STEM Lesson Plans

This lesson is intended as a follow up to the Closer Look at Worms lesson. In this lesson, students explore the video creation platform, FlipGrid, and make their own videos. They will work in their

This is a series of 4 lessons lasting 30 minutes each. This is the first of two slide decks of lessons focusing on worm inquiry and technology. The lessons in this slide deck use digital microscopes

In this lesson there will be several small activities; on the first day students sort seeds and describe the different characteristics of the seeds; as an introduction and to engage students. Students

In this lesson the students will listen to the book THE WATCHER: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps and then engage in building a tool to collect the most ants in a timed setting.

Students will determine the best materials to use to build their school budget. They will create several garden models and determine which garden they ultimately want to build. Students will then

My lesson plan is entitled: Popsicle Stick Catapult. This lesson focuses on making a catapult out from popsicle sticks. This can be done inside the classroom where the students will be having fun

In this lesson students will research different roller coasters then work in groups design and build a roller coaster using pipe insulation and tape. Students will then analyze their roller coaster

This is part three of a four part unit. In this lesson students will be curious and play with a Comeback Can and a Tik-Tiki. Students will also develop explanations about how both devices work using

This is the third lesson as a part of the 4th and 6th grade crossover project. Lesson one introduces the students to the idea of abiotic and biotic factors and how they interact with each other

In this lesson it will take two or more days for groups or student(s) to build their eco friendly sustainable house. They need to consider their budget as well as what materials will represent each

Students will research and use math calculations to set up a classroom worm compost bin to compare to a classroom non-worm compost bin to be utilized for observation throughout the school year for

In this lesson students will identify different types of sustainable housing, engage in depth learning with hands on experience of what it takes to build a home from the outside to the inside

This lesson is intended to expose students to information about Environmental Changes and how Solar Energy affects living things. Students are challenged to design and build a shelter for a dog to

An Arizona 3rd grade standard is to learn about Arizona tribes ways of living, how they depend on their environment to shape their world. Students will use their hands, forearm, body height and hand

Students will use an online planetarium and participate in a kinesthetic model activity in order to develop and revise a model explaining the apparent motion of the stars in the night sky.

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.

In this 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 into any kind

What would you do if you were dropped into the wilderness, with nothing but what you could fit into a backpack, and had to survive harsh weather, a hostile location, and possibly aggressive wildlife

This hands-on lesson introduces students to gardening and the sustainability of food. Students will grow small gardens and manage them.

Students will create an engineering notebook that documents their progress through the engineering design process as it applies to their choice of project, either creating a toy from “trash” or a

In this hands-on lesson, students explore engineering and art as they use the same materials as the three little pigs to create a structure that would survive the blowing of a wolf (fan). Students

In this lesson, students will research Native American homes within different environments and create a model of a Native American home and highlight important information. They will then create and

In this engaging lesson, students will develop an understanding of how solar panels convert sunlight into electrical energy. They will investigate factors affecting the amount of electricity generated

This thematic unit has four lessons which will introduce students to phenomena we encounter in the real world. Students will learn about high interest phenomenon’s through hands-on investigations