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, 4th Grade
The central activity involves students working in small groups to plan and produce a short stop motion film. The driving question for the lesson is, "How can we tell a story using only pictures and
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Exploring Technology with 3D Pens introduces students to hands-on innovation by combining creativity and technology. Students learn how 3D pens work, practice designing and designing cultural images
Grades:
11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students discover how the physics of waves and sound connect to real-world biomedical challenges. Through hands-on simulations, spectrogram analysis, and a design challenge, they explore how engineers
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:
10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students will construct a wind turbine, gauge energy efficiency and durability. Students will then reflect on their data. This leads to a great discussion on different methods for capturing energy.
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:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this lesson, students will learn about biomimicry—the design and production of materials, structures, and systems modeled on biological entities and processes. Students will explore examples of
Grades:
4th Grade
In this 4th-grade STEM lesson, students explore environmental sustainability through the book One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul. Inspired by the true story of Isatou Ceesay, students learn how
Grades:
4th Grade
In this lesson, 4th grade students will explore foundational coding concepts and develop problem-solving skills by navigating programmable robots or coded paths through mazes. Students will learn
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
In this lesson, students explore how scientists identify bacteria by analyzing the 16S ribosomal RNA gene. Through hands-on activities and bioinformatics tools, students learn the process of
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:
5th Grade
In this STEAM-integrated lesson, students explore how sound travels in waves by building a laser-based oscilloscope using a vibrating surface and mirror. They visually capture sound vibrations by
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade
In this cross grade, multi-curricular three lesson mini-unit students will identify each part of a flower and its function as well as the necessities plants need to thrive. Students will observe the
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Explore genetic diversity and conservation with a hands-on activity simulating the bottleneck effect using black-footed ferrets as a case study. This lesson is Ideal for grades 6 and up.
Grades:
4th Grade
Students using codes to control the Code and Go Mouse. Students will also use booklets to document their finding.
Grades:
4th Grade
In this integrated STEM and literacy lesson, 4th grade students will explore survival challenges faced by the main character in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. After analyzing the story and discussing Brian
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
These daily STEAM challenges will excite students creativity and innovative building and thinking skills. Students will work in teams to create a variety of building projects such as: mazes, elevators
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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:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Be a part of the humanitarian effort and teach students how to create a fully functioning 3D printed prosthetic arm for a client in need. This lesson walks you through the process in a slideshow
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
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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
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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