Mathematics

This is a 5E lesson plan for teaching middle school students (grades 6-8) how to use sensors to control motors and interact with objects on a field using block code with a system like LEGO Mindstorms.

This lesson is the 3rd lesson in a series of 4. It has the students learning about measuring angles and calculating missing angles to determine the angles on a practice Sphero Bot course. Once the

This hands-on lesson is to help students create geometric shapes by writing code to allow their robot to create the assigned shape. Students learn about algorithms as they explore the basics of coding

This lesson explores light energy, hydroponics, and metric measurement conversions (mm, cm, m). Students will identify the ways that different colors of light energy can affect plant growth. They will

This is a lesson geared toward junior high and high school classes to introduce students to the idea of cryptography and encryption. This lesson could be simplified for younger students by removing

In this lesson, students will design and build their own mini golf hole (first on scaled paper, then using cardboard and recycled materials). One obstacle must be made out of a net. Students will get

Over the course of three class sessions, spanning 90 minutes each, students will engage in an immersive project focusing on the outdoor air quality prevalent in four states situated in the

In this engaging lesson, students will explore human regenerative medicines through the planarian's ability to regenerate. Planarians have specials cells that allow themselves to modify and regrow

This lesson is in collaboration with the National Park Service and contains additional activities from the Jr. Ranger program. Using the NPS brochure guide/map and Plantnet app, students will identify