Interactive Learning Tools:

• Multiple-choice & True/False Questions – Reinforce basics (e.g., "Files are stored on servers, not your computer").
• Short Answer & Open-Ended Prompts – Encourage reflection ("How would life change without cloud computing?").
• Fill-in-the-Blanks & Vocabulary Matching – Solidify terms like servers, data centers, and devices.
• Creative Activity – Kids draw their own "cloud" and describe its uses.
• Answer Key – Supports self-checking or teaching.

Perfect For:

• Ages 8–14 – Aligns with STEM curricula or tech literacy programs.
• Teachers – Ready-to-use worksheets for classrooms.
• Parents – Fun, screen-free introduction to digital concepts.

Why It Stands Out:

• Kid-Centric Approach: Compares cloud computing to familiar actions (e.g., saving photos online).
• Safety Focus: Teaches cybersecurity habits early.
• Future-Ready Skills: Prepares kids for a tech-driven world.

Theme: "The internet isn’t just for games—it’s a powerful tool that works like magic!"

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Unlock the world of computer systems with this comprehensive Computer Architecture resource pack! Designed for high school and introductory college courses, this unit covers everything from CPU fundamentals to modern parallel processing, memory hierarchy, and bus systems. Engage students with interactive worksheets, quizzes, and hands-on activities that make complex concepts accessible.

What’s Included:

• In-Depth Lessons: Clear explanations of Von Neumann vs. Harvard architecture, RISC vs. CISC, memory hierarchy, parallel processing, and bus systems.
• Student Worksheets: Fill-in-the-blank exercises, multiple-choice quizzes, true/false questions, and short-answer prompts to reinforce learning.
• Critical Thinking Tasks: Real-world application questions and comparison activities (e.g., "How does cache memory improve gaming performance?").
• Answer Keys: Save time with ready-to-use solutions for all exercises.
• Bonus Activities: Research prompts on emerging trends (e.g., AI in architecture, quantum computing).

Why Teachers Love It:

• Standards-Aligned: Covers core topics in computer science and engineering curricula (e.g., CSTA, NGSS).
• Flexible Use: Perfect for traditional classrooms, flipped learning, or STEM clubs.
• Engaging Format: Diagrams and analogies (e.g., "Buses are like highways for data") simplify abstract ideas.
• No Prep Required: Print or assign digitally for seamless integration into your lessons.

Ideal For:

• Computer Science (CS) courses
• Engineering and IT programs
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Homeschooling or tutoring

Help students build a strong foundation in computing—download today! Computer architecture, CPU, Von Neumann, Harvard architecture, RISC and CISC, memory hierarchy, parallel processing, bus systems, STEM worksheets, high school computer science.

Empower your students with this comprehensive, printable resource designed to enhance critical thinking, reading comprehension, and academic skills using AI. This downloadable PDF includes five detailed reading passages that explore how ChatGPT can assist students across various areas of school life, including homework assistance, exam revision strategies, language learning support, creative writing development, and effective time management.

Each passage is accompanied by a robust set of practice exercises—multiple-choice questions (MCQs), true or false statements, fill-in-the-blanks, and open-ended questions—making it ideal for classroom instruction, individual study, or blended learning environments. These worksheets are perfect for students in upper elementary to high school levels (Grades 5–10) and are aligned with 21st-century digital learning skills. Whether you're a teacher looking to integrate technology into your lesson plans or a parent supporting at-home learning, this resource helps bridge the gap between education and AI in a structured, thoughtful way.

Boost Your Typing Speed and Accuracy with This All-Inclusive Keyboard Template Kit for Students & Teachers!

Ready-made Layouts for Hassle-Free Practice: This downloadable kit eliminates prep work! Launch right into typing practice with two pre-made layouts - a full keyboard template and a blank template - to perfectly suit your learning goals.

Targeted Improvement with Testing Layouts: Take your typing skills to the next level with two unique testing layouts.Identify areas needing improvement and focus your practice for maximum results.

Perfect for Students & Teachers: This versatile kit caters to both educators and learners. Teachers can use it to create engaging typing activities and assessments, while students can use it for self-paced practice and skill development.

Unlock a World of Benefits:

• Enhanced Typing Skills: Improve typing speed and accuracy, leading to increased productivity and confidence.
• Streamlined Learning: Ready-made layouts make practice sessions a breeze, saving valuable time.
• Targeted Improvement: Identify weaknesses and focus on specific areas with the testing layouts.
• Engaging & Fun: Brighten up typing practice with a visually appealing and interactive template.
• Adaptable for All Levels: Use the full or blank templates depending on skill level or learning objectives.

Download this Keyboard Template Kit today and empower yourself or your students to become typing ninjas!

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This is a highly engaging science WebQuest about robins. Students will be able to read, listen to bird calls, and watch short video clips while learning about robins. It is paired with a Make a Bird Nest STEM challenge. Students will need to gather natural materials and build a nest meeting several mathematical criteria: including width, height, and weight. There are three worksheets that can be completed along with specific instructions for the challenge, and an engineering and design process recording sheet.

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Computer science Jigsaw Puzzles Template is an engaging and creative activity pack designed for young learners. This unique resource combines the fun of jigsaw puzzles with the creativity of coloring pages. Children will delight in solving the jigsaw puzzles to reveal adorable images of Computer science setting. After completing the puzzles, they can express their artistic skills by coloring the pictures in vibrant hues.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

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• You can print as many copies as you want.

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• This is a digital item.
• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.
• No refunds as this is a digital product.

This customizable set is perfect for personalizing students' binders while offering a fun and creative coloring activity. Designed with charming fall-themed illustrations, each cover can be easily edited to include the student’s name, making it a unique and personal back-to-school essential.

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• Editable Name Coloring Bookmarks
• Editable student name coloring pages
• Editable student name coloring pages - Fall themed

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 16 Pages

• PPTX FILE

• PDF FILE

• PNG FILES

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution ( PPTX + PDF + PNG ) that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

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• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Fun Computer Science | Programmers Jigsaw Puzzle Template Puzzles is an engaging and creative activity pack designed for young learners. This unique resource combines the fun of jigsaw puzzles with the creativity of coloring pages. Children will delight in solving the jigsaw puzzles to reveal adorable quotes about Computer science , coding . After completing the puzzles, they can express their artistic skills by coloring the pictures in vibrant hues.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages

• ( PDF + PNG )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

This engaging worksheet is designed to introduce students to key computer science terms and concepts in a fun, interactive way. Perfect for middle and high school classrooms, this activity helps students familiarize themselves with essential vocabulary while fostering problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Ideal for the first day of class, this crossword puzzle is a great icebreaker that also reinforces learning. Use it as a warm-up activity, homework, or as part of your introduction to computer science curriculum.

Key Features:

• Computer Science Vocabulary: Introduces key terms and concepts

• Engaging Worksheet: Fun and interactive way to start the school year

• Critical Thinking: Encourages problem-solving skills

• Classroom Ready: Perfect for middle and high school students

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 20 Pages ( 10 Pages For Puzzles + 10 Pages For Solution )

• ( PDF + PNG Files )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Fun Cutting And Pasting | Scissor Skills Activity Pages For Kids And Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice by cutting and Gluening skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun and educational gift !

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Cut And Paste Worksheets

• pages ( PDF + PNG)

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Here is a quick introduction to Excel. Students gather birth dates of classmates and use the information to learn some of Excel's basic offerings.

UPDATED to Win10 Excel

Are you looking for an introductory activity to Coding that can easily be upgraded to extensive coding or robotic programming? This will activity will take you step by step to creating a "city" in EXCEL (we actually recreated the city that we built in our classroom, but you can just create it in EXCEL) and then shows you how to CODE out of the city. With the help of snip tools and pens, you have numerous coding challenges for Warm-Ups or Coding Extensions. Since we actually built the city, students applied what they coded to actual programs on the robots. It was a great experience!!

Using the Engineering Design Process is one of the most basic ideas in the CTAE classroom. Whether your building robots, designing engineering projects or both, this activity will get the entire class engaged on one activity!

You have discovered a Radioactive Boulder in your town! Your town must work together to create a series of LEGO devices to move the boulder out of town.

Students design and build a project that will move a LEGO ball across the desktops in the classroom. Once the ball begins its journey across the tabletops, it can not be touched by human hands.

Engineering Design Process in full use here!!

Identifity the problem!

Brainstorm!

Design!

Build!

Test!

Redesign!

Here's a quick, easy project for your students IF YOU HAVE SOLIDWORKS software in your classroom. These directions take you step by step creating a block, adding text, and cutting the image out to prepare for 3D print.

**If you don't have SOLIDWORKS, these may not work for you.**

This is a two week unit that introduces Scratch and includes a cluminating activity. Students will learn the basics of Scratch coding and then show off their knowledge with a Scratch animation based on a story that they create.

Coding - Students learn to code objects in Scratch! Animations, backgrounds, letters, characters, scenery...they learn how to insert and animate all of these different objects.

Writing - Students will write a one page fairy tale and then animate the fairy tale using Scratch! they learn how to use the screen record tool in PowerPoint to bring their fairy tale into their slide show.

Sharing - We take a day or two where everyone loads their fairy tale on the computers and we walk around reading & watching everyone's fairy tales.

This file includes:

*Student Handout

*Teacher Notes*PowerPoint template file for culminating project

*Instructions for using Screen Record in PowerPoint

You're about to start a Robotics Unit and you're looking for an informative and FUN way to introduce students to robots. THis Web Quest gives them the history of robots, looks at different types of robots and includes thought provoking video links.

They'll browse the websites of world leaders in robots, both humanoid and manufacturing. They'll complete charts and tables. They'll answer critical thinking questions.

This file includes:
-Word document that you can print to give students a hard copy of the activity.
-PDF file of student handout that you can load in your LMS (I use Canvas and it works beautifully!) so that students have access to the links.
-Word document of the answer key.
-PDF version of the answer key.

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Are you looking for an activity to end the quarter/semester? This activity has students to disect an appliance and take a look at it's inside through an "Appliance Autopsy." It's an engaging activity as studnets open up every day items from around the hosue to see what makes them work.

The Autopsy Report includes basics of an autopsy report with spaces for drawings and critical thinking.

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Do you want to raise awareness for those in wheelchairs? How do you do that in an engineering class? You find instances where ADA is not being followed and you have your students design a new entry way in CAD! That's what this lesson is all about!! Students are made aware of a local building that does not meet ADA requirements and the owner is being sued. Your students work for an engineering firm. They must, first, research the law. Then they design a new entry way that meets ADA requirements.

This lesson includes:
Student Handout
Graphic Organizer
PowerPoint presentation
Google SketchUp rendering of the building front

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Are you looking for a new challenge for your students? Are you looking for more to do with your robots than making them just go a certain distance or run around on the floor? Then “Bear on the Loose” is the curriculum packet that you've been looking for!!

This curriculum packet includes:

-PowerPoint design for your challenge mat. You get both the PowerPoint file and jpegs. There are two images here...the mat and the mat with 12-inch grid lines overlay.

-The student handout with The Problem, The Challenges, Graphic Organizer and Design Briefs for brainstorming their solutions.

-The teacher handout gives you some insight into building the accompanying accessories. I have also given you a suggested timeline for this challenge.

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Open your students' horizons with the ability to create 3D drawings for all subjects in Paint3D! Students will be trianed to use Microsoft Paint3D to create beautiful drawings. These skills can be applied in any subject area, any class, or even in their future careers!

This introduction was used in my classrooom as a 10-day module. Students will need Paint3D and access to YouTube for the tutorials.