Teachers can use Toyineer projects to address selected Alaska Science and Mathematics Standards through hands-on mechanical construction.
Alignment reviewed October 2026.
Standards and evidence.
These alignments use only the ordinary Toyineer construction process. They do not depend on a separate extension activity.
I. Science Standards for Alaska: Forces and Motion
KindergartenK-PS2-1
Compare how different strengths or directions of pushes and pulls affect the motion of an object.
During ordinary assembly and testing, learners push and pull moving components and can directly compare how changes in direction or applied effort change the resulting motion.
Grade 33-PS2-1
Investigate how balanced and unbalanced forces affect the motion of an object.
Toyineer mechanisms make opposing and unbalanced forces observable. Learners can examine parts at rest, apply force to the mechanism, and explain why the resulting net force starts, stops or changes motion.
Grade 33-PS2-2
Use observations or measurements of an object's motion as evidence that a motion pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Rockers, followers, push rods and other constrained parts follow repeatable paths. As learners test a completed mechanism, they can observe one cycle and predict the position or direction of the moving part in the next cycle.
II. Alaska Mathematics Standards: Geometry
KindergartenK.G.3
Identify shapes as two-dimensional (flat) or three-dimensional (solid).
Toyineer starts with flat printed parts and turns them into three-dimensional structures, giving educators a concrete example of the relationship between 2-D components and 3-D objects.
Grade 11.G.2
Compose two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes to make a larger composite shape.
Learners combine multiple cut and folded components into larger assemblies and ultimately into one composite mechanical toy.
Teachers can use Toyineer projects to address these standards. Students also gain skill in their use of tools and appreciate the importance of accuracy in engineering.
