Everything you need for all six design challenges in the book, including Engineering Toolboxes

Bring engineering to life with a ready-to-use kit that includes all materials needed to complete every hands-on challenge in the Three-Dimensional STEM Challenges with Argument-Driven Inquiry for Middle School (TEKS Edition). Each kit supports one full class working in six teams and is classroom-tested to support meaningful STEM learning, without the hassle of sourcing materials.

What's Included

• Materials for all six STEM challenges (listed below)
• Engineering Toolboxes for each student group, organized tools for building, testing, and revising designs
• Classroom-ready supplies to save prep time
• Optional refill kits available for future classes

Design Challenges Included

6th Grade

• 8.1 Cold Packs for Youth Sport Injuries
• 8.2 Fresh Produce in Food Deserts

7th Grade

• 9.1 Hand Sanitizer
• 9.2 Emergency Solar Water Heater

8th Grade

• 10.1 Pflugerville Water Crisis
• 10.2 Personal Air Filtration for Wildfires

Engineering Toolboxes

Each student team receives a toolbox that includes essential tools for safe, efficient engineering design work. Toolboxes are packed and labeled for easy classroom management and include items such as:

• Safety glasses
• Cloth meter stick
• Phillips head screwdriver
• Wire cutters
• Hobby snippers
• Long nose pliers
• Scissors
• Glue gun
• Mini hammer
• Safety box cutter
• And more, depending on the challenge

These toolboxes are reusable year after year and help students work like real engineers, collaboratively, safely, and efficiently.

Why Texas Teachers Love This Bundle

• Includes Engineering Toolboxes for groups, no extra prep required
• Supports the full ADI process across all seven stages
• Written to the TEKS for middle school science and mathematics
• Science and Engineering Practices and Recurring Themes and Concepts built into each challenge
• Real Texas problems, including a water crisis, food deserts, and wildfire smoke
• Built for STEM labs, enrichment programs, STEM camps, and CTE crossover
• Saves hours of purchasing and prep time