STEM Lesson Plans

With this introductory lesson on Newton's Laws, student will have the opportunity to understand and explain Newton's 3 laws through a hands-on experience. This is an excellent way to introduce physics

This STEM lesson focused on plant parts and plant growth. This correlates with AZ 4th grade standards. Students will read Seeds of Change, design a simple hydroponic system and plant seeds. Lesson

Go through different STEM, reading, and writing activities with Roz and her friends in The Wild Robot. Students will problem solve, participate in discussions, and learn about artificial intelligence

This lesson will take 2 60 minute class periods. Students will watch a video, read a book, and have class discussions about earthquakes. This lesson will walk students through the design process

Students will apply physics and engineering principles to design and construct a functional mini-golf course using homemade materials.

Students explore the solar system by conducting research and display their knowledge through creative writing and poetry.

How is Res going to collect samples from Mars? Can you use Edison to design a collector that can help Res collect Mars samples? In this lesson students will use Edison to design a sample collector

Students will focus is on the historical time period of 1763- 1900 CE. The objective is to select a historically accurate person and research the person's story. Then students will plan, create

Explore temperature and weather with students. Teachers will guide students through this graphing and research activity. The unit opens with a literacy component, Global Warming with Seymour Simon

In this lesson, the students will plan and carry out investigations to explore sound propagation and its characteristics through simple activities. They will discover in which medium sound travels

NASA needs Resilience to take pictures to send back to Earth for observation. Resilience needs a cell phone holder that can take pictures or videos from multiple views. Can you use Edison to design a

When Res lands on Mars she will encounter various terrain that she must navigate successfully. Can you create wheels that will help navigate her through the terrain? This is part one of a four part

This lesson allows the students to experience the life of an interior designer. The students will be tasked to use their knowledge on area and perimeter as they design a layout for their own classroom

An integrated fourth grade math and geography lesson. This lesson is aligned to the ADE/NGSS Cross Cutting Concept of Scale, Proportion, and Quantity. The fourth grade social studies/geography

This plan was created by me and used in my afterschool STEM club in January. It tests building a soda can heater. The plan begins with the story, Snowy Day, and brings into focus the need for heat and

This lesson focuses on teaching students about electrical circuits with an enLIGHTening project at the end.

Get ready to embark on an exciting adventure that connects you to the incredible world of the humpback chub, an endangered fish species found in the mighty Colorado River. In this exploration, we will

Students learn the difference between parallel and series circuits and how they can affect electrical connections in our homes.

In this set of lesson plans for A Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly, students will investigate compasses and whale migration. The final project for the novel is a choice board of activities that pertain

In this set of lesson plans that go with the novel A Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly, students will focus on glaciers. Activities include size of icebergs, melting glaciers and water levels, along

Use Dash Robots to retell a story, using key events, as the path that Dash travels.

Using a Spangler Energy Stick to conduct electricity through our bodies.

This is an engaging STEAM lesson where students can learn about the eight different biomes on Earth and create a creature that has successfully adapted to live in one of the biomes.

This is a phenomena based lesson where students will create a model to demonstrate the earth’s rotation during each season to investigate the change in light during the seasons