STEM Bins™ Essential Kit, Set of 12 STEM Bins

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

RESOURCES