Students explore the teamwork and engineering behind the Apollo 11 moon landing through a simplified reading of Catherine Thimmesh's Team Moon.
Explores the Moon's role as a testing ground for Mars exploration and a unique platform for deep space astronomy, focusing on the Gateway station and long-duration missions.
A fast-paced 6th-grade STEM lesson where students apply engineering design principles to create a mechanical retrieval tool to save a 'Kyber Crystal'. This lesson covers mechanical advantage, levers, and iterative design within a Star Wars-themed narrative.
A fun, active lesson exploring how plants respond to their environment through various tropisms. Students will use movement and physical acting to demonstrate complex biological concepts.
A comprehensive set of tools to help 6th-grade students master the Cornell note-taking method specifically for science concepts, featuring a guided template and instructional supports.
A comprehensive review of mitosis using a 'Cell Copy Shop' theme, differentiated for Life Skills and Modified Curriculum students to understand how cells make identical copies of themselves.
A hands-on STEM project where students design, build, and test catapults while mastering the art of technical instruction writing. Students will apply physics concepts and the engineering design process to create a functional siege engine and document its construction with precision.
Students act as field biologists to design and build a creature with specific adaptations for an extreme Earth biome, then predict how it would need to evolve when that environment changes.
A lesson exploring the greenhouse effect, how human activities amplify it, and the role of fossil fuels in climate change.
A comprehensive guide for students participating in a STEM tower building challenge, focusing on structural engineering, recycled material innovation, and scientific explanation.
An interactive Earth Science lesson where students visualize and draw the relationship between mantle convection currents and plate boundary movements.
A deep dive into plate tectonics focusing on subduction zones and the explosive geological activity of the Ring of Fire. Students will explore the mechanics of plate movement and its global impact.
Explores the scientific goals of the Artemis missions, including lunar geology, the search for water ice, and using the Moon as a stepping stone for deep space exploration.
Focuses on the Artemis II mission's role in driving technological advancements that benefit life on Earth, from water purification to advanced materials.
An engaging lesson on physical changes in matter, focusing on phase changes, mixtures, and the concept of reversibility for 6th-grade students.