The lesson plans below were developed by teachers who participated in our Teacher Externship program, from 2009 to 2015. For more information about the program, see the Educator Externship page.

Mathematics | General Education | Architecture & Engineering | Science
English & History | Counselor Projects

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Mathematics

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Measurement Lab  7 - 12th grade 

Surveying  9 - 12th grade

Landscape Architecture  8th grade

Deconstructing a School  9 - 12th grade

Construction Technology Applied Math  7 - 12th grade

Electric Utility Poles  9 - 12th grade

Correlation - Square Footage & Home Price 10 - 12th grade

Using Trig to Solve Electrical Problems 10 - 12th grade

Slope of Waste Pipes  9 - 12th grade

Hospital Garden Design 9 - 12th grade

Lumber - How Much, How Long?  6 - 7th grade

Measurement in Interior Design  6th grade

Tile Setting  9 - 11th grade

Drawing & Trigonometry  9 - 12th grade

Intro to Electrical Contractors  6th grade

Roughing a House  6th grade

Air Conditioning 101 9 - 12th grade

Garden to Table  9 - 12th grade

Pile Driving Data  8th grade

Rent v.s Buy  12th grade

Tile Setting & Management  9th grade

Perspective Drawing  9 - 12th grade

Energy Audit  9 - 12th grade

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Architecture & Engineering

Landscape Plan & Bid  9 - 12th grade

Civil Engineering & a Subdivision  9 - 12th grade

Design Teen Friendly Urban Park  9 - 12th grade

Drawing Like an Engineer 9 - 12th grade

Autodesk Inventor  6 - 8th grade 

Architectural School Site Improvement  9 - 12th grade

Topographical Map & 3D Model Construction  6th grade

Building Bridges in Engineering  6 - 8th grade

ATS Water Treatment  6th grade

Can Civil Engineering Save America?  11th grade

Civil Engineering - Land Parcels  7 - 8th grade

3D Modeling of Floor Plans  9 -12th grade

Parcel Development  9 - 12th grade

Rockets - Motors  6 - 8th grade

English & History

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Framing Bid Project  11th grade

Electrician Bid  12th grade

Home Energy Efficiency Improvement  8th grade

Job Preparation  9 - 12th grade

Electronic Installation Business Planning  8th grade

Trade Partner Project  10 - 11th grade

Build a Town: 18th vs 21st Century  10th grade

Communication In Electrical Contracting 12th grade

Clean Drinking Water in a Township  10th grade

Importance of Communication 8th grade

Landscaping Skillsets  7 - 8th grade

Academy Culture Project  11th grade

General Education

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Sustainable Building Design & Careers  8 - 9th grade

Excel for Project Planning  9th grade

Storm Drains  10 - 12th grade

Solar Power for the School  9 - 12th grade

Trimming Electrical Wires  10th grade

Energy Efficient Home  12 - 14th grade

Solar Building Design  8th grade

Create a Safety Video  11 - 12th grade

Geospacial Technology  9 - 12th grade

How Real Estate Affects the US Economy  9 - 12th grade
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Concrete Hardscape  9 - 12th grade

City Planning, Design, & Organization 9th grade

What Employers Want in a Worker  9 - 12th grade

Concrete Design & Fabrication  7 - 8th grade

Producing a PSA 11 - 12th grade

Design Your Ideal City 5th grade

Creating a Real Estate Development  12th grade

Form & Space Sketchup Project  7 - 8th grade

California Native Plant Garden  7 - 8th grade

Concrete Stepping Stones  9 - 12th grade

Electrical Contracting Services  9 - 10th grade

Automotive Safety Inspection  9 - 12th grade

Electrical Concepts & Construction Plans  6 -8th grade

Opening & Marketing a Business  9 -12th grade

Neighborhood Improvement  9 -12th grade

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Science

Ecological Succession  9 - 12th grade

Cooling Hot Buildings  10 - 12th grade

Chemistry Lessons in Concrete  10 - 12th grade

Bacterial Terrarium  9 - 12th grade

Environmental Engineering - Wetlands 9 - 12th grade

Wasting Away in Sacramento  9 - 12th grade

Rates of Accelerators in Concrete  10 - 12th grade

Green Energy Resource Teams  7th grade

Scientific Method & Insulation  9 - 12th grade

Earthquake Design Safety  9 - 12th grade

Hearing Safety in the Workplace  10 - 12th grade

Framing Bid Process  6 - 8th grade

Biology & Landscaping  9 - 10th grade

Energy Technology: Solar Power  7 - 8th grade

SMUD Doesn't Waste Our Waste  9 - 12th grade

Water Treatment Plant Process  7th grade

Energy Audit & Efficiency Project  8th grade

Exploring Our Energy Options  9 - 10th grade

Construction & Newton's Law  11 -12th grade

Human Impact on Ecosystems  9 -12th grade

Home Energy Audit  10 -12th grade

Biodigestion 10 - 12th grade

Food Waste Analysis  9th grade

Is All Water the Same?  9th grade

Counselor Projects

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