Lakeshore Learning Materials (Firm)

Children learn to think like real scientists & engineers—as they design, build & test a working parachute and then improve them until they are successful. Also includes a detailed lesson plan that makes it easy to focus students’ learning & explain the STEM concepts behind each challenge. You even get a careers card that applies what kids are learning to the real world!

"Our activity-filled center features irresistible elephant manipulatives with a variety of attributes--giving children fun, hands-on practice with sorting, patterning and counting! The center includes 4 illustrated activity mats, plus 36 easy-grip elephants in 3 sizes and 4 colors. Children just place the animals onto each mat as they practice copying & extending patterns, counting to 20, and sorting by size or color!"--Publisher's website.

Develops skills in understanding electricity as a form of energy, converting electrical energy, designing and building circuits, and identifying objects that conduct electricity.

Children learn to think like real scientists & engineers—as they design, build & test a floating raft while teachers use the detailed lesson plans to explain key concepts and help students troubleshoot design flaws! You even get career cards that apply what kids are learning to the real world!

Kids save a town from a flash flood! Our kit presents real-world design challenges & asks aspiring scientists & engineers to find solutions that work! Students plan, build, test and then improve their designs…while teachers use the detailed lesson plans to explain key concepts and help students troubleshoot design flaws.

"Kids use STEM skills to help Little Red Riding Hood! Perfect for building problem-solving skills, the kit includes a story card that presents a dilemma for kids to solve. Children have to plan, create and test basket designs to hold Little Red Riding Hood's apples!"--Publisher's website.

With our innovative STEM lab, students really become part of the scientific process—as they learn all about Newton’s laws of motion and explore how parachutes work…then create their very own space landers!"--From publisher's website.

Construct an earthquake-safe structure! Our kit was specially developed to help students think like scientists and engineers as they explore the STEM design process as a way to solve problems—students plan, build and test their designs, and then improve them until they are successful. Kit comes packed with everything you need plus a detailed lesson plan that makes it easy to focus students’ learning & explain the STEM concepts behind each challenge....

Kids can build using these 2 materials.

Children get hands-on practice with sorting and matching while building the muscle control they need to start writing. Kids just grip the tweezer tongs like a pencil to grab, sort, and release gumballs onto their mats, getting tons of practice while they play.