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Grades TK–K. All aboard for a STEAM-powered transportation adventure designed specifically for transitional and kindergarten students. Young minds engineer and design boats and trains in this immersive and interactive enrichment program. Through dynamic scientific exploration, artistic expression and problem-solving challenges, the step-by-step lessons foster foundational math and English language arts skills. Comes complete with curriculum and materials for 30 students.

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Food STEAMventures: Fueling Curiosity, Igniting Innovation
Grades TK–K. All aboard for a STEAM-powered transportation adventure designed specifically for transitional and kindergarten students. Young minds engineer and design boats and trains in this immersive and interactive enrichment program. Through dynamic scientific exploration, artistic expression and problem-solving challenges, the step-by-step lessons foster foundational math and English language arts skills.

This fun, engaging experience embraces play, movement, and creativity while equipping young learners with the skills needed for elementary school. Set sail for an interactive and collaborative journey where the fusion of exploration and hands-on activities propels students into the captivating worlds of locomotion.

Product Features

• Complete program includes materials and curriculum
• Designed for up to 30 students
• Includes 13, one-hour activities
• Refill kit available (item #315629R)

Curriculum Topics:
1. Brick Sorting
2. Alphabet Adventures
3. Parts of Trains and Boats
4. Brick Builds
5. Using our Senses
6. Engineering Exploration
7. Transcontinental Railroad
8. Artistic Creations
9. Mathematician's Challenge
10. Career Exploration
11. Let's Go on an Outing!
12. Transportation Celebrations

Each Activity Includes:

• Schedule
• Opening and closing discussion
• Topic background information and vocabulary
• Step-by-step activity instructions
• Materials list

Recommended Settings:

• Summer camps
• Classrooms
• Out-of-school time programs

Tech Requirements:

• None

Professional Development:

• Includes a free 1/2-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $500+
• Includes a free 1-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $1,000+
• Additional training available for purchase by special request

21st-Century Skills:
Helps students develop a set of widely applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.

• Communication and collaboration
• Creativity and innovation
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Information, media, and technology literacy
• Initiative and self-direction
• Leadership and responsibility
• Productivity and accountability
• Social and cross-cultural skills

Standards Alignments:
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.1: Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.2: Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.B: Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4: Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.2: Directly compare 2 objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of 2 children and describe 1 child as taller/shorter.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3: Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.

Next Generation Science Standards*

• NGSS Core Idea ETS1.A: Defining Engineering Problems
• NGSS K-2-ETS1-1: Engineering Design
• NGSS K-2-ETS1-3: Engineering Design
• NGSS K-PS2-2: Forces and Motion

International Society for Technology in Education Standards

• 1.3.c Curate Information: Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
• 1.3.d Explore Real-World Issues: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories, and pursuing answers and solutions.
• 1.4.a Design Process: Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts, or solving authentic problems.
• 1.4.b Design Constraints: Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks.
• 1.4.c Prototypes: Students develop, test, and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.
• 1.6.a Choose Platforms or Tools: Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
• 1.6.c Models and Visualizations: Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models, or simulations.
• 1.7.c Project Teams: Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.
• 1.7.d Local and Global Issues: Students explore local and global issues, and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.