Grades:
3rd Grade
Students compare the structures and functions of traits that enable organisms to survive in a specific environment. Analyzing the traits of animals provides evidence for how those traits vary, how
Grades:
4th Grade, 6th Grade
Students learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources using a free resource. They are assigned a particular resource such as solar, coal, biomass ,etc. and they become an expert on that
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this lesson students will work in teams to research the different parts of a drone obstacle course with the intention to build and race it themselves.
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Dive into the physics and engineering and programming of holonomic drives! Learn to code and control movement for your FTC robot with hands-on activities and real-world applications.
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade
Blending Social Studies and Science with a focus on STEM principles. This lesson is one in a series of lessons examining Benjamin Franklin's contribution to science. Students learn about his
Grades:
7th Grade
Human cells function best within a specific temperature range. Recent scientific data has shown that extreme high temperatures can have detrimental effects on our cells. In fact, repeated exposure to
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This set of lessons allows students to understand circuitry through different lenses and apply this to simple circuits and electrical calculations.
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students will use Gel Electrophoresis to diagnose the dominant, fatal, genetic disorder of Huntington's Disease, a neurodegenerative disorder caused by an excessive number of CAG repeats in the DNA
Grades:
7th Grade
Why do different parts of the Phoenix Metropolitan areas have a big difference in rainfall during monsoon days? Discover how the rain shadows of the White Tank Mountains and the McDowell Mountain
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:
1st Grade
Students will read and study types of movements and forces. They will draw examples of things that move in different ways. Then they will create a marble painting using the different movements and
Grades:
3rd Grade
In this hands on lesson, students learn about LED lights and why they are they better choice for the environment. After becoming familiar with LEDs, students then find out that the local Parks and Rec
Grades:
8th Grade
Students will learn about DNA base pairs. As a team they will send a student to read a sequence of DNA/RNA and will have their group duplicate or sequence the complimentary base pair. Students will
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
This lesson is designed to uderstand the stages of mitosis by integrating Virtual Reality (VR) in the classroom. The students will be able to identify and describe the key events in each stage of
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students are guided through the urgency to create large scale plan solutions for climate mitigation and green energy fuel sources. They will then build and design a bioreactor using algae as a
Grades:
3rd Grade
The lesson plan addresses the real world problem of forest management that affects the environment and the communities. The students will build awareness of global issues related to natural resources
Grades:
9th Grade
This lesson includes how to prepare and setup for a field trip to Sunset Crater National Monument. It includes helpful hints, activity sheets for students attending, and links to the National Park
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Lesson "Phoenix Reimagined: From Sun City to Solar City" ensures that students engage in age-appropriate, hands-on learning experiences that promote understanding of solar energy and its applications
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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:
4th Grade
Students will come up with and perform an investigation for the phenomenon that dropping a rock into a puddle makes a different reaction than throwing it. Students will drop a ball into a cup or
Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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:
4th Grade, 5th Grade
In this lesson, we will learn about different methods for growing potatoes, as the pioneer farmers would have needed to test during the time of the settlers in the United States and Westward Expansion
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson is designed to encourage students to explore their interests and pursue their passions while diving into the world of STEM. This lesson takes place in a classroom for one semester. 1 hour
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