K-5 STEM Academy

Kindergarten-5th grade (K-5) STEM Academy

Click on the links below to DOWNLOAD and view the lessons. For best results, view the lessons on a desktop or laptop computer. To advance the PowerPoint Slides, click the left button on the mouse or press the right arrow on the keyboard. K5 STEM Academy (focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) is moving online! Lessons will be tailored for grade levels K&1, 2&3, and 4&5, but everyone is invited to watch and learn. All lessons will be published at https://www.swcenter.edu/stem/, and are free to students, parents, grandparents, teachers, and everyone who enjoys learning about STEM. 

SCIENCE

K&1 Bees & honey Click here for the Bee Lesson Click here for the Bee Activity

2&3 Butterfly journal Click here for the Butterfly Lesson Click here for the Butterfly activity

4&5 Snakes at Steel Creek Park Click here for the Snakes Lesson Click here for the Snakes activity

TECHNOLOGY

K&1 Home Run Click here for the Home Run Lesson

2&3 Farm Tour Click here for the Farm Tour Lesson

4&5 Flying Bats Click here for the Flying Bats Lesson

ENGINEERING

K&1 Rockets Click here for the Rockets lesson Click here for the countdown activity Click here for the Connect the dots activity Click here for the find the path activity

2&3 City Planning Click here for the city planning lesson

4&5 Bridges Click here for the bridges lesson

MATH

K&1 Color by Number Click here for the Color by number lesson

2&3 FractionsClick here for the Fractions lesson

4&5 M&M Math Click here for the M&M Math lesson

For additional computer science activities, click the link below to go to CodeVA’s website.  There you will find 8 lessons that are divided by grade level K-2, 3-5, and 6-8.  Scroll down the page to begin with Week 1.  https://www.codevirginia.org/blog/category/compiling-cs-activities/Contact Sonia Vanhook, Director of Educational Outreach at s.vanhook@swcenter.edu for assistance