Lesson Library

Structured, classroom-ready lessons to guide students through curriculum-aligned content, building and step-by-step coding.

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Sun-Tracking Solar Panel
Build a working sun-tracking solar panel to optimize power generation!
- 90-120 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Assessing Water Quality
Create your own turbidity meter to test the quality of water samples!
- 60-90 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Flood Protection
Learn about the role of sump pumps in disaster relief and build a sump pump to simulate flood protection in the home.
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Monitoring North Carolina Habitats
Learn about North Carolina habitats and build a habitat monitoring device for data collection on field trips.
- 30-45 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Eliminating Urban Heat Islands
Explore how urban design decisions can impact the temperature of a city!
- 2-4 hrs
- Grade 6-8
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Smart Garbage Bins
Learn about route optimization for waste collection and build a smart garbage bin prototype to make our cities more sustainable.
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Smart Streetlights
Create safe, sustainable communities with motion-activated streetlights!
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 3-5
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Sustainable Smart Home
Learn about personal data and build an automated smart home model to make our cities more sustainable.
- 60-75 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Ocean Clean Up
Build an aquatic garbage collector to take climate action and clean our waterways.
- 60-75 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Flood Alarms
Build a flood alarm for a disaster warning system to help keep communities safe.
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 3-5
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Preserving Fish Migration Routes with Fishways
Build a fishway to help fish travel over, under, and around human-made structures during migration season.
- 60-75 mins
- Grade 9-10
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Monitoring Sea Level Rise
Build a satellite and learn about how scientists track ocean levels and melting ice around the world.
- 60-75 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Wind Energy in Action: Generating and Storing Power
Build a wind turbine model to explore how we harness and store renewable energy!
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Seaweed Farming
Build a smart seaweed farm and discover its benefits for the ocean and planet!
- 60-75 mins
- Grade 3-5
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Nominate a Hope Spot: Protecting Local Marine Ecosystems
Nominate a local Hope Spot and design a technological solution to protect it!
- 2-3 hrs
- Grade 11-12
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Protecting Coral Reefs
Use models to study and protect coral reefs!
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 3-5
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Smart Warehouse Vehicles for Industrial Efficiency
Discover how autonomous electric vehicles and AI are transforming industrial efficiency and sustainability.
- 45-90 mins
- Grade 11-12
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Precision Watering with Mobile Irrigation Vehicles
Design a mobile irrigation system to help farmers conserve water as precipitation patterns change.
- 1.5-2 hrs
- Grade 9-10
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Soil Composting
Create a compost tumbler prototype powered by the sun!
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 3-5
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Safe Animal Crossings
Build a functional wildlife crossing bridge to help preserve animal migration routes.
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 3-5
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Optimizing Plant Growth with LED Grow Lights
Understand the importance of light for plant growth by building a simulated vertical farm.
- 60-90 mins
- Grade 9-10
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Glacier Tracking with Satellites
Learn about the 'ice-albedo feedback loop' and how we can measure the impact on glaciers from space!
- 60-90 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Beach Lighting for Sea Turtle Conservation
Help guide sea turtle hatchlings safely to the ocean by creating a turtle-safe beach light!
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Wildfire Detection with Autonomous Vehicles
Learn how wildfires affect the environment and why early detection is important.
- 40-60 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS)
Learn about the importance of clean water and how we can use the sun to create access to safe drinking water.
- 45 - 60 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Data-driven Smart Farming
Discover the different types of indoor farming technology and build your own automated watering system!
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Replanting Our Forests with Automated Tree Seeders
Create an automated tree seeding machine to help promote reforestation.
- 60-90 mins
- Grade 9-10
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Harnessing the Sun’s Energy with Solar Panels
Harness the power of the sun with a simulated solar panel that can track and measure sunlight.
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 6-8
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Autonomous Electric Vehicles of the Future
Discover the benefits of electric vehicles over combustion engines and the power of AI for EVs.
- 60-90 mins
- Grade 11-12
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The Powerful Force of Wind
Explore how wind acts as a force that helps create renewable energy by building a simulated wind turbine.
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 3-5
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Protecting Pollinators with a Bee Counter
Discover the important role of pollinators and help protect them by building a monitoring station.
- 45-60 mins
- Grade 3-5