3rd Grade | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

Photorealistic AI image of a food web scene in a forest

Jardin Estella de Tolson & Bird Watching

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Will integrating school gardening with bird watching, building nest baskets and a bird bath using ornithology methods increase the population of birds at our site? This lesson was developed by PBL

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birds Ecology Habitats Ecosystems Data

Plant Maze- Reaction to Stimuli Engineering Project

Grades: 3rd Grade

In this lesson, students will create a plant maze to observe and demonstrate how plants react to the stimulus of light (phototropism). This hands-on activity will help students understand how plants

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Plant Growth Plants Sun

Periscope: Light Reflection Engineering Project

Grades: 3rd Grade

In this lesson, students will learn about the basic principles of light reflection and how periscopes work. They will then apply this knowledge by designing and constructing their own simple

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Periscope Light Engineering Design Process

Companion Planting: "Three Sisters" Gardening Part 1

Grades: 3rd Grade

The "Three Sisters" (corn, beans, and squash) is a traditional planting method used by many Native American tribes, including those in Southern Arizona. This method involves planting these three crops

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Arizona Gardening Literature

Harvesting Apache Wild Tea-Thelesperma

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Harvesting “Apache Tea”-Thelesperma: How to harvest pick and boil to enjoy a herbal tea found in Northern Arizona

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Arizona

Mining - Evaluating Sustainability

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

An overall view of mining, minerals, and their role in our everyday life. This lesson compares the past, present and future of mining and it's relativity to sustaining our way of life.

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Technology Sustainability

Photosynthesis In The Desert

Grades: 3rd Grade

The lesson objective is to develop an enduring understanding of desert plants (especially cacti), conduct photosynthesis, and how their structures function to help them survive in the desert. An

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Art Photosynthesis Arizona

Penguin Protectors: Understanding Climate Change, Math, Properties of Water, Conservation of Matter and Teamwork with Penguins

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

Most students are likely familiar with popular films like Happy Feet, Surf’s Up, Penguins of Madagascar, and classic books like Mr. Popper's Penguins. Capitalizing on this familiarity with penguins

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Habitats Natural Selection Climate Change

Natural Selection: Lizards

Grades: 3rd Grade

Students compare the structures and functions of traits that enable organisms to survive in a specific environment. Analyzing the traits of animals provides evidence for how those traits vary, how

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Natural Selection Graphing