Pitching Machine Year 3 STEM Kit 1

Level: Developing

The Launch Command Adventure Charlie 1 of 10 Pitching Machine STEM kit is tailored for Year 3 homeschool students, educators, and parents aiming to enhance children’s learning. This kit comes in a drawer-style box with neatly arranged accessories and includes a workbook aligned with the Australian STEM curriculum. The workbook features a marking key to facilitate precise assessment, promoting a well-structured, curriculum-aligned learning journey that encourages skill development and practical exploration.

Included in your kit

• a sustainable wooden model for building
• a specialized protractor for measuring angles
• a workbook containing
  • an engaging storyline
  • step-by-step building instructions
  • stimulating calculations, exercises, and questions to spark curiosity

Additional resources include a marking key, an Australian STEM curriculum alignment page, stickers and badges, a reusable cotton bag with anti-static properties for accessory storage and other electronic components, a paper ruler for hands-on measurements and investigations, all neatly stored in a drawer-style box designed for reuse and easy stacking with other kits in the series to keep your STEM Voyage organized.

Learning Outcome

• Classify launch outcomes as certain, likely, unlikely, or impossible, explaining your reasoning.
• Conduct repeated trials at different launch angles, record results, and discuss variation.
• Pose questions, explore patterns (e.g., how angle affects distance), and make predictions.
• Explore how design choices and sustainability influence space technology.
  Investigate digital tools that support satellite launches.