STEM: INTERACTIVE LESSON PLANS

What would you do to protect your baby?

DINOSAURS HD

Grades K-2
T.Rex and Technology - Lesson 3 of 3
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Identify and define authentic problems, and significant questions for investigation

Essential Question:
What can fossils tell us about the lives of dinosaurs? (Be prepared to defend your answer!)

1. Watch the video as a whole class.
2. In pairs - use iPads to explore Dinosaurs HD and explore 3 different fossils.
3. Pair share your answers to the question: What\ type of challenges do paleontologist face when uncovering bones? How can we be certain that the research results are correct?
4. Exit Ticket: What skills does a paleontologist need to be successful?

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What is the code of the human body called? How many letters are used in the code?

CRYPTO CLUB

Grades 3-5
How To Be A Spy Kid - Lesson 3 of 3
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Identify and define authentic problems, and significant questions for investigation

Essential Question:
How is a strand of DNA similar to an encryption code? (Be prepared to defend your answer!)

1. Watch the video as a whole class.
2. In pairs - use your laptop to create an encryption code on  Crypto Club to become familiar with how encryption works.
3. In pairs take the challenge Desert Oasis Treasure Hunt.
4. Exit Ticket: Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper for credit. How are tools of encryption used everyday to protect you and your family? Who creates codes to protect you?

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Can you name the philosopher who identified problems with the method of water distribution 2,000 years ago? Has anything changed since then?

Grades 6-8
Water Cycle Disrupted - Now What?
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

Identify and define authentic problems, and significant questions for investigation

Essential Question:
Who is responsible for recharging ground water?

1. Watch the video as a whole class. Take notes on the video to use in your Creaza presentation.
2. In pairs - be creative and brainstorm 3 solutions that could be used to protect and recharge ground water.
3. In pairs open the iPad app Creaza and create a cartoon with at least 5 slides that explain your solutions to protecting and recharging ground water. Email the presentation to your teacher for credit.  20 pts
4. Exit Ticket: In 3-5 sentences answer the question, "Is it possible to revers the flow of water in the aquifer?" 10 pts