Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson uses a Modeling Instruction approach to developing the graphical and mathematical relationships for Circular Motion for students in Grades 9-12. Students design an experiment, collect data
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson is designed to allow students the experience to move from an additive understanding in mathematics to a multiplicative understanding through this activity called Cootie Catcher. The
Grades:
6th Grade
Over 2 days (60 min or more each day), students create a catapult out of jumbo popsicle sticks, a water bottle cap and rubber bands. The challenge is for students to launch their snowball (cotton ball
Grades:
8th Grade
Students will measure the height, diameter, and circumference of a tree in this engaging lesson. They will then determine a tree’s age by counting growth rings. Students will determine how rainfall
Grades:
6th Grade
In this 1-day lesson, students are challenged to collaborate with their teams to create a plan and use PVC halves to transport 1 golf ball 75 feet without touching the ball or allowing the ball to
Grades:
10th Grade, 11th Grade
This is a two 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
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Building on the programming concepts explored in part 1, this lesson asks students to re-imagine the ‘spiral-out’ program to be a spiral-in program instead. Designed to be a stepping-stone activity to
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This is an 8-lesson unit that is designed to be used together to learn about the health and diversity of your local watershed by placing leaf packs into a water source (natural or man-made ponds
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this engaging lesson students are introduced to the key computational concept of variables using Edison robots and the Scratch-based programming language EdScratch4. Variables, which can be created
Grades:
Kindergarten
This is a hands-on lesson about shapes! After listening to Jack and the Beanstalk, students will look at a collage of castles and try to identify shapes that they see in the construction of the
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This is a two-part lesson using pull back cars. Students will change the mass of their pull back cars to determine if the mass affects the distance they travel or their speed. This engaging lesson
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade
Make quadratics come alive with stomp rockets! This is a 3-4 hour learning experience where students will build and launch paper rockets, then use the data to create quadratic equations.
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This hands-on science lesson will help students get a more accurate view of the solar system by making a scale model with play dough, balloons, rulers, and tape!
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Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Students will gain knowledge about Arizona's geography, culture, and history through the book "Santa is Coming to Arizona." They will develop basic programming and problem-solving skills by
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Grades:
5th Grade
This is a simple and effective lesson that explores the science behind pendulums. Students make a basic pendulum to explore the variables of mass and string length and compare results to their
Grades:
2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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