Teachers can use Toyineer projects to address selected Pennsylvania STEELS 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. Pennsylvania STEELS: Physical Science — Forces and Motion
Kindergarten3.2.K.B
Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
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 33.2.3.A
Make and communicate observations and/or measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Many Toyineer components follow repeatable paths. Learners can observe one motion cycle, communicate the pattern they see and predict the next position or direction of the moving part.
Grade 33.2.3.B
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.
II. Pennsylvania STEELS: Technology and Engineering
Grades 3–53.5.3-5.C
Follow directions to complete a technological task.
This is a direct description of the Toyineer build: learners follow a sequenced blueprint and illustrated assembly manual to complete a functioning technological product.
Grades 3–53.5.3-5.CC
Describe how a subsystem is a system that operates as a part of another larger system.
Toyineer exposes mechanical subsystems and subassemblies during construction. Learners can describe how a lever, linkage, follower or structural module performs a role within the larger working toy.
Grades 3–53.5.3-5.DD
Demonstrate how simple technologies are often combined to form more complex systems.
A completed Toyineer toy combines simple mechanical technologies—such as levers, pivots, flexures, push rods and followers—into one coordinated mechanical system.
III. Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics: Geometry
KindergartenCC.2.3.K.A.1
Identify and describe two- and three-dimensional shapes.
Toyineer gives learners both flat printed components and completed three-dimensional structures, providing a concrete comparison between 2-D and 3-D form.
Grade 1CC.2.3.1.A.1
Compose and distinguish between two- and three-dimensional shapes based on their attributes.
Learners combine flat and folded components into larger three-dimensional assemblies while observing the attributes that distinguish the original 2-D forms from the completed 3-D 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.
