STEM Lesson Plans

This lesson plan can be adapted to Grades 6-8th (possibly younger as well) Using various Science/Engineering standards and concepts to engage in discussion, creation and testing of designs in an egg

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce and apply the concept of frequency. Students will be begin by a motivating “click the mouse” challenge. This will help them to develop the concept of

This is a series of lessons that help students understand forms of energy, energy transfer, and energy transformations. Through a series of inquiry based lessons, starting with the phenomenal Newton's

Students explore energy transfer and sound waves as they construct a functional speaker out of paper. Groups will plan an investigation to test the impact the speaker size has on the ability for it to

Students explore energy transfer, gravity, and Newton's laws as they engineer a design to reduce the force of impact on an egg dropped from a 6 meter height.

The goal of these lessons is to introduce work and power and then apply it by having students find the power produced by a future NFL player. The students will then be challenged to see what type of

This lesson plan is designed to allow students to express their creativity while applying science, technology and math concepts by designing their own dream house. Materials: Computer Dream House

Students will make clay pucks. Fire clay pucks and put into various fibers, materials, paper while still hot to see the effect of thermal shock on clay and the design each of the different materials

Students will test the relationships between mass, speed, and kinetic energy using a toy skateboard.

This lesson plan is designed to teach students about Newton's 3rd Law of Motion through hands-on experimentation. Students will build cars and test the effects of collisions to gain a deeper

Students will focus on the Engineering Design process, which includes researching, as well as making improvements to a design, with appropriate testing. Basic materials, pencil, paper, scissors, tape

The students can able to build a solar power car and test it if it works outside when there is a sun at the of this activity. They can able to discuss what solar energy can give to human through

Summary: In groups students will construct a roller coaster made completely out of paper that a marble can travel on, the goal is to have the "ride" last for a longer time than other and be able to

Summary: In groups students will construct a Rube Goldberg device made completely out of found objects that includes at least 5 simple machines and students will identify the energy transformations

1. Read and discuss the the hook “A.I. Apocalypse” 2. KWL Chart on Reverse Engineering KWL Chart Borrowed from: DrivingDigitalLearning.com 3. Video explaining what reverse engineering is and the steps

Model Building For Disaster is a 4-6 week unit in which students research natural disasters around the world and their effect on developing countries. Following their research, student teams design

Agenda: 80 minutes What is potential energy? What is kinetic energy? Computing speed/ unit rate Materials: Tapes Balloon Glue Straws Chipboards Wooden axles Rubber bands Plastic wheels Foam blocks

Students will create Rube Goldberg machines from simple machines. The teacher can determine materials such as wooden planks, paper towel rolls, bottle caps, marbles, cardboard, hot glue etc.

Students will experiment with stirring colors and creating effects, to learn through experimentation while creating a piece of art. Many of these Science terms are also Elements of Art. Texture, color

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

Build a strong house able to withstand hurricanes and tropical storms. Compare your work with the actions of a character from If I Built a House.

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

Summary: Students will use their knowledge of Newton's 3 laws and knowledge of simple machines to design and construct a Rube Goldberg machine. Materials: Various materials for building, such as

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