STEM Lesson Plans

In this hands-on lesson, students work in groups as they will receive a variety of items; sketch and label each object, write their observations of the color, shape, texture and other unique

In this hands-on lesson students design and execute an experiment to maximize caffeine extraction when making coffee. The caffeine testing is conducted using a Spectrometer. The focus of this lesson

In this hands-on lesson, students develop a motorized fan that is able to blow a standing paper tower using LEGOs and programing.

In this lesson students will show the proportion of freshwater compared to saltwater on Earth. Students will define the problem of having a limited amount of fresh water using evidence gathered from

In this lesson, students will research, create, present, and explode a volcano. In the first part of the project, the student researches what materials they would need to build a volcano. Next the

In this outstanding lesson, teachers facilitate students to design and build Meet Edison Robots for Cougar Clash “BattleBot” robot battle classroom tournament. (We named ours Cougar Clash as your

In this hands-on lesson, students explore unbalanced forces through a variety of learning experiences and reading material. They then create simple machines to demonstrate unbalanced forces.

In this hands-on lesson, students will test how long an ice cube takes to melt in the classroom. They will then design and build a structure that will prevent a 1-gram ice cube from melting completely

In this engaging lesson, students will model a standing transverse wave using a slinky and collect measurements to find the amplitude, wavelength, and frequency of their wave in order to calculate the

In this creative lesson, students will use a slinky to model two types of waves: longitudinal/compression waves and transverse waves. Through class exploration, students will first practice making the

This is the 4th lesson in a series of 4. The previous three lessons allowed students to create, expand, and evaluate code banks they created and the possible objectives they could complete with the

In this hands-on lesson, students will model transfer of kinetic energy by preparing and measuring the temperature of two equal quantities of water, before mixing them together and then measuring the

The presence of water in solid, liquid and gaseous forms is one of the primary factors that distinguishes Earth from its neighbors in the solar system. In this activity, you will will toss a globe to

Got gumdrops? Then you can build models of molecules. Molecules are tiny structures that make up just about all matter—including you! Molecules themselves are made of atoms, the basic building blocks

Students use making lemonade to practice lab procedures, measurement and ratios as well as learning about temperatures affecting saturation points.

Students create a model in the form of an illustrated flow chart that shows the flow of matter and energy through an Ecosystem.

Today we will learn how ice cream is made and then make some ourselves. To do this we will: Listen to an informational text describing how ice cream made and compare that information with our prior

Today we will make new crayons from old and broken crayons. To do this we will: listen to an informational text describing how crayons are made. make a solar oven. describe the steps we take to make

This lesson takes students down an interesting research project about Arizona's nuclear power plant, Palo Verde Generating Station, and its waste management practices today. This leads to discussions

Students will identify the causes and effects of combining substances that result in a new kind of matter, as well as a chemical reaction. The teacher will do two easy demonstrations that show

In this lesson, students will explore the different physical and chemical properties of matter. They will observe their ice cream ingredients change their properties to make a new substance. Students

Empower with solar, motors & wireless! Unravel renewable energy, motor tech & wireless applications in an engaging STEM journey.

Unleash creativity with drones and coding! Explore the exciting world of block coding and its application in drone technology.

Students will be challenged to complete an obstacle course with a Sphero/RVR/Edison through coding. Students will be given a task list to complete. Students will be timed. Math vocabulary will be