Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Explore genetic diversity and conservation with a hands-on activity simulating the bottleneck effect using black-footed ferrets as a case study. This lesson is Ideal for grades 6 and up.
Grades:
3rd Grade
Students will work in teams to design, build, and test boats made of aluminum foil to explore engineering design principles, buoyancy, and problem-solving. This hands-on STEM challenge introduces
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
In this activity, you will learn how to create art with moving parts using everyday items like cardboard, skewers, and craft supplies. You will build an automaton- a machine with parts that go up and
Grades:
1st Grade
Students will develop and use models to explain how living things use resources to grow and survive; design and evaluate habitats for organisms using earth materials. Students will then experience how
Grades:
Kindergarten
Students will integrate technology and math concepts by programming Sphero robots to navigate an obstacle course made from cardboard boxes, using measurement and estimation skills.
Grades:
4th Grade
Students using codes to control the Code and Go Mouse. Students will also use booklets to document their finding.
Grades:
4th Grade
In this hands-on STEM challenge, 4th graders become engineers by designing, testing, and optimizing miniature roller coasters! Students will: Investigate forces (gravity, friction) and energy transfer
Grades:
4th Grade
In this exciting hands-on project, students will explore the basics of robotics by building three different types of bristlebots—small, motor-powered robots that wiggle and race using vibration and
Grades:
4th Grade
In this integrated STEM and literacy lesson, 4th grade students will explore survival challenges faced by the main character in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. After analyzing the story and discussing Brian
Grades:
7th Grade
Students will engineer a working Mars Rover to transport supplies through rough terrain.
Grades:
7th Grade
In this lab, we will investigate the motion of a toy car down a ramp by defining and measuring its speed and acceleration.
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Integrating model rocketry into the 7th-grade curriculum and Arizona Science Standard 7.P2U1.4, we aim to bring Newton’s Laws of Motion to life for students. Students design and build a rocket using a
Grades:
5th Grade
During the Build a Sustainable City STEM project, 5th grade students will design and construct a model city that balances human needs with environmental responsibility. Students work in teams to
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
In this interdisciplinary unit, students explore the environmental and health impacts of traditional cooking methods around the world and use the engineering design process to develop solar-powered
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will inquire how oil and vinegar act when mixed. They will discover that without an emulsifier, the two liquids separate. When you add mustard or egg yolk, the liquids stay mixed longer —
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
These daily STEAM challenges will excite students creativity and innovative building and thinking skills. Students will work in teams to create a variety of building projects such as: mazes, elevators
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Many students enjoy listening to music, making it the perfect hook for an engaging STEM lab. In this activity, students build their own working speaker to play music, combining creativity with hands
Grades:
5th Grade
In this cross-curricular STEM lesson, students tackle the real-world issue of wrong-way drivers in Arizona by applying the Engineering Design Process and using robotics. Working in teams, students
Grades:
9th Grade
Science is an ever developing subject with new discoveries and understanding - textbooks can’t keep up, but they can give important background knowledge. This is designed to teach students Earth and
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade
Students will be able to see the effects of cellular respiration (exhalation of carbon dioxide) in a state of rest as well as during a state of exercise and to correlate cellular respiration with
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade
How do the components in your food help / hinder cellular respiration? The purpose of this lesson is to understand the contents of our favorite foods and then understand what foods contain vitamin C
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Developing STEM skills will advance workforce development and fostering critical thinking. This free, online lab manual features scientific computing activities designed for middle school
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Makey Makey Storyboards
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
This lesson takes students through the process of creating an interactive storyboard using a Makey Makey circuit board. This lesson can be adjusted for any grade level with examples given in the 4th
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