VNU Journal of Science: Education Research, Vol. …, No. .. (20…) 1-14 1 Original Article Design and Teaching Process of Stem Project "Smart Night-Lamp" for High School Students Tran Quang Huy 1,* , Pham Quoc Khanh 2 , Nguyen Ngoc Tuan 1 , Nguyen Duc Thong 1 , Luong Thi Theu 3 1 Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, Phuc Yen, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam 2 KDI Education, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 Hoa Binh University, My Dinh 2, Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 04 October 2022 Revised 19 November 2022; Accepted 23 November 2022 Abstract: In Vietnam general education curriculum 2018, a learning model called STEM education is being interested in and encouraged in teaching and learning. Choosing a STEM topic will engage students to explore knowledge. The topics which selected need to be linked to reality and have a direct impact on human life. In the era of industry 4.0, besides data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, etc., the role of automation is indispensable. The previously developed STEM topics are quite diverse, including topics on physics, chemistry, biology, informatics, etc. However, STEM topics about automatic control field are rarely exploited to increase students' awareness of the role of automation in life in the era of technology revolution 4.0, and also enrich the topics of learning and experience in the contents of smart home, warning system, etc. in the general education program issued in 2018. In this paper, therefore, we propose a new STEM project in the field of smart models, which is the smart night-lamp. Furthermore, we use the 6E teaching model to design the teaching process, which emphasis on two elements of technical design and practice in STEM-oriented teaching. After proposing a new STEM topic and designing a teaching process according to the 6E process, we also conducted a pedagogical experiment to ensure the feasibility of the proposed topic in STEM education. Keywords: STEM education, 6E teaching model, automation, high school student. 1. Introduction * STEM education is a teaching model that is encouraged to implement in the new general education curriculum issued in 2018, at both the _______ * Corresponding author. E-mail address: tranquanghuy@hpu2.edu.vn https://doi.org/10.25073/2588-1159/vnuer.4716 basic curriculum and the career-oriented education stage. There have been several documents from the government and the ministry of education and training (MOET) on STEM education in high schools [1-3]. As a result, there are many references for STEM topic proposals along with the design and teaching process on the basis of current education curriculum issued in 2006 [4-9].