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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: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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In this engaging lesson, students measure throw-ins and convert their data to meters by dividing by 100. They will evaluate measurement systems and decide the best measurement size. You will need
Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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In this hands-on lesson, students use the engineering design process (EDP) to create a prototype of a device that can prevent squirrels from accessing a bird feeder. This is a great way to integrate
Grades: Kindergarten
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In this kindergarten lesson we'll be learning all about bats and why they're important to our environment. Students will create a bat out of ripped up pieces of paper and will fill in a bat template

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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Students will use SEEK or other species identification tools to create a database of biodiversity on campus. The lesson starts with a discussion of the importance of biodiversity to the functioning of

Grades: 7th Grade
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This lesson plan is designed for students to investigate the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration. The lesson starts with a phenomena video and hypothesis question. It is followed by a

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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Students investigate options for covering a unique shaped pool with circular solar pool covers. This lesson includes using a scaled drawing to create calculations and creating a proposal.

Grades: 7th Grade
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Students will conduct a lab activity to gather information about how the heart rate can be affected by rest and by exercising. They will learn how to calculate their own target heart rates using a

Grades: 7th Grade
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This lesson allows students to construct a cell model in a fun and engaging way using edible materials such as cereals and candies. This will help students remember how to differentiate plant cells

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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This STEM activity is designed to be used with an animal habitat lesson. Students will create a UV animal using color changing UV beads and design a shelter to protect the animal from harmful UV light

Grades: 8th Grade
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In this lesson students will use simulations to collect data about changes in specific traits of a population over time. Students will then use the data create graphical models to explain natural

Grades: 3rd Grade
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This is a third grade lesson focused on structure and function. In the lesson, students observe, investigate, and research chickens to create a model focused on the parts of a chicken and their

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