Evan-Moor: Smart Start STEM K

 
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Product Description
 
Engage your Grade K child in fun hands-on projects that develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills. 
 
Topics within each STEM challenge target earth, life, and physical science.
 
Each unit covers a specific scientific concept and includes:
Science Story: Introduces each science concept
Practice Activities: Support children’s understanding
STEM Story: Fictional story with a problem to solve
STEM Challenge: Hands-on activity to solve a problem
STEM Journal: Provides a planning outline to help complete the challenge activity
 
Kindergarten STEM skills include:
Comparisons
Letter formation
Fine motor skills
Cause and effect
Visual discrimination
Sequencing
Inference
 
Kindergarten activities incorporate these scientific concepts:
 
Physical science
Shapes, Sizes, and More
Solids and Liquids
Does the Magnet Stick?
Wheels Do the Work
 
Life science
What Plants Need
What Animals Need
Plant Parts
Living Things
People Grow and Change
 
Earth science
Bodies of Water
Seasons
Rocks
 
The STEM challenges and activities encourage your child to think creatively and explore different ideas to solve problems. Parents act as facilitators, guiding their children through the problem-solving process.
 
Each unit includes stories and practice pages that help children understand science concepts and provide a foundation for completing each STEM challenge. A STEM journal activity helps guide children through the engineering design process: plan, create, test, and record.