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elementary school lessons and activites

ND EPSCoR offers free curriculum modules that are based on scientific research occurring in North Dakota’s higher education institutions and that are aligned with the ND Next Generation Science Standards. These lesson plans provide the opportunity for you and your students to connect to the research that scientists are conducting in North Dakota.

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We also provide access to STEM activities for middle and high school students that have been used as part of the Sunday Academy program.

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ND EPSCoR’s goal in providing these resources to teachers is to help them enrich classroom learning experiences and spark interest in K-12 students to pursue STEM careers.

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Elementary school lesson or activity

Balloon Lab (ES)

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Physical Science

35 minutes

Building Structures (ES)

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Engineering

Three 30-minutes periods

Cotton Ball Launcher (ES)

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Physical Science- Motion and Stability: Forces and Interaction

Two 20-minute periods

Floating Paperclip (ES)

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Motion & Stability: Forces and Interactions

30 minutes

Let’s Make Ice Cream (ES)

Elementary school

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Physical Science

35 minutes

Let’s Make a Helicopter (ES)

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Engineering and Technology

45 minutes

Make Your Own Pie Cell (ES)

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Matter and Its Interactions

Two 30-minute sessions

STEM at Home Storm in a Glass (ES)

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STEM at Home: Balloon Lab (ES)

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STEM at Home: Bernoulli's Principle (ES)

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Physics

STEM at Home: Bioinformatics (ES)

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STEM at Home: Calm Down Jar (ES-MS)

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STEM at Home: Candy Lab (ES)

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STEM at Home: Cotton Ball Launcher (ES)

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STEM at Home: Counting Equilibrium (ES)

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STEM at Home: Edible Pie Cell (ES)

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1. Graham cracker pie crusts
2. Pudding
3. Peanut M&Ms
4. Regular M&Ms
5. Life Savers
6. Cinnamon Red Hots
7. Gummy worms
8. Licorice
9. Decorating icing

STEM at Home: Floating Paperclip (ES)

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STEM at Home: Let's Make Ice Cream (ES)

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STEM at Home: Let's Make Oobleck (ES)

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STEM at Home: Make Your Own Snow (ES)

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STEM at Home: Milk and Food Coloring (ES)

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STEM at Home: Skeleton Robot Hand (ES)

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Anatomy

STEM at Home: Soda and Milk Chemistry (ES-MS)

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STEM at Home: Structure Building (ES)

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STEM at Home: Tensegrity Devices (ES)

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Strawberry DNA Extraction (ES)

Elementary school lesson

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Life Science, Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Two 30-minute sessions

Tie Dye Science (ES)

Elementary school lesson

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Matter and Its Interactions

Two 30-minute sessions

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Fargo, ND 58102

Phone: (701) 231-8400

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NDSU Dept. 4450
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

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