STEAM Design Challenges Book & Supply Kit, Grades 6-8

Help middle school learners turn real-world problems into prototypes with a 152-page STEAM design challenges resource book and a broad assortment of building materials. The classroom-tested lessons guide students through the engineering design process as they plan, sketch, construct, test, discuss, revise, and justify solutions. Construction paper, craft sticks, chenille stems, feathers, modeling clay, paper bags, toothpicks, rubber bands, paper clips, and bleeding art tissue make it easier to move from lesson planning to hands-on work in classrooms, homeschool groups, makerspaces, camps, and enrichment programs.

• Middle school design challenges: The 152-page resource book presents real-world scenarios that invite students in Grades 6-8 to design, build, test, and improve solutions.
• Engineering process practice: Learners create blueprints and prototypes, discuss results, modify designs, and develop a justification for their final solution.
• Integrated STEAM learning: Lessons connect science, technology, engineering, art, and math while promoting analytical, creative, collaborative, and reflective thinking.
• Standards-supported lessons: The book integrates Next Generation Science Standards and national standards from other disciplines within an easy-to-follow format.
• Versatile building materials: High-count paper, wood, wire, fiber, clay, rubber, and metal supplies support many possible prototypes and creative approaches.
• Ready for group learning: The kit is well suited to classrooms, homeschool co-ops, makerspaces, STEM clubs, camps, and project-based enrichment.