12th Grade | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

DIY Escape Room

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Students (or teacher) create an escape room to align with any math (or science or any subject) standards. Can incorporate various technology (chromebooks, laser pointers, etc and students will need to

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Escape Room Engineering

Creating Natural Pigments from Southwest Plants

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Students will explore the historical use of natural pigments by indigenous peoples, particularly those native to the Southwest region. They will use mathematical concepts to paint using the pigments

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Art Pigments Graphing Arizona Plants

Buttons: Where Creativity Meets Innovation!

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Button makers are great additions in the classroom! But first, students should learn the history of buttons, about the button machine and how to operate it. Challenge cards provided inspire students

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Makerspace Buttons Engineering Design Process Design

Exploring Robotics and Algorithmic Thinking

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

In this hands-on STEM lesson, students take on the role of engineers tasked with developing an autonomous robotic solution for a complex real-world challenge. They explore the fundamentals of robotics

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Robotics Real World Problem Solving

Optimizing iPhone Color Production

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

In this real-world STEM lesson, students take on the role of product planners at Apple to determine the optimal production mix of iPhone 16 colors that maximize profit while considering demand

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Programming Linear Equations

Turn your tables to Explore the Endocrine System

Grades: 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

From learning the basics of the endocrine system (organs) to creating a 3d visual model of a patient and demonstrating how hormones are released across the body, students will go from simple to

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Endocrine System Biology Anatomy

A Solution to Plastic Pollution

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

"A Solution to Plastic Pollution" – an engaging and hands-on lesson plan designed to empower students to address one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time: plastic pollution. In

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Eco Friendly Science Method

Talking Like a TedTalk

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Students will pick an issue that they think exists in the world and propose a solution via a presentation. This will model a TedTalk.

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Presentation Speaking science

Calculating Energy of a Hot Wheels Car

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

In this lesson students use a Pocketlab Voyager to collect data on a toy car as it goes down a track. Analysing the data, students calculate gravitational potential energy and Kinetic energy of the

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Energy Transfer Pocketlab Hot Wheels