Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this lesson, students will create their own golden record that may travel throughout our solar system and beyond. The Golden Record acts as a time capsule and students collaborate which popular
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Notes Prerequisites: This lesson requires prior experience with Edison Robots. Context: This lesson can be taught to a single class or used in an after-school coding/robotics club. Students should be
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Students will be creating an original design using only plastic bags. Students will reuse plastic bags to create a useful product they could sell. Students will use evidence to construct an argument
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade
Summary: In groups students will construct a Rube Goldberg device made completely out of found objects that includes at least 5 simple machines and students will identify the energy transformations
Grades:
6th Grade
In this unit, students will study the effects of atmospheric pressure and air resistance on objects to engineer a landing apparatus to land cargo in space. They will then write a Claim based on
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will construct a model of an ocean habitat to simulate an oil spill. They will then make observations about the behavior of the oil in the water and on the various items in the habitat model
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:
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:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Summary: In groups students will construct a roller coaster made completely out of paper that a marble can travel on, the goal is to have the "ride" last for a longer time than other and be able to
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson plan assesses motions and forces concepts through roller coasters. Plan, design and construct a successful roller coaster track that is capable of rolling a marble through its entire
Grades:
6th Grade
In this lesson, students will be learning about the challenges of farming in space for future settlements. Specifically they will focus on the difficulty of testing whether plants will grow in soil
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
Students will create Rube Goldberg machines from simple machines. The teacher can determine materials such as wooden planks, paper towel rolls, bottle caps, marbles, cardboard, hot glue etc.
Grades:
4th Grade
Students will be working together to clean up an oil spill. They will discover what an oil spill is, what causes it, and what the effects are. The simulation is made using tinfoil baking dishes
Grades:
8th Grade
Students will use stomp rockets to collect data. With this data they will create and analyze trends of a scatterplot.
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will be creating an obstacle course and utilizing edison robots and edScratch to program robots to go through the course. Materials: Edison Robots and anything needed to create the obstacle
Grades:
2nd Grade
Lesson Summary: 2nd Grade students listen to the story; Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket and reflect how they would create and design a space lander/rover. We watch the video; Curiosity; Mars Rover and
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson is designed for 6-8, but can be used at lower levels as well (3rd & 4th). Students will learn what an experimental (or x) plane is and then create one on paper. The link to NASA's video
Grades:
5th Grade
In this activity, you will make a model of the planets in the solar system and specifically model their distances to scale Materials: Model of the Solar System-plastic 3D model String Push pins tape
Grades:
6th Grade
In this unit, students will study the effects of air pollution and engineer an environmentally friendly air filter to reduce pollutants in the air using common household items and recycled materials
Grades:
5th Grade
When exploring this topic, the students will gain knowledge about owning their own restaurant. They will engage in activities that will make them aware of the different styles of restaurants they can
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
This lesson takes place in as classroom for one or more 60 minute class periods. The data collection portion may continue for 2+ weeks (or whatever time frame you decide). An emphasis is placed on the
Grades:
Kindergarten
Students will analyze shadows to determine how light moves and changes throughout the day.
Grades:
6th Grade
In this unit, students will study the effects of acid rain and chemically engineer an environmentally friendly solution to neutralize the acid in a simulated river contaminated by factory run-off
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will use an online seasons simulation to explore how direct and indirect sunlight influence the seasons. They will graph daylight hours from cities located in different parts of the world