Kindergarten

Engineering: Simple Machines

Let's talk about simple machines and explore how they make our work easier!

Simple Machines - Pulleys

Pulleys

IMG_2638.MOV
Simple Machines - Levers

Engineering Challenges -

Collaboration and Problem Solving

Three Little Pigs

STEM Challenge

  • Can you work with your team to plan and build a house?

  • Can this house withstand the Big Bad Wolf's blowing?

  • Let's test your structure and celebrate our learning!

Three Little Pigs- view

Engineering Challenges - Station Work

Smaller LEGO Challenge Cards.pptx.pdf
Engineering Challenges.pdf
Block Task Cards.pdf
Building-Shapes-Task-Cards.pdf
FREECanYouBuildThisBlockCenterBuildingCards.pdf

The Engineering Design Process

Let's talk about the Engineering Design Process and see if we can solve a real world problem - a self propelled car!

Engineering Design Process for 1st Grade - view
How do we make things move?.mp4

How do we make things move?

Robotics

STEM Challenge

  • Can you work with your teammate to program the Beebot to go from a starting point to a stopping point?

  • Can you work with your teammate to program the Beebot to navigate around obstacles?

  • Let's test your programming ability and celebrate our learning!

BeeBot Instructions and Roles.pdf