This lesson plan will allow students to explore the use of a PhET simulation in creating a series and parallel circuit, then apply this knowledge in creating a real circuit. Students will also learn
With the cereal box the students created in lesson 1, they will design and create a new cereal. They can create a logo and an advertising plan.
Students will create a geometric net to estimate how many cheerios will fit in the cube. They will use volume to create a real sized cereal box that they can fit 100 cheerios into without having lots
Students will be asked to design and build a playground using the given materials construction paper, toilet paper/paper towel rolls, jumbo/regular popsicle sticks, and glue/tape. They will learn
Students will focus is on the historical time period of 1763- 1900 CE. The objective is to select a historically accurate person and research the person's story. Then students will plan, create
Students will learn about stop motion animation, how to create animation using Canva or Kapwing, and use the Engineering Design Process to create their own stop motion animation video.
This lesson is an integration of ELA and STEM. The students will be introduced first to the reading of a short story as a springboard for the STEM lesson. Designing and assembling planes helps
NASA needs Resilience to take pictures to send back to Earth for observation. Resilience needs a cell phone holder that can take pictures or videos from multiple views. Can you use Edison to design a
Students spend time learning about Newton's 3 Laws of Motion, but can they correctly identify which one is being used when they see it? This lesson focuses on identifying each Law of Motion as a
This lesson discusses and gives you a more in-depth understanding of the relationship of particles that are held together by a certain amount of energy. The energy is required to break bonds and the
When Res lands on Mars she will encounter various terrain that she must navigate successfully. Can you create wheels that will help navigate her through the terrain? This is part one of a four part
This plan was created by me and used in my afterschool STEM club in January. It tests building a soda can heater. The plan begins with the story, Snowy Day, and brings into focus the need for heat and
This lesson serves as the introduction to the fascinating world of hydroponics, a method of growing plants without soil. Students will learn about the principles , benefits and various systems used in
In this set of lesson plans for A Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly, students will investigate compasses and whale migration. The final project for the novel is a choice board of activities that pertain
In this set of lesson plans that go with the novel A Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly, students will focus on glaciers. Activities include size of icebergs, melting glaciers and water levels, along
Use Dash Robots to retell a story, using key events, as the path that Dash travels.
After reading the picture book: What Do You Do With an Idea?, students will create a table game using basic supplies. This lesson can be used when talking about force and motion, a 5th grade science
Students will listen to the story Iggy Peck Architect and create a bridge using available materials to see if it can carry weight.
After learning about Ancient Rome, students will be able to put their knowledge and skills to use with the Roman Aqueduct challenge. Each group will be challenged to build a working aqueduct using the
After learning about solar, students will create a device that can be used by the community that will run on Solar energy.
This lesson has students build a half adder, a fundamental building block for digital computers.
This is a 2nd grade lesson for Energy Transfer. It is a mid-unit lesson in which the students have some knowledge of what energy is, how it can neither be created or destroyed and different types of
Students will solder a solar panel, dc motor, propeller to a cap and produce cool air using solar energy.
In this lesson plan students will use fractions to design a space for a flock of chickens. Using only 2 Items they will have everything they need for this lesson.