Ali J Appleton

A quick lesson plan with CTE Virginia competencies that allow the children to explore technology while learning about the Native American culture during this season of gratitude. This comes with a quick history lesson, template for the dream catcher, step by step instructions on how to put it together, and a reminder of the importance for respect of the other cultures.

This activity it a a classroom favorite. STEM based activities. It gives a history lesson on the amazing Inukshuks as well as a fun team building activity. I hope you have fun learning! Will need Janga pieces.

A fun quick activity for all ages. This is a lesson plan on magnetic forces, complete with worksheets, and a simple magnetic activity. I hope you have fun with this simple activity! All my lesson plans follow the Virginia competencies: Magnetic Force 1- Define the goal of a challenge. 2- Design a device using criteria and constraints. 3 - Evaluate viable solutions. 4 - Select a solution. 5- Plan the model or prototype. 6- Produce a model or prototype.

Quick one day challenge of building a marshmallow tower out of marshmallows and spaghetti strips, or toothpicks. This challenge allows the students to work and communicate as a team to build the tallest tower. Fun for you, and the students!

In this S.T.E.M project we will be learning about wind energy and how it is generated. The informational slides are an easy 15 minute lesson to teach the students on the power of harnessing renewable clean energy and its positive effects on the environment. After the lesson students have to create a Tornado in a bottle. The activity, instructions and material are listed in the slides. They are given a worksheet to write their observations. This is a fun experiment to get the kids involved in dis

This is a fun informational S.T.E.M activity that can be a great gateway to lead up to larger environmental projects on Dams and their functions in society. In this activity the students will be asked to build a dam with only the material provided. Not only is there an activity included the informational slides allow the kids to learn about our furry Beaver friends and their environment. Included are the Virginia competencies that can be achieved by doing this activity and an observational works