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STEM Lesson Plans

Search our growing library of STEM lesson plans. Arizona teachers are contributing their best STEM lesson plans to an archive that is aligned with Arizona Academic Standards. This repository is provided free of charge through a collaboration with the Arizona Educational Foundation.

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
9 votes with an average rating of 0.9.
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
2 votes with an average rating of 1.
In this lesson, students will need to obtain, evaluate and communicate the effects of gravity on objects. Students will watch an engagement video demonstrating how many objects fall to the ground
Grades: 5th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
Students will be able to identify the planets in our solar system, describe the difference between rotation and revolution, and engineer a three dimensional model of our solar system.
Grades: 5th Grade
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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: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
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: 4th Grade, 5th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
This is a simple, fun lesson to teach about air pollution. This lesson teaches students what air pollution is and what causes it. Students will put petroleum jelly on an index card, place it outside
Grades: 5th Grade
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This 5th grade lesson incorporates Mad Lib, micro:bits and learning how to code on Makecode.org. This lesson is teacher directed to walk students to add variables and text value. Students will use
Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
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: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
4 votes with an average rating of 0.8.
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: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
2 votes with an average rating of 1.
Students will explore how fashion and design inspire present-day life and influence messaging and culture. They will create a 2D design of a shoe and then a 3D rendering of a sneaker using CAD
Grades: 5th Grade
2 votes with an average rating of 0.5.
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: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 0.
Students will modify previous versions of their Edison robots to move objects on the Mars map. Students will investigate the idea of a biosphere and use their robots to move supplies to the biosphere
Grades: 5th Grade
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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
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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
6 votes with an average rating of 1.
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
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In this fifth grade lesson plan, students extract DNA after reading about a young girl who is persistent in showing her parents she can be responsible. Students engage in identifying character traits
Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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Students will examine the pro's and con's of various types of vertical gardens and create fractional models of 3 gardens. They will select a garden to plant and provide their rationale.

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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
9 votes with an average rating of 0.9.
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