P3: Net Force | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

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

Buttons: Where Creativity Meets Innovation!

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

Button makers are great additions in the classroom! But first, students should learn the history of buttons, about the button machine and how to operate it. Challenge cards provided inspire students

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Makerspace Buttons Engineering Design Process Design

Meter Stick Balance Practicum

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

This lesson can be used as a formative assessment on Static Equilibrium of a horizontal meter stick that has two masses hanging from the meter stick. One of the mass values is provided, the 2nd mass

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Static Equilibrium Balance Equations

Windmills on the Reservations

Grades: 9th Grade

For hundreds of years, people have harnessed moving air (wind) to do work. The earliest forms of wind-powered machines were sailboats. Wind pushing against the sails of a boat provided the energy to

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Windmills Alternative Energy Energy Transfer

Rocketry, Newton's Laws of Motion, Impulse and Momentum

Grades: 11th Grade, 12th Grade

In this lesson, students build and launch their own rockets. They then analyze and explain the motion of the rocket using the cause-mechanism-effect framework.

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Engineering Rockets Newton's Laws

Frankenstein: STEM Argumentative Research Project

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

This STEM Argumentative Research Project engages students in exploring the scientific, ethical, and societal implications of themes in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." Students will work in groups to

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Literature literacy integration Engineering

Roller Coaster Made of Cardboard and Recycled Materials

Designing a Labyrinth: Engineering Challenge Inspired by the Myth of Perseus

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

Students will apply principles of design, engineering, and mathematics to create a physical or digital labyrinth inspired by the myth of Theseus. This project integrates STEM concepts with literature

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Literature literacy integration Engineering Research Design Creativity Geometry Engineering Design Process Technology

This lesson is all about force and the influence it has on the motion of an object. In this lesson plan, students will be challenged to design a sturdy paper human house that can withstand force (wind

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Engineering Building Force and Motion Engineering Design Process Problem Solving Critical Thinking Data Wind

Balloon Rocket Race

Grades: 1st Grade

Engage your young learners in an exciting journey through the world of STEM with our "Balloon Rocket Race" lesson! Designed specifically for 1st-grade students, this interactive and hands-on lesson

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Rockets Data Engineering ELA Integration Measurement Force Observation