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Standards per Grade Level by Lesson:
Kindergarten *Will it Float? - SKP1c *Living vs Non-Living - SKL1a *Day and Night - SKP1a *Kite Day! - SKP1a, b - MCC.K.MD.1 - MCC.K.G2
First Grade *Parts of a Plant - S1L1a Students should be able to identify the parts of a plant. They will be able to describe how different plant types have parts with unique characteristics. Students will also be able to discuss the need for plants and trees and how they contribute to human life.
*Secret Signals: Light and Sound - S1P1a, b, c Lights and sounds can not only be used for seeing and hearing, but also as a way to communicate directions, warning signals, etc.
Second Grade *Lots of Life Cycles - S2L1a,d Organisms develop in a cycle, and these cycles have many similarities and differences.
*Rosie Revere’s Flying Machine- Force and Motion - S2P2 a, b, c Students will listen to the story Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty read by NASA astronauts. Students will then work through the Engineering Design Process to design a flying machine for Rosie Revere. Students will build a simple “flying” machine as they investigate aspects of force and motion.
*Bee a Pollinator - S2L1c Students will explore the inside of a honeybee hive and see the worker bees, queen, and drones. They will also get an up-close view at the life cycle of a honeybee and the body parts of a honeybee as they search for the queen.
*Mystery Matter - S2P1a Explain to students that they are now going to work in groups to classify objects as solids, liquids, or gases
Third Grade *Hiding in Plain Sight - S3L1b *Fossils and Extinction - S3E2a *Splendid Soil - S3E2b *Taking A Lesson from Nature! - S3L1b
Fourth Grade *Zip to It - S4P3b *Up Periscope - S4P1b *Simple Machines Challenge! - S4P3a, b, c *Sound Investigation - S4P2a, b
*Rosie Revere’s Flying Machine- Force and Motion - S4P3a, b, c Students will listen to the story Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty read by NASA astronauts. Students will then work through the Engineering Design Process to design a flying machine for Rosie Revere. Students will build a simple “flying” machine as they investigate aspects of force and motion.
*Robotic Hand STEM Challenge - S4P3a,c Students will learn the important qualities of prosthetic limbs and will use the Engineering Design Process to build a simple model robotic hand. Students will discover possible designs that could produce a simple but functioning limb while learning how the skeletal systems and muscular system work together. After doing so, they should consider the strengths and weaknesses of each idea before deciding on which idea they think will provide the best solution.
Fifth Grade *Fast Lane - S5P3a *Build this Structure with Iggy Peck - S5E1c *Variation of Traits - S5L2b *Constructive & Destructive Processes - S5E1a, b, c *Complete the Circuit! - S5P2a, b
*Strawberry DNA Extraction- Heredity and Genetics - S5L2a, b Students should complete the Strawberry DNA Extraction lab. Students will create a buffer using household products (dish soap, salt and water). By following lab protocol, students will extract DNA from at least two fruits and then compare the DNA of each of the fruits.
Sixth Grade *Weather Station Component - Barometer *Moon's Phase Wheel - S6E2a *Earth's Surface - Erosion and Deposition - S6E5d, e *Ice Core - S6E4b *Earth’s Place in the Universe - S6E1a, b, c, e
Seventh Grade *The Key to It All - S7L1a *How Can I Help? - S7L4c *Biomes and Biomimicry - S74c; S7L5b
*Robotic Hand STEM Challenge - S7L2c Students will learn the important qualities of prosthetic limbs and will use the Engineering Design Process to build a simple model robotic hand. Students will discover possible designs that could produce a simple but functioning limb while learning how the skeletal systems and muscular system work together. After doing so, they should consider the strengths and weaknesses of each idea before deciding on which idea they think will provide the best solution.
*Body Systems in Space- Body Systems and homeostasis - S7L2c Students will research body systems, functions and the effects on zero gravity on Mars. Students will use the Engineering Design Process to create a prototype of a product that would help an astronaut living in zero gravity.
*Strawberry DNA Extraction- Heredity and Genetics - S7L3a, b Students should complete the Strawberry DNA Extraction lab. In the lab, students will create a buffer using household products (dish soap, salt and water). By following lab protocol, students will extract DNA from at least two fruits and then compare the DNA of each of the fruits.
*The Unseen World: Structure and Function of Cells- Plant and Animal Cells - S7L2a Students will complete observations of plant and animal cells using a homemade microscope, and then read informational texts relating the new knowledge to the two microscope observations.
Eighth Grade *Bounce - S8P2b *Compound Mixture Elements - Separate Iron from Cereal - S8P1a *Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy - Catapult - S8P2b *It’s Melting - S8P2d *Sail Away - S8P1c
*Rosie Revere's Flying Machine- Force and Motion - S8P3a, b, c Students will listen to the story Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty read by NASA astronauts. Students will then work through the Engineering Design Process to design a flying machine for Rosie Revere. Students will build a simple “flying” machine as they investigate aspects of force and motion.
*Robotic Hand STEM Challenge - S8P3B Students will learn the important qualities of prosthetic limbs and will use the Engineering Design Process to build a simple model robotic hand. Students will discover possible designs that could produce a simple but functioning limb while learning how the skeletal systems and muscular system work together. After doing so, they should consider the strengths and weaknesses of each idea before deciding on which idea they think will provide the best solution.