ROK Blocks Mobile STEM Lab
Core lab for elementary school programs
ROK Blocks Mobile STEM Lab
The ROK Blocks STEM Lab supports the Kid Spark Elementary Program (PK-5) and is perfect for children without any previous STEM experience. More than a one-time-use STEM kit, the carefully curated materials are designed to follow your students throughout their learning. The materials are organized and unintimidating; the large scale elements allow for collaborative learning. As your students progress through the STEM lessons, they engage in key engineering practices that include gathering information, explaining how things work, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
With this STEM 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 STEM curriculum library and on-demand, online STEM teacher trainings, teacher lessons plans, and student curriculum packets and workbooks.
- The Kid Spark curriculum follows the NGSS Three Dimensions of Science Learning: Crosscutting Concepts, Science and Engineering Practices, and Disciplinary Core Ideas
- One lab serves 4 students
- Multiple labs can be stacked on a single rolling base
- Ideal for PK-5 learning (Kid Spark Elementary Program) and/or students needing foundational fluencies
Less than 5% of the materials in any lab will need to be replaced at the end of a school year.
Supports these learning phases:
Foundational Fluencies
STEM Fundamentals
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| Class Size | Labs | Rolling Bases |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | 6 | 2 |
| 32 | 8 | 2 |
Each lab serves 4 students
Stack up to 4 per rolling base
| Mobile STEM Lab Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 17"x12"x13" |
| Shipping Dimensions | 20"x18"x14" |
| Rolling Base Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 19"x18"x8" |
What are Foundational STEM Fluencies?
All children are natural designers but need to be taught how to think like engineers and scientists. Through our engaging curriculum, the Kid Spark Elementary School STEM program helps children develop foundational fluencies at any age.
| Physical | Cognitive | Math | Science | Creative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Perception | Symbolization | Patterns | Weight | Associations |
| Spatial Orientation | Sequence & Correspondence | Mapping | Balance | Problem Solving |
| Fine Motor Development | Logical Reasoning | Measuring | Symmetry | Creating Solutions |
| Coordination | Divergent Thinking | Negative Space | Cause & Effect | Sensory Exploration |
Mathematics are baked-in
All the materials in the ROK Blocks Lab align to a metric grid, so exploring size, area, volume, ratio, and other math concepts become easy as counting blocks. As a result, students quickly learn how to use math to help them in designing creative solutions.
Sophisticated prototyping
The materials in the ROK Blocks Lab are perfect for teaching structural and mechanical engineering concepts. Early lessons focus on intuitive ideas like making things strong and making things move. As a result, they gain confidence in their ability to use technology to design solutions to problems.
Design and engineering process
Students discover the value of the process and teamwork in creative design. Collaboration, communication, analysis, planning, and experimentation become a routine part of their STEM journey.
Purchase orders for educational institutions
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- Create an account here on the Kid Spark site and place items you wish to purchase in your cart.
- Complete the checkout page with your delivery and billing information.
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