I love how my students engage in hands-on, project-based activities, how they collaborate, and light up when they accomplish their goals. It is a pure joy to see the smiles on their faces. What makes my students special is their creativity and ingenuity they bring to STEM class to complete their projects, and their sense of wonder and imagination.
These K'nex kits will be used to help my students learn about the engineering design process and hopefully will inspire them to consider a career in one of the STEM disciplines.
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