STEM Lesson Plans

This lesson uses the children’s book The Seed and the Giant Saguaro to teach about plant and wildlife habitat in the Sonoran Desert. It includes story reading, discussion, a field experience, writing

Today we will collaborate and communicate effectively with our peers to complete an engineering design challenge, building an obstacle course for a drone. Today students will be able to: To use manual

Students will learn about balanced vs unbalanced forces by trying to rescue bears from the "Lava" (the table) using certain given supplies.

This is part 2 of a Heredity lesson. In this portion of the lesson the students will work in collaborative pairs to mate the dragons the created in part 1. Furthermore, they will create Punnett

In this lesson, students will experiment with unseen forces and their effect on motion. Students will build a LEGO land sailing car that will be powered by wind produced from a fan. Students will

In part 1 of this lesson students will Use the Laws of heredity to create a dragon based on the random toss of a coin. A chart has been created to assign genotypes and the corresponding phenotypes for

This lesson includes 1 or 2- 50 minute period(s) worth of Greenhouse gas exploration. Students are creating and refining a drawn model of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere, reading and discussing

Through this kindergarten STEM project, students will develop an understanding of weather patterns and the changes that occur during different seasons. By engaging in hands-on activities, observations

Students study and design a healthy fish tank with a variety of animals. Students budget costs to do so.

Students use making lemonade to practice lab procedures, measurement and ratios as well as learning about temperatures affecting saturation points.

This lesson models germination of a bean seed by starting seeds in plastic bags and soil. Students will learn about the development of root systems and seedlings as well as grow them for transplant to

Today we will learn how ice cream is made and then make some ourselves. To do this we will: Listen to an informational text describing how ice cream made and compare that information with our prior

Students will use the engineering design process to plan and build a robot using recyclable materials and identify geometric shapes in the robot.They will also use tally marks to keep track of the

Fashion design & apparel engineering is a multidisciplinary field that combines the knowledge of engineering, technology, math, science, and the arts with the creativity of fashion design. In this

Students will use the materials provided to engineer a vehicle that is powered by a robot and deliver a treat to a chose location. Students will use the robots you have, I use Sphero and Edison robots

Students will use the materials provided to engineer a vehicle that is powered by a robot and deliver a treat to a chose location. Students will use the robots you have, I use Sphero and Edison robots

This is the final lesson of 4 lessons. In this lesson we are creating our design from lesson 3. This is a project type lesson so it is not done in a traditional manner. Students will create either

This is the 3rd lesson of a 4 part series. In this lesson the students will be using their gauge from their swatch to design a garment or accessory for a model. Using proportional relationships

Students are given a mission to map and collect resources with a robot needed in a Mars colony. Students need to use coordinate points to create a route from a starting point to a destination for

This is the second lesson of a 4 part series that explores STEM in Knitting. This lesson is optional and requires the teacher to be an experienced knitter either by hand or with a knitting machine

This lesson is the first of 4 lessons that helps students on the journey to knitting with Math. The lesson uses proportions and ratios to help students understand the basic swatch and how to calculate

Creating a geometric design to create a stained glass window. Then assembling the window with pretzel rods, royal icing and melted jolly ranchers. Students can learn about how heat energy effects the

This week-long experience teaches students about the computer science and robotics behind NASA's Mars Rover program using Ozobots as Mars Rovers. Students will first build background on the history of

In this lesson, students will create a paper “spring” with the folds of paper. The object is have the origami frog down on the back of the frog to spring the depressed—potential energy is stored. When