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STEM education is more than just science, technology, engineering or mathematics; it is an interdisciplinary and applied approach that is coupled with real-world, problem-based learning.
Why STEM? Prosperity2020
General documents for STEM workshops:
4th Grade
Hydroponics
Plants and Erosion
Water Cycle
- Water Cycle Powerpoint
- Engineering Challenge
- Engineer a Dam Lesson Plan
- Why Care about Water
- Get 2 Know H2O
- STEM Water Cycle Resources
- The Water Cycle, See It in Action
- Water and Dams in Today's World
- Water Outlook in Utah
- Water Usage Log
- Water Quiz and Water Facts
- Water Cycle Literacy
Soil Fractions
Inversion Aversion
- Inversion Aversion Lesson Plan
- Inversion Aversion PPT
- Close Reading Organizer
- CUB Air Lesson Reading
- Gasping for Air Reading
- Jordan School District Battles Bad Air Inversion
- Recess Guidelines
- Bad Air: Pollution and School Absences (newspaper article)
- Utah Clear Air Bills (newspaper articles)
Fossils
- Utah Clear Air Bills (newspaper articles)
- Fossil SongDinosaur Pictures I
- Dinosaur Pictures I
- Dinosaur Pictures II
- Fossil Prefix Worksheet
- Fossil Math
- Fossil Song
Engineering the Water Cycle
- Lesson Plan
- Newspaper Article
- Evaporation and Condensation
- Math in the Water Cycle
- Water Cycle Game Board PPT
- Water Cycle Literacy
- Water Cycle PPT
June Suckers
5th Grade
Erosion
Magnets
Plastics
- Plastics Power Point
- Plastics Packaging
- How To Bag It
- Properties of Plastics
- Comparing Bags
- Plastics Testing
- Mathematics Integration Activities
Other Resources For Grades 4-6
- Engineering/Science Fair Project Mini-grant Elementary Student Application
- Jordan Education Foundation
- 100 Percent for Kids
- CenturyLink
- Instructure Canvas Grants
- Rube Goldberg Video of Students
- STEM Teaching Tools
- Phenomena Ideas
- Online Learning Fun With Physics
- NASA Amusement Park Guide
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Pendulums pg 45 - 48, 69
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Marble Roller Coaster pg 52-58, 65, 68
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- Meteorology: An Educator’s Resource for Inquiry-Based Learning for Grades 5-9
Grade Materials
- 4th Grade General Materials and Supplies
- 5th grade General Materials and Supplies
- 6th Grade General Materials and Supplies
- DDS “Kids STEM Guide”
- Data Discovery Science recently published a guide for young learners interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The “Kids STEM Guide” is a carefully crafted database of websites, camps, and contests that increase student exposure to STEM fields in fun, creative, and interactive ways. At the link above there are links to great resources broken down by age group (K-5 & 6-12), as well as by subject (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math). Finally, a section is dedicated to sites with a specific focus on Girls who continue to be underrepresented in STEM careers. You can find the guide using the above link.
6th Grade
Mars Rovers
Playing with Parachutes
Heat and Insulation
- Heat Transfer PPT
- Insulation Reading Selection
- What is Heat Reading
- Try Engineering
- The Heat Loss Project
- Heat and Insulation Links
- What's Warm and What's Cool?
Fractions in the Universe
Sound
Ice Cube Melt
Reasons for the Seasons
NASA Engineering Design Challenges