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My Very Own Game Controller
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
In this engaging lesson, students will design a working game controller using cardboard, conductive materials, and a Makey Makey. The product will coincide with students' prior knowledge of closed
Grades:
5th Grade
In this STEM lesson, 5th grade students will apply what they have learned about the affect gravity and friction have on an object’s mobility by engineering simple machines to change the ending of the
Grades:
6th Grade
This is the first lesson is a series of 2 for the egg drop challenge. Students will work in groups to design and test an egg drop capsule. Students will keep a budget and fill out a data and
Grades:
3rd Grade
This lesson is the initial planning, sorting, and planting lesson to get Our Plot of Sunshine Curriculum started within a 3rd grade classroom. Can be modified for other grades, but math within this
Grades:
3rd Grade
SUMMARY: This lesson challenges 3rd grade students to apply their knowledge of the physics of light by having them design, create, and test an obstacle course that their beam of light must navigate
Grades:
11th Grade, 12th Grade
This will be a 1 class period laboratory. It should take about 45-60 minutes. Students will be making a wet-mount slide of pollen that they collected or that was provided. They can look at prepared
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Edison Robot Challenges
Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this hands-on lesson students review the Edison robot and coding in Edscratch. They will then work together to solve math problems and then code the Edison robot to match their solution to the math
Grades:
3rd Grade
In this engaging lesson, students will create their own parade float using recyclable materials and code a parade route using Dash robots. Students will do this after hearing the story "Balloons over
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this engaging lesson, students use LEGOs to create a working seismograph. Included are all the materials you will need, video links, a pre and post assessment and rubric. Students will enjoy this
Grades:
4th Grade
Students will be able to design a method of protection for the Earth’s land that would withstand the impact of rainfall on soil and prevent erosion. Students will discover that the soil with
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Animal Life Cycles: Lesson 5
Grades:
1st Grade
This is lesson 5 of the Life Science Unit. Students describe the life cycle of a chosen animal through photography or stop animation. This engaging lesson includes optional fiction read-alouds
Grades:
1st Grade
This is lesson 4 of the Life Science Unit. Students will evaluate and identify how the features of a young animal offspring and parent are similar (not identical) and different. They will code the
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Animal Habitats: Lesson 3
Grades:
1st Grade
This is lesson 3 of the Life Science Unit. Students design a habitat for an organism using earth material. Links to all lessons and optional fiction read-alouds, picture sorts, STEM hands-on