HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To help schools provide opportunities for hands-on exploration this summer, Accelerate Learning has introduced STEMscopes DIVE-in Engineering Kits. Introduced in 2017, in partnership with the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI), STEMscopes DIVE-in Engineering helps elementary and middle school educators teach engineering design in an authentic makerspace in classrooms and afterschool programs.
Developed for grades 3-8, the STEMscopes DIVE-in Engineering Kits provide teachers with an easy way to engage students in the engineering design process and create weekly design challenges. With each kit, students can explore a different engineering challenge and develop critical thinking skills. Using the DIVE lesson model, students take apart and examine a working prototype (Deconstruct); reverse engineer it to make their own version (Imitate); analyze what…