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:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Objectives: After this activity, students should be able to: Learn the concepts of what a robot is Building a model of a robot (not a functioning robot). Explain what is a robot, the parts of a robot
Grades:
4th Grade
Lesson is on how weather and climate can impact planting. Agenda What is weather? What is climate? What is the difference between weather and climate? How will knowing about weather and climate help
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:
5th Grade
Integrating the Arts into Earth and Space is a culminating or review activity for 5th grade. This lesson is comprised of five engaging activities for students to complete: Collaborative Storytelling
Grades:
4th Grade
This lesson is about watersheds. It includes the presentation of the lessons, STEM sheet to use, and enrichment activity for students. The lesson includes a branching out activity of their own
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade
This lesson plan is about the phases of the moon. It can be used for 4th grade and 5th grade students. This is a hands-on activity that would help students explore the explanations about the movement
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Environmental Masters of Disaster Team (groups of 3-5 students) will choose an man-made environmental disaster, analyze its effects, then engineer a method or prototype to solve the problem.
Grades:
5th Grade
Have students create Earth, sun, moon, and planets that can go on robots. Have students experiment with light and movement to demonstrate the rotation of sun, earth, and moon Run the models Document
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
This lesson is part of a school-wide project to renovate a greenhouse and create a native seed library. This lesson is intended to create intrinsic motivation to engage in the project. This lesson
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade
This lesson plan includes ideas and materials to last for 5 days. The students will be learning about human impact on tide pools and engineering their own solution. On the first day will be about
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade
This is lesson 4 out of a unit of 4 lessons about habitats. In the preceeding lessons, students researched habitats and animal adaptations. This lesson is a presentation of information using a variety
Grades:
7th Grade
Students will investigate how plants grow and what they need. They will then be introduced to the idea of hydroponic planting and then be asked to design a hydroponics system of their own using
Grades:
8th Grade
OBJECTIVES: Today we will measure the height, diameter, and circumference of a tree Today we will determine a tree’s age by counting growth rings Today we will determine how rainfall affects the
Grades:
4th Grade
The students will work in groups to create roofs that are able to survive a hurricane.
Grades:
11th Grade
This 4-part lesson covers what plastics are, how they are used, recycling and the environmental impacts of plastics.
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade
Recording weather data for the city that each student has chosen for 2-3 weeks. Students will be able to record and analyze weather patterns for a selected city. Students will be able to explain
Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade
Context: This lesson takes place over three hour-long, before- school STEAM club meetings. Scholars will work in teams of two; however, each will design and create their own “coats”. Teacher may need
Grades:
8th Grade
OBJECTIVES: Today we will explore how biomes differ in different parts of the globe Today we will identify differences between biomes Today we will collaborate with our peers to gather environmental
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will be able to describe what a climate zone is and describe how the distance from the equator impacts climate, describe the polar zone, mountain zone, temperate zone, and tropical zone
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade
This lesson is 3 of 4 of a unit about habitats and animal adaptations. In this project, students will build a model of a habitat and an animal they created in lesson 2. The animal will need to have
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Summary: Students will use a Scratch template to make a model of the seasons, one from a view above the ecliptic, one to the side of the ecliptic and then a distance-time graph. Materials: Laptop and
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Summary: This lesson is going to be designed to teach first graders about the different seasons and weather we experience. The lesson is based on the Northern Hemisphere weather/seasons experienced
Grades:
7th Grade
Context: This is Task 2 (Lesson 2) of four tasks (lessons) of an overall project of “Escaping 7th Grade Science Room” This lesson takes place in a classroom for one or more hours *You may shorten each