Habitats | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

Grasshopper and Habitat Engineering Design Challenge

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

In this two-week middle school STEM project, students work independently (with optional peer collaboration) to design and build a larger-than-life wooden grasshopper and a creative, functional habitat

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Photorealistic AI image of a food web scene in a forest

S.T.E.M. Lesson Read Aloud: The Mitten by Jan Brett Kindergarten

Grades: Kindergarten

STEM Read-aloud Lesson The Mitten by Jan Brett. Students will listen to The Mitten and be inspired to research animals, their form and function, and their habitats. Students will then complete a slide

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Jardin Estella de Tolson & Bird Watching

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Will integrating school gardening with bird watching, building nest baskets and a bird bath using ornithology methods increase the population of birds at our site? This lesson was developed by PBL

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Penguin Protectors: Understanding Climate Change, Math, Properties of Water, Conservation of Matter and Teamwork with Penguins

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Most students are likely familiar with popular films like Happy Feet, Surf’s Up, Penguins of Madagascar, and classic books like Mr. Popper's Penguins. Capitalizing on this familiarity with penguins

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Studying & Enhancing Bat Populations in Sierra Vista, AZ

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

This is a 6-week lesson plan for high school students designed to measure and then increase the bat population in the field behind our school. This can be used in any area where bats populate, as long

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Camo Critters

Grades: 2nd Grade

Students will learn about the adaptation of camouflage through picture books and research. They will then learn about animals specific to the area. (In this lesson, we are using the Bill Williams

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Survivor: Extreme Environments STEAM PBL Project

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

What would you do if you were dropped into the wilderness, with nothing but what you could fit into a backpack, and had to survive harsh weather, a hostile location, and possibly aggressive wildlife

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Coronado Cave 360° Tour

Grades: 2nd Grade

This is a virtual 360° Tour of Coronado National Memorial Cave. Students can take the tour and follow along with the resources embedded in both the tour and the lesson. Students will locate the key

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The Arizona Cactus Wren ~Exploring Structural Adaptations and Engineering Challenge

Grades: 3rd Grade

This lesson is about exploring Arizona's state bird, the cactus wren, that lives in the desert, has special body parts and behaviors that help it survive in its harsh environment. Students will learn

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