EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 15
What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...
Crayola
Crayola: Birth of Bits and Bytes (Lesson Plan)
This lesson plan incorporates many subjects! Learners create a flow chart after studying the "Evolution," of computers. Also provides adaptations and references to use. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com....
Teachers TryScience
Teachers Try Science: Stem Lessons and Resources for Educators
Free and engaging lessons, along with teaching strategies and resources, which are designed to spark students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and math.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Solving Linear Systems Using Matrices and Technology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers using a graphing calculator and matrices to solve a system of equations.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Trends in Tech Use
We all use technology in different ways at different times. This activity is a fun way to learn more about these patterns within the children and families associated with our classroom!
NASA
Klass: Kennedy Launch Academy Simulation System Curriculum
The Kennedy Launch Academy Simulation System (KLASS) program is an exciting way to bring the space shuttle program into your classroom. If you are looking for creative ways to develop STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: A Collection of Secondary Math Units
Teachers of grades 9-12 can explore these seven math units for their classes. Data collection and analysis, problem solving with spreadsheets, and linear transformation are just a few of the topics covered here.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Polyhedra in the Classroom
Lesson plans for many student activities which introduce the concept of polyhedra into the classroom. Some activities can be accomplished by hand with paper, pencils, and scissors, but the unit works best if the students can regularly...
Other
My Schoolhouse Interactive Learning
Math and reading lessons, with automatic online correction, allow you to set your own pace.
Other
What Is Rubistar? How to Make Rubrics
This online tool is designed for teachers to create rubrics that correspond with project-based learning activities.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Math Is Functional
This lesson is a technology-based activity in which students extend graphing of linear functions to the use of spreadsheet software. After students have become proficient in constructing a table of values, students are able to...
NASA
Nasa: Introduction to Earth's Dynamically Changing Climate
NASA and PBS have joined forces to provide a lesson plan that will enable students to analyze data that documents a warming planet. Videos and other necessary documents for the lesson plan are provided. PBS TeacherLine also provides a...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Helicopter
Can you build a helicopter with popsicle sticks, rubber bands, paper clips, and cardboard that flies at least ten feet in the air and stays up for three seconds while carrying one penny? Use this site to accomplish this with a lesson...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer a Wind Powered Water Pump
With this design challenge, students can build a wind-powered turbine that can pump water up from the ground. This site contains tips to complete the design challenge as well as a place for students to document their engineering design...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer an Air Powered Spinning Machine
Engineer an air-powered spinning machine with this site. Site includes a teachers lesson plan, tips, and a place to document the process of creating this machine.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Engineer a Pneumatic Creature
Create a creature that uses air to create motion with this challenge. Site includes tips, lesson plans, and a place for students to document their design process.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Design a Microexpression Zoetrope
Build a zoetrope machine where you can animate a facial expression and the machine plays the animation back with this site. Site contains lesson plans, tips, and a place to document your design process.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Control a Microraptor's Flight
Using common household materials students are challenged to make a flying raptor and control its flight with attached strings. Site includes lesson plans, tips, and a place for students to document their process.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Cam Mechanism
Create a simple machine that transfers a rotational motion into linear vertical motion with this challenge. The site gives more details on the challenge as well as tips and place to document your design process. Teachers can find a...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Map the Ocean Floor
In this challenge, students are asked to map out the ocean floor with a device that they design. The challenge site includes a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering process.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Make a Flat Ball
Using simple geometric shapes cut out of paper and taped together to create a ball that is as round as possible with this challenge. This page also includes a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Stomp Rocket
With a little engineering, students can design a stomp rocket that is propelled by air pressure to fly at least 10 ft in the air. This website contains tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document their engineering design...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Make a Hydraulic Machine
Can you lift pennies with water? In this challenge, students will build a machine that uses a fluid to move and can lift at least 10 pennies. On this site, there is also tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document their...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Hack a Box
Can you make a box that only you know how to open and is safe from hackers? In this challenge, students will build a box with the help of this site. Site includes a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their...