South Dakota
Discovery Center
Discovery Center
Curriculum and Lesson Plans
The South Dakota Discovery Center offers curriculum and lesson plans so you can bring hands-on STEM and STEAM learning into your teaching. The resources showcased here were developed through the support of different agencies and organizations and run the gamut from a short activity to a full semester unit of study. Keep checking back as more curriculum and lessons will be added!
FEATURED LESSON PLANS!
A complete K-12 soil health curriculum. Grades K-5 are individual modules aligned to the NGSS while Grades 6-12 focus on the soil health buckets. Grade 6-12 are also aligned to NGSS as well as GLOBE protocols.
Middle school/high school lesson plan that explores the respiration of soil biota using a soil CO2 kit. Includes information how you can get classroom supplies to study soil.
Teach STEM braided with the ways of knowing from the Oceti Sakowin Oyate. Learn more at our Ignite sub-site.
Elementary*
*Most lessons can be scaled up to a higher grade level
Grades 2-8
Upper elementary lesson about the fossils of Badlands National Park. Can be adapted for upper grades as an intro/refresher.