STEM Lacrosse Kit
Students blend STEM principles with lacrosse to learn how energy, design, and math impact what happens on the field.
Break down concepts of lacrosse to learn how angles and positions of the ball and stick influence and transfer energy with this STEM sports kit. Use the engineering design process to create safe, functional headgear, and hone math skills to construct a scaled model of the lacrosse field to strategize plays and formations.
Lessons are organized in 8 standards-aligned, active modules to keep students engaged as they learn. The included manual features tailored lessons for grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. Manual also sold separately. Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 Award Winner. Accommodates 12 students. Recommended for Elementary and Middle School.
Standards: Aligns with NGSS, CCSS
CHOKING HAZARD (1). Not for under 3 yrs.
Kit includes:
- Lacrosse Sticks, 6 Ea
- Lacrosse Balls, 6 Ea
- Cut (halved) Lacrosse Ball, 1 Ea
- Disc Cones, 24 Ea
- Digital Weight scale, 1 Ea
- Tape Measures (25 ft), 6 Ea
- Fishing Line Spool, 1 Ea
- Ball of String, 1 Ea
- Box of Straws (100), 1 Ea
- Box of Toothpicks (500), 1 Ea
- Ribbon Spools, 6 Ea
- Masking Tape Rolls, 6 Ea
- Teacher’s Manual, 1 Ea
Next Generation Science Standards*:
- 4-PS2-1: Apply Newton’s third law to design a solution to a problem involving forces.
- 4-PS3-1: Use models to explain how energy from food can be transformed into energy for movement.
- 4-PS3-2: Use evidence to explain how energy from food is transformed in plants to help them grow.
- 4-PS4-3: Identify the ways in which light and sound can be used to communicate information.
- 5-PS1-3: Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
- 3-5-ETS1-1: Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
- 3-5-ETS1-2: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
- 3-5-ETS1-3: Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
- MS-ETS1-2: Generate and compare multiple solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the design.
- MS-ETS1-3: Analyze data to determine the best solution to a design problem.
- MS-PS1-3: Gather and synthesize information to explain how the law of conservation of mass is applied during a chemical reaction.
- MS-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of force on the motion of an object.
- MS-PS3-2: Develop a model to describe that energy in food can be transferred to other objects or systems.
*The Next Generation Science Standards are a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.
Common Core Math Standards*:
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.1: Tell and write time to the nearest minute and solve word problems involving time intervals in minutes.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4: Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.3.D: Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators by creating common denominators or numerators, or by comparing to a benchmark fraction such as 1/2.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.G.A.1: Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.A.3: Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real-world and mathematical problems.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.A.2: Represent real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points on the coordinate plane.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.A.1: Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1: Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by decomposing them into rectangles and other shapes.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.3: Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.3.D: Use ratio reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems involving ratios.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.A.1: Understand that a data set has a distribution that can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.A.1: Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including calculating lengths, areas, and volumes.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.A.2: Draw geometric shapes with given conditions, and identify special types of quadrilaterals and triangles.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.2: Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.2.A: Decide whether two quantities are in a proportional relationship.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.SP.C.7: Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.F.B.4: Interpret the equation y = mx + b as a function of the slope and y-intercept.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.B.7: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of a side in a right triangle.
*National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards. Washington, DC: Authors.
National Standards for K-12 Physical Education:
- Standard 1: Develops a variety of motor skills.
- Standard 2: Applies knowledge related to movement and fitness concepts.
- Standard 4: Develops personal skills, identifies personal benefits of movement, and chooses to engage in physical activity.
*SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators. (2024). National Physical Education Standards.