Reading (Literature) | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

The Effects of Payload Mass on a Rocket

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

Students will construct a rocket by exploring the relationship of the mass in the nose cone to the success of a launch. Students will learn about "center of mass' and how to find it, as well as the

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Rockets Engineering Design Process Gravity Newton's Laws

What Do Plants Need?

Grades: Kindergarten

In this lesson, students go on a nature walk, notice nature, and increase their observation skills. They will identify different plant types and make connections to the plant’s needs: sunlight, soil

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Plants Ecology Nature Educational Technology literacy integration

Energy Transformation: Solar Water Fountain

Grades: 4th Grade

In this hands-on lesson, students investigate how a solar panel can change energy from sunlight into electrical energy. They also determine how water flows out of the fountain. With the use of a

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Solar Energy Energy Measurement

Urban Gardening; Part II: Growing Plants from Seeds

Grades: 5th Grade

This is the second lesson in the series of lessons comparing how garden growing techniques determine plant growth/production. In this lesson, students will research the best types of plants to grow

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Plants Gardening ELA Integration literacy integration Math Integration

Bridging Literacy and the Engineering Design Process (EDP)

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

In this hands-on lesson, students use the engineering design process (EDP) to create a prototype of a device that can prevent squirrels from accessing a bird feeder. This is a great way to integrate

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Engineering Design Process Problem Solving Ecology Real World Problem Solving Critical Thinking literacy integration

Rube Goldberg Machines

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Students will create Rube Goldberg machines from simple machines in this engaging lesson. The teacher can determine materials such as wooden planks, paper towel rolls, bottle caps, marbles, cardboard

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Simple Machines Newton's Laws Problem Solving Energy

Students will be designing and building a strong house able to withstand hurricanes and tropical storms. In the lesson, students will compare their work with the actions of a character from If I Built

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Engineering Design Process Weather ELA Integration

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Grades: 1st Grade

This lesson is based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Students will focus on building a chair where a pound of dumbbell will be used to test the durability of the chair because in the story

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Engineering Design Process Problem Solving ELA Integration

STEM in the Garden- The 3 Sisters Garden

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

The students will create a Three Sisters Garden by participating in a teamwork activity, listening to a read aloud, watching a video, creating a diagram, planting the garden, and creating a video

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Gardening Plants Ecology ELA Integration