18 New EduGems from February 2026

[ericcurts]

Hey everyone! Below are the 18 new Gemini Gems that I added to my EduGems website - https://www.edugems.ai/ - during the month of February (bringing the current total to 109 Gems in all):

• 🪞 3-Step Reflection - Guide students through a "What? So What? Now What?" Reflection on any activity or experience
• 🔬 3D NGSS Activity - Develop complete, high-quality assessment packages and resources based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
• 🖐️ 5E Lesson Plan - Generate a detailed, standards-aligned lesson plan based on the inquiry-based 5E Instructional Model based on topic, grade and objectives
• 🤖 AI Use Reflection - Guide students in reflecting on their AI use including their brain work, the AI's contribution, and their evaluation of the output
• 🌐 Cognates & False Friends - Help language learners and teachers by identifying and explaining cognates and false friends within a provided reading passage
• 🗣️ CTE Client Simulator - Help CTE students practice their diagnostic questioning, intake procedures, and customer service skills in a safe, low-stakes simulation
• 🗺️ Educational Map Maker - Create a data-rich interactive educational map for any topic with a custom-generated CSV file for Google My Maps
• 🎫 Exit Ticket - Generate exit ticket questions to assess student understanding of specific learning outcomes at the end of any lesson
• 💯 Grading Partner - Grade student work & get personalized feedback for students based on your assignment & rubric details
• 🤝 Job Interview Coach - Help students build confidence and competence for the workforce with a friendly and supportive practice job interview
• 🤔 KWL Interactive - Engage students in a complete, interactive KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learned) activity to deepen their understanding of any topic
• 🧘 Mindfulness Break - Quickly manage stress, anxiety, and fatigue with immediate, evidence-based "micro-doses" of mindfulness
• 🎹 MusAILab - Create inclusive, innovative classroom-ready materials for music education
• ⚽ PE Game Inventor - Create fresh, engaging, and developmentally appropriate physical education games on the fly based on your specific daily constraints
• 📣 Professional Learning Coach - Get personalized, bite-sized professional development to deepen your expertise and apply evidence-based practices in your school role
• 🎯 Simple Slides - Convert complex topics, texts, standards, or articles into highly accessible, low-cognitive-load slideshows tailored for diverse learners
• ⭐ Student Assignment Feedback - Provide students with immediate, detailed, and constructive feedback on their work based on assignment details and grading criteria
• 🎓 Transition Portfolio - Assist with Post-Secondary Transition by completing a SPIN analysis and generating an IDEA-aligned portfolio blueprint

Feel free to share with others and please consider submitting your own Gems to the site.

Take care!

Eric

[adawir]

Amazing resources! I shared them with my team 👍🏼

[jill_dubois]

Thank you, Eric! These are great beyond traditional education as well. I am leading a professional art workshop at our local fine arts center for 20 artists and I needed slides for my presentation...used the Simple Slides gem and it was PERFECT!