6-8 Lesson Plans

Explore 6–8 innovative, standards-aligned lesson plans designed to engage middle school students through creative, hands-on learning and real-world applications.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Podcast Panel on Themes - Exploring Literature Through Audio Discussion

Engage grades 6–8 students in a dynamic “Podcast Panel” project where they analyze a text’s theme through expert roles, conduct focused research, script and record polished segments, and produce a collaborative literary analysis podcast.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Visual Poetry Collage: Interpreting Figurative Language through Art

Create a visual-poetry collage project where grades 6–8 analyze figurative language in poems and transform metaphors, similes, and personification into large-scale mixed-media artworks with written artist statements.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Rewrite - Transforming Classic Tales

Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Rewrite (Grades 6–8): Students reimagine short stories into branching narratives, mapping decisions, writing suspenseful scenes, and publishing interactive prototypes.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6–8): Aquaponics in a Bottle – Building a Closed Mini Ecosystem

Grades 6–8 STEM: build an “aquaponics in a bottle” ecosystem to study nitrogen cycling, water quality, and sustainable food systems through hands-on design.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Understanding Roller Coaster Physics - Motion, Energy, and Forces

Hands-on roller coaster physics lesson for grades 6–8: explore motion, energy, gravity, and friction by designing model tracks, testing, and presenting results.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6–8): Coding with Wearables – LED Mood Bracelets

Build wearable LED mood bracelets: wire microcontroller & sensors, code color patterns, test & refine for engaging grades 6-8 STEAM learning.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6–8): Mini Mars Habitat Design – Monitoring and Optimizing Life-Support Conditions

Design a mini Mars habitat: Grades 6-8 engineers build PVC cubes, code Arduino sensors, and optimize CO₂, temperature, and humidity.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6–8): Bridge the Gap – DIY Truss Structures

Grades 6-8 STEM project: design, build & test Pratt vs Warren balsa truss bridges to learn forces, data analysis & real-world engineering.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6–8): Solar-Powered Water Purifier – Designing a Mini Solar Still to Clean Water

STEM lesson for grades 6-8: build a solar-powered mini water purifier, analyze results, and explore clean-water engineering with a solar still.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Nutrition and Fitness - Creating Personal Health Plans

Middle school nutrition & fitness lesson: students build personal health plans, track diet & exercise to form lifelong healthy habits.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Public Speaking Workshop - Building Confidence and Communication Skills

Middle school public speaking lesson plan for grades 6-8: build confidence, communication skills, and presentation mastery.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Exploring World Religions - Understanding Beliefs and Practices

Grades 6-8 explore major world religions—compare beliefs, practices, and history while fostering respect and global understanding.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Discovering the Fibonacci Sequence and Symmetry in Nature

Engage middle school grades 6-8 with hands-on math-in-nature projects exploring Fibonacci patterns, symmetry & fractals in real-world objects.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Poetry Slam - Expressing Creativity Through Spoken Word

Middle school Poetry Slam lesson: craft vivid poems, master figurative language, and shine in a supportive classroom slam.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Learning About Ancient Civilizations with Virtual Field Trips

Middle school virtual field trip: explore ancient Egypt, Greece & Rome, analyze artifacts, compare cultures, create multimedia projects.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Creating Short Animated Films with Digital Art

Middle school digital art & animation lesson plan—teach grades 6-8 to storyboard, design, and produce short animated films using creative tech tools.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Hands-On Geometry with Origami Art

Explore geometry through hands-on origami: middle school students fold shapes to grasp angles, symmetry, and transformations, sparking creativity.

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Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Engaging Middle School Students with Robotics and Coding

Hands-on grades 6-8 robotics & coding STEM lesson—students build, program, and problem-solve with LEGO or VEX kits.