Lesson Plans Featured Lesson Plans NSTA Daily Do • Lesson Plans Celebrate Math Awareness Month with a FREE E-Book and Resources Sponsored by: Domino Data Lab Explore Regenerative Agriculture Sponsored by: Kiss the Ground NSTA Daily Do Lesson Plan How can we use our model to explain the change in Dimorphos’s velocity post collision with DART? Lesson Plan Can we predict what will happen to the speed of an asteroid after a collision? Lesson Plan How did the direction of the applied force affect Dimorphos’s orbit? Lesson Plan Why do planets and asteroids have variation in the size and shape of their orbits? Lesson Plan What variables affect the size of the gravitational force acting on an object in space? Lesson Plan What causes an object to orbit another object instead of crashing into it? Lesson Plan Why did the path of Dimorphos change when DART collided with it? Lesson Plan How can we work with our families or other community members to address socio-environmental issues within our community? Lesson Plan How can we send complicated messages and images over long distances? Lesson Plan How can humans and ocean mammals communicate over long distances? Lesson Plan How can a UUV in the deep ocean send a message to the surface? Lesson Plan How did the solid and liquid propellants generate the right amount of thrust for each phase of the Ariane 5 + JWST system’s flight path? Lesson Plan How can we track the flow of energy when propellant is burned? Lesson Plan How do propellants generate thrust? Lesson Plan How did the Ariane 5 rocket launch and deliver the JWST to L2? Lesson Plan Why are Valley fever case numbers increasing over time? Lesson Plan How can we effectively communicate actionable public health information? Lesson Plan What can we do to mitigate negative health outcomes of respiratory diseases for at-risk populations? Lesson Plan How can we explain the differences in threats and protections between communities? Lesson Plan How does access to resources in a community impact health outcomes for those living there? Lesson Plan What factors contribute to differences in the health outcomes of respiratory diseases within the US? Lesson Plan How can where and how you live affect your exposure to PM2.5? Lesson Plan How can we investigate the relationship between PM2.5 exposure and respiratory diseases? Lesson Plan Why are there differences in case numbers and health outcomes of respiratory disease at the country, regional, and local levels? Lesson Plan How does the design of the Artemis I five-segment booster minimize energy transfer from the rocket propellant to the metal case? Lesson Plan How can we evaluate systems to provide breathable air in a space station? Lesson Plan How can we use the patterns in motion we observed to explain how the JWST was launched into space? Lesson Plan How can we use what we know about weight and thrust to plan a safe and successful model rocket launch? Lesson Plan How do you launch a heavy object like the rocket carrying the JWST? Lesson Plan How does something start moving? Lesson Plan How does gravity affect objects? Lesson Plan How did they get the James Webb Space Telescope into space? Lesson Plan Why are most auroras observed near the North and South Poles? Lesson Plan Taking a Zipline to School Lesson Plan How does reduced genetic diversity impact survival and reproduction? Lesson Plan Where did the different alleles come from? Lesson Plan Do all of the coffee varieties have these alleles? Lesson Plan Why might there be a future without coffee, and can we do anything about it? Lesson Plan How does eating beef affect climate change? Lesson Plan How does the knowledge of evolution and population genetics help us understand future effects of environmental changes? Lesson Plan Do all kinds of organisms have a lot of genetic diversity? Lesson Plan Do all of the high altitude populations have the same mutation? Lesson Plan Where did these different alleles come from? Lesson Plan Does everyone living in this region have these alleles? Lesson Plan Where did the Tibetan population's physiological strategies come from? Lesson Plan How is the Tibetan population able to live in low oxygen environments? Lesson Plan How can some people live at higher altitudes while other people get ill visiting these places? Lesson Plan How Can We Plan a Safe and Successful Model Rocket Launch? Lesson Plan How Can We Predict and Measure Weather Conditions at our Launch Site to Recommend a Safe Launch Date? Lesson Plan How Can Forces Exerted by Weather Conditions Affect the Flight Path of our Model Rocket? Lesson Plan How does where you live and work affect your risk of mesothelioma? Lesson Plan How can where you live affect your risk of experiencing asthma? Lesson Plan How does where you live affect your risk of heat-wave-related death? Lesson Plan Are autonomous cars a solution to the problem of distracted driving? Lesson Plan What makes muscle proteins so different from other proteins in our body? (Playlist Version) Lesson Plan How do cells know which amino acids go together to make certain proteins? (Playlist Version) Lesson Plan What exactly are proteins and how are the proteins we make different from those we eat? (Playlist Version) Lesson Plan How do people build muscles if they are not eating muscle proteins? (Playlist Version) Lesson Plan How can we tell if a planet is habitable without visiting that planet? Lesson Plan Why Is the Sea Level Rising? Lesson Plan Why Are Wildfires in California Getting Bigger Over Time? Lesson Plan How Can We Plan a Rocket Launch for Recovery System Deployment? Lesson Plan How Does a Rocket's Recovery System Deploy? Lesson Plan How Does Temperature Affect the Rate at Which People Become Infected With Mosquito-Borne Diseases? Lesson Plan How Can Feeding the Planet Change the Ocean? Lesson Plan Why Do Some Cities Currently Have Dust Storms and Others Do Not? Lesson Plan Should Our City's Wastewater Treatment System Produce Ammonia? Lesson Plan How Can Wildfires Lead to Mudslides? Lesson Plan How Can Computational Modeling Help Explain and Design Solutions to the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups? Lesson Plan How Can Computational Modeling Help Explain How Different Groups of People Are Affected When COVID-19 Spreads Through a Community? Playlist Understanding COVID-19 Disparities Using Computational Modeling Lesson Plan How Can Computational Modeling Help Explain the Spread of COVID-19? Lesson Plan How can ecosystems survive without sunlight? Lesson Plan How do chimneys form at black smoker hydrothermal vents? Lesson Plan What Causes the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups? Lesson Plan What Is a Problem You Want to Design Solutions For? Lesson Plan How Do NASCAR Race Cars Come to a Stop After Moving at Speeds Over 200 MPH? Lesson Plan Why Do NASCAR Drivers Need to React Fast? (Part 2: Sound) Lesson Plan Why Do NASCAR Drivers Need to React Fast? (Part 1: Sight) Lesson Plan Why Is Plastic Used to Build Race Cars? Lesson Plan Why Is Rubber Used to Build Race Cars? Lesson Plan Why Is Metal Used to Build Race Cars? Lesson Plan What Materials Are Used to Make NASCAR Race Car Parts? Lesson Plan How Do Things Make Sound? Lesson Plan How Do NASCAR Race Car Tires Take the Heat? (Part 2: Thermal Energy) Lesson Plan How Do NASCAR Race Car Tires Take the Heat? (Part 1: Physical Changes) Lesson Plan How Can Air Make a Race Car Faster? Lesson Plan How Can Race Car Bumpers Store Energy? Lesson Plan Why Are NASCAR Crashes So Dangerous? Lesson Plan How Do Roof Flaps Make a Race Car Safer? Lesson Plan How Does Being Close to the Ground Help a NASCAR Race Car? Lesson Plan How Does Air Affect the Motion of a NASCAR Race Car? Lesson Plan How Does Air Temperature Affect Race Car Tires? Lesson Plan How Does the Air in Tires Support a 3,300-Pound Race Car? Playlist Newton's Second Law Lesson Plan Why Is Ocean Water Warming Faster in Some Places Than Others? Lesson Plan How Can a Cow's Diet Affect the Climate? Lesson Plan What Do Cardboard Boxes Have to Do With Carbon Emissions? Lesson Plan How Can We Use Data to Predict the Length of a Shadow? Playlist Tracking COVID-19 in the United States Lesson Plan Are There Differences in How People Are Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States? If So, Why Are There Differences, and What Should We Do About the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19? Playlist Daily Do: Natural Resources—Water Playlist Daily Do: Colors (PreK) Lesson Plan Why is something that’s happening out in the ocean such a danger to us on the land? Lesson Plan Why Is a Covered Planet a Healthy Planet? Lesson Plan How can growing seaweed help mussels? Lesson Plan Why Does the Green Crab Love Climate Change? Lesson Plan Why do we only seem to catch carp? Lesson Plan How Can Cows on the Move Help Rebuild Entire Ecosystems? Lesson Plan Why can't I see the animals? Lesson Plan Why Isn't Pluto a Planet Anymore? Lesson Plan How Can We Make Informed Decisions to Keep Ourselves and Our Communities Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Lesson Plan Why is the Monarch Butterfly Population Changing? Lesson Plan What Do Plants Do in the Dark? Lesson Plan How does soap make dishes clean? Lesson Plan How Can We Pull Colors Apart? Lesson Plan Why Is The Image Upside Down? Lesson Plan What Happens When We Mix Colors? Lesson Plan How Can We Run Out of Water? Lesson Plan NSTA Daily Do: Why Are the Stars Disappearing? Lesson Plan Why does the ping pong ball move? Lesson Plan Why doesn't the snow melt? Lesson Plan Why Does it Sizzle? Lesson Plan Why Do Earthquakes Occur Where They Do? Lesson Plan How Are Cancer Cells Different From Normal Cells? Lesson Plan Why Are The Rusty Patched Bumble Bees Disappearing? Lesson Plan How Do Population Shifts Affect the Ecosystem? Lesson Plan Why Do We See Two Mountain Ranges? Lesson Plan How Do Hooved, Herding Herbivores Help the Soil? Lesson Plan When Can We See Different Objects in the Sky? Lesson Plan Why Should We Prepare for Earthquakes? Lesson Plan How Do We Get Drinking Water From Fog? Lesson Plan Why is Niagara Falls moving? Lesson Plan Why is the drawing floating? Lesson Plan Why Does The Can Come Back? Lesson Plan How Will The Plant Grow? Lesson Plan Why Are the Temperatures Changing? Lesson Plan What Happened to the Marshmallow? Lesson Plan How Do Kites Fly? Lesson Plan Why is the African Elephant Population Changing? Playlist Daily Do: Pushes and Pulls Playlist Daily Do: Transfer of Thermal Energy (Heat) Playlist Daily Do: Digestive System Lesson Plan Where Did the Water Come From? Lesson Plan Why Are Plane Designs So Different? Lesson Plan Why Do We All Have to Stay Home? Lesson Plan Why Does the Ice Melt Faster? Lesson Plan Why Are There Fish in the Desert? Lesson Plan How Can We Tell What Season It Is? Lesson Plan How Did The Moth Population Change? Lesson Plan How Does Air Make Things Move? Lesson Plan Why Does Some Food Disappear? Lesson Plan Who was Henrietta Lacks? Lesson Plan How Can a Helicopter Fly on Mars? Lesson Plan How can fish survive in a frozen lake? Lesson Plan How is COVID-19 Impacting Families and Communities? Lesson Plan How Do Lakes Freeze? Lesson Plan Why Do Some Objects Stick to the Refrigerator? Lesson Plan How Can We Protect Fragile Cargo? Lesson Plan How Does Our Neighborhood Provide For Its Wildlife? Lesson Plan Why Do Some Microwaves Cook Faster? Lesson Plan Why Does the Ocean Turn Turquoise? Lesson Plan How Can We Become Good Marble Players? Lesson Plan Why Is Our Sun So Big and Bright? Lesson Plan How Does Some Corn Pop? Lesson Plan How Can We Make a Room as Dark as Possible? Lesson Plan How Can Maps Help Us? Lesson Plan Where Does Digestion Occur? Lesson Plan How Can We Keep Our Vegetables Watered? Lesson Plan How Do Asteroids Cross Earth's Path? Lesson Plan Why Did COVID-19 Cause Environmental Changes? Lesson Plan How Do Pushes and Pulls Help Us Play? Lesson Plan How Can Plants Break Rocks? Lesson Plan Why Did the Reaction Happen So Fast? Lesson Plan Where Did the Plant Come From? Lesson Plan Why Can We See Scorpius Only in Summer? Lesson Plan How Can We Stay Safe When Lightning Strikes? Lesson Plan Why is the Water in the Glass? Lesson Plan How Can I Tell What's Inside? Lesson Plan Why Aren't the Sounds the Same? Lesson Plan Why Don't the Dishes Move? Lesson Plan How Can Containers Keep Stuff Cool? Lesson Plan What Happened to Our Celery? Lesson Plan Why Is Cancer So Rare in Elephants? Lesson Plan Why Are More Hurricanes Predicted This Year? Lesson Plan How Can Light Make Dark Shadows and Bright Reflections? Lesson Plan Why Do Some People Get Easily Sunburned? Lesson Plan How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of? Lesson Plan How Does the Hot Air Balloon Take Off? Lesson Plan How Can We Send Messages to Someone Far Away? Lesson Plan How Will the Charged Objects Interact? Lesson Plan Why Does the Cracker Taste Sweet? Lesson Plan How Can We Land a Payload Safely? Lesson Plan How Do Seeds Get Around? Lesson Plan How Can Vaccinating One Population Affect Another? Lesson Plan What Happened to Our Ice? Lesson Plan Why Do They Visit the Flower? Lesson Plan How Do Shrimp Live in a Closed System? Lesson Plan Why Are Flowers So Different? Lesson Plan How Can Properties Help Solve Problems? Lesson Plan Why Is Water Sphere-Shaped in Space? Lesson Plan How Are They Similar and Different? Lesson Plan How Do We Know What Isopods Do? Lesson Plan Why Is Our Fruit Turning Brown? Lesson Plan Why Are the Bones Still Here? Lesson Plan How Does a Pandemic Cause Less CO2? Lesson Plan How Do Our Noses Smell Things? Lesson Plan Why Does a Part's Shape Matter? Lesson Plan What Can I Observe in the Outdoors? Lesson Plan Can water change the path of light? Lesson Plan Where Do 'New' Diseases Come From? Lesson Plan How Do Living Things Choose a Home? Lesson Plan How Do We Cross Bodies of Water? Lesson Plan How Do We Know Something Is Alive? Lesson Plan Why Does Population Size Change? Lesson Plan Why Is My Shadow Always Changing? Lesson Plan How Do We Find Patterns in Weather? Lesson Plan Why Do We All Have to Stay Home? Lesson Plan What's In an Egg? Agriculture / Food Lesson Plans (sponsored by Corteva) Lesson Plan Designing Healthy Ice Pops Lesson Plan How Does Your Garden Grow? Lesson Plan My Food Is From … Lesson Plan Project Produce Lesson Plan Rice Is Rice, Right? Lesson Plan Secrets of Seeds Lesson Plan The Farmer in the Lab Lesson Plan The Radish Party Lesson Plan This Land Is Your Land Lesson Plan You Are What You Eat!
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