Equipment
K-4 Spreadsheets
K-8 Computer Science
K-3 Math
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
4th Grade Math
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)
5th Grade Math
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
6th Grade Math
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)
6th Grade Science
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)
7th Grade Math
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
7th Grade Science
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)
8th Grade Math
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
8th Grade Science
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
8th Grade Spreadsheets
Instructions Grade 8 (Word Document)
Grade 8 (Excel Spreadsheet)
Weakley County Budget (Word Document)
County Budget (Excel Spreadsheet)
Algebra
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
Geometry
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)
Probability and Statistics
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
Robot
- 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
Biology
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)
Chemistry
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)