Students will create a 3D model of a landform in small groups, record facts about the landform, use their ipads to take a picture of the landform and voice record themselves presenting about it
This lesson allows students to engage with technology, literature, and engineering in a fun and creative manner. This lesson aims to combine literature with technology, providing students with an
In this lesson, students research and take on role as a contributing scientist to the development of the atomic model. Focus is on interaction between society and science and how they affect each
Thrill Ride O’Love STEM challenge- Engineering a Shield Retrieval provides an exciting opportunity for students to exercise their creativity and engineering skills while connecting literature to real
In this lesson, students will listen to a story about how crayons are made. Students will then observe the effects of temperature on matter as they make "new" crayons.
In this lesson, students will listen to a story about how and why crayons were invented. They will then create a crayon tower and record data.
In this hands-on lesson, students work in groups as they will receive a variety of items; sketch and label each object, write their observations of the color, shape, texture and other unique
This lesson demonstrates how you can build a safe with a programmable code to keep your lunch money safe. This is an important technology lesson where the focus is not only on the coding and problem
This lesson shows how you can use LEGOs and coding to demonstrate how gravity works and what can be done to counter the gravitational pull. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential
In this hands-on lesson, students develop a motorized fan that is able to blow a standing paper tower using LEGOs and programing.
In this exciting lesson plan, students in grades 4-6 will immerse themselves in the world of "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan to apply their creativity to construct a model
In this STEAM lesson for grades K-2, students will explore iguana habitats and learn how animals adapt to different environments. Students will read the book "I Wanna Iguana" and use a nonfiction book
The purpose of this lesson is to explore with students the mining process and the potential impacts humans have on ecosystems and their populations. Once completed students should have a deeper
In this outstanding lesson, students will explore circuitry through working collaboratively to build a working floor piano out of simple materials. Students explore the engineering design process by
Third grade students will apply their knowledge of the significance of bee pollination by designing and creating a Wild Bee Hotel in a collaborative group which will incorporate literacy, mathematical
Around two thousand years ago, weighing an elephant without advanced equipment posed a challenging problem. However, a clever solution was devised by a seven-year-old named Cao Cong. He ingeniously
This lesson will show students that genetic traits come from a lot of different places, and we are all different but still made of the same things. It will use real-time data collection to present
This is the 2nd lesson that walks learners through the process of developing apps with MIT App Inventor. Students will create a detailed plan for an app that solves a problem, followed by learning to
This is the 1st lesson in a series of 2 where students are guided through an introduction to designing apps with MIT App Inventor. Students will brainstorm ideas for their own apps, follow tutorials
In this outstanding lesson, students will apply their knowledge of how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact our world in a stop motion film. The lesson covers a Science
Students will have the opportunity to discuss growing conditions needed for a healthy plant and what to do when the optimal choice may not be available. In this lesson students construct hydroponic
In this lesson, students will use the story of "The Three Little Superpigs and the Gingerbread Man" as the context to complete a hands-on STEM activity where they are responsible for building a trap
In this lesson, students will research, create, present, and explode a volcano. In the first part of the project, the student researches what materials they would need to build a volcano. Next the
More VR integration in the classroom, oh my! This is the second lesson of a two-day exploration of chain reactions. On day one, students received a general overview of chain reactions, Rube Goldberg
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This is lesson 3 of the Life Science Unit. Students design a habitat for an organism using earth material. It includes optional fiction read-alouds, picture sorts, STEM hands-on activities, journal
Animal Classification: Lesson 2
This is lesson 2 of the Life Science Unit. It includes optional fiction read-alouds, picture sorts, STEM hands-on activities, journal prompts, classroom partner games that reinforce science content
Animals and Resources: Lesson 1
This is lesson 1 of the Life Science Unit. Students engineer a bird feeder to help birds access resources to survive. This lesson includes optional fiction read-alouds, picture sorts, STEM hands-on