Your students will play with Tangrams and design and construct a paper marble track! They will read amazing books such as Noor's Magic Tiles and play fun games.

Engineering Month

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1

Paper Airplanes

Read: The Wright Brothers

Play: Pilot Obstacle Course

STEM: (K-8) Paper airplane design competition

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Paper Marble Track Engineering

Read: Neat Nature's Interesting Inventions

Play: Opinion Tag

STEM: (K-8) Paper marble track engineering

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Tangram Tiles

Read: Noor's Magic Tiles

Play: Statues

STEM: (K-8) Solve the Tangram puzzles in Noor's Magic Tiles; Build your own creation

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Cardboard House

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Ice Cubes

STEM: (K-8) Build a cardboard model energy efficient house and decorate it like a gingerbread house

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2

Make a Light Shine and Programming

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Dribble and Shoot

STEM: (K-3) Make a light shine

Code: (4-8) Robotics

Optional: (4-8) Re-design a paper airplane

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Paper Marble Track Engineering and Tinkercad

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Cat and Mouse

STEM: (K-3) Finish constructing your paper marble track

Tinker Cad: (4-8) Model a 3D boat

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12

Origami Compass and Tinkercad

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Marco Polo

STEM: (K-3) Build a boat that floats

Optional: Make an origami boat compass

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17

Blocky Car Play and Programming

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Wheelbarrow Races

STEM: (K-3) Blocky Car Races

Code: (4-8) Robotics

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3

Programming and Experiment With Electricity

Read: Kailani K. Invents All Day

Play: Kickball

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Convert energy from one from to another using circuits

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8

Programming and Solar Panel Challenge

Read: Captain Ren's Trip to Mars

Play: Call Ball

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Solar Panel Challenge

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13

Programming and Origami Compass

Read: Rosie Revere

Play: Hot Potato Hide and Seek

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Build a boat that floats

Optional: Make an origami boat compass

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18

Programming and Blocky Car Races

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Human Net Volleyball

Code: (K-3) Robotics

STEM: (4-8) Gather data to predict how far Blocky will go, then test your prediction

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4

Happy Trash Robots and Programming

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Builders and Bulldozers

STEM: (K-3) Make a Happy Trash Robot

Code: (4-8) Robotics

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9

Experiment With Electricity and Programming

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Keep the Ball

STEM: (K-3) Convert energy from one form to another using circuits

Code: (4-8) Robotics

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14

Sugar Glaze and Programming

Read: Nilofer's Kitchen

Play: Favorite Foods Charades

STEM: (K-3) Make and play sugar glaze

Code: (4-8) Robotics

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19

Measuring Friction and Programming

Read: Tobey Tee

Play: Robot Races

STEM: (K-3) Test friction of different materials

Code: (4-8) Robotics

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5

Paper Marble Track

Read: How Bittu Bottu Got Better

Play: Kick the Can

STEM: (K-8) Paper marble track engineering

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10

Experiment With invisible Forces

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Huckle Buckle Beanstock

STEM: (K-8) Experiment with static electricity

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15

Engineering With Food

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: 4 Square Volleyball

STEM: (K-8) Cooking Day: Engineering with food

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20

Decorate a Cardboard House

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: Storytelling

STEM: (K-8) Continue building your energy efficient gingerbread house

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All Engineering Month Materials

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Full Monthly Materials List