Units and Lessons
The TEEMS curriculum is a free engineering curriculum for 6th-grade science classrooms.
Our curriculum consists of two units and six lessons that teach the engineering design cycle and creatively integrate NGSS and MA engineering standards.
- The two units cover ETS1 (Engineering Design) and ETS2 (Materials, Tools, and Manufacturing).
- The six lessons integrate with 6th-grade science curriculum topics.
Survival and Superheroes
A two-week unit in which students explore the heroic properties of materials and tools
Get the GuideMolasses Disaster
A two-week unit introducing students to the engineering design cycle through the true story of the Boston Molasses Disaster
Get the GuideReturn to Earth
A two-day lesson about the Apollo 13 mission that accompanies your "Earth's Place in the Universe" science unit
Get the GuideTragedy in Haiti
A one-day lesson about the 2010 Haiti earthquake that accompanies your "Earth's Systems" science unit
Get the GuideFrom the Future
A two-day lesson about the evolution of technology that accompanies your “Biological Evolution” science unit
Get the GuideWhisper’s World
A three-day lesson about designing to improve animals' lives that accompanies your “Human Body" science unit
Get the GuideSummer’s Garden
A four-day lesson about population density and designing for cities that accompanies your "Matter and Its Interactions" unit
Get the GuideThe Orphan Tsunami
Sayaka’s world is transformed by a dramatic disaster. But why did it happen?
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