S4: Apply Science to Engineering | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

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

Force and the Pioneer Whirligig

Grades: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

We begin with the observation of a phenomenon - the spinning pioneer button. Students make their own spinning pioneer button and experiment with different lengths of string. With teacher input and

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Simple Machines Engineering Force Model Torque Observation

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

Coding a Drone to Fly on Mars or in a City Park! Plan 1 of 2

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

Coding and flying drones what a match! Students will have the chance to experiment with flying a drone in a simulator. The lesson includes 4 missions incorporating forces of flight acting on a drone.

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Drones Coding

Let's Build a Bridge!

Grades: Kindergarten

Kindergarten students will be given a STEM case to solve! The goal is to build a bridge for two different sized/weight of vehicles. Students will research types of bridges and decide which bridge will

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Bridges Engineering

Let There Be Light! Circuit Activity with Copper

Grades: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade

In this lesson students in grades 2-4 will explore Arizona’s important role in the copper industry by learning how to create a simple circuit using copper wire, a battery and LED pin lights. They will

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Electricity Electricity Circuits Arizona

Earth System's and their Interactions

Grades: 4th Grade

This 4th grade STEAM lesson focuses on introducing students to Earth's four systems: Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere (excluding the Lithosphere). Students will learn about the Greek

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Earth and Space Science Environmental Science Poetry ELA Integration

The Magic of the Euler's Disk

Grades: 5th Grade

In this lesson, your students will be engaged in learning about forces and motion while using fractions in line plots. Students will record the spin time of different objects, they will display data

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Motion Engineering Properties of Matter

Creating Sustainable Solutions With Bioplastics Part 2

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

This lesson is a follow-up to the lesson titled "Creating Sustainable Solutions with Bioplastics Part 1". In this lesson, students evaluate different ingredients for bioplastics and create a minimum

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Properties of Matter Environmental Science Human Impact Real World Problem Solving