Our K-5 curriculum units
Aligned with the NGSS engineering design standards for grades K-5, our units provide curriculum for specialists and classroom teachers who want to create an innovation lab in their classroom.
Our Units
Our units each include 8-10 lessons, and are designed as part of a spiraling curriculum series where content and experience is deepened with each consecutive year. This series structure supports whole-school initiatives that build a culture of invention from Kindergarten through 5th Grade.
Toy Invention Curriculum & Kit Series
Gravity! Lift! Buoyancy! Inertia! Young inventors will tinker and experiment to design their own toys, seeing everyday (yet mind-blowing) science concepts in action through their own hands-on builds and experimentation. Each unit contains 8 lessons.
Floating Boats
Kindergarten
Balancing Mobiles
1st Grade
Floating Parachutes
2nd Grade
Spinning Tops
3rd Grade
Rolling Marble Runs
4th Grade
Powered Paddle Boats
5th Grade
Everyday Engineering Curriciulum & Kit Series
How do bridges stay strong under heavy loads? How do neighborhoods meet the changing needs of the people who live there? What shapes and structural features make buildings stay strong against forces generated by weather? In these units, students will experiment with engineering solutions from around the world to explore some of the main challenges faced by urban centers – including population increase, pollution, and traffic congestion. Each unit contains 8 lessons.
Neighborhoods
Kindergarten + 1st Grades
Building Bridges
2nd + 3rd Grades
