Title: Develop Pack
Subtitle: Engineering & Design Module - Ages 8+
Release Date: 07/01/24
Type: STEAM Academy
Brand: Albert Whitman,Dreamscape Media: Flowerpot Press,FarFaria,Highlights,Smithsonian
Type: Subject-Based
Audience: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Launchpad Description: The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, curiosity.
STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day.
This Launchpad contains the following apps:
Brick Blocks Classic (app)One of the most popular games in the world is back, but in an updated and improved form. There are 16 levels of difficulty in this classic game and a new unique game mode in which you’ll have to dismantle pre-arranged constructions step by step on four levels of difficulty, from beginner to expert. So it's time to play one of the most famous games and test what you can do.
• Carefully recreated classic game mode
• 16 difficulty levels in classic mode
• A new unique mode of dismantling constructions
• Lots of levels with 4 difficulty levels
• Convenient and well-thought-out controls
Edison Versus Tesla (App)Two of the school's top students compete in this year's science fair. See the shocking results in this story! FarFaria's "Edison Versus Tesla" is designed to provide children with a perfect story time experience. Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and the Common Core Reading Level, independently measured using the Lexile Framework.
How Do Boomerangs Work? (app)It depends on which variety of boomerang you're using.
How Do Bridges Not Fall Down? (app)Learn all about architecture and engineering in this engaging explanation of their basic principles, which includes an introduction to bridges, columns, skyscrapers, and more.
How Do Seesaws Go Up and Down? (app)Learn all about mechanical engineering in this engaging explanation of its basic principles, including an introduction to levers, wedges, and inclined planes.
How Do You Lift a Lion? (app)Explore the functions of levers, wheels, and pulleys, and learn how to lift a lion, pull a panda, and deliver a basket of bananas to a baboon birthday party!
Mini Bean Adventures (app)A puzzle game for those who want to take a rest from the daily routine and plunge into the life of little bean Cyrus. The main character of the game was kidnapped by an evil bird and was dragged into an unknown area. Little Cyrus cannot get his own house, where his loving family is waiting for him. Your task is to help Cyrus overcome all the trials and bring him home to his family! A great number of adventures are waiting for you!
• 99 interesting levels
• 3 locations: dangerous swamp, hot desert and the world of volcano
• Various boosters that will help you on your way home
• Beautiful graphics
• Cheerful accompanying music
Monster Puzzles (app)Oh noooo…. Monsters! Try to eliminate them but it won't be a piece of cake. Click on it and it becomes weaker, and at the end it bursts, flying apart while these parts also reach other monsters, weakening them and they finally burst as well. Real chain reaction in action! Play this exciting new monster puzzle game in which you have to eliminate a huge number of monsters by choosing the right targets and setting off a chain reaction that will completely clear the level.
• Interesting game mechanics
• Spectacular chain reactions
• Hints for each level
• Colorful HD graphics
• Convenient controls
Pipe Collection (app)This is a classic pipe puzzle game in which you have to connect all the pipes in the right way. This game will delight you with great graphics and a huge variety of levels and puzzles. If you like puzzles and your brain requires constant warm-up then you can't think of a better game. Complete all 250 levels, sorted by difficulty from beginner to expert and prove that there is no better plumber than you.
• Stylish HD graphics and special effects
• Many different levels
• Excellent exercise for brain
• Difficulty for everyone
• Well thought-out puzzles
When Will the Leaning Tower of Pisa Fall Over? (app)A look at why it is leaning and if/when it is likely to fall down.
Who Am I?: Architect (App)Quiz themed videos, presents all the aspects of cool and inspirational jobs. Can you guess the career, before the answer is revealed?
Who Am I?: Video Game Designer (App)Quiz themed videos, presents all the aspects of cool and inspirational jobs. Can you guess the career, before the answer is revealed?