Develop your first grade students' creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. Every grade 1 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations. Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including: teacher overview pages, reading selections for background knowledge, visual real-world examples, a STEM challenge overview, design process worksheets, and a redesign page to evaluate their design. Examples of STEM challenges and science topics from grade 1 include: • Marble Roller Coaster (Physical Science concept: Force and Motion), Natural Homes (Earth Science Concept: Natural Homes), Insect Catcher (Life Science Concept: Studying Insects). Science topics within each unit support grade 1 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and teach the STEM process. An answer key is not included, since there isn't one correct answer or solution to solve the problem or complete the challenge. STEM Lessons and Challenges fosters students' critical thinking, innovation, communication, and peer collaboration!Details:128 pagesGrade: 1For ages 6 and up