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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
Grades:
5th Grade
"Baozi" (steamed bun) is a traditional Chinese food commonly eaten as a breakfast or snack. It consists of a soft, fluffy dough filled with a variety of savory or sweet fillings. Popular fillings
Grades:
5th Grade
In these lessons, you will be discussing a real phenomenon that has happened from the book Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young. You will be reading a chapter book to discuss radioactive
Grades:
5th Grade
In China, kites have a history of more than two thousand years. Initially made of wood and shaped like birds, they later evolved to use bamboo and paper. In the 13th century, Marco Polo introduced
Grades:
5th Grade
In this lesson, students will understand how Katherine Johnson’s courage and actions impacted flight to space and changed the world, including racial segregation. Through a hands-on learning
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
An overall view of mining, minerals, and their role in our everyday life. This lesson compares the past, present and future of mining and it's relativity to sustaining our way of life.
Grades:
5th Grade
Students will create a space company and work collaboratively with their team to design, test, build, and revise a rocket. Lesson materials and worksheets are usable for all types of rockets, with
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade
This lesson on nanotechnology for 4th and 5th graders introduces students to the concept of scale by exploring the incredibly small measurements used in nanotechnology. Through engaging activities
Grades:
5th Grade
In this lesson, students will explore scientific principles through the literature, Hidden Figures, about four black women who defied the limitations of segregation to become NASA's historic
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:
5th Grade
Students observe the phenomena of a raisin (a.k.a. sewer slug) moving up and down in a carbonated beverage. By having students collect data and calculate averages, math is brought into this long-time
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade
Students will use the principles invented by Bernoulli and Archimedes to learn about hot air balloons. Then students will create one out of tissue paper and test it!
Grades:
5th Grade
Students will explore the history and processes of using natural dyes, focusing on Sonoran desert flora. They will use examples from colonial times from colonists as well. They will investigate how
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Students will learn about the history of rocketry and the science behind it. They will launch rockets using pressure for propulsion, as well as model rockets with engines.
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:
5th Grade
Students will be creating a lego vehicle on Tinkercad and finding the volume of the vehicle using layering. They will be using standards 5.MD.C.3, 5.MD.C.4, and 5.P1U1.1. They will also explain how
Grades:
5th Grade
Students will build and use pom pom shooters to conduct an investigation into kinetic vs potential energy. Students will measure the distance their pom pom travels and make conclusions about the
Grades:
5th Grade
This lesson introduces a phenomenon to start a unit on the properties of matter. Students will plan and carry out a investigation of an unknown mixture and collect data. In doing so, they will begin
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
Grades:
5th Grade
Students will observe different changes in food and through research determine if the changes are physical or chemical in nature. The students will be able to determine the type of change taking place
Grades:
5th Grade, 7th Grade
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
Grades:
5th Grade, 7th Grade
This is a project to be used possibly at the end of a unit on Newton's Laws with discussions of how his laws apply to the painting and the motion of the pendulum. It can also lead to discussions of
Grades:
5th Grade
In this exciting 5th grade science lesson, students will delve into the microscopic world using microscopes and explore the field of nanotechnology. The lesson begins with an engaging introduction to
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Eggcellent Car Race
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students will design and build a car using STEM principles to safely transport a raw egg down a ramp, applying their knowledge of physics, engineering, and problem-solving.
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Makey Makey Storyboards
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
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