6th Grade | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

Phoenix Reimagined: From Sun City to Solar City

Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Lesson "Phoenix Reimagined: From Sun City to Solar City" ensures that students engage in age-appropriate, hands-on learning experiences that promote understanding of solar energy and its applications

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Solar Panels Building Design Engineering Solar Energy

Roller Coaster Made of Cardboard and Recycled Materials

3d Pen Marble Maze-Energy Transfer/Closed Systems

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

In this lesson plan, students explore the ideas of energy transfer between two objects. Students are tasked with making a maze for a marble to run through, using a 3d pen and other materials. Students

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3D Pen Marble Run Energy Transfer

The Genius Hour/Passion Project with STEM: Igniting Curiosity and Innovation

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

This lesson is designed to encourage students to explore their interests and pursue their passions while diving into the world of STEM. This lesson takes place in a classroom for one semester. 1 hour

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Problem Solving Real World Problem Solving Genius Hour

Plant You Believe It? A Nature Inspired Water Capturing System

Grades: 4th Grade, 6th Grade

After learning about the cycling of water and understanding that natural resources are limited, students use biomimicry to design their own water capturing system. Students begin by learning about the

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Biomimicry Plants Water

DIY Escape Room

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

Students (or teacher) create an escape room to align with any math (or science or any subject) standards. Can incorporate various technology (chromebooks, laser pointers, etc and students will need to

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Escape Room Engineering

Drones: Using English as a Programming Language

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

Students will learn the importance of clear, precise communication by directing a partner to navigate a drone through an obstacle course. This exercise will draw parallels to writing clear and

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Drones

Photorealistic AI image of a food web scene in a forest

FROG GOTCHA YOUR TONGUE ?

Grades: 6th Grade

In this activity, students will work together to discuss what they know about frogs and what a frog's tongue is like. Students will be engineering a frog's tongue and discussing it's adaptations.

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Frogs Adaptations Animals Engineering

Growing, Growing, Gone!

Grades: 6th Grade

Students discover how plants and soils interact by observing root growth, considering the function of a plant’s roots, modeling the movement of water into the roots, and investigating the movement of

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Plants Gardening

How Light Behaves - Project-Based Inquiry Investigation Using Solar Panels

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

This is an introductory investigation to how light behaves in an electromagnetic spectrum unit. This is prior to any content being taught at the subject and is a way to spark inquiry and for students

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electromagnetic spectrum Solar Energy Solar Panels Light