Spin Into Science: The Spinning Tops Project Pattern Pack for Young Inventors
Introduce your students to the thrilling world of motion, stability and rotational science with The League Spinning Tops. Designed for grades 2–3, this unit transforms a classic toy into a rich engineering experience. Through 8 slide-based lessons and approximately 10 hours of instruction, learners become toy designers, engineers and data-collectors as they experiment with gravity, momentum, friction and balance.
Teachers receive full instructional support—lesson decks, student worksheets, embedded media, and material kits sized for full classes. The curriculum aligns to NGSS engineering practices and elementary science standards, making integration into your classroom seamless.
Whether deployed in STEM electives, makerspaces or gifted classrooms, this kit brings energy, real-world thinking and collaboration into student hands. In short: the Spinning Tops kit doesn’t just let students play—it invites them to engineer, test and explain. Their curiosity becomes a rotating motion of inquiry, iteration and invention.
What’s Included in the Box
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Slide-based Teacher Presentation Deck (8 lessons)
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Standards Alignment Guide for grades 2–3
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Hands-On Materials Kit (enough for a class of ~30 students) including top-building components, spinning axes, surface tiles, timing tools
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Student Worksheets & Build-Log Templates (sketch → test → iterate)
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Embedded Media Access (videos, prompts, testing walk-throughs)
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Reflection & Presentation Templates
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Teacher Guide with Facilitation Notes, Differentiation Tips and Assessment Suggestions
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Storage & Organization Tray for Materials
