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.
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Lesson Summary | Subject | Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shocking Solar | In this lesson students will learn how photovoltaic panels work, and to how optimize solar panel efficiency. Students will also learn how to work with series and parallel circuits. | Bioenergy | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Seismograph Build | In this lesson students learn about seismology by using a sample seismograph constructed out of common classroom materials. | Geology | Elementary (4-5) |
| See No Evil, Speak No Evil | Students in this lesson will participate in an activity to build communication, collaboration, and problem solving skills. | Team Building | Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Scribbler Machine | Students will design and build a simple machine to accomplish a task. | Engineering | Middle School (6-8) |
| Schoolyard Quadrats | In this lesson students learn how to measure population density in quadrats by sampling plant species. | Biology | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Saving White City's Air Part IV | In this lesson students will learn the importance of biomass boilers to convert sawdust into steam. | Bioenergy, Biology, Ecology, Engineering | High School (9-12) |
| Saving White City's Air Part III | In this lesson students learn about steam for generating and transporting heat from biofuels. | Bioenergy, Biology, Ecology, Engineering | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Saving White City's Air Part II | In this lesson students will learn about different thermal conversions and thermal conversion product to create a basic model of a gasifier. | Bioenergy, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering | Middle School (6-8) |
| Saving White City's Air Part I | In this lesson students will learn to differentiate thermal conversions of wood to understand the uses of each thermal conversion product. | Bioenergy, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering | Middle School (6-8) |
| Save The Penguins | Students in this lesson will learn the broad context of global climate change. | Biology, Climate Change, Ecology | Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
