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K-12 Curriculum for Mobile STEM Labs & Laboratory Settings

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DNA Extraction

DNA Extraction

Students will extract DNA from a plant to determine whether or not its fruit is biotic.

Grade Level: Middle School (6 - 8)

Subject: Biology and Life Sciences

Curriculum Unit: From Molecules to Organisms

Engineering in Agriculture Game
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Engineering in Agriculture Game

In an immersive learning theater, student groups work together to solve problems on the farm.

Grade Level: Elementary School (K-5)

Subject: Engineering

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

Finding My Dance (Learning Undefeated)

Finding My Dance (Learning Undefeated)

Students will engage in a STEM challenge to build a workable instrument in limited time to create a rhythm to communicate choreography.

Grade Level: Grades K-2

Subject: Engineering

Curriculum Unit: Waves and their Applications

Finding My Dance (TEA)
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Finding My Dance (TEA)

Students will engage in a STEM challenge to build instruments in 25 minutes, create a rhythm to communicate choreography.

Grade Level: Grades K-2

Subject: Engineering

Curriculum Unit: Waves and their Applications

Floating Zoo
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Floating Zoo

In this design challenge, students will receive a problem from the story Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen. Students will engage in a STEM challenge to build a boat in 25 minutes that can float while holding the animal figures for a set amount of time without sinking.

Grade Level: K-2

Subject: Engineering

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

Flood Barriers (TEA)
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Flood Barriers (TEA)

Students will engage in a STEM challenge to design solutions to help their community and limit the amount of water seeping into their property.

Grade Level: Grades 3-4, 7

Subject: Engineering , Environmental Science

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

Forces In Action
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Forces In Action

In this design challenge, students will act as engineers to build and test cranes that can lift and move payloads at a port. By applying Newton's Three Laws of Motion, students will explore how balance, force, and motion work together to create stable and efficient cranes.

Grade Level: Middle School (6 - 8)

Subject: Engineering , Physics

Curriculum Unit: Energy , Engineering Design , Forces and Interactions

Genetic Transformation
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Genetic Transformation

Students explore the process of moving genes from one organism to another using genetic transformation.

Grade Level: High School (9 - 12)

Subject: Biology and Life Sciences

Curriculum Unit: Biological Evolution , From Molecules to Organisms

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Learning Undefeated)
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Learning Undefeated)

Students will engage in a STEM challenge to build a chair for the Bear family’s guest in 25 minutes.

Grade Level: Grades K-2

Subject: Engineering

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (TEA)
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears (TEA)

Students will engage in a STEM challenge to build a chair for the Bear family’s guest in 25 minutes.

Grade Level: Grades K-2

Subject: Engineering

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

How Water Moves

How Water Moves

Students will use an Augmented Reality (AR) sandbox to see how water flows over landforms and how the motion changes when the landscape changes.

Grade Level: Middle School (6 - 8)

Subject: Earth & Space Science

Curriculum Unit: Earth's Systems

Hypersonics
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Hypersonics

Students explore thermodynamics and the importance of heat transfer as it relates to speeds over Mach 5.

Grade Level: High School (9 - 12)

Subject: Chemistry , Physics

Curriculum Unit: Energy

Identifying Lung Cancer with Biomarkers
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Identifying Lung Cancer with Biomarkers

Students use Biomarkers to Identify Lung Cancer Subtypes and discover how ELISA tests can diagnose different types of lung cancer.

Grade Level: Middle School (6 - 8)

Subject: Biology and Life Sciences

Curriculum Unit: Biological Evolution

It’s All in Your Head
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It’s All in Your Head

Students discover the mechanics of concussions, test and evaluate different helmet materials, and walk away with a better understanding of how future technologies can make athletic play safer.

Grade Level: High School (9 - 12) , Middle School (6 - 8)

Subject: Physics

Curriculum Unit: Forces and Interactions

Jack and the Beanstalk (Learning Undefeated)
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Jack and the Beanstalk (Learning Undefeated)

Students will engage in a STEM challenge to build the tallest structure in 25 minutes that can hold a toy figure (Jack) for one minute.

Grade Level: Grades K-2

Subject: Engineering

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

Jack and the Beanstalk (TEA)
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Jack and the Beanstalk (TEA)

Students will engage in a STEM challenge to build the tallest structure in 25 minutes that can hold a toy figure (Jack) for one minute.

Grade Level: Grades K-2

Subject: Engineering

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

Lean Manufacturing
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Lean Manufacturing

Improve an out-of-date airplane assembly plant to learn about process improvement, kaizen, and push/pull assembly flow.

Grade Level: High School (9 - 12)

Subject: Manufacturing

Looking Into Lactase
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Looking Into Lactase

Students explore enzymatic activity by investigating the mechanism behind lactose intolerance.

Grade Level: High School (9 - 12)

Subject: Biology and Life Sciences

Curriculum Unit: From Molecules to Organisms

Magnets Push, Magnets Pull (TEA)
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Magnets Push, Magnets Pull (TEA)

Students learn about how magnets work and design a solveable magnet maze!

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Subject: Engineering , Physics

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

Maintaining a Balance (Learning Undefeated)
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Maintaining a Balance (Learning Undefeated)

Students will put on their engineering hats to assist in maintaining species populations within an ecosystem.

Grade Level: Grades 3-5

Subject: Engineering , Environmental Science

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

Maintaining a Balance (TEA)
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Maintaining a Balance (TEA)

Students will put on their engineering hats to assist in maintaining species populations within an ecosystem.

Grade Level: Grades 3-8

Subject: Engineering , Environmental Science

Curriculum Unit: Engineering Design

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