ENGINEERING MONTH

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.

(Click on each calendar day to access your lesson plans and teaching resources)

Day

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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16

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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7

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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Day

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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Day

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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Day

15

Engineering With Food

Read: STEMTaught Journal

Play: 4 Square Volleyball

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

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Day

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