Venturer Program Grades 3-5 Engineering

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STEAM Builder Bin kit, exploring hydraulics kit, and exploring bird feeders kit
Grades 3-5

The Venturer Engineering Program Challenges Students to Build Vehicles, Bird Feeders, and Hydraulic Machines

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Give twenty-four students in grades 3–5 ten hours of hands-on engineering. Students build vehicles in STEAM Builder Bins, design bird feeders, and investigate hydraulics—developing design skills and engineering habits of mind through guided, standards-aligned activities.

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Students Served: 24
Ten Hours of Content
Ten Hours of Content
Standards Aligned
Standards Aligned
No Experience Required
No Experience Required
Serves Twenty-Four Students
Serves Twenty-Four Students
WHAT'S INCLUDED
  • 10 STEAM Builder Bin (single)
  • 24 Bird Feeders STEM Boost Kit
  • 24 Hydraulics STEM Boost Kit
  • 2 PENCILS (NO. 2) 12PC
  • 12 MARKERS, WASHABLE 10PK
  • 1 PAPER WHITE CONSTRUCTION (9” X 12”) PK50
  • 6 COLORED PENCILS (12 PC)
  • 12 SCISSORS LEFTY/RIGHTY (5”)
  • 2 RETRACTABLE UTILITY KNIFE
SPECIFICATIONS & SAFETY
  • Quantity: 1
  • Students Served: 24 students
  • Curriculum Hours: 10
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Venturer Program Grades 3-5 Engineering

Build. Lift. Engineer.

Students tackle three distinct engineering domains—vehicle design, structural engineering, and hydraulics—using real tools and materials to solve hands-on challenges.
STEAM Builder Bins

STEAM Builder Bins

Small groups share open-ended building bins packed with construction materials, connectors, and tools to design and build vehicles and structures.

Bird Feeder Engineering

Bird Feeder Engineering

Each student designs and builds a functional bird feeder, applying the engineering design process to solve a real-world nature challenge.

Hydraulic Machines

Hydraulic Machines

Students build working hydraulic systems to investigate fluid power, pressure, and mechanical advantage through hands-on experimentation.

Engineering Notebooks

Engineering Notebooks

Students document their design process from sketches through testing, building the communication and documentation skills that real engineers use.

What Students Will Do

Through ten hours of engineering challenges, students practice the design process across three different domains while building creative confidence.
  • Design and build vehicles using STEAM Builder Bin materials
  • Engineer functional bird feeders from raw materials
  • Construct hydraulic systems and test lifting mechanisms
  • Document designs in engineering notebooks
  • Test and iterate on prototypes based on performance data
  • Present design solutions and explain engineering choices

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Curriculum Hours 1010 10
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Step 1—Unbox and Organize: Sort materials by subject area. Bird Feeder and Hydraulics kits are individually packaged for each student. STEAM Builder Bins are shared in small groups.

Step 2—Choose Your Subject: Select from STEAM Builder Bins, Bird Feeders, or Hydraulics. Each includes multiple guided activities.

Step 3—Follow the Lesson Plans: Step-by-step instructions and design templates included. No engineering background needed.

Step 4—Facilitate and Observe: Guide students through design-build-test cycles. Activities work with twenty-four students.

Step 5—Assess and Celebrate: Review engineering notebooks and host a design showcase to celebrate student inventions.

Engineering Design and Mechanical Systems

The Venturer Engineering program develops engineering practices through three distinct domains—vehicle design, structural engineering, and fluid systems. Students learn to define problems, develop solutions, optimize designs, and communicate results.

Activities align with NGSS engineering design standards for grades 3–5 and support crosscutting concepts like systems and system models, structure and function, and energy and matter. Hydraulics activities specifically build understanding of forces and fluid mechanics.

Career connections include mechanical engineer, hydraulic technician, product designer, and manufacturing engineer.

Why Teachers Love the Venturer Program Grades 3–5 Engineering

Ten Hours of Guided Content

Ten Hours of Guided Content

Three complete engineering domains deliver ten hours of structured, standards-aligned activities.

No Engineering Background Needed

No Engineering Background Needed

Complete lesson plans with design templates let any educator lead with confidence.

Reusable Builder Bins

Reusable Builder Bins

STEAM Builder Bins are designed for repeated use across multiple sessions and program cycles.

Backed by Fifty Years

Backed by Fifty Years

Pitsco has supported hands-on STEM education since 1971. Our product selection reflects decades of classroom insight.

Real-World Connections

Real-World Connections

Bird feeder and hydraulic projects solve tangible problems that connect engineering to students’ everyday lives.

Three Engineering Domains

Three Engineering Domains

Students experience vehicle design, structural engineering, and fluid power in a single program, building broad engineering literacy.

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—Cary Johnson, K-12 Director of Innovation and Technology, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, CA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Venturer and Voyager?

Venturer programs include ten hours of content across three subjects. Voyager programs expand to twenty hours across five subjects, adding mazes, Snap Circuits, and micro:bit coding. Both serve twenty-four students.

Are the STEAM Builder Bins reusable?

Yes. The bins are designed for repeated use and include durable components that last across multiple program cycles.

Do students work individually or in groups?

Both. Bird Feeder and Hydraulics kits are individual. STEAM Builder Bins are shared in small groups of two to three students.

Can the bird feeders actually be used outside?

Yes. Students design functional bird feeders that can be placed outdoors to attract birds after the program.

Is this aligned to education standards?

Yes. Activities align with NGSS engineering design standards for grades 3–5 and support math standards through measurement and data collection.

Can I combine this with other Venturer subjects?

Absolutely! Many programs run all three 3–5 Venturer subjects together for thirty hours of STEM content.