Spiraling the Engineering Design Process in Middle School by Kimberly Dedini, Anna Som, Mary Ann Sheridan, and Lisa Klar This module works on teaching engineering design by spiraling the math, science, and engineering standards for 6th through 8th grade students. Students will work in collaborative teams to experience and become adept with utilizing the Engineering Design Process at […]
Waves Module Outline Big Idea – Students will see the concept of harmonic motion and waves across a variety of core math and science classes. Tide Modeling Algebra 2 Purpose: Students learn to plot tidal data given and explore the parameters of a sinusoidal function in order to find the sinusoidal regression. Biorhythms Pre Calculus […]
Comparing Global Climate & Local Streams by Amy Crispin, Sunny Brae Middle School Jessie Hobba, Sunny Brae Middle School Dave Haller, Freshwater School Tyler Vack, Trinidad School This 6th-8th grade curriculum looks at the watershed – climate connection by comparing global climate & local streams. Main goals/overview: Analyze historical weather […]
Engineering Design Process Overview: Humans use energy to power the world we live in. Our energy choices are important. Engineers play a vital role in developing technology that impacts the way we get our energy. Student Goals: Students will explain how we get our energy and what renewable energy is. Students will understand the engineering […]
Overview: Humans have a significant impact on the environment. This impact can be seen in the types of products we use on a daily basis. In this lesson students will use the scientific method to observe the impact of common pollutants on duckweed. They will graph and analyze the data collected using a spreadsheet. Student […]
By Kimberly Dedini, Anna Som, Mary Ann Sheridan, & Lisa Klar Students will complete activities and then write and/or present an argument based on the work they completed in the lessons. The focus of our module is the watershed with each lesson melding technology, math, and science coupled with the same two Standards of Practice. Watershed […]
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This is a complete STEAM Passive Solar lesson plan that is aligned with NGSS and CCMS for California. It can be conducted with 6-12 graders.
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