Grades:
6th Grade
Students will plant and observe plants from seed to full germination while making observations on growth. This will be done using a science notebook to record germination, height, and number of leaves
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson plan assesses motions and forces concepts through roller coasters. Plan, design and construct a successful roller coaster track that is capable of rolling a marble through its entire
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will construct a model of an ocean habitat to simulate an oil spill. They will then make observations about the behavior of the oil in the water and on the various items in the habitat model
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Summary: Use the engineering design process (EDP) to create a prototype of a device that can prevent squirrels from accessing a bird feeder. Materials: List of Materials EDP process handout Book and
Grades:
6th Grade
Students examine prior knowledge and apply their findings to design solutions. Students create an invention or app.
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will be creating an obstacle course and utilizing edison robots and edScratch to program robots to go through the course. Materials: Edison Robots and anything needed to create the obstacle
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Explore how size, strength, weight and time constraints can impact space transportation.
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson will explore aerodynamics, rocketry, and principles of space flights. Students will act as engineers. Their job is to research, plan, design, and build a water bottle rocket that will
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:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade
This lesson plan includes ideas and materials to last for 5 days. The students will be learning about human impact on tide pools and engineering their own solution. On the first day will be about
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
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:
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
In this 1 day lesson (60 min session), students are challenged to collaborate with their teams to create a plan and use the pvc halves to transport 1 golf ball 75 feet without touching the ball or
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will be able to describe what a climate zone is and describe how the distance from the equator impacts climate, describe the polar zone, mountain zone, temperate zone, and tropical zone
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:
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
Today students will collaborate to design and engineer a product to contain and clean up an oil spill while saving the affected wildlife. Today students will accurately complete an itemized receipt
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:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students become engineers and create a modified adaptive device after disassembling and assembling eyewear and creating a new adaptive device
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
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, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Thermal shock: bake marbles and place in ice water