Lesson Sequence | Discovery Guide

STEM from the START Overview

MEET THE QUINKS
Each video lesson in STEM from the START features the Quinks, three curious explorers
from outer space – Quazar, Neutrina and Fluxx – who have come to Earth to learn more
about how things on the planet work! With the help of a human friend, they explore basic
principles of physical science.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Each lesson in STEM from the START is presented as a mission. In each mission students
are asked to observe, research, develop hypotheses, make predictions, experiment and
reach conclusions – just like real scientists!

DISCOVERY BREAKS
Each video lesson includes short segments where a concept or idea is introduced and
explored and followed by a Discovery Break. Each Discovery Break features a question
posed directly to students. The video lesson is designed to be paused or stopped at this
point so students can engage in an activity or exploration found in the Discovery Guide.
Activities and explorations in the Discovery Guide are designed so that they can easily be
done with items found in most classrooms or homes.

DISCOVERY QUIZ
In addition to Discovery Breaks, the video lessons include a Discovery Quiz. These present
a series of questions to the students, with time after each question to pause the video
lesson for students to respond.

STEM IN THE REAL WORLD
The Quinks visit real scientists and engineers, who explain the concepts covered in each
video lesson.
Each Discovery Guide is a template for using the lessons with young learners.
Educators and parents are encouraged to adapt and extend the ideas found in this
guide and to share their experiences at nhptv.org/stem.