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Elementary and Middle School Lesson Plans

Welcome. Feel free to use and modify these lesson plans as much as you like. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments please contact laurab@eos.ncsu.edu.

Our Favorites:

Rollercoasters (~3-7)

Pipecleaner Towers (6-adult)

Mathematics:

Shapes (K-2nd)

M&M Probability (3rd-5th)

Earth Science:

Earthquakes and Volcanoes (3rd-5th)

Volcanoes-Viscosity Demonstration (3rd-5th)

Weather and Climate:

Making a Thermometer (4th-6th)
Human Body

Colds and Germs (K-2nd)
Plants

Leaves (K-2nd)
Insects

Webs and Spiders (K-2nd)
Matter

Ice Cream in a Bag (1st-3rd)

Sink or Float? (K-2nd)

Silly Stuff (K-2nd)
Engineering

Construction (5th-8th)
Electricity and Magnetism

Battery Making (4th-8th)

Fuel Cell Cars (5th-9th)