S2TEM Centers SC

S²TEM Centers SC (Solutions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education) is a not-for-profit network of education specialists focused on economic and workforce development through improvement in K-12 STEM education.   http://www.s2temsc.org/
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Riding the Waves of Sound
Riding the Waves of Sound

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This lesson focuses on investigating sound, both volume and pitch by engaging students through investigation activities. Along with these activities, direct instruction, and 1:1 activities are...

Don’t “Cell” Yourself Short
Don’t “Cell” Yourself Short

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In this introductory lesson, students will use microscopes to examine plant, animal, and bacteria cells to lay the foundation for further study. Additional instruction is needed for students to master...

Roaring Rockets
Roaring Rockets

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In this lesson, students will learn a brief history of rockets, rocket design, and build and test a foam rocket. This lesson can be used in a larger Force and Motion Unit.

Counting on a Career
Counting on a Career

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By examining the role of pharmacists, along with other professions, students will examine how multiplication and division, and finding unknown variables, occur in their lives in practical and...

Lights, Camera, Action!
Lights, Camera, Action!

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Through the eyes of a director on a TV set, students will experience how lighting plays a role in production while more deeply investigating the STEM behind the profession of director.

Catapult Calamity
Catapult Calamity

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Students will use engineering skills and knowledge of forces, motion, angles and simple machines to build a catapult that will hit multiple targets.

Slide, Slide to the Finish Line
Slide, Slide to the Finish Line

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Students will investigate friction by a) using inquiry to make observations about particular surfaces, receiving direct instruction related to the inquiry activity, and then by conducting an...

Microscopic Life
Microscopic Life

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Students will investigate structures of protists and fungi by a) creating a KWL chart of the different types of protists b) observing videos and completing an online investigation and drawing...

Eye Wonder: So, You Want to Be a Firefighter!
Eye Wonder: So, You Want to Be a Firefighter!

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This lesson focuses on insulators and conductors in order to demonstrate the transfer of heat and cold. The lesson makes connections to the profession of a Firefighter so students understand how STEM...

Prosperity for South Carolina
Prosperity for South Carolina

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In this series of learning experiences, students will gather information from primary source documents and media in order to develop an understanding of how early South Carolinians used their natural...