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BrickLAB Brain Builders

Price: 1,075 USD

Options:Complete Program (Materials + Curriculum)

Complete Program (Materials + Curriculum)

Curriculum Print & Digital

Add-On to Full BrickLAB

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In stock! Our hand-packaged kits currently ship in 2-3 weeks.

Fun, Interactive, Learning!

Let’s build better brains! Using bricks to enhance hands-on learning, BrickLAB Brain Builders engages learners through extraordinary science and engineering challenges. Whether they’re using logic to determine patterns, problem-solving to construct unique designs or translating abstract ideas into concrete models, this collaborative, social-emotional learning program is a surefire way to introduce interactive STEM learning into any environment. Containing 12, one-hour lessons, built-in extensions, a digital curriculum download and all the materials to keep up to 30 learners engaged, BrickLAB Brain Builders is the perfect turn-key solution to start your students on a foundational STEM enrichment journey.

Grades: 1-3
Students: Up to 30
Contact Hours: 12+

Subject Targets:

Life Science, Engineering Design, Math Connections, English Language Arts Connections, Social Studies/ History Connections

Reusability and Expansion:

Very Few Consumables. This product includes some items that may need to be replaced from time to time. See materials tab for details.
BrickLAB Program Expansion: Already have PCS Edventures BrickLAB bricks? You can easily expand your program by adding new BrickLAB curriculum titles.

Settings & Tech Requirements

Recommended Settings:

Summer Camps
Classrooms
Out-of-School Time Programs
Home Learning

Tech Requirements:

None

Curriculum Topics

Each Activity Includes:

Schedule
Opening & Closing Discussion
Step-By-Step Activity Instructions
Topic Background & Vocabulary
Materials List

Curriculum Topics:

No Peeking
Huh?
Guess What!
I Love My Town
Citizenship
Living Things
Mirror Mirror
Grow
Hide and Seek
Huff 'n' Puff
Load It Up
Keep Out

Professional Development

Product Orientation:

Half-hour free webinar orientation for purchases of $500+
One-hour free webinar orientation for purchases of $1000+
Additional training available for purchase

Materials

Complete Program Includes:

BrickLAB Brain Builders comes with all the supplies needed for 30 students to complete 12 one-hour activities:

Instructor Guide: 1
BrickLAB Charade Cards: 1 set
Printed Student Pages: 15 sets
Curriculum Digital Download: 1
Storage Tubs: 2
BrickLAB Bricks: 6500+
Brick Separator: 1
Mesh Bag (for cleaning bricks): 1
Muslin Bags (for organizing bricks): 15
Dry Erase Markers: 15
Dry Erase Pockets: 15
Headbands (to use as blindfolds): 15
Stopwatch: 1
Tape Measures: 15
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith: 1
Where in the Wild? by David M. Schwartz: 1
Access to the Digital Resource Portal

Curriculum Print & Digital Includes:

Instructor Guide: 1
BrickLAB Charade Cards: 1 set
Printed Student Pages: 15 sets
Access to the Digital Resource Portal

Add-On to Full BrickLAB:

The Add-On includes everything from the Complete Program except for the Bricks, Brick Separator and Mesh Bag. Perfect for expanding your existing BrickLAB program with new curriculum.

Standards & Alignment

Habits of Mind:

16 thinking habits developed by Art Costa and Bena Kallick to empower students to succeed in a 21st-century learning environment.

Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
Creating, Imagining, Innovating
Finding Humor
Listening With Understanding and Empathy
Managing Impulsivity
Persisting
Striving for Accuracy
Taking Responsible Risks
Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
Thinking Flexibly
Thinking Interdependently

21st Century Skills:

A set of widely-applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.

Communication and Collaboration
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self-Direction
Productivity and Accountability
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.1 Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.G.A.3 Recognize a line of symmetry on a two-dimensional figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts. Identify symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.3 Gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood by asking and answering questions about what a speaker says.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.4 Successful presentation of information requires students to identify, organize, and express concepts and ideas. It may involve digital media and visual display of data to convey information and enhance audience understanding.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.

Next Generation Science Standards:*

NGSS K-LS1-1 Energy Flow in Organisms
NGSS K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design
NGSS K-2-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
NGSS 2-LS4-1 Biodiversity

* Next Generation Science Standards and NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

About the Author

Kristina Drlik

Kristina Drlik received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Sacramento State University in Liberal Studies. She later received her teaching certificate and has been teaching at the elementary school level. The
grades that she has taught include second, third and fourth.

In the classroom, Kristina believes that including hands-on activities promotes learning and allows students to engage in STEM activities. This philosophy is promoted throughout the BrickLAB Brain Builders program.

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