BrickLAB STEM Foundations Kit for Grades 3-6

PCS Edventures

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Pouring the STEM Foundation with
Communication, Engineering, Math & Physics!

BrickLAB STEM Foundations is your STEM library. Inside, you’ll find the four books of STEM focusing on communication, engineering, math and physics.

Employing adaptable curriculum, this turn-key STEM enrichment solution successfully engages a wide variety of age levels and learning environments through social-emotional learning, multi-subject integration and hands-on engineering design exercises. From exploring Newton’s Third Law to studying flying buttresses, this grab bag contains over 48 hours of stimulating, reusable, real-world building adventures. With an assessment to check for understanding at the end of each exercise, guide your students as they discover everything the world of STEM has to offer.

Combined with the PCS Edventures signature BrickLAB Brick, a STEM manipulative designed specifically to provide learners of all ages with a platform for creative and innovative thinking, BrickLAB STEM Foundations comes with four curriculum sets, each boasting 13, one-hour lessons. Turn-key and ready to invigorate, this kit was developed for any environment looking to explore or expand their STEM options. With over 6,540 bricks and adaptable learning modules, BrickLAB STEM Foundations inspires critical thinking, creativity and innovation through engaging, research-based learning experiences. Whether you’re following the easy-to-implement lessons or integrating the materials into existing semester plans, provide your students with everything they need to expand their STEM skills with BrickLAB STEM Foundations.

Grades: 4-6
Students: Up to 30
Contact Hours: 52+

Subject Target:

Physical Science, Technology, Engineering Design, Math Connections, English Language Arts Connections

Recommended Settings:

  • Before & After-School Programs
  • Classrooms

Each Activity Includes:

  • Intro Discussion
  • Step-By-Step Build Instructions
  • Engineering Challenge
  • Real World Extension
  • English Language Arts Extension
  • Assessment

Curriculum Topics:

Communication:

  • Tactile Symmetry
  • Descriptive Communication
  • Verbal Dependence
  • Hieroglyph Building
  • Learn to Sign
  • Create Your Own Code
  • Semaphore
  • Assembly Line
  • Modeling
  • Charades
  • Inquiry
  • Tall Towers
  • Telephone

Engineering:

  • Post and Lintel
  • Cantilever
  • Arches and Corbelled Arches
  • Walls and Dams
  • Buttress and Flying Buttress
  • Pagoda
  • Pyramid Construction
  • Castle Construction
  • Post and Lintel Bridge
  • Aqueducts
  • Greek Architecture
  • Floorplans
  • Urban Planning


Math:

  • Volume of Cubes
  • Circles and Circumference
  • Pi
  • Trapezoids and Line Intersections
  • Tessellations
  • Measurement
  • Estimate
  • Bar Graphs
  • Line Plots
  • Frequency
  • Make a Table
  • Mean, Median and Mode
  • Probability

Physics:

  • Falling Bodies
  • Center of Gravity
  • Mass, Volume and Density
  • Friction
  • Coefficient of Friction
  • Potential and Kinetic Energy
  • Calculating Potential Energy
  • The Work Formula
  • Newton's First Law
  • Newton's Second Law
  • Newton's Third Law
  • Visible Light Spectrum
  • Light and Shadow

 

Reusability and Expansion:

  • Instructor's Guide

Customer Quotes

“Great products...one of the best curriculum's out there, great help for teaching our video class”

- Christine R., Principal, Trinity Lutheran School, Kalispell, MT

“Screenwriting was awesome, our kids really loved these activities. It was also really nice to provide such a creative curriculum that addresses the standards in such a fun way.”

- Heather S., Director, After School, City of Fairfield, CA

“Having taught at the high school and college level, I was impressed with this curriculum. The materials and guidance were well put together and very thoughtful.”

- Michael L., Artist, Shea After School, Syracuse, NY

“This amazing program has enabled my students to comprehend the process of forensic science as well as the sophisticated vocabulary encompassed in the program's lessons.”

- Erica T., Freehold Public Schools, Freehold, NJ

“This is a well organized course that I would highly recommend to other programs.”

- Chad S., Teacher, School #18, Buffalo, NY

“The program is awesome! I’m doing it as part of an after school enrichment time. Our kids really enjoy the projects and it’s wonderful to use as everything is provided.”

- Karen S.,Teacher, Olympic Middle School, WA

“This is the perfect kind of activity for afterschool. It’s fun; students learn by getting involved. Everybody wants to be a part of it!”

- Kim L., Program Leader, Child and Adolescent Treatment Services, Buffalo NY

“They love it…it’s awesome. Kids are dying to get in it!”

- Audrey A., Teacher, Clifford Marshall Elementary School, Quincy, MA

“The Missing Money Mystery was very easy to follow. The children had such a great time at it, we even allowed our group to re-enact the entire mystery. This mystery was fantastic, and we are looking forward to our next exercise!”

- Jackie. J., Director/Detective, Hempstead P.A.L., Hempstead, NY

“The students were engaged and enjoyed the experiments. The story keeps the activities meaningful and provided an interested way to connect Florida Standards. The teacher’s manual was easy to follow and materials in the kits made it very convenient for set up. Overall, this is a great thing to do in afterschool and during the summer!”

- Betty C., Teacher, Genesis Center, Leesburg FL

“Playing with Percussion offers an exciting doorway to exploring percussion, communication skills and learning about different cultures.”

- Sheila K., Site Leader, Accord Corp, Youth Services Division, Belfast NY

“Our kids enjoyed making their own instruments, especially sanding. Playing all those grooves at the end was a lot of fun!”

- Nina P., Music teacher, Napa, CA

“The Cookie Jar Mystery was such a big hit at the middle school…which has been tough.”

- Charlie E., Teacher, Lexington County Schools, SC

“The Cookie Jar Mystery went really well, the kids talked about it for weeks. They were very excited and intrigued with the hands-on activities and I really enjoyed teaching it!”

- Brook T.,Teacher, Lincoln Middle Schools, TN
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