Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Learn about forces and motion while reading the book Sheep in a Jeep and doing activities to determine the average distances of objects in motion.
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:
Kindergarten
In this Kindergarten STEM lesson, students explore the concepts of light and shadows using Groundhog Day as a thematic starting point. The lesson begins with an engaging introduction through a SciShow
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:
Kindergarten
Students will design and build a boat for the Gingerbread Man using aluminum foil, straws, and popsicle sticks. They will test and improve their designs while learning about buoyancy and basic
Grades:
1st Grade
Students will review different types of motion previously learned in Part 1. They will construct, review, and analyze a marble maze including the different types of motion to extend their learning.
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:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
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
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:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This STEM lesson focuses on science and math. It was written for 6th through 8th grade, but it can be adjusted to fit other grades. It was made for a whole group start, then move into groups of 3-4
Grades:
4th Grade
Do you need a fun culminating activity at the end of your light energy or light waves unit? Look no further! Here students will create their own spectroscope and investigate light energy and light
Grades:
4th Grade
Explore sound waves and energy through the creation of a rubber band guitar. This hands on experiment will be sure to get your students excited about energy and waves.
Grades:
3rd Grade
In this engaging 1.5-hour lesson, 3rd-grade students will combine Science, Technology, and English Language Arts (ELA) to create a virtual garden using Code.org. Students will learn the basics of
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:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Students learn about leg prosthetics, design a blueprint and engineer a working prosthetic leg.
Grades:
2nd Grade
This is a year long measurement unit. Students will learn about different tools to measure height, discuss and review what they need to grow, and create a growth over time graph for their height. They
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
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:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Students will practice coding using Ed Blocks. They will use a given map as a target for their robot navigation with precision. The emphasis on this lesson is on making modifications and adjustments
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:
7th Grade
This project transforms students into solar power investigators! They'll construct miniature solar power plants (model houses) and test methods to combat dust, a real-world challenge for solar panels
Grades:
2nd Grade
Students will complete a shadow activity where they will learn what happens to shadows throughout the day. They will create a hypothesis, collect observable data, and come to a conclusion about a
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In the Drone Light Show project, students will explore the intersection of technology, creativity, and teamwork by designing and programming their own synchronized drone light show. Utilizing DJI
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Grades:
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
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Up, Up and Away! Creating a Glider
Grades:
4th Grade
Students will learn the principles of flight while also incorporating the Engineer Design Process as they construct gliders using pressed Styrofoam. In this hands-on lesson, students read a book about