STEM Resources

Develop your fourth 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 4 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations.

• The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, Earth, and physical science concepts.
• Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign.
• No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day.

• Teacher overview pages—Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather.
• Reading selections for background knowledge—Foundational information that is relevant to the challenge that students are completing.
• Visual real-world examples—A visual literacy page with real-world images relevant to the STEM challenge.
• A STEM challenge overview—Introduces the specific task and goal of each STEM challenge and provides space for students to brainstorm.
• Design process worksheets—Activities guide students to plan, create, test, and evaluate their creation.
• A redesign page to evaluate their design—The worksheet guides students through each step of the design process and provides space to document plans, materials, results, evaluations, and revisions.

• Stethoscope (Life Science Concept: Sound Amplification)
• Thermometer (Earth Science Concept: Heat Transfer)
• Box Alarm (Physical Science Concept: Circuit Connection)

This Mark Twain Physical Science book encourages your students to collaborate while solving real-world science problems.

Filled with 26 hands-on activities, the STEM Labs for Physical Science book challenges students to apply content knowledge, technological design, and scientific inquiry to solve problems. Topics covered include:

• matter
• motion
• energy

This physical science book correlates to current state standards.

Cultivate an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math by encouraging students to collaborate and communicate for STEM success. STEM Labs for Physical Science includes lab activities to motivate students to work together, and it also provides you with materials for instruction and assessment. Labs incorporate the following components:

• critical thinking
• teamwork
• creativity
• communication

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company creates products to support success in science, math, language arts, fine arts, history, social studies, government, and character. Designed by educators for educators, the Mark Twain Publishing product line specializes in providing excellent supplemental books and content-rich décor for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms.

Meet Botley, the code to fun! As the newest member of the Learning Resources family, Botley introduces coding in an easy, friendly way. Children as young as 5 can learn to code with Botley, and with his advanced features, he'll grow with them for many play-filled years to come. Botley is ready to use right out of the box – he'll have kids coding in minutes. And that's not all that makes Botley unique; he's 100% screen-free, and the only coding robot that includes a 77-piece activity set!

• Detect objects – and avoid them!
• Follow looping commands
• Navigate obstacle courses
• Follow black lines

Engaging, fun and effective, these challenge cards provide a hands-on approach to STEM instruction. Features activities that can be performed independently, in small groups, or as a whole-class activity. 30 cards per boxed set. Grades 2–5

• Detect objects – and avoid them!
• Follow looping commands
• Navigate obstacle courses
• Follow black lines

• Your child will get to learn early STEM skills while playing and having fun. Botley teaches the basics of coding through active play, completely screen free. Perfect for promoting critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Completely screen free coding – no phone or tablet required. Botley has an easy-to-use remote programmer, which transmits your commands – and off he'll go!
• Botley can detect objects and be programmed to go around objects with if/then logic. He can also follow looping commands, take on obstacle courses, follow black lines and has hidden features to unlock!
• Botley's 45-piece set comes with a remote programmer, detachable robot arms, and 42 coding cards

ncrease STEM proficiency with fun lab activities that encourage critical thinking and communication. STEM Labs for Middle Grades provides more than 50 integrated labs to cultivate student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Designed by leading educators, these activities require students to solve real-world problems using scientific inquiry, content knowledge, creativity, and teamwork!

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including math, science, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.