Topic: OPTICS and LENSES

• Content Area: Science, Physics
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
• Standards: NGSS MS-PS-4, HS-PS-4 - Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

Topic: Liquids, Solids, and Gases

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS1.A

Topic: Density

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Density (Matter)
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-9
• STANDARDS: NGSS - MS-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions

• Content Area: Science, Energy
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
• Standards: NGSS/PS3B - Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

Topic: Science: Atoms

• CONTENT AREA: Science; Atoms
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 4-10
• STANDARDS: NGSS - MS-PS1-1

Topic: How Light Travels

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS4.B

Topic: Engineering Design

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Engineering/Design
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ETS

Topic: Potential and Kinetic Energy

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.A

Topic: Transfer of Energy Due to Interactions between Objects

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.C

Topic: Energy

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3

Topic: Conservation and Transfer of Energy

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.B

Topic: Structure and Properties of Matter

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS1

Topic: Heat as Energy

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.A

Topic: Physics

• Content Area: Science, Physics
• Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: High School
• Standards: NGSS: HS-PS2-4 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

Topic: Simple Machines

• CONTENT AREA: Science (STEM), Simple Machines
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
• STANDARDS: NGSS 3-PS2-1 and 3-PS2-2

Topic: Chemical Properties of Matter

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science/Chemistry
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS1.A

Topic: Sound and Light

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Sound & Light
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
• STANDARDS: NGSS: 1-PS4-1. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. 4-PS3-2. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to p

Topic: Light

• CONTENT AREA: Science/STEM, Properties of Light
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-8
• STANDARDS: NGSS PS4 (Waves and Their Applications in Technology)

Topic: Solar Energy and its Effect on Plant Matter

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science, Earth Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS3.D

Topic: The Energy Cycle (Sun - Plants - Food)

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Life Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.LS1.C

Topic: Engineering (STEM)

• Content Area: Engineering, STEM
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
• Standards: MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem...MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions...MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data...MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model...

Topic: Waves as Repeating Patterns (Sound)

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS4.A

Topic: Information Technologies and Instrumentation

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS4.C

Topic: Gravitational Force

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS2.B

Topic: The Sun as a Star

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS1.A

Topic: The Sun's Effect on Earth

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Earth Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.ESS1.B

Topic: Forces and Interaction

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS2

Topic: Motion, Speed, Velocity

• Content Area: Physics, Motion, Speed, Velocity
• Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Upper Middle School/High School

Topic: Simple Machines

• CONTENT AREA: STEM - Simple Machines
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-8
• STANDARDS: NGSS PS2 (Motion and Stability)

• Content Area: Science, Physics, Gravity
• Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School

Topic: Electric, Magnetic, and Gravitational Forces

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS2.B

Topic: Chemical Processes of Cellular Respiration

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS3.D

Topic: Chemical Reactions and their Effect on Matter

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS1.B

Topic: Women's History, NASA

• CONTENT AREA: Science, History
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 9-12, Adult

Topic: CIRCUITS

• Content Area: Science, Circuits
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School

Topic: The Scientific Method

• CONTENT AREA: Science: The Scientific Method
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 4-8
• STANDARDS: NGSS MS-ESS2-2 Earth's Systems, MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity,

Topic: Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 6-8
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.MS.PS4

Topic: Structure and Properties of Matter

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Physical Science
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 5
• STANDARD(S): NGSS.5.PS

Topic: Highlighting the contributions of women in different STEM fields

• CONTENT AREA: History, STEM
• GRADE LEVEL(S): 4-12