Junior High S.T.E.M. Curriculum
Unit 1
S.T.E.M.
First-9-Weeks
ROBOTICS
Unit 2
Second-9-Weeks
WEEK 1-4 – Nuts & Bolts
 Course description, class rules, & lab safety
procedures
 Math and Measurement
WEEK 1-3 – Gears, Power, and Motors “oh my”
 Intro to Lego Robotics
 How gears work
 Speed versus Power
WEEK 5-6 – Dress for Success
 Research careers in STEM, job
prospects/income, and college requirements
 Today’s use of robots (industry, space,
biomedical…)
WEEK 4-9 – Nature’s Fury
 Build robot to accomplish task
 Programming robot
 Design and build robot to accomplish
missions to manage consequences of a
natural disaster
WEEK 7-9 – “JAVA the Hut”
 Intro to programming
 Coding
Unit 3
All About M.E.
Model Engineering
Third-9-Weeks
WEEK 1-4 – Building Bridges
 “Feel the force” (Tension & Compression)
 Build file folder bridge
 Design and build improved bridge
WEEK 5-9 – Got Momentum?
 Vehicles
o Egg drop package
o Rocket launch
o Trebuchet
“It ‘Aint Easy Being Green” Fourth-9-Weeks
Unit 4
WEEK 1-3 – Is this Electrifying?
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Completing the circuit
Laser optics
Electrodes – Battery design
Magnetic levitation
WEEK 4-6 – Getting Off the Grid
 Solar energy
 Wind power
WEEK 7-9 – Make it Green
 Design a green school – “Future City”