
Grades:
1st Grade
This lesson focuses on animal habitats, as well as nonstandard unit measuring and data tables! The students will research an animal of their choice and identify what it needs in its habitat, as well

Grades:
1st Grade
Students will be exploring natural resources and 10's and 1's through this hands-on engineering project! The students will create a shelter for an animal out of natural resources they have collected

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Sphero Rocket Payload Mission
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson uses Sphero's "Rocket Payload" activity with the Outer Space Mat. The full lesson includes information on rocket payload, a Sphero coding challenge, a NASA link to read, optional questions

Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade
In this lesson, students will practice “counting on” from any given number using Sphero Indi coding paths. Students will create a path made of at least 4 or more tiles for Indi to follow. They will be

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Best Class Plant
Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
This lesson is centered around the book, The World's Best Class Plant. It is intended for 1st-3rd grade. Ideally, teachers would use this lesson at the beginning of the year so they can have their

Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Students will enhance communication and teamwork skills through a base ten building project. They’ll start by listening to a story, brainstorming creative building exit strategies, and playing a game

Grades:
Kindergarten
STEM Read-aloud Lesson The Mitten by Jan Brett. Students will listen to The Mitten and be inspired to research animals, their form and function, and their habitats. Students will then complete a slide

Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade
Students will create a solar system scroll using fractions so that they are able to represent fractions on a number line using a real-life application, while also learning about the scale of the solar

Grades:
2nd Grade
Students will observe and explain the sun’s position at different times over part of a twenty-four-hour period by creating a sundial. They will measure the shadow cast with a ruler using different

Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade
In this lesson, 3rd and 4th-grade students will explore the life cycles of various animals using technology to enhance their understanding. Students will research the stages of an animal's life cycle

Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
In this lesson, K-2 students will plant seeds and use technology to track the growth of their plants. Through hands-on activities and observation, students will learn about the basic needs of plants

Grades:
5th Grade
In this lesson, students will need to obtain, evaluate and communicate the effects of gravity on objects. Students will watch an engagement video demonstrating how many objects fall to the ground

Grades:
7th Grade
The purpose of this project is to provide students with a hands-on learning experience that combines the study of human body systems with engineering principles. By investigating the interaction

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

Grades:
5th Grade
Students will be able to identify the planets in our solar system, describe the difference between rotation and revolution, and engineer a three dimensional model of our solar system.

Grades:
5th Grade
"Baozi" (steamed bun) is a traditional Chinese food commonly eaten as a breakfast or snack. It consists of a soft, fluffy dough filled with a variety of savory or sweet fillings. Popular fillings

Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade
This is the second part of a two-part lesson. This lesson has students using a stethoscope to measure heart rate to collect data for equivalent ratios.

Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade
This is a lesson that has two parts. The first is a lesson is using the design process to create a simple stethoscope using various materials and defining which would give the best results. Part two

Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students will work in small groups to create a water filtration system to demonstrate understanding of water purification systems and human influences.

Grades:
10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson plan is on how to make agar plates to grow media on. This teaches the students how to measure out the agar and water and mix properly and plate the agar properly.

Grades:
5th Grade
Students will use technology and math to research and design a 7 Day Road Trip. Students will be required to think critically and apply math to real-world situations. This project engaging and student

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.

Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson is a follow up to a previous STEM contest lesson that detailed the KIDStruction opportunity & focused on the design phase. This lesson is intended to support the building phase and is

Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Middle school students love to compete. Here's a lesson idea for a competition that will appeal to your student scientists, artists, and poets alike. Standards and connections are offered for middle