Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
A student looking in a microscope, very scientifically

STEM Lesson Plans

Search our growing library of STEM lesson plans. Arizona teachers are contributing their best STEM lesson plans to an archive that is aligned with Arizona Academic Standards. This repository is provided free of charge through a collaboration with the Arizona Educational Foundation.

Grades: 2nd Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
This is a week long review activity to be done outdoors on student devices. Students will complete physical/ outdoor activities and see how math fits into their daily life. This is meant to be done in
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
2 votes with an average rating of 1.
The first rule in the chemistry lab is “don’t eat or drink or lick anything in the lab”! This lesson breaks those rules and shows students how culinary is really a practical application of chemistry
Grades: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 0.
Students will research a biome around the world, including 3 animals, 3 plants, and 3 nonliving parts of the ecosystem. Students will construct a diorama of the biome and illustrate a natural disaster
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
A common challenge in Thermodynamic Chemistry is how do endo vs. exothermic reactions FEEL. Students will conduct three different chemical reactions to collect data and observations about the
Grades: 5th Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
In this fifth grade lesson plan, students extract DNA after reading about a young girl who is persistent in showing her parents she can be responsible. Students engage in identifying character traits
Grades: 1st Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
In this first grade set of lessons, students will participate in science, math, experiments, and literature questions. Read Apples by Gail Gibbons and learn about the importance of washing your hands.
Grades: 9th Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
This is a lesson plan for an activity that is used to teach meiosis. Students learn about various stages of meiosis and how it leads to variation.
Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
Students will examine the pro's and con's of various types of vertical gardens and create fractional models of 3 gardens. They will select a garden to plant and provide their rationale.
Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 0.
This lesson is based off of the Artemis Roads II lesson developed by NASA. Students will be researching and developing a biome/lunar greenhouse. This is part 1 of 2 of the lesson plan.
Grades: 5th Grade, 6th Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
Students will use given constraints and variables to plan, design, and build their own straw rocket. They will launch them using a rocket launcher, then redesign and try again. After testing multiple
Grades: 3rd Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
Students will design and engineer a 3D AZ State Seal. Students will integrate social studies standards into STEM.
Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
This can be done in the classroom and is designed for group collaboration. The main objectives of this lesson are to create a design for a tower that is made from dried spaghetti sticks and
Grades: 6th Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
Using the website TeachingEngineering as a model along with their worksheets, students will create an oil spill and explore the current methods of cleaning it up. They will engineer a new method of
Grades: 2nd Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
In this culminating project, students will construct a model demonstrating how plants need energy to survive and thrive, including air, water, certain temperature conditions, and sun energy. Students

Featured Lesson Plans

Check out these notable lesson plans.

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
2 votes with an average rating of 0.5.
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