Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
A student looking in a microscope, very scientifically

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: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
2 votes with an average rating of 1.
This lesson is focused on solar energy, students engage in a hands-on exploration of photovoltaic cells, motors, and light bulbs to investigate the correlation between light intensity and solar power
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
2 votes with an average rating of 1.
In this lesson plan, high school students will explore the concepts of AC and DC currents through hands-on experimentation. The lesson begins with a brief discussion on the fundamentals of alternating
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
3 votes with an average rating of 1.
Students will work in small groups to create a water filtration system to demonstrate understanding of water purification systems and human influences.
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
This set of lessons allows students to understand circuitry through different lenses and apply this to simple circuits and electrical calculations.
Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
3 votes with an average rating of 1.
This is the fourth lesson in a series of four designed to guide students through the process of designing, implementing, and documenting their own independent STEM research projects. This lesson
Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
5 votes with an average rating of 1.
This lesson is a whole unit on energy. It can be broken up into 10 separate lessons. I chose to put them all together so that it was easier to see how I organized them so you did not have to search
Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
This lesson is designed to help students learn how to critically evaluate sources of information, a crucial skill for conducting independent STEM projects. The lesson uses the Baloney Detection Kit
Grades: 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
2 votes with an average rating of 1.
A lesson designed for an engineering course but that can be used in a science course where we investigate the physics of waves and how it can be applied to the world of art. Students will design and
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
2 votes with an average rating of 1.
The first rule in the chemistry lab is “don’t eat or drink or lick anything in the lab”! This lesson breaks those rules and shows students how culinary is really a practical application of chemistry
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
A common challenge in Thermodynamic Chemistry is how do endo vs. exothermic reactions FEEL. Students will conduct three different chemical reactions to collect data and observations about the
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 0.
This is a week-long set of lessons building on the structure and function of skin. The first few days will have students using technology to complete research. Students will also explore the
Grades: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
Want to incorporate the Arts into your 7-12 STEM classroom? The Global Science Opera provides a way to do just that! Learn how to facilitate a STEAM collaboration with arts teachers to make it happen.
Grades: 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
This is part 2 of a two-part series. This lesson looks deeper into early electronic encryption tools and how they relate to cryptography today. The tools discussed are: Hebern Rotor Machine, Enigma
Grades: 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
No votes have been submitted yet.
This lesson includes a slide show and FITB notes page introducing Urbanization in a HS Environmental Science class. Benefits and drawbacks of urbanization are discussed, with a documentary about
Grades: 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
1 votes with an average rating of 1.
Over the course of three class sessions, spanning 90 minutes each, students will engage in an immersive project focusing on the outdoor air quality prevalent in four states situated in the

Featured Lesson Plans

Check out these notable lesson plans.

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