Make STEM education accessible for all students.
Students in our K–12 classrooms today will have career opportunities we cannot even imagine! While we may not exactly know what those jobs will be, it is likely that they will require the skills built from engagement in STEM learning.
All students need to be introduced to STEM experiences. AVID STEM Connections® offers lesson plans and ancillary materials to incorporate STEM experiences into any classroom—across subject and grade level.
$725
for AVID partners per site
$950
for non-members per site
Questions?
Contact AVID Care for more information about this offering.
Why choose AVID STEM Connections?
Help students build critical skills
- With content aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS), AVID STEM Connections lessons help students develop into universal problem-solvers. Lessons also integrate ISTE Student Standards and AVID’s WICOR® instructional methodology, which promotes writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading.
- Lessons are based on the 5E instructional model of engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. This approach fosters discovery, exploration, and curiosity and enables students to deeply engage and take ownership of their learning.
Build global STEM citizens
- Provide opportunities for students to build employable and life skills as they collaborate to develop creative solutions to real-world problems and discover the positive impact that they can have on the world.
- Engage students in hands-on, purposeful lessons that incorporate design thinking and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), such as clean energy and the eradication of poverty.
Choose from a wide array of lessons
Lessons for K–2, 3–6, 6–8, and 9–12 and include blended learning opportunities.
- Lessons include teacher presentations and student resources, as well as modifications and extensions.
- Creative Coding lessons available for K–2, 3–6 and 6–8 grade bands.
Frequently Asked Questions
AVID STEM Connections offers students the chance to see the world through the lens of a STEM mindset as they communicate new ideas and think critically about real-world issues. These fun resources also mitigate student self-selection out of STEM learning opportunities based on false narratives, such as, “I’m not a math person.”
Absolutely not! Educators with or without STEM backgrounds can easily use STEM Connections lessons to engage K–12 students in STEM experiences.
Each lesson in AVID STEM Connections will clearly denote the standards it corresponds to from a common list of national standards.
These power-packed lessons help students build STEM literacy and career awareness while developing the critical skills required for success in any discipline or profession of the future.
Check out this sample lesson for Grades 3–6 and this sample lesson for Grades 9–12.
