A student looking in a microscope, very scientifically

STEM Lesson Plans

Search our growing library of STEM lesson plans. Arizona teachers are contributing their best STEM lesson plans to an archive that is aligned with Arizona Academic Standards. This repository is provided free of charge through a collaboration with the Arizona Educational Foundation.

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
This hands-on lesson introduces students to gardening and the sustainability of food. Students will grow small gardens and manage them.
Grades: 2nd Grade

In this lesson, students will learn about Wilson Bentley, the "farmer scientist" who pioneered photomicrography to photograph snowflakes and share them with the world. Students will then design and

Grades: 2nd Grade

In this lesson, students will read about volcanoes (using teacher chosen books and Readworks.org passages) as well as watch videos to see them in real life. They will then create their own volcano and

Grades: 2nd Grade

In this lesson students will explore the water cycle. They will learn how the water cycle works. Students will be able to make their own project while observing the water cycle in ziplock bags.

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Summary: This lesson is going to be designed to teach first graders about the different seasons and weather we experience. The lesson is based on the Northern Hemisphere weather/seasons experienced