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middle 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

Adaptation and Climate Change (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Adaptations, climate change, genetics, evolutionary change

Three 50-minute class periods

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All About Winter Weather (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Regional Climate Studies

Four 50 minute periods

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Biodomes (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Ecosystems

6 hours

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Bioinformatics: Through the Lens of COVID-19 (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Biology and Computer Science

Five 50 minute class periods

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Building Materials (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Circulation: get pumped! (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Circulation, cardiovascular system

6 hours

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Clean energy (MS-HS)

Middle and high school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Renewable energy, clean energy, fuel cells, solar energy

6 hours

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Composting: Don’t Waste Your Waste! (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Composting

6 hours

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Counting Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (Lakota)

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Digital Preservation of Natural and Cultural Preservation (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Technology

Two to three 50-minute class periods

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Digital Preservation of Natural and Cultural Resources (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Digital imaging, culture, values, natural resources

Three 50-minute class periods

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Echolocation (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Echolocation, sound waves

6 hours

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Engineered Composite Building Products (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Physical Science and Engineering

3 hours

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Evaluating Whether to Enter a Building During a Fire (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Thermal Imaging

Two 50 minute lessons

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Game Theory (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Mathematics

6 hours

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Life Cycle Assessment and Renewable Energy from an Indigenous Perspective (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Environmental Engineering and Chemical Engineering

Two 50-minute class periods

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Life Cycle Assessment and Renewable Energy from and Indigenous Perspective (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemical engineering, biofuels, food production and food waste, energy conversion, sustainability

Two 50 minute sessions

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Lightbulbs and their capabilities (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Electricity

6 hours

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Meat Safety and Preservation (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry

4 hours (including prep)

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Mendelian Genetics (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Genetics

6 hours

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Natural Gas (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Natural gas

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Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Plate tectonics, volcanoes

6 hours

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Plate tectonics (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Plate tectonics

6 hours

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Polymer Synthesis (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Polymers, recycling, natural and synthetic resources

Three 50-minute class periods

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Probability, Games and Sentiment Analysis (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Mathematics, probability

6 hours

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Protein Denaturation (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Protein Denaturation

120-200 minutes

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Robotics (MS-HS)

Middle and high school activity

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Robotics, engineering

6 hours

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STEM at Home: Autumn Leaves (MS)

Middle school activity

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

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

Elementary and middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Infinite Chocolate (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Let's Make a Boat (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Let's Make a Car (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Let's Make a Helicopter (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Let's Make a Zipline (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Make Fluffy Slime (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Make a lava lamp (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Onion DNA Extraction (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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

Elementary and middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Strawberry DNA Extraction (MS)

Middle school activity

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

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STEM at Home: Tie Dye Science (MS)

Middle school activity

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Topic(s):

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Senses and Perception in Nature (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Information Processing in Life Sciences

Three 50-minute class periods

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Smart “PIGs” in Pipes (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Pipe inspection, robotic technology, Smart PIGs

Time Needed (estimate): Four 50-minute class periods

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Stem Cells (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Stem cells, biology

6 hours

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Still Floating (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Storm Systems (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Weather, climate

6 hours

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The Optics of Cameras (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Research

6 hours

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The Water Cycle (MS-HS)

Middle and high school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Earth science, water cycle

6 hours

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Virus Structure (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Microbiology

120-180 minutes

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What Lives in Wetlands? (MS)

Middle school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Wetlands, migration, food chains, food webs

Three 50-minute class periods

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