S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

Rocket Science

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

This lesson is a great introduction for space exploration units. This plan goes over the history of rockets, how they work, and how modern rockets help us explore the solar system. There are 2 hands

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Rockets Engineering Space Critical Thinking Observation

Photorealistic AI image of a food web scene in a forest

Camo Critters

Grades: 2nd Grade

Students will learn about the adaptation of camouflage through picture books and research. They will then learn about animals specific to the area. (In this lesson, we are using the Bill Williams

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Camoflauge Ecosystems Ecology Graphing Animals Observation Arizona Habitats

4th Grade: Force and Motion with Paper Rockets

Grades: 4th Grade

This lesson focuses on teaching 4th-grade students the fundamental concepts of force and motion through the hands-on activity of designing, constructing, and launching paper rockets. The lesson

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Paper Rockets Rockets Engineering Force and Motion Force Motion Data Measurement Graphing

Using Color Sensors in Reaction to Lines

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

For this lesson, students will be using the LEGO Spike Prime Kits and LEGO Mindstorm software. Students will write programs using the Color Sensor to make the Driving Base autonomous. A variety of

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Programming Coding LEGOs Problem Solving Critical Thinking Robotics

Eggcellent Car Race

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Students will design and build a car using STEM principles to safely transport a raw egg down a ramp, applying their knowledge of physics, engineering, and problem-solving.

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Engineering Design Process cars Data Modeling Problem Solving Critical Thinking

Forces of Flight-Straw Rockets

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

In this lesson, students will explore the forces of flight in rockets. They will construct a rocket using straws, clay, and index cards. Students will then use a launcher to launch their rockets and

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Straw Rockets Rockets Engineering Observation Measurement Data Modeling

Cardboard Automata Tinkering - STEAM Lesson

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade

This engineering design STEAM lesson is intended to be introduced as a playful and inventive approach to learning simple machines. Students explore levers, cams, cam followers, linkages, and other

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Simple Machines Automata

Battlebot Spheros

Grades: 6th Grade

Students are challenged to create a battlebot that will be powered by a sphero and compete against other bots. Each bot will have an inflated balloon attached to the back. The objective is to pop