Grade Kindergarten

Teacher resources

In this design challenge, students will read the storybook Magnets Push, Magnets Pull to learn about how magnets work. The students will receive the following problem; “Jose loves to entertain his community by designing hay mazes every year. He needs some help this year in thinking of a new maze design. Today, you will be putting on your engineering hat to build a maze!” Students will engage in a STEM challenge to design a solvable maze with one entrance and exit that utilizes only a magnet to solve.

Standards Alignment + Connections

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

2021 Science TEKS covered in this design challenge

Kinder TEKS: K.1.B, K.1.E, K.1.G, K.7.A

Math TEKS covered in this design challenge

Kinder TEKS: K.2.A, K.2.C, K.5.A

ELAR TEKS covered in this design challenge

Kinder TEKS: K.8.D.i

Technology Applications TEKS covered in this design challenge

Kinder TEKS: K.3.A, K.3.B