Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Multi-week cross-curricular project combining STEM, cultural studies, history, and ELA, culminating in cultural exchange, podcast style reflections, photo/video sharing/storytelling, and an experience
Grades:
3rd Grade
Students research Sonoran Desert animal adaptations and then combine them to form an animal that would thrive in our unique environment.
Grades:
11th Grade
Students will use motion detectors to move to match given potion time graphs which will create velocity graphs. They have to learn how to read new graphs and to compare real motion to graphical data
Grades:
11th Grade
This includes my whole unit of a four week lesson on the Universe. I was quite fascinated with the amount of resources available for us from NASA and ESA to help teachers in keeping the students
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade
In this lesson, students will explore the cell membrane as the selective “gatekeeper” of the cell, regulating the movement of substances to maintain balance and homeostasis. Using both virtual reality
Grades:
6th Grade
Students design and build eco-friendly theme park rides using recycled materials to model energy efficiency, test data, and explore sustainable power sources through STEAM.
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Students will dive into STEM, literacy, and math concepts through the timeless story of The Three Little Pigs! Students will explore materials by comparing the properties of straw, sticks, and bricks
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this lesson, students will engage in a hands-on STEM project where they design and construct a model city made from Legos that is powered by renewable solar energy. Using the engineering design
Grades:
6th Grade
With this lessons, students code a Sphero to practice plotting points and identifying quadrants on a coordinate plane. This is a great way to combine technology and math into a hands-on, engaging
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade
Students use an engaging virtual simulation and data sets to determine the composition of our Sun.
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will learn the flavors and ratios that make up a popular soda! This engaging activity will have your students practicing math skills in a hands-on way!
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this lesson, students will learn about biomimicry—the design and production of materials, structures, and systems modeled on biological entities and processes. Students will explore examples of
Grades:
4th Grade
In this 4th-grade STEM lesson, students explore environmental sustainability through the book One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul. Inspired by the true story of Isatou Ceesay, students learn how
Grades:
4th Grade
In this lesson, 4th grade students will explore foundational coding concepts and develop problem-solving skills by navigating programmable robots or coded paths through mazes. Students will learn
Grades:
5th Grade
In this STEAM-integrated lesson, students explore how sound travels in waves by building a laser-based oscilloscope using a vibrating surface and mirror. They visually capture sound vibrations by
Grades:
4th Grade
The goal of this STEM project, Water Slides and the Forces That Move Us, was to help early learners understand the concept of non-touching forces—particularly gravity and friction—through inquiry
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade
Students will use knowledge of surface area, volume and scale factors to miniaturize packaging from various grocery products.
Grades:
1st Grade
First-grade students get hands-on experience with heat from friction. This lesson provides opportunities to explore with friction, record and evaluate data, and design a vehicle using materials that
Grades:
6th Grade
In this hands-on STEM lesson, students explore the science of constellations through a cultural lens by creating their own star patterns using black construction paper, gold star stickers, and yarn
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade
In this cross grade, multi-curricular three lesson mini-unit students will identify each part of a flower and its function as well as the necessities plants need to thrive. Students will observe the
Grades:
4th Grade
Students using codes to control the Code and Go Mouse. Students will also use booklets to document their finding.
Grades:
4th Grade
In this hands-on STEM challenge, 4th graders become engineers by designing, testing, and optimizing miniature roller coasters! Students will: Investigate forces (gravity, friction) and energy transfer
Grades:
4th Grade
In this exciting hands-on project, students will explore the basics of robotics by building three different types of bristlebots—small, motor-powered robots that wiggle and race using vibration and
Grades:
4th Grade
In this integrated STEM and literacy lesson, 4th grade students will explore survival challenges faced by the main character in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. After analyzing the story and discussing Brian
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Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
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