Barrington 220’s Elementary STEM program engages students in collaborative problem solving through engineering design and robotic challenges. It begins in kindergarten when students receive an introduction to programming and robots and culminates in fifth grade with the FreshINC entrepreneur experience. The grade level STEM sequence is as follows:
- Kindergarten: Introduction to Programming and Robots
- First Grade: Introduction to Engineering
- Second Grade: Programming and Robotics
- Third Grade: Engineering Design Process with Robots
- Fourth Grade: Engineering Design Process with Robots Application with Space Mission Challenges
- Fifth Grade: FreshINC Entrepreneur Experience
FAQs
- What does STEM stand for?
- What is STEM education and why is it important for kids?
- Which cognitive competencies does the STEM program help develop in students?
- What are some of the elementary STEM program experiences?