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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build a Sturdy Wall

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read a version of "The Three Little Pigs" and then work in small groups to design a wall. They use Legos to build the wall and subject their design to a strength test.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Structural Stability - Legos

For Teachers K - 8th
Pupils are introduced to a variety of design elements that promote structural stability including beams, joints and pins. They demonstrate the use of these elements with Lego constructions and compare the stability of several constructions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Engineering: Introduction to Legos

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify and examine various Lego building materials. They discover how to measure Lego blocks and cut out and paste pictures of the Legos on the Engineer's Parts List sheet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Electrical motors

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Look but Don't Touch:

For Teachers K - 5th
Students complete a graphic organizer after identifying three interesting facts from a web site. They role play that the NASA space probe has landed on Mars where a large animal was found and they develop the important questions they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Team Up for Telling Time

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars team up to compete in a variety of Internet time-telling activities. In teams of four, groups are assigned to computers and solve problems related to telling time.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using the Software Program "Kid-Pix"

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create a slideshow using the software program Kid-Pix. They use the differences in rocks and minerals for their presentation. They also demonstrate different ways to import and save pictures using the program.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Camera Investigations

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to a read aloud, participate in word work and work with video clips at a website. They make a zoetrope to demonstrate animation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Entering Numbers 1 to 10, 1 to 20, 1 to 100

For Teachers K
Students enter numerals on spreadsheet and use template to record numerals.
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Curated OER

Let's Share Equal Parts

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice creating parts of a whole by using educational software to illustrate their learning.
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Curated OER

Patterns and Partners

For Teachers K
Students create a pattern using the stamp tool on the Kid Pix program. They trade computers with a partner, and complete the pattern on their computer.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to the Computer

For Teachers K
Students visit the computer lab to learn the parts of the computer and type their names and their lunch numbers.
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Curated OER

Planning a Trip to the North Carolina Art Museum

For Teachers K - 5th
Students navigate the North Carolina Art Museum website and find answers to questions needed before a visit.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My 5 Senses Book

For Teachers K
Students create a 5 page My 5 Senses book. They type 1 sense on each page and select 4 corresponding pictures to go with the sense.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Alphabet of Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use letter/sound relationships of initial consonants to complete sentences that follow a given repeating pattern. These sentences be based on coin terms found on the U.S. Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use a word processing program to make patterns.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Design and Engineering Process

For Teachers K - 1st
In this series of lessons young scholars employ an engineer's approach to solve problems and conduct a variety of hands-on activities. They use this strategy to identify the problem, brainstorm a solution, design a plan, build an object...
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Rockets

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this series of lessons students will learn about engineering and design principles by designing, building, launching, testing and redesigning their own rockets.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Build an Instrument

For Students K - 1st
This challenge is to build a four-stringed musical instrument that can play a tune on different pitches.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Marshmallow Blaster

For Students K - 1st
Shoot marshmallows across the room with your own Marshmallow Blaster.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Robo Wheel

For Students K - 1st
Make your own Robo Wheel to race or do freestyle tricks using simple household items like paper bowls, string, and rubber bands.
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Website
Other

I Stem Resource Network

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
News items, event listings, and resources pertinent to STEM education in Indiana, also useful for STEM educators in other states. I-STEM catalogs and previews hundreds of online materials, authored by publishers, educational...
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Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Curiosity Machine provides a free, high-interest STEM lessons for students. In this lesson, students will construct a stegosaurus tail that is capable of breaking through a piece of paper. Site includes process and tips to solve design...