Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
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
Grades:
2nd Grade
Students will read and respond to the story, Room on the Broom. Then students will plan and create a sturdy broom to hold as many pumpkin candies as possible.
Grades:
2nd Grade
Students will read the original version of The Three Little Pigs and then explore different versions of the story. After exploring, they will complete a compare & contrast chart on two or three of the
Grades:
2nd Grade
Students will read and explore the idea of leprechauns and traps. Then, using the Engineering Design Process students will have to build a leprechaun trap.
Grades:
2nd Grade
This hands-on and engaging lesson followed a unit on the Gingerbread Man. Students were challenged to build a bridge to get the Gingerbread Man safely across the body of water, so he doesn't get eaten
Grades:
2nd Grade
2nd grade students will work collaboratively to describe, illustrate, and communicate their understanding of the states of matter involving liquids, solids, and gases. The lesson includes extension
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson delves into Matter and why it matters. What makes it what and how we can change these substances.
Grades:
2nd Grade
In this lesson students will learn about the 3 types of matter and go on a matter scavenger hunt. After the scavenger hunt students will make graphs to show the different types of matter that they
Grades:
2nd Grade
This lesson, which is a follow up to the lesson about heating, asks students to observe the properties of objects after they have been heated and cooled to draw conclusions about the effects of
Grades:
2nd Grade
In this lesson, students observe the changes in states of matter caused by heat, or the lack in changes in some objects. Students relate this to the Driving Question of what happened to the Niagara
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade
In this lesson students learn about forces and motion by designing cars with materials provided in the Lakeshore Learning Design & Play: Cars materials. Students will measure distance driven, reflect
Grades:
2nd Grade
This is a summary lesson for a unit on bodies of water and states of matter of water. The students will be creating models of the Earth that show water in different ways such as lakes, rivers, oceans
Grades:
2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
The lesson will help teachers and students who are learning the basics of 3D printing. There will be a list of vocabulary, video, student discussion, sketching a prototype and using Tinkercad to
Grades:
2nd Grade
This lesson will teach the students about the three properties of matter. ( Solid, Liquid and Gas). The students will also do an experiment to observe the three properties.
Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade
In this lesson, students will observe the different ways a sheet of paper can fall. They will face two challenges with paper, the final challenge being to create and test a parachute for a small
Grades:
2nd Grade
Students have a book to read about the three states of matter. Students experiment with the three states of matter of water. They record their observations in their STEM notebook. Students look at a
Grades:
2nd Grade
Students will design and construct a paper airplane to fly. They will measure distance, and then re construct their paper airplane to see if they can make it go farther.
Grades:
2nd Grade
Students will observe and investigate the shapes of bubbles. They will then create their own wand in a different shape to see if bubbles are always round or if they can create a different shape.
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
The students will create a Three Sisters Garden by participating in a teamwork activity, listening to a read aloud, watching a video, creating a diagram, planting the garden, and creating a video
Grades:
2nd Grade
Students will better understand gas, liquid, and solid states of matter through hands-on learning stations and a create-a-toy design challenge.
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:
2nd Grade
Students are challenged to plan, design and build a structure of their choosing with the constraint that they can only use the materials they choose, no more, no less. List of Materials Students will
Grades:
2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Context: This lesson will take 1 to 1 hour class periods Students will work in pairs Students will begin to look at germination of a plant and the plant cycle This lesson is the first that will lead
Grades:
2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Students will create their own cut-out stop motion animation videos using the iMotion app. List of Materials iPads-1 per pair iMotion App or similar Construction paper Scissors Tape/ Glue Storyboard