A student looking in a microscope, very scientifically

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: 1st Grade
Students will experiment with light and shadows, learn the values of coins, and then perform a puppet show combining their knowledge of light and shadows with their knowledge of coin values to tell
Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
This is the third lesson in a series of 4 lessons that correlate to the novel "Space Case" by Stuart Gibbs. This set of lessons is based on chapters 8 - 14. The lessons include creating a timeline
Grades: 5th Grade
In this lesson, students will work individually to build a working periscope. They will make a simple one out of card stock and then being creative with whatever supplies their teacher gives them
Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
This hands-on lesson introduces students to gardening and the sustainability of food. Students will grow small gardens and manage them.