$129.95
STEM Bins® Essential Kit
Item IN91377
| Grades K-5
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Product DescriptionSTEM bins are great for engineering!. Developed by Brooke Brown—a National Board Certified Teacher, public speaker, and teacher resources developer who specializes in all things STEM and literacy—this hands-on STEM solution is a creative and developmentally appropriate form of engineering for elementary students. The STEM Bins® Essentials Kit contains a 16-page Teacher Guide with teacher questions and prompts and blackline masters including a blueprint recording sheet, foldable recording booklets, and writing templates; picture task cards; upper-grade written task cards; 8 challenge yourself cards; 8 writing prompt cards; a wide variety of consumable and non-consumable products; and 12 labeled storage bins. STEM Bins align to Science and Engineering Standards.
NOTE: Some assembly required
WHAT TO TEACH
Think divergently, inventively, and imaginatively
Solve a problem with specified constraints
Build creative design skills
Apply structures to real-world designs
Construct a variety of two-dimensional shapes, three-dimensional shapes, lines, and angles using basic geometry
Examine multiple perspectives in visual arts
Build fine motor skills
PRODUCT PERKS
Hands-on solutions for STEM centers, early finishers, morning work, centers, fine motor practice, indoor recess, and positive reinforcement of behavior
18 different manipulatives to use with open-ended STEM activities
8 Challenge Yourself Cards that take structures to the next level, allowing students to improve and enhance their structures
8 Writing Prompt Cards that allow for literacy extensions
Teacher Guide with questions and prompts
Teacher Guide & Blackline Masters
Contains Questions and Prompts, My STEM Bins Blueprints sheet, Foldable Recording Booklets, Build, Draw, and Write sheets, STEM Bins Response sheets and blackline masters.
Storage Bins & Labels
12 storage bins and labels that make it easy to know what is inside each STEM Bin. BONUS labels are included if you would like to extend your STEM Bin collection.
Task Cards
Designed to inspire and challenge students. 3 sets of Task Cards: 24 Picture Task Cards, 6 Three-Dimensional Shapes Task Cards, and 12 Upper-Grades Task Cards.
Manipulatives
18 manipulatives to use with open-ended STEM activities.
RESOURCES
Getting Started with STEM Bins Tips & Tricks
INCLUDES
12 Plastic Bins
100 Base Ten Blocks Units
50 Base Ten Blocks Rods
10 Base Ten Blocks Flats
55 Dominoes
100 Pattern Blocks
100 Linking Cubes
100 Pipe Cleaners
50 Craft Sticks
96 Hook and Loop Fasteners of each
100 3" x 5" Index cards
100 4" x 6" Index cards
2 Tape Dispensers with Tape
4 3-oz Play-Doh
500 Toothpicks
481-in. Foam Balls
10 Cardboard Tubes
50 Mini Cups
125 Straws
Writing Prompt Cards
Challenge Cards
Tasks Cards
Teacher Guide
Some materials included will have extra quantities intended for the purpose of replenishment.
NOTE: Some assembly required
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