S4: Apply Science to Engineering

In this hands-on lesson, students will consider what they think about several different closed systems. Then students will design and carry out investigations of living things to inform their closed

In this engaging lesson, students use LEGOs to create a working seismograph. Included are all the materials you will need, video links, a pre and post assessment and rubric. Students will enjoy this

In this hands-on lesson, students will listen to "The Water Princess" by Susan Verde and then create their own water filtration system in a small group. Students will consider questions like, "How can

This lesson is for 3rd-5th grade students to explore the concept of aquaponics and build a working aquaponics system.

An alternative way of farming to encourage people in a community that does not have agricultural land. Vertical farming is often a suggested solution for urban gardening and farming. It's also a great

In this STEM lesson, 5th grade students will apply what they have learned about the affect gravity and friction have on an object’s mobility by engineering simple machines to change the ending of the

SUMMARY: This lesson challenges 3rd grade students to apply their knowledge of the physics of light by having them design, create, and test an obstacle course that their beam of light must navigate

Students will be learning and practicing the concepts of reflection and refraction through this engaging STEM activity.

Students will be thinking like engineers as they design their marble roller coasters using the principles of kinetic and potential energy.