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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: 2nd Grade
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In this culminating project, students will construct a model demonstrating how plants need energy to survive and thrive, including air, water, certain temperature conditions, and sun energy. Students
Grades: 9th Grade
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Students will grow two plants, one control and one with a manipulated independent variable. Throughout the time the plant grows students will monitor the plants and make observations. They will also
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
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This is a week- long set of lessons building on the structure and function of skin. The first few days will have students using technology to complete research. Students will also explore the
Grades: 2nd Grade
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Students will learn about the adaptation of camouflage through picture books and research. They will then learn about animals specific to the area. (In this lesson, we are using the Bill Williams
Grades: 5th Grade
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This is lesson four of a four-part design challenge unit that focuses on the concept of force and motion, specifically the phenomena of flight. Students will need approximately 45 minutes to complete
Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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For this lesson, students will be using the LEGO Spike Prime Kits and LEGO Mindstorm software. Students will writing programs using the Color Sensor to make the Driving Base autonomous.
Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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Students will design and build a car using STEM principles to safely transport a raw egg down a ramp, applying their knowledge of physics, engineering, and problem-solving.
Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
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In this lesson, students will explore the forces of flight in rockets. They will construct a rocket using straws, clay, and index cards. Students will then use a launcher to launch their rockets and
Grades: 8th Grade
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The students will come up with what is sound and how it is produced. Then in the next two lessons explore with a signal generator to explore amplitude and frequency.
Grades: 6th Grade
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Students are challenged to create a battlebot that will be powered by a sphero and compete against other bots. Each bot will have an inflated balloon attached to the back. The objective is to pop
Grades: 1st Grade
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Welcome to an exhilarating journey of problem-solving and exploration with Bee-Bots! In this captivating adventure, students will embark on a thrilling quest to navigate through challenging mazes
Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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Students create a polling station, using student-made buttons, a circuit, and coding a Micro:Bit, to discover and report current student trends.
Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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On the second day students use more complex coding, the built in camera for taking pictures and experience FPV. It has 3 missions total in this lesson. This lesson also uses yaw to keep the camera
Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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Coding and flying drones what a match! Students will have the chance to experiment with flying a drone in a simulator. The lesson includes 4 missions incorporating forces of flight acting on a drone.
Grades: 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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This lesson is designed for 11 & 12th grade anatomy and physiology students. Students will design and execute a lab where they record their own electrical conduction system of the heart.
Grades: Kindergarten
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Kindergarten students will be given a STEM case to solve! The goal is to build a bridge for two different sized/weight of vehicles. Students will research types of bridges and decide which bridge will
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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In this lesson, students will explore the key physics principles that govern the design and operation of street lighting systems. Through a hands-on engineering design challenge, students will apply
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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Slow Sustainable Fashion T-Shirts combines art, design, math, and technology. Student will gain and understanding of sustainable slow fashion design by deconstructing a recycled printed t-shirt and
Grades: 7th Grade
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The emphasis of this lesson is for students to see that their heart rate will increase after 1 minute of jumping jacks because the cells need additional oxygen while exercising, making their heartbeat

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