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High school science and math classes can often seem irrelevant to the everyday lives ofstudents leading to difficulties in engaging students in these topics. Moreover, limitedopportunities for hands-on learning can further perpetuate perceptions of subject matter difficultyand result in limited exposure to available career paths. By incorporating hands-on curriculummodules in geotechnical engineering, it is possible to overcome these issues while providingstudents with real-world applications making the material more engaging and meaningful. Thispaper presents two curriculum modules developed as part of the National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site at North Dakota State University. Thesemodules—one for a high school science class and one for a high school math class—weredeveloped with the aim of promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematicseducation (STEM), while inspiring students to consider careers in geotechnical engineering. Thelessons are designed to align with the Next Generation Science Standards and include hands-onactivities along with real-world applications to enhance student understanding of the subjectmatter. The effectiveness of these modules was evaluated through formative and summativeassessment and student surveys. The results indicate that the modules can effectively engagestudents in geotechnical engineering by connecting the math and science concepts from theirclasses and increase their interest in STEM fields. These curriculum modules are a valuableresource for high school math and science teachers looking to integrate engineering into theirclasses.