Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson will provide students with hands-on experience to design a roller coaster that will demonstrate transformation and conservation of mechanical energy. Students will learn the concept of
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will construct a paper windmill to compare it to their future wind turbine. The materials needed are Square piece of paper (any size), Pencil, Scissors, Ruler, Pushpin, Straw or wooden stick
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this lesson, students will investigate the properties of a mixture, as if it were a contaminated soil sample near a stream. This activity will show students that heterogeneous mixtures can be
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade
Students will learn basic concepts of physics [velocity, motion, vector] Today students will develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. Collect and analyze data
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This middle school lesson covers the concept of air resistance. Students work in teams of 3 with a list of materials to design, build, and test 3 parachutes that will maximize the air resistance of a
Grades:
6th Grade
To demonstrate their understanding of how energy is passed throughout an ecosystem and the symbiotic relationships of organisms within an ecosystem, students construct a food web marble run. This
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will create their own cookie cutters to fill a custom order in their bakery. They will need access to 3D design software like tinkercad and access to a 3D printer. It's even more fun when you
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
This lesson plan requires the prior knowledge of the students about the different operations with Integers. This will be an activity to master the concept about integers through a DaMath game. This is
Grades:
6th Grade
Materials: Base plate: The base plate is the foundation for the wind turbine and supports the rest of the components. Tower: The tower holds up the gearbox and the rotor assembly. Gearbox: The gearbox
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will design and create a working, themed pinball machine that follows specified constraints and utilizes makerspace materials such as: Cardboard box Rubber bands Push Pins Duct Tape Mini cups
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Today we will fuse glass. Fusing is the joining together of compatabible glass sheets or pieces. Glass fuses at 1490 degrees. All glass must be compatible it conforms at 6mm or ¼”. Glass that is
Grades:
6th Grade
Agenda: Introduction and Video Collaboration (10 minutes) Discuss blade design Research blade designs Construct Blades Finalize Blades attach to wind turbine hub Assessment/Closure Materials: Paper
Grades:
6th Grade
The students will be testing how the sun's energy is able to melt ice on different colors of plates. They will test which color will melt the ice the fastest and calculate the rate. Materials needed
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade
Create a barometer using a jar, balloon, stir stick and tape. Collect data and graph it to understand how a barometer works and how it predicts weather.
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
This lesson takes place in a classroom for one or more hours. Students are put in small groups of 2 to 4 people. Target: Is to make a kite that can fly with all the necessary parts. Creative solutions
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this lesson, students will show how heat transfers into an egg during the hard-boiling process, and additionally, different methods of how heat can transfer out of an egg during the cooling process
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Summary: Students will design and create a prototype that will sustain plant growth without soil. Materials: plastic bottles, aluminum cans (empty and open on one side), pebbles, 1/2 cup of water per
Grades:
6th Grade
This lesson is about writing an essay ( narrative/argumentative) using the results of growing seeds indoor. The students will germinate seeds in the greenhouse using seedling trays, organic soil for
Grades:
6th Grade
Start by discussing/learning what is matter, the states of matter, properties of matter. What is mass, how to measure it. Two labs follow: density of solids and density of liquids. Students will need
Grades:
2nd Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade
This can be taught at different grade levels, diving deeper when possible. Just delete what you don’t need. Taught in the classroom, groups of 2 - 4. Groups of 2 would allow for each student to bring
Grades:
6th Grade
The students will conduct and observe their own experiments based on some general background information presented here. The question for the next 3 lessons: Which Seed Will Grow Faster? Seeds planted
Grades:
6th Grade
Over 2 days (60 min or more each day), students create a catapult out of jumbo popsicle sticks, a water bottle cap and rubber bands. The challenge is for students to launch their snowball (cotton ball
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade
Recording weather data for the city that each student has chosen for 2-3 weeks. Students will be able to record and analyze weather patterns for a selected city. Students will be able to explain
Grades:
6th Grade
Students explore the limiting factors of yeast over 2-3 days. The materials needed are yeast, sugar, water, ice, tea kettle, empty soda or water bottles, balloons, graduated cylinder, string, ruler