Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students investigate and learn parts of an Earthworm inside and out. Students learn about the Earthworm life cycle and purpose.
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students who have been studying logarithms can apply them using a chemistry lab to discover the pH of acetic acid (white vinegar) and even compare this to other acids.
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Plants are the basis for nearly all agricultural production. Agricultural plant crops produce food, fiber, fuel, and aesthetically pleasing plants. Plants utilize energy from the Sun to convert water
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Animals need food and shelter to survive, just as humans. The requirements may differ slightly, but the basic needs of humans and animals are very similar. Nutritionally, all animals need protein
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Summary: Learn about the engineering design process and apply our understanding to make a sandwich. List of Materials Engineering Design Process (EDP) Reference Sheet (1 per student or group) https:/
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade
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
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Summary: Use the engineering design process (EDP) to create a prototype of a device that can prevent squirrels from accessing a bird feeder. Materials: List of Materials EDP process handout Book and
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
In this activity, students will perform a hands-on, inquiry-based investigation of the tradeoffs involved in hard rock mining. The object is to purchase and develop a mine, safeguarding the
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Explore how size, strength, weight and time constraints can impact space transportation.
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Summary: apply our understanding of the engineering design process to build a tower made of index cards that can hold an object. Materials: List of Materials 1 object, typically no bigger than a
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Let's Fly is a great lesson for those teaching forces and motion. Find some balsa wood flyers through a STEAM source, take your students outside to play and let them observe. Then bring them back
Grades:
10th Grade
This activity can be classified as a Performance Based Learning. There will be a rubric to assess the output of students. Students will present the logo with at least 3 parabolas for. Indicate the
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students will be participating in three different labs to learn about characteristics of blood spatter/droplets. They will be dropping them from different distances. They will drop them on top of each
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students will use SEEK or other species identification tools to create a database of biodiversity on campus. The lesson starts with a discussion of the importance of biodiversity to the functioning of
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students investigate options for covering a unique shaped pool with circular solar pool covers. This lesson includes using a scaled drawing to create calculations and creating a proposal.
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson is useful in a high school Physics or Calculus Class. Students will be matching Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs, sometimes creating their own.
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
4 part lesson in Soldering, circuits + wavelength/color
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
4 part lesson in Soldering, circuits + wavelength/color Intro – 10 minutes Exploration – 20 minutes Questions– 10 minutes Questions are written down on a whiteboard and hypotheses are posed. Teacher
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
4 part lesson in Soldering, circuits + wavelength/color
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
4 part lesson in Soldering, circuits + wavelength/color Understand the use of soldering in Engineering and Prototyping. Understand safety with regard to soldering. Understand components of the product
Grades:
10th Grade, 11th Grade
This is a 2 day lesson plan where a local contractor comes in and presents on building roofs and on snow load code. The second day is an activity where the students test out different slopes and
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the concept of osmosis, then investigate how solutions of various salt concentrations influence the size of plant cells.
Grades:
10th Grade
This lesson involves three scenarios where you calculate the frequencies of the dominant and recessive alleles. You will compare these frequencies for the 3 scenarios and discuss how they changed
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson uses a Modeling Instruction approach to developing the graphical and mathematical relationship commonly known as Newton's 2nd Law for students in Grades 9-12. Students design an experiment