Discover STEM Lab Complete Program for Grades 5-6

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A Complete Learning Experience

As the ultimate STEM enrichment tool, Discover STEM LAB 5-6 can be easily integrated into after-school programs, classrooms and any learning environment looking for reusable, scaffolded STEM invigoration. Whether it’s the engineering design process or a survey of sustainability, this curriculum was designed to be specifically useful for late elementary students as they begin to transition to more difficult subjects in middle school. With over 70 contact hours, each module encourages independent student exploration and creative thinking by fostering a mini-makerspace mentality where discovery and intrigue reign supreme.

Grades: 5-6
Students: Up to 24 (Individual Kits vary)
Contact Hours: 70+

Subject Targets:

Physical Science, Earth Science, Engineering Design, Robotics & Coding, Math Connections

Recommended Settings:

  • Libraries and Makerspaces
  • Before & After-School Programs
  • Classrooms

Tech Requirements:

  • One device per kit with Windows, macOS, iOS or Android operating system. Cortex is currently not compatible with Google Chromebooks.
  • All tablets require internet connection to enable wireless communication via Bluetooth.

Available For The Following Platforms:

  • Classic: For all computers and Android tablets
  • BLE: For iPads

Included Curriculum:

Select the Complete Program for all four kits in one comprehensive package, or pick-and-choose the individual kits that suit your needs.

Science: Discover Dynamics

Explore physical phenomena like acceleration, inertia, the principles of linear motion, equilibrium of forces and the laws of motion with Discover Dynamics. Combining hands-on experiments with easy-to-follow curriculum, this kit allows learners to discover the secrets of centrifugal force, gravity, acceleration and the conservation of energy all while engaging in a welcoming, student-driven environment. From building their own STEM identities to engaging with foundational concepts, Discover Dynamics encourages independent exploration to get students excited about learning!

Technology: Discover Robotics & Programming

Discover Robotics & Programming combines an application-based curriculum with high-quality mechanical building pieces for a scaffolded experience, teaching basic programming logic in the context of mechanical and engineering design process challenges. With curriculum developed around a growth mindset and creative problem-solving skills, Discover Robotics & Programming is flexible, empowering educators to integrate hands-on STEM into virtually any educational environment.

More details and additional kit options for Discover Robotics & Programming I are available here!

Engineering: Discover Engineering

Discover Engineering is a fast-moving, reusable kit that prepares learners to adapt to today’s rapidly evolving technologies. Jumping from wheels and pulleys to different types of gears, this scaffolded curriculum has learners problem-solve and utilize the engineering design process as they build upon each day’s iterative concepts to combine what they’ve learned into more complex systems.

More details and additional kit options for Discover Engineering are available here!

Math: Discover Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is an important source of power today and will become even more critical in the future. The Discover Renewable Energy: Solar Beginner set is perfectly designed to help learners understand the possibilities of solar energy. Building solar-powered boats and cars which run by generating electricity from the sun using a solar module, this kit combines ethics and STEM for modern learning and discovery of the possibilities of sustainability through renewable energy.

 

 

For the ultimate enrichment tool for grades 5-6, the Discover STEM Lab can be easily integrated into after-school programs, classrooms and any other learning environment. This curriculum was designed to be specifically useful for late elementary students as they begin to transition to more difficult subjects in middle school. Each module encourages independent student exploration while being educational and entertaining to get students excited about learning!

Components

Complete Program Includes:

Each Discover STEM LAB comes with the following kits in a convenient rolling storage unit. The Renewable Energy Module contains two kits for a total of five in the Lab.

Science: Discover Dynamics

Students: 1-3
Contact Hours: 12+

Materials:

  • Building Instructions
  • Fun with Physics Activity Booklet
  • 780 fischertechnik® Building Manipulatives (with advanced flex-rails, metal balls, motor and 9V battery)
  • Compartmentalized Storage Bin

Technology: Discover Robotics & Programming

Students: 1-3
Contact Hours: 25+

Materials:

  • Discover Robotics and Programming LABCards (20-Card Set)
  • RiQ Robot Building Instructions
  • The Brain™ and Cortex User Guide
  • Expanding file folder for easy access and storage of all no-tear curriculum pages
  • Specialized PCS Robotic Controller – The Brain™
  • Bluetooth Dongle (available in BLE for iPads or Classic for all computers and Android tablets)
  • USB Cable
  • Advanced Sensor Pack (including 1 ultrasonic, 1 light, 2 touch, 2 infrared, 2 LEDs and 5 sensor cables)
  • 2 9V DC Motors and 2 Motor Cables
  • Rechargeable 11.1V LiPo Battery and DC Wall Adapter
  • fischertechnik ® Advanced Engineering Manipulatives
  • Compartmentalized Storage Bin

Engineering: Discover Engineering

Students: 1-6
Contact Hours: 25+

Materials:

  • Building Instructions
  • Discover Engineering Student Guide
  • 642 fischertechnik® Building Manipulatives (including gears, axles, motors and 9V batteries)
  • Compartmentalized Storage Bin

Math: Discover Renewable Energy

Students: 1-6
Contact Hours: 8+

Materials:

  • 2 Sets of Building Instructions
  • 2 Solar Power Activity Booklets
  • fischertechnik ® Building Manipulatives (including solar panel, solar motor and boat hull)
  • Compartmentalized Storage Bin

Lessons

Science Module: Discover Dynamics

Students: 1-3 
Contact Hours: 12+ 

Topics:
• Centrifugal Force
• Force of Gravity
• Acceleration
• Law of Conservation of Energy
• Pulses 

Technology Module: Discover Robotics & Programming

Students: 1-3 
Contact Hours: 25+ 

Topics By Level:
Level 1 - Yellow
• RiQ robot build
• Drag-and-drop programming in Cortex
• Connecting The Brain
• Basic motor commands: ON, ON FOR, SET PWR

Level 2 - Orange
• Advanced motor commands: REVERSE, THIS WAY, THAT WAY
• Local and global commands

Level 3 - Purple
• Logic commands: REPEAT and LOOP
• Miscellaneous programming commands: BEEP, WAIT, NOTE, SPACER, and BREAK

Level 4 - Blue
• Subroutines
• Procedures and calls
• Advanced logic commands: IF, IF NOT, IF ELSE
• Touch sensors and LEDs

Engineering Module: Discover Engineering

Students: 1-6 
Contact Hours: 25+

Topics:
• Pulleys
• Levers
• Wheel & Axle
• Power Transfer
• Flexible Power Systems
• Gear Trains
• Worm Gears
• Complex Machines
• Speed Ratios
• Power Ratios
• Drive Train
• Power Transfer

Math Module: Discover Renewable Energy

Students: 1-6 
Contact Hours: 8+ 

Topics:
• Solar Energy
• Hydropower
• Wind Power
• Electricity
• Energy Storage

 

Customer Quotes

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

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