E1: Earth Systems

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

This lesson is about taking a group of students to Walnut Canyon National Park in Northern Arizona. Students will be provided with a worksheet that coincides with the activities done at the park.

In Part 2, after students have created the blueprint, the floor plan and the budget, they will then create the blueprint using the Tinkercad application. Students must make a house following the

This lesson plan explores earthquakes and how to build structures that will stay standing. After learning about earthquakes, they will make their own dream house. They must consider the facts in

Students will take an amount of time to plan and build a eco friendly home. They will include four eco friendly ideas into their home both on the exterior and interior of their build. Students may

Discuss with students how the size and shape of a structure helps to make different areas and shapes of shade. You might briefly discuss how some structures block the sunlight from the top only, while

Students use a GIS story map and hands on investigation to analyze the urban heat island effect in Phoenix.

Students put together fossil bone cut outs to determine a prehistoric species before learning about the different ways scientists determine the physical characteristics of extinct organisms.

Students will research a biome around the world, including 3 animals, 3 plants, and 3 nonliving parts of the ecosystem. Students will construct a diorama of the biome and illustrate a natural disaster