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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
Using the Introduction to Hydroponics lab, introduce students to the features of the Hydroponic Systems. Integrate optimized components into an existing design. Provide plans for the project's
Grades: 6th Grade
In this 1 day lesson (60 min session), students are challenged to collaborate with their teams to create a plan and use the pvc halves to transport 1 golf ball 75 feet without touching the ball or
Grades: 5th Grade
In this lesson there is an emphasis on explaining how magnets have a force that can move other objects at a distance. For this lesson you will need a magnet per group, 8 thin pieces of wood, about 30
Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade
Students will learn basic concepts of physics [velocity, motion, vector] Today students will develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance. Collect and analyze data
Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Students experiment and learn how to classify different kinds of potential and kinetic energy. They use simple materials such as magnets, balls, and rubber bands. The lesson lasts about an hour. The
Grades: 6th Grade
A mixture of 5E lessons on Nearpod and accompanying hands-on activity to help students see that gravity works at a distance and is affected by mass. Materials needed GraviTraks Lesson Packet (embedded
Grades: 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson is designed to allow students the experience to move from an additive understanding in mathematics to a multiplicative understanding through the activity called Cootie Catcher. The
Grades: 8th Grade, 9th Grade
Make quadratics come alive with stomp rockets! This is a 3-4 hour learning experience where students will build and launch paper rockets, then use the data to create quadratic equations.
Grades: 4th Grade
Magnets are objects that have the ability to attract and repel certain materials. Magnets have two poles that are called the north pole and the south pole. The poles are areas near the opposite ends
Grades: 6th Grade
Students learn about and construct a food web of the sagebrush ecosystem. This is a 2 x 50 minute lesson with an additional 30 minutes for the computer simulation. Students work in small groups to