Elementary
Lesson Plans: Elementary
USAMRMC offers a variety of lesson plans that align with education standards to allow teachers and students to apply STEM principles in the classroom. The below lesson plans have been written, complied, and adapted by undergraduate students majoring in a STEM or Education field and reviewed by a Master's Teacher.
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Float My Boat (All Levels)
Synopsis: Students will build a floatable boat out of 5 by 5 foil squares. Later, students will test their structure based on sturdiness by placing pennies into the boat.
Purpose: For students to think outside the box to construct a sturdy boat and should consider making multiple boats before finalizing their boat. Overall, students will understand the importance of how trial and error can lead to open doors and new ideas. Therefore, collaborating ideas to build the sturdiest boat.
Written by: Mona Patel
Lesson Plan: Float_My_Boat.pdf (381 KB)
Power Point: Float_My_Boat.pptx (831 KB)
Visible Light: Why is the Sky Blue? (Elementary School)
Synopsis: In an effort to teach wavelength and frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum, students will look at the visible light spectrum through the color of the sky. This lab would be introduced with the wave spectrum, discussing the wavelength and frequency of the different colors of the rainbow. They would look into the scattering of light through the atmosphere and the effects of the angles of the earth.
Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to not only answer why the sky is blue but to discuss prisms, scattering, different gases in the atmosphere and to give an introduction to the wave spectrum.
Written by: Katie Price
Lesson Plan: Light.pdf (398 KB)
Power Point: Visible_Light_Spectrum.pptx (760 KB)
Last Modified Date: 28-Jan-2015
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