Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will be measuring the heights of two groups to compare the averages, minimums, maximums, and standard deviations of normal distributions by using the functions on Google Sheets.
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
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This STEM lesson focuses on science and math. It was written for 6th through 8th grade, but it can be adjusted to fit other grades. It was made for a whole group start, then move into groups of 3-4
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
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
In this lesson students combine science and math standards to explore the animal adaptation: camouflage. Students engage in discussion, watch a video, complete a hands-on activity, fill out a table
Grades:
6th Grade
Explore the concepts of force and energy transfer by launching rockets of varying weights and observing the resulting flight distances. Gather numerical data on the flight distances of the rockets and
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will: Construct a pool noodle rocket flinger using provided materials, demonstrating an understanding of the design principles involved. Explore the concepts of force and energy transfer by
Grades:
6th Grade
This lesson is a four-day unit lesson that highlights the understanding of the climate, geography, trends in the change of temperature, and the related changes in precipitation in the state. This
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Design a Course with Friction
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade
In the second part of this lesson, students will now test how friction can change the speed of a RC car. Students will first test the RC car on three different surfaces of their choice and time them
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade
In this part one of two lessons, students will test the pull force of a RC car on three different surfaces. Students will learn about friction in a hands-on activity and practice calculating the mean
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
For this lesson, students will be using the LEGO Spike Prime Kits and LEGO Mindstorm software. Students will write programs using the Color Sensor to make the Driving Base autonomous. A variety of
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students create a polling station, using student-made buttons, a circuit, and coding a Micro:Bit, to discover and report current student trends.
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This is a 5E lesson plan for teaching middle school students (grades 6-8) how to use sensors to control motors and interact with objects on a field using block code with a system like LEGO Mindstorms.
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will build and use an anemometer to calculate wind speed and then use the wind speed to determine the affect wind has on temperature and the temperature that you feel (wind chill). Students
Grades:
6th Grade
This lesson provides context for the 6th grade physical science standards dealing with matter. It enables students to anchor their learning in real world issues as they combine data literacy and art
Grades:
6th Grade
In this engaging lesson, students use real-world data to explore criteria for air pollutants. If students continue to the next lesson in this series, they create data-based art to deepen and
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will create a "football" to practice kicking accuracy. They will collect data and create a graph showing their results. After students will learn about a kicker's role in the NFL, what a
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this project, 8th-grade students will engage in hands-on exploration of elastic potential energy and its conversion to kinetic energy using small catapults. Through experimentation and data
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This is part 2 of a two-part series focused on the effects of grafting tomato plants to potato root stock in order to create "pomato" plants. This lesson is written for junior high students but can be
Grades:
6th Grade
This is the second part of this unit on the duff layer in a forest. After learning after duff and its potential impact on forest fires in the last lesson, students will be following the engineering
Grades:
6th Grade
This lesson gives students a hands-on science and math experience with the duff layer in a ponderosa pine forest. Students will explore a sample to identify what is found in it, measure the width of
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will go through the process of counting pumpkin seeds and analyzing data through mean, median and mode as well as creating correlating graphs. Students will learn what causes fruit
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade
The owl pellet dissection is an engaging lesson where students will be looking closely at regurgitated pellets and discovering energy transfer through the owl and their prey. Students will be creating
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Engage students with competitive activities. Students will be predicting measurements, collecting data, and determining the difference between the estimation and the actual. Students will create la
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Makey Makey Storyboards
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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
This lesson takes students through the process of creating an interactive storyboard using a Makey Makey circuit board. This lesson can be adjusted for any grade level with examples given in the 4th
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Sphero Rocket Payload Mission
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson uses Sphero's "Rocket Payload" activity with the Outer Space Mat. The full lesson includes information on rocket payload, a Sphero coding challenge, a NASA link to read, optional questions
Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
This lesson using Ozobot is centered around a favorite read aloud, "When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left". This story is about perseverance. After reading it, students use color code directions and