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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: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

This lesson plan focuses on Torque, assuming prior knowledge of Rotational motion, angular velocity, angular acceleration, Newton's Laws for linear motion. It also introduces Newton's laws for

Grades: 9th Grade

After becoming familiar with the factors that affect lift from the previous Flight Basics lesson and going over key weather concepts from this lesson, students will be expected to make a device to

Grades: 9th Grade

Upon completion of this lesson, the student should know: • The relationship between Bernoulli's Principle and Newton’s Laws of Motion and how they were used to develop a machine that could fly. • The

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

This set of lessons allows students to model the decay chains of radioactive isotopes and relate the mathematical patterns and scientific concepts together in a innovative and interactive way.

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Students begin by using the Google Sunroof website to compare the cost/benefits of installing solar panels on a home's roof using different financial methods- buying, leasing and renting panels. After

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

The quintessential chemistry lab, Flame Test Lab! Students will use spectroscopes to identify the component photons of light that are emitted from Spectrum Tubes and Flame Tests. Students will learn

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

This lesson is designed for students to derive the rules for circuits in series by experimenting with different variables in simple circuits in series using the PhET DC Electricity simulation lab.

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Students will discover the Empirical Formula for the synthesis of Magnesium and Oxygen through a laboratory experiment in which they will react Magnesium Ribbon with atmospheric Oxygen by super

Grades: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Students engage in the Engineering Design Process and e-textiles by creating a light-up felt sugar skull.

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Students will get the opportunity to engage in scientific research, studying sustainability and fuel options, while creating models to represent their knowledge.