Curriculum Samples: 5th Grade

  • Cosmic Coders

    4-8 | Learners explore space, code robots and collaborate with their crew to tackle cosmic challenges.

  • Drone Designers

    4-8 | Explore STEAM careers through the real-life team roles of drone designers and choreographers.

  • Ready, Set, Drone!

    4-8 | Collaborative lessons combine drone piloting with real-world applications, drone safety, and the physics of UAV flight.

  • Discover Engineering

    4-8 | Use the engineering design process to build complex systems with wheels, pulleys and gears.

  • Video Production

    4-8 | This scaffolded STEM program empowers students with technical skills in video filming and editing.

  • Traveling Artist

    4-6 | Experience artistic traditions of the world through hands-on projects, examining the STEAM processes behind art.

  • Simple Machines

    4-6 | Investigate mechanical engineering through hands-on, step-by-step activities, building levers, pulleys and inclined planes.

  • Science of the Human Body

    4-6 | Examine human anatomy and the importance of nutrition through active engineering design activities.

  • Plants and Seeds

    4-6 | Explore plant life-cycles with hands-on science & art activities. Each lesson hones observation and problem-solving.

  • Oceanic Exploration

    4-6 | Dive into hands-on engineering design activities and collaborate on sustainability projects.

  • Flight & Aerodynamics

    4-6 | Combine the engineering design process, creative thinking and art into collaborative aviation challenges.

  • Da Vinci Camp

    4-6 | With multi-subject integration and hands-on activities, learners explore how everything from art to zoology is connected.

  • Build a Better World

    4-6 | Collaborate on hands-on STEM projects to model how buildings resist natural hazards.

  • BrickLAB Famous Architecture

    4-6 | Replicate famous architecture and building techniques through hands-on engineering design challenges.

  • BrickLAB STEM Foundations

    4-6 | Physics, communication, engineering and math lessons engage students in this turn-key STEM library.

  • Discover STEM LAB 5-6

    5-6 | This reusable mini-makerspace takes learners on a scaffolded journey through engineering design and sustainability.

  • Discover Digital Video LAB

    1-5, 6-12 | Learners survey documentaries, historical recreations and original films in this collaborative curriculum.

  • BrickLAB Core

    1-6 | Hands-on lessons in Science, Math, Social Studies and Language Arts put build creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

  • Claymation

    4-8 | With all of the clay, cameras, and software needed, students record, dub and edit their own stop-motion films.