STEM Lesson Plans

In this lesson, students will be given a region where they will need to research and collect data with their groups to determine patterns and formulate predications about the types of disasters that

Students will work to discover an understanding of the part light plays in seeing color. They will work with looking at colors in red and blue light. They will expand on what they explore during these

Students will learn about the history of the National Parks Service and the different biomes and environments within the United States. Then, they will choose a National Park to research and present a

Students will learn the real primary colors by analyzing a decomposed image and experimenting with different paint colors to understand the primary colors of paint are cyan, magenta, and yellow.

~Students apply the engineering design process as they learn the advantages and disadvantages of the greenhouse effect. ~Students will work collaboratively to construct a miniature greenhouse to

Oil Spill; Students are challenged to clean up an oil spill in a river environment. Students create the river environment in a container and add water, plants, sand, and animals. They will spill 1/4

This design challenge was open for any interested students from grades 9-12. Students met afterschool over the course of the second semester. This is the 3rd sequence lesson in a set of 4. This lesson

Students will understand the concept and properties of buoyancy and density, through a hands-on exploration with the Lakeshore Design and Play STEAM Kit Boats by assembling boats using a foam hull

In this 7 week unit, students will utilize resources around them to create a garden for a culminating taco party! Students will work on science, math, and ELA within the unit. Feel free to host this

Students will be identifying the unknown minerals by looking at cleavage, fracture, luster, streak, hardness, and density. This is a hands on activity where students will place their data on a data

Students use various material to build a boat to sustain a given amount of weight.

Engage students in an interactive lesson exploring Brownian motion. Through hands-on experiments and discussions, they'll discover the random movement of particles and its applications in science and

The lesson covers the definition of a mountain, how continent boundaries are determined (specifically in reference to Europe and Asia), how we measure the baseline of a mountain, and finally the

Why do you think you use more or less water than the national average? Why do you think you use more or less water than people in other nations?

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

Students will identify the most common types of volcanoes, analyze how volcanoes are formed, share with groups to compare design ideas, and demonstrate how to test our volcanoes for effectiveness.

This lesson discusses winter weather and snow. We will create a recipe for “snow” following step by step directions that includes an addition math problem. Student will be responsible for measuring

Objective - Design and build a piece of furniture out of cardboard. Some criteria and constraints to think about: -The piece of furniture must start from the ground while in use (i.e. chair, coffee

Could Iron Man actually survive a super hero landing? In this lesson, students follow the engineering design process to create a "suit" for an egg to protect it from being dropped on the ground. They

Today, we will identify Newton’s Laws of Motion, analyze the difference between force and motion, compare balloon car designs with group mates and demonstrate how to design and test a prototype.

In this lesson, students will design and test solutions to protect their homes during monsoon flooding.

Students will learn about plate tectonics and model their new knowledge with food!

In this lesson students will gather information about human consumption of Earth's resources. The students will then use this information to develop an argument about how human consumption of Earth's

Students make a terrarium from rocks, soil, and plants to understand how 4 spheres and water cycle work in a closed system.