A foundational toolkit for setting up a physical engineering and maker space, covering physical layout, collaborative roles, and essential classroom routines.

A creative engineering lesson where students use LEGO bricks to design and build detailed animal models based on specific prompt constraints. Focuses on spatial reasoning, creative problem-solving, and descriptive writing.

A foundational lesson on the three main stages of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Includes a visual anchor chart and a hands-on labeling activity.

A guided reading lesson for 3rd graders exploring the fundamental differences between stars and planets, focusing on light production, composition, and movement.

A fascinating look at decomposers for 3rd graders, explaining how fungi, bacteria, and worms break down dead matter to recycle nutrients back into the food chain.

An engaging lesson for 3rd graders on consumers in a food chain, exploring herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and how they get their energy from eating other living things.

A foundational lesson on food chains for 3rd graders, focusing on producers as the start of energy flow and the correct use of arrows to represent that energy movement.

A 3rd-grade integrated science and literacy lesson exploring inheritance and variation in traits. Using 'Plants and Animals' by Rose Padilla, students analyze how animals are like their parents yet different from each other, gathering explicit text evidence to support scientific explanations.

Students explore the flow of energy in a grassland ecosystem by identifying producers, consumers, and decomposers. They will construct their own food chains through a hands-on sorting and linking activity.

Students explore the various ways life from the past became preserved in stone, distinguishing between body and trace fossils while identifying specific preservation methods like amber, casts, and carbon films.

A hands-on STEM lesson for 6th-grade students where they learn the physics and technology of stop-motion animation, from frame rates and persistence of vision to storyboarding and filming their own creative shorts.

A project-based lesson where 3rd-grade students explore the physical characteristics of mountains, wetlands, plains, and deserts through a variety of creative choices.

A 20-minute outdoor investigation where students compare the diversity of life in two different micro-habitats to understand patterns of biodiversity. This lesson integrates art through scientific sketching and a nature color hunt.

Students explore the essential relationship between plants and pollinators, identifying how they depend on each other for survival. The lesson culminates in a hands-on project where students design a pollinator-friendly garden tailored to their local ecosystem.

A hands-on gardening lesson that turns natural distractions into learning opportunities. Students learn seasonal planting, water conservation, tool safety, and wildlife cohabitation through the lens of being 'Earth Architects'.

A high-energy, station-based review session designed to build testing stamina and subject-switching agility for NC EOGs. Students rotate through ELA, Math, and Science challenges in timed 'sprints'.

A 30-minute introductory lesson for 3rd graders on the integumentary system, focusing on skin layers, sweating for temperature control, and the healing process of scabs.

Students explore the water cycle and cloud formation through hands-on modeling and local weather tracking, specifically tailored for the Arlington area climate.

A hands-on inquiry lesson where students use their senses to investigate objects, build descriptive vocabulary, and form scientific hypotheses about the unknown.

In this lesson, students become "Organ Detectives" to identify key human organs based on their location and function. They will play a collaborative guessing game and then practice their knowledge with a word bank worksheet.

Students explore the intersection of nature and engineering by designing and building small-scale dwellings for 'modern fairies.' They will learn about structural integrity, scale, and environmental harmony using natural and recycled materials.

A hands-on exploration of the water cycle and weather patterns where students build cloud models and track local Arlington weather data to understand atmospheric science.

A hands-on exploration of magnetic forces and static electricity through direct experimentation and observation. Students investigate attraction, repulsion, and static charges using magnets and balloons.

A high-level overview of the Wild Writing Adventure curriculum, including teacher guides, scope and sequence, and implementation strategies.

Explore the rocky shore to discover sight words while meeting starfish, crabs, and sea anemones in colorful tide pools.

Venture into the mysterious world of caves to master essential sight words while meeting bats, spiders, and salamanders.