Physical Science | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

Nanotechnology: Nanoscale

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade

This lesson on nanotechnology for 4th and 5th graders introduces students to the concept of scale by exploring the incredibly small measurements used in nanotechnology. Through engaging activities

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Scale

Hidden Figures Taking Flight: Airplane Aerodynamics

Grades: 5th Grade

In this lesson, students will explore scientific principles through the literature, Hidden Figures, about four black women who defied the limitations of segregation to become NASA's historic

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Aerodynamics Flight Forces of Flight

Sound of Music

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

The goal of this module is to learn about the production of musical sounds through the vibrations in stringed instruments. The module is expected to take place over approximately 4 class periods.

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Sound Waves Music

Finding Friction: Sleds on the Move

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

Students pull wooden "sleds" with different masses on them over various types of surfaces with spring scales (force meters) to calculate the different coefficients of friction. Students graph the data

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Friction Static Friction Kinetic Friction

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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Habitats Natural Selection Climate Change

EARTHY ENERGY: SOIL ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY

Grades: 8th Grade

Uncover the fascinating world of soil electrical conductivity with this engaging experiment. Students will measure the electrical conductivity of various soil types to identify which one boasts the

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Soil Electricity

Energy Source Infographic

Grades: 4th Grade, 6th Grade

Students learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources using a free resource. They are assigned a particular resource such as solar, coal, biomass ,etc. and they become an expert on that

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Energy Canva

Circuits Scrutiny - Part 2

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

A high school physics lesson plan asking students to use guided inquiry and discover how current moves through series and parallel circuits. Students then share their results by using technology to

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Circuits

Circuit Scrutiny - Part 1

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

A high school physics lesson plan that uses guided inquiry to help students explore the changes in potential difference across resistors connected in series & parallel.

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Circuits Parallel Resistors