Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Multi-week cross-curricular project combining STEM, cultural studies, history, and ELA, culminating in cultural exchange, podcast style reflections, photo/video sharing/storytelling, and an experience
Grades:
8th Grade
Students will be extracting DNA from strawberries to help them understand DNA and its role in heredity and inheritance. Students will also practice math skills and compare data.
Grades:
3rd Grade
Students research Sonoran Desert animal adaptations and then combine them to form an animal that would thrive in our unique environment.
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this two-week middle school STEM project, students work independently (with optional peer collaboration) to design and build a larger-than-life wooden grasshopper and a creative, functional habitat
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students will make a concrete mixture from sand and white glue. This entails a civil engineering lesson on strengthening soils in order to prevent structures from collapsing. Students will create a
Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade
In this lesson, students will learn how insects build sustainable homes and model the insect homes to design a settlement on Mars using the concept of biomimicry. In this lesson, the students will
Grades:
11th Grade
This includes my whole unit of a four week lesson on the Universe. I was quite fascinated with the amount of resources available for us from NASA and ESA to help teachers in keeping the students
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade
In this lesson, students will explore the cell membrane as the selective “gatekeeper” of the cell, regulating the movement of substances to maintain balance and homeostasis. Using both virtual reality
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Students will dive into STEM, literacy, and math concepts through the timeless story of The Three Little Pigs! Students will explore materials by comparing the properties of straw, sticks, and bricks
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This is a 4-day unit on what forensic scientists do. Students will first conduct research on what a forensic scientist does and participate in extracting DNA. Then students will participate in a
Grades:
Kindergarten
In this water science investigation, kindergarten students learn about the many ways water is used and why it is so important. Students will create a rain gauge to measure how much it rains.
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
In this hands-on forensic science project, students will step into the role of arson investigators by designing and constructing a two-story model home complete with interior walls, furniture, stairs
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade
Students will use knowledge of surface area, volume and scale factors to miniaturize packaging from various grocery products.
Grades:
1st Grade
Students will develop and use models to explain how living things use resources to grow and survive; design and evaluate habitats for organisms using earth materials. Students will then experience how
Grades:
4th Grade
Students using codes to control the Code and Go Mouse. Students will also use booklets to document their finding.
Grades:
7th Grade
In this lab, we will investigate the motion of a toy car down a ramp by defining and measuring its speed and acceleration.
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Makey Makey Storyboards
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson takes students through the process of creating an interactive storyboard using a Makey Makey circuit board. This lesson can be adjusted for any grade level with examples given in the 4th
Grades:
1st Grade
This lesson focuses on animal habitats, as well as nonstandard unit measuring and data tables! The students will research an animal of their choice and identify what it needs in its habitat, as well
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade
Encouraging students, from a young age, to think about their interests, dreams and goals lets them see possibilities for the future. As students listen to their thoughts and put those thoughts into
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade
This lesson aims to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of geometry through the lens of architecture. Students will explore the properties of geometric shapes, study famous architectural
Grades:
3rd Grade
This third-grade STEM lesson introduces students to solar energy, the heat island effect, and data analysis. Students will use temperature gauges to measure different areas of the school at various
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade
In this unit, students will identify what a shelter is and why we need it. Students will identify the different types of shelters and materials needed depending on climate and their surroundings
Grades:
4th Grade
Students will learn about melanoma and non cancerous moles and how to spot them through symmetry. They will use Pixlr tools to understand the identification process and then they will create their own
Grades:
3rd Grade
In this integrated 3rd-grade lesson, students will explore different landforms, learn about fractions, and use technology to enhance their understanding. The lesson begins with an introduction to
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Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson takes students through the process of creating an interactive storyboard using a Makey Makey circuit board. This lesson can be adjusted for any grade level with examples given in the 4th
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Sphero Rocket Payload Mission
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson uses Sphero's "Rocket Payload" activity with the Outer Space Mat. The full lesson includes information on rocket payload, a Sphero coding challenge, a NASA link to read, optional questions
Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
This lesson using Ozobot is centered around a favorite read aloud, "When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left". This story is about perseverance. After reading it, students use color code directions and