EiE® curricula develop students’ engineering habits of mind and their facility with the engineering design process. Teams apply their scientific knowledge, creativity, and collaboration skills as they engage in real-world, hands-on design challenges motivated by a narrative context. By participating in this work, students build their STEM identity.
EiE has worked closely with teachers to develop a suite of resources for each unit. Student resources and family letters are provided in both English and Spanish.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Teacher Guide | Contains five lessons* with a common structure:
*Some lessons span multiple sessions. |
| Storybook | Sets the context for the challenge through a storybook character who is solving a similar engineering challenge. |
| Print Materials | Differentiated student handouts and printable classroom resources for implementing the unit |
| Teaching Supports | Resources to meet the needs of diverse learners: Discussion Supports, English Learner Strategies, Alternative Lesson Progressions |
| Student Supports | Illustrated resources to support student understanding: Vocabulary Cards, Storybook Character Cards, Materials Reference Sheets, Engineering Design Process Posters |
| Assessment Tools | Lesson rubrics and unit assessments help to evaluate students’ growth as engineers. |
| Family Letter | Introduces the unit to families and invites participation of family and community members. |
| Classroom Videos | Show each lesson being implemented in classrooms. |
| How-To Videos | Show how to prepare materials. |
| Materials Kit | Supplies the physical materials needed to teach each lesson. |
