5. Computational Thinker | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

Sound of Music

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

The goal of this module is to learn about the production of musical sounds through the vibrations in stringed instruments. The module is expected to take place over approximately 4 class periods.

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Sound Waves Music

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

Circuit Scrutiny - Part 1

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

A high school physics lesson plan that uses guided inquiry to help students explore the changes in potential difference across resistors connected in series & parallel.

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Circuits Parallel Resistors

Drone Racing: Design and Build an Obstacle Course

Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade

In this lesson students will work in teams to research the different parts of a drone obstacle course with the intention to build and race it themselves.

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Drones

My Drone and Me: Getting to Know Your Controls

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

In this lesson students will broaden their understanding of their drone controls learning the proper terminology and practice using that vocabulary flying mini obstacle courses as a Pilot/Co-Pilot duo

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Drones

Holonomic Drive Unleashed: Programming a Mecanum Drive Robot for FTC

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

Dive into the physics and engineering and programming of holonomic drives! Learn to code and control movement for your FTC robot with hands-on activities and real-world applications.

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physics Robotics Coding

Drone Light Show

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

In the Drone Light Show project, students will explore the intersection of technology, creativity, and teamwork by designing and programming their own synchronized drone light show. Utilizing DJI

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Drones

Fueling the Future: Exploring Alternative Energy Sources

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

This lesson is a whole unit on energy. It can be broken up into 10 separate lessons. I chose to put them all together so that it was easier to see how I organized them so you did not have to search

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Alternative Energy Games

Ancient Paints Part 2: Lake Pigments

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

A lesson that dives into the fusion of Art and Chemistry. Students will make their own pigments using common plants by using an acid-base reaction. They will test the effects of different solvents in

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Arizona Art Science Method