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Writing & STEM

Grades 6–8
Lessons
Infinite Recess
by Emily Clader and Daniel Reck, 826michigan

Students will create infinite poems using fractals, imagine life on a doughnut, and speculate about a universe where time goes crazy. Along the way, they'll explore cool, new math facts and concepts.

Fantasy/SciFi
Narrative
Poetry
STEM

Students will create infinite poems using fractals, imagine life on a doughnut, and speculate about a universe where time goes crazy. Along the way, they'll explore cool, new math facts and concepts.

Grades 5–6
Lessons
Plant Explorers
by Rebecca Darugar, 826NYC

Students investigate the plant life that grows within their community and then select a specific species to learn about in-depth and consider how that species interacts with the overall ecosystem.

Informational
Narrative
STEM

Students investigate the plant life that grows within their community and then select a specific species to learn about in-depth and consider how that species interacts with the overall ecosystem.

Grades 3–5
Videos
Curiosity Counts with Anne Richardson
by 826 National

In this lesson, you will create a simple scrapbook that showcases the facts, definitions, and details you’ve learned about a few of the items you found in a scavenger hunt.

Informational
STEM

In this lesson, you will create a simple scrapbook that showcases the facts, definitions, and details you’ve learned about a few of the items you found in a scavenger hunt.

Grades 8–12
Lessons
You Can’t Mix Oil and Water
by Erin Ruane, 826 New Orleans

In this lesson, students are challenged to reevaluate the way water and land are represented on a map.

Informational
STEM

In this lesson, students are challenged to reevaluate the way water and land are represented on a map.

Grades 1–5
Sparks
Backward Storytelling
by 826 National

In this Spark, students will use backward thinking to create a four-panel comic strip story using the backward problem-solving skills of software developers.

Narrative
STEM

In this Spark, students will use backward thinking to create a four-panel comic strip story using the backward problem-solving skills of software developers.

Grades 5–8
Projects
Code Your Story
by Julius Panoriñgan, 826LA

This project offers an exploration into computer science and coding. Students will learn how a knowledge of coding can make them stronger writers.

Informational
Narrative
STEM

This project offers an exploration into computer science and coding. Students will learn how a knowledge of coding can make them stronger writers.

Grades 5–8
Sparks
Loop-y Lyrics
by Julius Panoriñgan, 826LA

Students will use their knowledge of popular music to learn basic computer programming concepts.

STEM

Students will use their knowledge of popular music to learn basic computer programming concepts.

Grades 5–8
Lessons
The Science of Superpowers
by Mariama J. Lockington and Peter Calhoun Hall, 826NYC

In this superlesson, students isolate DNA, design planes, build lairs, and engineer safe transport to help a hero save the day. Students will also take technical notes and explore new forms of poetry.

Fantasy/SciFi
Informational
Poetry
STEM

In this superlesson, students isolate DNA, design planes, build lairs, and engineer safe transport to help a hero save the day. Students will also take technical notes and explore new forms of poetry.

Grades 3–5
Lessons
Endangered Perspectives
by Ellen Fee, 826 MSP

Students will learn about endangered species, how animals become endangered, and then write either a poem or a story about a day-in-the-life about an endangered animal of their choosing

Narrative
Poetry
STEM

Students will learn about endangered species, how animals become endangered, and then write either a poem or a story about a day-in-the-life about an endangered animal of their choosing

Grades 3–5
Lessons
Field Journals
by Kendra Lappin, 826 Valencia

Students will become naturalists for the day by performing field observations and recording their thoughts in a field journal.

Informational
STEM

Students will become naturalists for the day by performing field observations and recording their thoughts in a field journal.

Grades 5–8
Sparks
Hero’s Secret Lair Haikus
by Mariama J. Lockington and Peter Calhoun Hall, 826NYC

In this Spark, students will write haikus from two different perspectives, one of a hero and one of an engineer, to design a secret lair for a superhero.

Fantasy/SciFi
Poetry
STEM

In this Spark, students will write haikus from two different perspectives, one of a hero and one of an engineer, to design a secret lair for a superhero.

Grades 7–8
Lessons
Rewriting the Zombie Apocalypse
by Julius Diaz Panoriñgan, 826LA

Through an upcoming zombie apocalypse, students will explore multiple STEM disciplines and the importance of scientific modeling. They'll write technical notes and create an ongoing narrative.

Fantasy/SciFi
Informational
Narrative
STEM

Through an upcoming zombie apocalypse, students will explore multiple STEM disciplines and the importance of scientific modeling. They'll write technical notes and create an ongoing narrative.

Grades 3–5
Sparks
Writing Alternate Worlds
by Andrea Nelson, 826DC and 826 Digital Educator Leader

In this Spark, students will develop a setting that captures the environment of an alternate world.

Fantasy/SciFi
Narrative
STEM

In this Spark, students will develop a setting that captures the environment of an alternate world.

Grades 5–6
Lessons
Fantasy Sports: Designing Games That You (or Elves or Dragons) Want to Play
by AT Bianchi & Kati Shanks, 826michigan

In this lesson, students imagine a fictional sport for fantastic beings, create a statistic for that sport, and write a newspaper article about the championship game.

Fantasy/SciFi
Narrative
STEM

In this lesson, students imagine a fictional sport for fantastic beings, create a statistic for that sport, and write a newspaper article about the championship game.