STEM Kits and Lesson Plans

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Instructions Grades K-4 (Word Document)

Grade K (Excel Spreadsheet)

Grade 1 (Excel Spreadsheet)

Grade 2 (Excel Spreadsheet)

Grade 3 (Excel Spreadsheet)

Grade 4 (Excel Spreadsheet)

CS Standards Crosswalk

Algorithm Videos

Box for a Ball

• Standards: K.MD.A.2, 2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.A.32
• Kindergarten Lesson plan (Word Document)
• 2nd Grade Lesson plan (Word Document)
• Ball templates

Coin Bingo

• Standards: K.MD.B.3, 1.MD.B.4, 2.MD.C.8
• Instructions
• Cents
• Number
• Picture
• Word

What to Measure With

• Standards: 2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.A.2, 3.MD.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Picture worksheet
• Worksheet

Compare Masses

• Standard: 3.MD.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Measurable Attributes

• Standards K.MD.A.1, K.MD.A.2, 1.MD.A.2, 1.G.A.1, 2.MD.A.1
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Notes

Dry-Erase Fraction Fundamentals

• Standards: 3.NF.A.1, 3. NF.A.2, 3.NF.A.3
• Dry-Erase Fraction Fundamental Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Circles Printout,
• Double Number Line Printout,
• Circles Fraction Fundamentals Worksheet,
• Number Line Fraction Fundamentals Worksheet,
• Squares Fraction Fundamentals Worksheet,
• Single Number Line Printout,
• Squares Printout

Building Equivalent Fractions

• Standards: 3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.1
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Worksheet

Fraction Pizza Party

• Standards: 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Equipment: Pizza Party Worksheet, Pizza Plain Printout, Pizza Toppings Printout, Pizzas Unclear Slice Sizes, Pizzas Without Lines

Math Stacks Fraction Equivalence Game

• Standards: 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.2, 3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Alternate Lesson Plan with 4th grade standards (Word Document)
• Equipment: Math Stacks Cards, Benchmark Cards, Blank Cards, Extension Cards, Large Math Stacks Cards, Large Benchmark Cards, Large Blank Cards, Large Extension Cards, Exit Tickets

Equivalent Fractions

• Standards: 4.NF.A.2
• Equivalent Fractions (Word Document)

Comparing Fractions

• Standards: 4.NF.A.2
• Comparing Fractions (Word Document)

Decomposing Fractions

• Standards: 4.NF.B.3a & 4.NF.B.3b
• Decomposing Fractions (Word Document)

Building Equivalent Fractions

• Standards: 3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.1
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Worksheet

Fraction Pizza Party

• Standards: 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Equipment: Pizza Party Worksheet, Pizza Plain Printout, Pizza Toppings Printout, Pizzas Unclear Slice Sizes, Pizzas Without Lines

Recipes for Success

• Standard: 4.NF.B.4
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Equipment: 12 cm Unit Square Printout, Blank Recipe Cards, Recipe Cards, Recipe Scaling Worksheet.

Math Stacks Fraction Equivalence Game

• Standards: 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.2, 3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Alternate Lesson Plan with 4th grade standards (Word Document)
• Equipment: Math Stacks Cards, Benchmark Cards, Blank Cards, Extension Cards, Large Math Stacks Cards, Large Benchmark Cards, Large Blank Cards, Large Extension Cards, Exit Tickets

Kool-Aid Oobleck

• Standard: 4.NF.B.3
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number

• Standards: 5.NF.B.4a
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Multiply a Fraction by a Fraction

• Standards: 5.NF.B.4a
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Scaling Fractionss

• Standards: 5.NF.B.5a
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Dividing Fractions

• Standards: 5.NF.B.7a & 5.NF.B.7c
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Recipes for Success

• Standards: 5.NF.B.4, 5.NF.B.5, 5.NF.B.6
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Equipment: 12 cm Unit Square Printout, Blank Recipe Cards, Recipe Cards, Recipe Scaling Worksheet.

Kool-Aid Oobleck

• Standards: 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Adding and Subtracting Paper Fraction Bars

• Standards: 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Worksheet
• Fraction Bars

Volumes of Prisms and Pyramids

• Standards: 6.G.A.2
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Materials: Power Solids
• Student Worksheet (Word Document)
• Teacher Worksheet (Word Document)

Math Bingo

• Standards: 6.EE.B.7, SMP2, SMP4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials

Fractions with Power Solids

• Standards: 6.EE.B.8, SMP2, SMP4, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Worksheet Answers (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Power Solids

Discovery Park Sign

• Standards: 6.G.A.1, SMP1, SMP4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Worksheet Answers (Word Document)

Bean Counting for a Bike

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Balance, Fish Bowl, Beans, and Cups

Nuts for Nuts

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Graduated Cylinders, Balance, Nuts, Pitcher, and Cups

Quick Proportions

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Measuring Cups, Measuring Spoons, and Mason Jars

Straw Drop

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Straws

Timing a Tube with Torricelli

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Graphs (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Torricelli Cylinders, Graduated Cylinders, and Pitchers

Uneven Balance

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Fulcrum Balance, Balance, Beans, Cups, and Rulers

“You” Rulers

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Table (Word Document)

How Should You Spin a Spinner?

• Standards: 6.SP.B.4, SMP3, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Spinners

Making Spinners

• Standards: 6.SP.B.4, MSP3, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials
• STEM Center kit includes: Power Solids

Gram Cube Boxes

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Other Worksheets (Word Document)
• Materials: Snap Cubes

2000 Calories

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Lesson Plan Template (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document), Food Labels Worksheet (Word Document)

Geometry Bingo

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets

What Numbers Go on the Signs

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Number Slips (Excel Spreadsheet), Question Cards (PowerPoint Presentation)

Roller Coaster

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• Materials: Small Bearing, Large Bearing, PVC Pipe Ramp

Collision

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document)
• Materials: Small Bearing, Large Bearing, PVC Pipe Ramp

Thermal Energy

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document)
• Materials: IR Thermometer, Short Steel Bar, Short Aluminium Bar

Epidemiology

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Notes  (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document)

Add and/or subtract linear expressions

• Standards: 7.EE.A.1
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Materials: Algebra Tiles

Solve Linear Equations

• Standards: 7.EE.B.4
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Materials: Algebra Tiles

Why is the area of a circle given by A=πr^2?

• Standards: 7.G.B.3
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

The circumference of a circle

• Standards: 7.RP.A.2, 7.G.B.3
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Materials: Tape Measure, Round Things, Digital Caliper

Math Bingo

• Standards: 6.EE.B.7, SMP2, SMP4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials

Bug Race

• Standards: 7.RP.A.2, SMP1, SMP3, SMP4, Math Literacy Skill 4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials

Fractions with Power Solids

• Standards: 6.EE.B.8, SMP2, SMP4, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Worksheet Answers (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Power Solids

Discovery Park Sign

• Standards: 6.G.A.1, SMP1, SMP4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Worksheet Answers (Word Document)

Pythagorean Theorem Boxes

• Standards: 7.G.A.1, 7.G.A.2, SMP1, SMP2, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Worksheet Answers (Word Document)

Bean Counting for a Bike

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Balance, Fish Bowl, Beans, and Cups

Nuts for Nuts

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Graduated Cylinders, Balance, Nuts, Pitcher, and Cups

Quick Proportions

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Measuring Cups, Measuring Spoons, and Mason Jars

Straw Drop

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Straws

Timing a Tube with Torricelli

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Graphs (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Torricelli Cylinders, Graduated Cylinders, and Pitchers

Uneven Balance

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Fulcrum Balance, Balance, Beans, Cups, and Rulers

“You” Rulers

• Standards: 6.RP.A.3
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Table (Word Document)

Crooked Die

• Standards: 7.SP.C.6, 7.SP.C.7, SMP1, SMP4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Pair of Crooked Dice

Cut It, Graph It, Sort It

• Standards: 7.SP.D.8, SMP3, SMP5, SMP7
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials, Worksheets
• STEM Center kit includes: Tubs and Lids

Gravity Wheels

• Standards: 7.SP.A.1, 7.SP.B.3, SMP4, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Cars, Race Case, Track, Measuring Tape, and Popsicle Sticks

How Should You Spin a Spinner?

• Standards: 6.SP.B.4, SMP3, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials
• STEM Center kit includes: Spinners

Making Spinners

• Standards: 6.SP.B.4, MSP3, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials
• STEM Center kit includes: Power Solids

Kinetic Theory of Gas

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Instructions (Word Document)

Osmosis

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Notes  (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document)

Photosynthesis

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Notes  (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document)

Solving a linear equation in two variables

• Standards: 8.EE.C.8
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales

• Standards: 8.F.B.4
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Probabilities for Compound Events

• Standards: 8.SP.B.4
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

The lateral surface area of a cone

• Standards: 8.G.B.5
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Bug Race

• Standards: 7.RP.A.2, SMP1, SMP3, SMP4, Math Literacy Skill 4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials

Fractions with Power Solids

• Standards: 6.EE.B.8, SMP2, SMP4, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Worksheet Answers (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Power Solids

Pythagorean Theorem Boxes

• Standards: 7.G.A.1, 7.G.A.2, SMP1, SMP2, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets (Word Document), Worksheet Answers (Word Document)

Bouncy Balls

• Standards: 8.SP.A.2, 8.SP.A.3, SMP4, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Graph
• STEM Center kit includes: Bouncy Balls

Modeling an Expanding Universe

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Materials: Rubber Bands, Model Expansion Powerpoint (PowerPoint Presentation)

Evidence for the Expanding Universe

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Materials: Cardboard Box, Power Supply, Hydrogen Spectrum Tube

Investigating Magnetism

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document)
• Materials: Magnets, Nails, Copper Wire, Compasses, C Cell Battery

Spectrometer

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document), Worksheet Answers (Word Document)
• Materials: Diffraction Grating

Acceleration and Constant Motion

• Lesson Plans: Constant Motion (Word Document), Centripetal Acceleration (Word Document)
• Worksheets: Constant Motion Worksheet (Word Document), Centripetal Force (Acceleration) Worksheet (Word Document), Graph
• Materials: Multicolored String, Spring Scale, Meterstick, Constant Velocity Car

Instructions Grade 8 (Word Document)

Grade 8 (Excel Spreadsheet)

Weakley County Budget (Word Document)

County Budget (Excel Spreadsheet)

Domains

• Standards: A1.F.IF.B.4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Intersections

• Standards: A1.A.REI.D.6, A2.A.REI.D.6, SMP1, SMP3, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials

Trigonometry Lesson and Decoder

• Standards: M3.F.TF.A.1b, A2.F.TF.A.1.b, SMP1, SMP2, SMP3, SMP5, SMP8
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Lesson Materials, Decoder (Word Document), Decoder Materials, Decoder Worksheet (Word Document)

Working with radicals

• Supplemental Materials
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Factoring and multiplying polynomials

• Supplemental Materials
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Factoring Quadratic Polynomials

• Supplemental Materialss
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Racing for the Answer

• Supplemental Materials
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Zeros and graphs of polynomial functions

• Supplemental Materials
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Penny Carpet

• Standards: 8.G.C.7, A2.F.BF.A.1
• Files: Supplemental Materials

Three Nests

• Standards: G.C.A.3, G.GPE.B.2, SMP1, SMP4, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials

To Incenter and Beyond

• Standards: G.C.A.3, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheets, Materials

Lines

• Standards: G.CO.C.9, SMP3, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials

Triangles

• Standards: G.CO.C.10
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials

Leaning Tower of PISA

• Supplemental Materials
• Lesson Plan (Word Document)

Bouncy Balls

• Standards: 8.SP.A.2, 8.SP.A.3, SMP4, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Graph
• STEM Center kit includes: Bouncy Balls

Crooked Die

• Standards: 7.SP.C.6, 7.SP.C.7, SMP1, SMP4
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Pair of Crooked Dice

Cut It, Graph It, Sort It

• Standards: 7.SP.D.8, SMP3, SMP5, SMP7
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials, Worksheets
• STEM Center kit includes: Tubs and Lids

Gravity Wheels

• Standards: 7.SP.A.1, 7.SP.B.3, SMP4, SMP5
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• STEM Center kit includes: Cars, Race Case, Track, Measuring Tape, and Popsicle Sticks

How Should You Spin a Spinner?

• Standards: 6.SP.B.4, SMP3, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials
• STEM Center kit includes: Spinners

Making Spinners

• Standards: 6.SP.B.4, MSP3, SMP5, SMP6
• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Materials
• STEM Center kit includes: Power Solids

• Files: HTML File Instructions (Word Document), HTML File, Robot Assembly (Word Document), Line Tracking (Word Document), Blink Beep Move (Word Document), QTI Line Follower Guide
• Materials: Activity Bot, Batteries, Pliers, Electrical Tape, Line Follower Kit, Misc Equipment

KNEX DNA Model

• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Examples: KNEX Component Parts, KNEX Colors, KNEX Example
• Materials: KNEX DNA Set

Dough DNA Model

• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Materials: Kiddy Dough

Paper tRNA Model

• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Group Roles (Powerpoint Presentation)

KNEX DNA to RNA Tanscription

• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Examples: KNEX Component Parts, KNEX Colors, KNEX Example
• Materials: KNEX DNA Set

Egg Carton Translation

• Lesson Plan (Word Document)
• Worksheets: tRNA Loop (Word Document), Translation (Powerpoint Presentation), Roles (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Materials: Egg Carton, Pop Beads, KNEX DNA Set

Meiosis

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Example (Powerpoint Presentation), Meiosis Vs. Mitosis (Word Document)

Inheritance

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Examples (Excel Spreadsheet), Genetics and Inheritance (Word Document)
• Materials: Poker Chips, Bouncy Balls

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document), Worksheet (Word Document),Flashcards  (Word Document), Key (Word Document)

Airbag

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Procedure (Word Document)
• Worksheet (Word Document)
• Materials: Baking Soda, Gallon Storage Bags, Graduated Cylinder, Quart storage bags, Spatulas, Balance

Alpha Beta Gamma

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Procedure (Word Document), Marshmallow Example
• Worksheets: Activity Guide (Word Document), 2 Column PowerPoint (Powerpoint Presentation), 3 Column PowerPoint (Powerpoint Presentation), Literacy Tools, Anticipation Guide (Word Document), Anticipation Guide with Answers (Word Document)
• Materials: Pipe Cleaner, Glue, Wet Erase Marker, Latex Gloves, Food Coloring, Toothpicks, 2.5 Gallon Bags

Balance Eq Escape

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Procedure (Word Document)
• Contact Dr. Elliott at the STEM Center for more information about the breakout activity and associated equipment.

Battery Lab

• Files: Lesson Plan  (Word Document), Procedure (Word Document), Adapted Lesson (Word Document)
• Worksheets: Battery Lab Worksheet (Word Document), Explanations and Solutions Worksheet (Word Document), Explanations and Solutions Teacher Guide (Word Document)
• Materials: Graduated Cylinder, Battery Connectors, Spatulas, Wire Strippers, 0.5mm graphite, 9-Volt Battery, 50ml Beaker

Polarity Building Model

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Procedure (Word Document), Teacher Guide (Word Document)
• Worksheets: Polarity Worksheet (Word Document), Gum-drop Models Worksheet (Word Document), VSEPR Theory
• Materials: Molecular Model Set

Excape Room: Chemistry and Physics Properties

• Files: Lesson Plan (Word Document), Contact Dr. Elliott at the STEM Center for more information about the breakout activity and associated equipment.
• Clues: Clue #1, Clue #2, Clue #3
• Worksheets: Assessment Card, Subatomic Particles Worksheet (Word Document), DMITRI MATTERS Worksheet (Word Document)