Engineers On Wheels
Lesson Plans
Elementary STEM Challenge
Bouncy Ball (4th Grade)
- Grade Level: 4
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.4.P.8.1
- ISTE: 1.4: Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.4.M.1.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Bouncy Ball (5th Grade)
- Grade Level: 5
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.5.P.8.1
- ISTE: 2.4.b
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.5.M.1.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Building a Model Bridge
- Grade Level: 3-5
- Time: Two 60-Minute Sessions
- Standards:
- 3-PS2-2
- ISTE: 2.4.c
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MAFS.3.MD.1.2
Elementary STEM Challenge
Edible DNA (4th Grade)
- Grade Level: 4
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.4.L.16.3
- ISTE: 1.4
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.4.DP.1.2
Elementary STEM Challenge
Edible DNA (5th Grade)
- Grade Level: 5
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.5.L.14.1
- ISTE: 2.4.b
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.5.DP.1.2
Elementary STEM Challenge
Elephant Toothpaste (4th Grade)
- Grade Level: 4
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.4.P.8.1
- ISTE: 1.4: Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.4.M.1.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Elephant Toothpaste (5th Grade)
- Grade Level: 5
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.5.P.8.1
- ISTE: 1.4: Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.5.M.1.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Paper Building Contest (1st Grade)
- Grade Level: 1
- Time: 40 Minutes
- Standards:
- Big Idea 13 SC.1.P.13
- ISTE: 1.4. Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- Standard 1 MA.1.M.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Popsicle Stick Trusses (4th Grade)
- Grade Level: 4
- Time: 60 Minutes
- Standards:
- Big Idea 12 SC.4.P12
- ISTE: 1.4: Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- 2 MA.4GR.2
Elementary STEM Challenge
Ping Pong Slime Balls (2nd Grade)
- Grade Level: 2
- Time: 60 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.2.N.1.2
- 1.3 Knowledge Constructor: 1.3.c
- K-2-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
- MA.2.M.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Ping Pong Slime Balls (3rd Grade)
- Grade Level: 2
- Time: 60 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.2.N.1.2
- 1.3 Knowledge Constructor: 1.3.c
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.3.M.1.1
- MA.3.NSO.2
Elementary STEM Challenge
Ping Pong Slime Balls (4th Grade)
- Grade Level: 4
- Time: 60 Minutes + Refrigeration
- Standards:
- SC.2.N.1.2
- 1.3 Knowledge Constructor: 1.3.c
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.3.M.1.1
- MA.3.NSO.2
Elementary STEM Challenge
Water Filtration (4th Grade)
- Grade Level: 4
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.4.P.10.2
- ISTE: 1.4: Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.4.M.1.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Water Filtration (5th Grade)
- Grade Level: 5
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.5.P.10.2
- ISTE: 1.4: Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.5.M.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Winglet (4th Grade)
- Grade Level: 4
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.4.P.12.2
- ISTE: 1.4: Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.4.M.1
Elementary STEM Challenge
Winglet (5th Grade)
- Grade Level: 5
- Time: 20 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.5.P13.1
- ISTE: 1.4: Innovative Designer
- 3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
- MA.5.M.1
Civil Engineering
The Science Behind Bridges
- Grade Level: 8th + 9th
- Time: 40 Minutes
- Standards:
- MAFS.8.G.2.6
- MA.912.GR.1.3
- LAFS.910.SL.1.1
Civil Engineering
Paper Bridge
- Grade Level: 8th + 9th
- Time: 40 Minutes
- Standards:
- MAFS.8.G.2.6
- MA.912.GR.1.3
- LAFS.910.SL.1.1
Civil Engineering
Intro To Architecture
- Grade Level: 8th + 9th
- Time: 30 Minutes
- Standards:
- VA.912.C.2.8
Civil Engineering
Design Process & Drawings
- Grade Level: 8th + 9th Grade
- Time: 45 Minutes
- Standards:
- CTE-TECED.68.ENTECH.11.01
- CTE-TECED.68.ENTECH.10.01
Cybersecurity Awareness
Computer Science
- Grade Level: 5th
- Time: 45 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.35.CS-PC.1.3
- SC.35.CS-CS.2.4
- MA.K12.MTR.5.1
Cybersecurity Awareness
Computer Science
- Grade Level: 5th
- Time: 45 Minutes
- Additional Materials:
- Phishing 101 Lesson
Cybersecurity Awareness
Computer Science
- Grade Level: 5th
- Time: 45 Minutes
- Additional Materials:
- Cyber Security Work Sheet
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
- Grade Level: 8th + 9th
- Time: 40 Minutes
- Standards:
- CTE-IT.68.PROG.04.08
- LAFS.68.RST.3.7
- MAFS.K12.MP.4.1
- SC.K2.CS-CS.2.5
- SC.912.CS-CS.2.7
- SC.912.CS-CP.2.6
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
- Grade Level: 8th + 9th Grade
- Time: 40 Minutes
- Standards:
- CTE-IT.68.PROG.02.03
- CTE-IT.68.PROG.08.02
- SC.912.CS-CS.4.3
- CTE-IT.68.PROG.02.02
- SC.35.CS-CS.4.3
- CTE-GEN.68.GENRL.19.01
- CTE-IT.68.GENRL.02.01
Middle School STEM Challenge
Infento
- Grade Level: 6th and Up
- Time: 6 – 1 Hour Sessions
- Standards:
- SC.6.P.13.1
- SC.6.P.13.3
- SC.68.CS-CC.1.2
- SC.68.CS-CP.3.1
- MS-ETS1-4
- STEL-7Q
- MA.K12.MTR.5.1
- MA.6.NSO.4.1
Middle School STEM Challenge
Can You Make It Warm?
Keep it Cool!
- Grade Level: 6th and Up
- Time: 60 Minutes
- Standards:
- MS-ETS1-4
- MS-PS3-4
Middle School STEM Challenge
Catapulting your Imagination
- Grade Level: 7th and Up
- Time: 50 Minutes
- Standards:
- MS-ETS1-1
- SC.6.P.12.1
Middle School STEM Challenge
Paper Tower Challenge
- Grade Level: 6th and Up
- Time: 60 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.6.P.13.2
- MS-ETS1-4
- HS-ETS1-3
Middle School STEM Challenge
Let’s Build a Parachute
- Grade Level: 6th and Up
- Time: 50 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.6.P.13.2
- MS-ETS1-4
Middle School STEM Challenge
Complex Ways to Solve Simple Problems
- Grade Level: 6th and Up
- Time: 70 Minutes
- Standards:
- SC.6.P.13.2