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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: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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An exploratory lesson on the relationship between pi and circumference. The students can measure the circumference of everyday items and explore the ratio of pi between the circumference and diameter

Grades: Kindergarten
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Students will ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Grades: 4th Grade
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Students will explore weathering of solid rock and how it changes over time. They will use a sugar cube to represent the rock and test the effects of a rock at the top of the mountain and what occurs

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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Students will be creating their own arcade games with recycled materials. One idea can change the world! During this activity students will be going through the engineering design process.

Grades: 6th Grade
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After completing a ratio table and researching the benefits of the ingredients in chicken feed, students will now be able to build a bag of chicken feed for a local farmer!

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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This lesson compares and contrasts different hydroponic systems and their benefits and setbacks. Then, the plan walks the students through the hands-on activity of creating a Kratky bin for hydroponic

Grades: 6th Grade
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Stage 2 of a 4-stage project. Students will continue to research the pros and cons of small farms. Students will revisit their original farm drawing, ensuring they have different key features, and

Grades: 6th Grade
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Stage one of a 4 stage project. Students will research crops and seasons to create a blueprint that will serve as the guidelines for building a small functioning farm.

Grades: 8th Grade
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This ice core activity takes place within a lesson on climate change that utilizes PBS Learning Media. The teacher will build ice cores for students to investigate and gather data. Students will use

Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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Plants are the basis for nearly all agricultural production. Agricultural plant crops produce food, fiber, fuel, and aesthetically pleasing plants. Plants utilize energy from the Sun to convert water

Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade
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Students explore the relationship between the speed(rate of travel) of an object, the distance it travels, and the amount of time it travels for. Teachers may use: A- Air rockets(from a previous
Grades: 4th Grade
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Students will be working together to clean up an oil spill. They will discover what an oil spill is, what causes it, and what the effects are. The simulation is made using tinfoil baking dishes

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Grades: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
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