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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story of The Beaver | Students in this lesson will learn about the beaver and its history in Oregon. | Ecology | Elementary (4-5) |
| Standardized Work | In this lesson students will learn about cycle time to increase productivity and quality pertained to standardized work. | Engineering | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Specialists vs. Generalists | In this lesson students learn about food webs and explore specialist and generalist diets. | Biology, Ecology | Elementary (4-5) |
| Speakers | In this lesson students learn about electromagnetic fields, magnets and coils of wire to design their very own speakers. | Engineering | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Spaghetti Quake | In this lesson student learn about earthquake magnitude by breaking different size bundles of uncooked spaghetti noodles to understand differences in magnitude. | Geology | Elementary (4-5) |
| Solar City | In this lesson students will understand how building design can accommodate solar panels, and how building design can be used to take advantage of passive solar energy. | Renewable Energy | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Slip, Sliding Away | In this lesson, students learn about glacial flow and slip/sliding away part of the cryosphere. | Climate Change | Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
| Should Rey Mystery Drink Gatorade? | Students in this lesson will define vocabulary, read about ingredients, discuss the importance of each ingredient and its effect on the body, and approximate how much of each as they formulate their own drink. | Biology | Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8) |
| 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) |
