Bring engineering to life in your classroom with six engaging, real-world design challenges aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This book helps students think and work like engineers—using the ADI process to plan, design, test, gather evidence, and improve their solutions.

What’s Inside:

• 6 hands-on STEM design challenges aligned to TEKS
• Step-by-step teacher guidance for every phase of the challenge
• Student handouts, planning tools, and scoring rubrics
• Built-in support for argumentation, evidence-based reasoning, and revision
• Crosscutting concepts woven into every challenge

All books include FREE access to the ADI Learning Hub. This access allows you to download student handouts and use the presentation mode specifically designed for the 3D STEM Challenges: Grades 3 - 5 (TEKS) book design challenges. You will find the code to access the Learning Hub on the back of your book.  

Design Challenges Included:

Design Challenges for 3rd Grade 

• Flotation System for Shipping Containers (Science TEKS 3.6A+D, TEKS 3.4B+6A)
  
• Rain Gauge for School (TEKS 3.10A, TEKS 3.7D+E)
  

Design Challenges for 4th Grade

• Lost Key Retrieval Tool (TEKS 4.8A, TEKS 4.7B+C+D)
  
• Sending a Message Using Patterns (TEKS 4.8B+C, TEKS 4.3A+G)
  

Design Challenges for 5th Grade

• Heat Shield for Playground Equipment (TEKS 5.8A+C, TEKS 5.5+7)
  
• No-Waste Lunch Box (TEKS 5.11, TEKS 5.6A+B)