Earth and Space Science | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

Mining - Evaluating Sustainability

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

An overall view of mining, minerals, and their role in our everyday life. This lesson compares the past, present and future of mining and it's relativity to sustaining our way of life.

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Technology Sustainability

Collecting Air Pollution

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade

This is a simple, fun lesson to teach about air pollution. This lesson teaches students what air pollution is and what causes it. Students will put petroleum jelly on an index card, place it outside

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air pollution Environmental Science

KIDStruction 2024: STEM Opportunity for Middle School Students in Southern AZ, Part 2 (Emphasis on Build Phase)

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

This lesson is a follow up to a previous STEM contest lesson that detailed the KIDStruction opportunity & focused on the design phase. This lesson is intended to support the building phase and is

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KIDStruction Engineering Design Process

This lesson is designed to support 4th grade Science Standards with integration of Math. Students will learn about what a barometer is and how it works. Students will create an air barometer called an

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Graphing Weather

We Are Water Protectors & Ozobots

Grades: 2nd Grade

This 2nd grade lesson incorporate the book, We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, and Ozobots. Students will discuss the beginning and ending of the story and discuss how characters respond to

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Ozobot Water Literature

Space for Art & Poetry in your Science classroom!

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

Middle school students love to compete. Here's a lesson idea for a competition that will appeal to your student scientists, artists, and poets alike. Standards and connections are offered for middle

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Art Earth and Space Science Writing

Dancing With the Stars (Constellation Movement)

Grades: 6th Grade

This ADI lesson plan engages students in the process of inquiry and argumentation, helping them develop a deeper understanding of the movement of constellations in the sky through hands-on

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Constellations Stars Art

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

What Would Ben Franklin Do?

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Blending Social Studies and Science with a focus on STEM principles. This lesson is one in a series of lessons examining Benjamin Franklin's contribution to science. Students learn about his

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Ben Franklin History Maps Gulf Stream