Grades:
4th Grade
Hike the trail to the Fort Bowie visitor's center and collect data on plants and artifacts you see there. This lesson involves data collection in the field and creative graphing in the classroom.
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:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
A lesson that dives into the fusion of Art and Chemistry. Students will make their own pigments using common plants by using an acid-base reaction. They will test the effects of different solvents in
Grades:
8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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:
4th Grade, 6th Grade
After learning about the cycling of water and understanding that natural resources are limited, students use biomimicry to design their own water capturing system. Students begin by learning about the
Grades:
5th Grade
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:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This set of lessons allows students to model the structure of an atom and use this to define trends on the Periodic Table and characteristics within groups. In addition, students can relate the
Grades:
5th Grade
In Part 2, after students have created the blueprint, the floor plan and the budget, they will then create the blueprint using the Tinkercad application. Students must make a house following the
Grades:
5th Grade
This lesson plan explores earthquakes and how to build structures that will stay standing. After learning about earthquakes, they will make their own dream house. They must consider the facts in
Grades:
5th Grade
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:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
In this hands-on STEM lesson, students take on the role of engineers tasked with developing an autonomous robotic solution for a complex real-world challenge. They explore the fundamentals of robotics
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Students will learn about the engineering design process by working in small groups to identify a problem, then design and create a solution, inspired by the main character's creativity and problem
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson helps engage student voice in developing stronger research questions and projects on topics about which they are interested, curious, and passionate. The Question Formulation Technique
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Money, creative urge, ego, desire to help others, intellectual challenge and curiosity - inventors develop ideas for all of these reasons and all are valid, according to Invention City. During this
Grades:
5th Grade
Students will observe different changes in food and through research determine if the changes are physical or chemical in nature. The students will be able to determine the type of change taking place
Grades:
8th Grade
Students will explore the separation method of liquid chromatography by analyzing the types of dyes in marker brands. They will then get the opportunity to calculate the change in dye placement and
Grades:
4th Grade
Students use knowledge of light and shadows to create and perform a shadow puppet performance.
Grades:
4th Grade
Students learn vocabulary and learn about how light and shadows interact. Students explore using flashlights and making shadow hand puppets.
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Students will pick an issue that they think exists in the world and propose a solution via a presentation. This will model a TedTalk.
Grades:
10th Grade
Students will learn about the concept of ratios and their applications in cooking and baking. They will create simple recipes, formulate questions based on these recipes, and engage in activities to
Grades:
2nd Grade
This is a week long review activity to be done outdoors on student devices. Students will complete physical/ outdoor activities and see how math fits into their daily life. This is meant to be done in
Grades:
2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade
Students learn about the gila woodpecker as well as the 5 S's of birdwatching. Students then make observations of birds in their schoolyard, summarize the findings on a graph and slideshow, and design
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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:
5th Grade, 6th Grade
Students will code Micro:Bits to be able to send and receive coordinates. Students will mark coordinates sent to opposing team in order to complete a game of Battleship.
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