STEM Lesson Plans

PROJECTILE MOTION IN ACTION :How to make a spy balloon catapult (Design, Build and Test Spy Balloon Catapult) This lesson Plan will focus on different fun and engaging activities pertaining to one of

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

This lesson will explore aerodynamics, rocketry, and principles of space flights. Students will act as engineers. Their job is to research, plan, design, and build a water bottle rocket that will

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

This STEM activity is designed to explore force, motion, friction, and speed with a student-friendly and engaging activity. Students will plan and create a marble maze using simple materials. Material

This lesson plan is the nitty-gritty principles of roller coaster. It can be taught and used for 4th grade and 5th grade students. The first part of the lesson is the discussion of the principles

Students will create a structure of any shape using given materials to withhold two pounds of weight.

The lesson introduces Boolean operations as a tool for searching and then relates the effect of the Boolean operator to the similar effect in Boolean logic as a means to introduce Boolean logic and

This is a 2 day lesson plan where a local contractor comes in and presents on building roofs and on snow load code. The second day is an activity where the students test out different slopes and

Overview of the challenge: To design a safety device (car/seatbelt) that can keep an egg (passenger) safe during a collision. The goal is to protect the egg from cracking during a roll down the ramp

One Plastic Bag is about a child in Gambia, West Africa who sees plastic bags piling up on the side of the road. Students will listen to the book being read (in person or online) then create their own

Students explore the forces of flight and use the Engineering Design Process to improve the flight times and distance traveled. Student Materials: tape glue stick scissors paper clips different types

The students will conduct and observe their own experiments based on some general background information presented here. The question for the next 3 lessons: Which Seed Will Grow Faster? Seeds planted

Students will design a game to practice multiplication and division facts through 100. They will only be allowed to use the following materials: popsicle sticks, small stones, sidewalk chalk, and yarn

Summary: This lesson is designed to introduce students to the engineering design process through designing and building a bridge that fulfills requirements and abides by constraints. Materials

Materials: Base plate: The base plate is the foundation for the wind turbine and supports the rest of the components. Tower: The tower holds up the gearbox and the rotor assembly. Gearbox: The gearbox

In this lesson students will explore engineering skills in the construction of hot air balloons. They will test their creations to see if they will fly/float and make adjustments if needed. List of

Connect real world situations to the graphs of parabolas through flight. Groups will create PVC stomp rockets, collect data of their rocket's flight path and graph this path on paper to compare to

The objective of this lesson is simply to introduce students to vermicomposting by explaining what it is and getting our bins set up. In 60 minutes, you will be able to discuss: What is recycling

Students will create their own cut-out stop motion animation videos using the iMotion app. List of Materials iPads-1 per pair iMotion App or similar Construction paper Scissors Tape/ Glue Storyboard

This lesson plan requires the prior knowledge of the students about the different operations with Integers. This will be an activity to master the concept about integers through a DaMath game. This is

Agenda: Introduction and Video Collaboration (10 minutes) Discuss blade design Research blade designs Construct Blades Finalize Blades attach to wind turbine hub Assessment/Closure Materials: Paper

Students will construct a model of plant roots. It is designed for a 2nd grade science class. You will need a computer, projector, play-doh and plastic cutting boards for each group of students.

After watching a video of the space station, students will design and build a model space station containing certain requirements.