Teachers can use Toyineer projects to address selected Michigan 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. Michigan K-12 Science Standards: Forces and Interactions
KindergartenK-PS2-1
Plan and conduct an investigation comparing how different strengths or directions of pushes and pulls affect an object's motion.
During ordinary assembly and testing, learners push and pull moving components and can compare how changes in direction or relative effort affect the resulting motion.
Grade 33-PS2-1
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Toyineer mechanisms make balanced and unbalanced forces visible. Learners can compare a mechanism at rest with one under an applied force and explain how the resulting net force changes motion.
Grade 33-PS2-2
Make observations or measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Rockers, followers, push rods and other constrained components follow repeatable paths. Learners can observe one motion cycle and predict the next position or direction of the moving part.
II. Michigan K-12 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 direct physical example of the distinction between 2-D and 3-D form.
Grade 11.G.2
Compose two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes to create a composite shape and compose new shapes from the composite shape.
Learners combine separate cut, folded and assembled components into larger structures and ultimately into one composite mechanical object.
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.
