ROK Blocks & Engineering Pathways Mobile STEM Lab
ROK Blocks & Engineering Pathways Mobile STEM Lab
- Grades: PreK-8
- Number of Students: 8
- Hours of Curriculum: 106+
**This camp consists of two labs: ROK Blocks Mobile STEM Lab and Engineering Pathways Mobile STEM Lab
ROK Blocks Mobile STEM Lab
- Grades: PreK-5
- Number of Students: 4
- Hours of Curriculum: 24+
- Curriculum Sample: See Like a Designer, Think Like an Engineer
- Curriculum Sample: Design Perspectives
- Product Specifications Sheet
- Inventory & Organization Guide
**NOTE: This product's brand name has changed from Rokenbok to Kid Spark Education
The ROK Blocks Lab supports the Kid Spark Elementary Program (PK-5) and is perfect for children without any previous STEM experience. The carefully curated materials in the lab are organized and un-intimidating; the larger scale elements allow for collaborative learning. As your students progress through the lessons, they engage in key engineering practices that include gathering information, explaining how things work, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
With this lab, even the most inexperienced students can quickly and easily build sophisticated prototypes and grow their confidence in engineering. Early lessons focus on foundational fluencies that include reading step-by-step instructions, symbolization, measuring, patterns, and symmetry. Then students transition into more challenging concepts like how to make things move, how to make things strong, applied mathematics, the design and engineering cycle, and other foundational fluencies key to building their STEM identity. This identity—seeing one’s self as capable of learning and understanding science, technology, engineering, and math—is the cornerstone to instilling a love of science and technology in your students.
Resources for this lab include access to the Kid Spark curriculum library, online teacher lessons plans, student curriculum packets and workbooks, instructional videos, and teacher tutorials.
Features
- Over 299 reusable engineering building components
- One lab serves 4 students
- Multiple labs can be stacked on a single rolling base
- The Kid Spark curriculum follows the NGSS Three Dimensions of Science Learning: Crosscutting Concepts, Science and Engineering Practices, and Disciplinary Core Ideas
Curriculum Units Supported
Foundation STEM Fluencies (Grades PreK-1)
- It's all about the blocks
- I am an engineer
- Is it strong?
- Does it move?
- Engineering basics
How to order a class set
Each ROK Blocks Mobile STEM Lab serves 4 students. Stack no more than 4 labs per Rokenbok Rolling Base
**NOTE: A URL link to full curriculum will be provided after purchase. No returns and extra shipping charges may apply on this product - please contact sales@stemfinity.com for more details
Engineering Pathways Mobile STEM Lab
- Grades: 3-8
- Number of Students: 4
- Hours of Curriculum: 120+
- Product Specifications Sheet
**NOTE: This product's brand name has changed from Rokenbok to Kid Spark Education
The Engineering Pathways Lab supports Kid Spark’s Elementary (3-5) and Middle School (6-8) programs and covers a broad range of technologies and curriculum. Students learn about mechanisms and movement, applied mathematics, programmable robotics and computational thinking, simple and compound machines, and rapid prototyping & 3D printing. Students drive their own learning through hands-on design and engineering challenges by defining problems, asking questions, and challenging their own thinking to learn through iteration.
This lab features two robotic platforms (remote control and programmable). The easy-to-use remote control Maker ROK-Bot requires no programming and makes the study of motorized mechanisms and machines easy and fun. The programmable ROKduino (Arduino-compatible robotics controller) introduces students to coding, sensors, motors, and autonomous robotic design. Students with little to no coding experience start with simple and intuitive drag and drop block coding and can transition to text-based coding when they are ready.
Resources for this lab include access to the Kid Spark curriculum library, online teacher lessons plans, student curriculum packets and workbooks, instructional videos, teacher tutorials, ready-made program sketches, and a digital 3D parts library.
Features
- Over 371 reusable engineering building components
- One lab serves 4 students
- Multiple labs can be stacked on a single rolling base
- The Kid Spark curriculum follows the NGSS Three Dimensions of Science Learning: Crosscutting Concepts, Science and Engineering Practices, and Disciplinary Core Ideas
Curriculum Units Supported
STEM Fundamentals (Grades 3-5)
- Mechanisms & Movement
- Applied Mathematics (Coming 2019)
- Robotics 101
- Robotics - Exploring Sensors
- Kid Spark Basics
- Simple Machines
- Compound Machines
- Rapid Prototyping & 3D Printing
- Robotics & Coding 101
- Robotics & Coding - Sensors
- Integrated Engineering Challenges (Coming 2019)
- Advanced Engineering Challenges (Coming 2019)
**NOTE: A URL link to full curriculum will be provided after purchase. No returns and extra shipping charges may apply on this product - please contact sales@stemfinity.com for more details
**NOTE: Lab requires 9 AA batteries. Not included with purchase.
