OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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These lessons cover STEM topics for grades 4-12. Many of them include options for advanced students. Additionally, the lessons meet Next Generation Science Standards. Another resource is the Common Core Standards for Oregon.
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| Lesson Title | Lesson Summary | Subject | Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Footprint | This lesson will help students understand the effect of their life choices on their carbon footprint and how they might lower it. | Bioenergy, Ecology | High School (9-12) |
| Chemical Reaction Powered Car | In this lesson students will learn about chemical reactions and design a car powered by chemical reactions (the reaction of baking soda and vinegar). | Chemistry, Engineering | Elementary (4-5) |
| Classification of Insects | Students in this lesson will experience the challenge of classifying living, and variable things. | Biology | Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8) |
| Collecting and Preserving Insects | Students in this lesson will learn to preserve, collect, store, and catalog specimens. | Biology | Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8) |
| Community Strengthening | This lesson focuses on activities that help students engage with one another, as well as a larger network of students from SMILE clubs around the state during challenge events. | Family Math & Science Night | Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Coral Reef Diversity | In this lesson students are introduced to coral reef ecosystems to learn the importance of coral and adaptations coral has made to live in a unique habitat. | Biology, Climate Change, Ecology, Marine | Elementary (4-5) |
| Coral Skeletons | In this lesson students learn how coral shells are formed and the impact of climate change has had on coral reef ecosystems worldwide. | Biology, Climate Change, Ecology, Marine | Elementary (4-5) |
| Cost Management | In this lesson students will use LEGOs to design the most cost effective airplane without compromising on function. | Engineering | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Culminating Lesson | In this lesson students demonstrate their understanding of just-in-time manufaturing, facilities layout design, and design for manufacturability. | Engineering | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Design and Build a Polar Ice Drifter | Students will take part in a hypothetical engineering and design challenge that will help them to better understand sea ice and how research is carried out on sea ice. | Chemistry, Climate Change, Marine | Elementary (4-5) |
