Grades:
5th Grade
Students will germinate seeds and record any observations during the process.
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
It's time to learn about the engineering design process and apply our understanding to make a sandwich! This fun and engaging lesson is flexible and an opportunity to explore the engineering design
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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:
Kindergarten
Students will be able to observe and recognize that a thermometer is a device that is used to measure a change in temperature.
Grades:
5th Grade
In this activity, students 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
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade
Students will learn about the physics of motion and force and use those to create a mini-golf course hole that has obstacles and an environmental awareness theme.
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Students will learn and explain about pollination and how it helps plants to grow and reproduce. After reading about pollinators, students will collaborate and communicate effectively with their peers
Grades:
4th Grade
This is lesson one for a unit plan on circuitry. In this challenge, students will be tasked with planning, designing, and testing both open and closed circuits. To make things more interesting, they
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
Students will create Rube Goldberg machines from simple machines in this engaging lesson. The teacher can determine materials such as wooden planks, paper towel rolls, bottle caps, marbles, cardboard
Grades:
6th Grade
In this 3rd and final lesson in a series of 3, students examine prior knowledge about the real-world problem of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and apply their findings to design solutions. Students
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Students will be learning about the life cycle of a potato, how to grow potatoes, and measuring the growth of the stems. You'll need potatoes that are ready to plant, garden space, or tubs to put the
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade
This lesson teaches students about lines, angles, measuring and naming angles, using a protractor, and engages students by having them build a catapult and measure best angle for furthest launch.
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
The students will create a Three Sisters Garden by participating in a teamwork activity, listening to a read aloud, watching a video, creating a diagram, planting the garden, and creating a video
Grades:
5th Grade
Students will individually construct straw rockets. Using the launcher, students will learn the concept of Newton's third law of motion: for every action, there is a equal and opposite reaction
Grades:
6th Grade
Summary Each of the first two Basic Handling lessons is approximately 5 minutes in length. The onboard “Flight Instructor” will instruct student trainees on what they should be doing and interacting
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade
Students will be designing and building a strong house able to withstand hurricanes and tropical storms. In the lesson, students will compare their work with the actions of a character from If I Built
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
Students will experiment with stirring colors and creating effects, to learn through experimentation while creating a piece of art. The purpose of this lesson is to use visual arts to explore
Grades:
4th Grade
In this engaging and hands-on lesson, students will design and build a sail to put on a raft. They will test the strength of their sail by placing a fan in front of it and seeing if the fan makes the
Grades:
5th Grade
This hands-on lesson will help students to understand the connection between Earth's orbit around the sun and how it relates to the time of day. Students create a sundial and will trace the shadow
Grades:
5th Grade
This is the 2nd part in a 4-lesson series. This lesson is on the fins and how they work with balanced and unbalanced forces. Students will need the worksheet, the article for read and reflect, foam
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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 explain the
Grades:
4th Grade
In this lesson, students will develop and use the model of a simple circuit to explain how energy is moved through electric currents. The current and voltage in circuits with 1 dry cell and 2 dry
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will learn how to construct a moving car robot and program the robot using block-based coding. They will be successful when they have coded the car robot through a maze, they created, without
Grades:
7th Grade
In this 2nd lesson in a series of 2, students will continue the work on their cup design. They will analyze features of water cups for how effective they are at keeping our water cold while we are at
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Grades:
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Grades:
3rd Grade
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