Embedded Files
Biological Evolution - Unity and Diversity
(3 weeks)
STEM /EdTech Resources
Reach Out to Your Point of Contact for Customized Lessons and Support:
Kristi Allen
Stantonsburg, New Hope, Hearne, Lee Woodard
Contact Kristi HERE!
Jenny Combs
Lucama, Rock Ridge, Jones, Barnes
Contact Jenny HERE!
Martha Levey
Gardners, Fredrick Douglass, Wells, Vick, Vinson-Bynum
Contact Martha HERE!
Dr. Christine Mitchell
STEM Coordinator
Fossil Material Checkout Kits
Choose from different types of fossil kits to checkout form. You can do a fossil dig or you can have students look at already discovered collections to analyze.
CUSTOM ROBOTICS CHALLENGES
Like the ideas from above, but looking something different? Contact your DTLS to help you build a custom lesson based on time constraints and student needs. The DTLS can help with support implementing the robots and in class support, if preferred.
Merge Cube- Fossils
Checkout ipads and merge cubes to have students experience fossils in real time. This is an augmented reality experience where students see models in the palm of their hand.
CUSTOM BUILD CHALLENGES
Like the ideas from above, but looking something different? Contact your DTLS to help you build a custom lesson based on time constraints and student needs. The DTLS can help with support implementing the engineer design process. STEM incorporates building based on inquiry, so the lesson should not just be making something, but rather making something in response to an essential question as a challenge.
Google Arts and Culture: Fossils
Get DTLS support for Google Arts and Culture Immersive Expirences. Chose from navigating the site, to getting suggestions for how to make this into an interactive STEM lesson with inquiry based challenges.
Digital Multimedia Tools
Contact your DTLS for multimedia tools support.
Other Resources
Field Trip Ideas
Earth Science Classes at Imagination Station:
Digging in the Dirt: Archaeology & Paleontology
Students learn the difference between archaeology and paleontology and the importance of context as they examine artifacts and fossils. Students hunt for fossils in matrix from the Miocene epoch and get to keep their finds!
NC Museum of Science - Raleigh
Rock Museum: Scotland Neck, NC
Guest Speaker Ideas
Paleontologist
Guest Speaker – Geology at Work
Marta Toran - Outreach Coordinator App State Dept. of Geological And Environmental Sciences
Cross-Curricular Opportunities
Art - Drawings or models of fossils
📖 Science & ELA – "Newton's Laws Comic Strip"
Students create a comic strip explaining Newton’s Laws of Motion using characters and real-world scenarios (e.g., a superhero using force to stop a villain).
🎭 Science & Art – "Marble Roller Coaster Challenge"
Students design and build a paper or cardboard roller coaster for a marble, illustrating how gravity, friction, and momentum affect its motion.
📊 Science & Math – "Ramps and Speed Experiment"
Students measure how different ramp heights affect the speed of a toy car, then create bar graphs or line graphs to display their results.
⚽ Science & PE – "Forces in Sports"
Students analyze how force affects motion in sports (e.g., kicking a soccer ball, throwing a baseball) and record observations about speed, direction, and strength.
Career Focus
Paleontologist
Geologist
Environmental Scientist
Museum Curator
Museum Exhibit Expert
Earth's Systems
(5 - 6 weeks)
STEM /EdTech Resources
Reach Out to Your Point of Contact for Customized Lessons and Support:
Kristi Allen
Stantonsburg, New Hope, Hearne, Lee Woodard
Contact Kristi HERE!
Jenny Combs
Lucama, Rock Ridge, Jones, Barnes
Contact Jenny HERE!
Martha Levey
Gardners, Fredrick Douglass, Wells, Vick, Vinson-Bynum
Contact Martha HERE!
Dr. Christine Mitchell
STEM Coordinator
Rock Kits
Checkout materials or ask for support from DTLS in creating your own model OR using the Engineer Design process to compare Earth's feature.
CUSTOM ROBOTICS CHALLENGES
Like the ideas from above, but looking something different? Contact your DTLS to help you build a custom lesson based on time constraints and student needs. The DTLS can help with support implementing the robots and in class support, if preferred.
STEM Build Challenge
Checkout materials or ask for support from DTLS in creating your own model OR using theEngineer Design process to compare Earth's feature.
MY NASA DATA and other Digital Tools from NASA
Explore the website for ways to compare models and real life views of Earth.
Ask from support from NASA ambassadors, Dr. Mitchell or Mrs. Combs to give you additional supports and ideas.
Digital Multimedia Tools
Contact your DTLS for multimedia tools support.
Simulations
Checkout materials or ask for support from DTLS in supporting real life simulations using digital tools to compare different features.
Tinkercad
Work with a DTLS to provide design software, and possible 3d printing or Augmented Reality features based on designs. Students can create models to compare.
Other Resources
Field Trip Ideas
Earth Science Classes at Imagination Station:
Digging in the Dirt: Archaeology & Paleontology
Students learn the difference between archaeology and paleontology and the importance of context as they examine artifacts and fossils. Students hunt for fossils in matrix from the Miocene epoch and get to keep their finds!
NC Museum of Science - Raleigh
Rock Museum: Scotland Neck, NC
Guest Speaker Ideas
Diamond Del Gem Mining (will come to the school)
Guest Speaker – Geology at Work
Marta Toran - Outreach Coordinator App State Dept. of Geological And Environmental Sciences
Cross-Curricular Opportunities
Art
Drawings or models of rocks
Drawing with rocks
Career Focus
Geologist
Environmental Scientist
Gemologist
Jeweler
Museum Curator
Museum Exhibit Expert
Additional Lessons from DTLS:
1) Volcano Eruption PBL
2) Landslide PBL
3) Soil and Water Conservation Demonstration
4) Beach Erosion PBL
5) Moving Cape Hatteras Lighthouts Study
6) AG in the Classroom Lab
7) Rock Classification Lab
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