Wyoming STEM standards: hands-on mechanical engineering activities

Wyoming Standards Mapping

Teachers can use Toyineer projects to address selected current Wyoming Science and Mathematics Content and Performance Standards through hands-on mechanical construction.

Alignment reviewed October 2026.

Executive summary

Teachers can use Toyineer projects to address Wyoming academic standards by giving learners physical systems they can construct, observe and explain. The current Science standards provide a direct Kindergarten connection through comparing how the strength and direction of pushes and pulls affect motion (K-PS2-1). Wyoming Mathematics adds strong spatial connections through comparing two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes and their attributes (K.G.4) and classifying figures using parallel lines, perpendicular lines and angle size (4.G.2). The completed toy provides visible, hands-on evidence for classroom discussion of force, motion, geometry and spatial reasoning. Toyineer projects are hands-on engineering activities that teach mechanics, geometry, spatial reasoning and technical problem solving through the construction of working mechanical toys. Video instruction and clear assembly guides support independent and classroom use while keeping educator preparation minimal.

Standards and evidence.

These alignments use only the ordinary Toyineer construction process. They do not depend on a separate extension activity.

I. 2023 Wyoming Science Content and Performance Standards: Forces and Motion

KindergartenK-PS2-1

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 functional testing, learners push and pull moving components and can compare how direction or relative effort affects the movement produced.

II. 2023 Wyoming Mathematics Content and Performance Standards: Geometry

KindergartenK.G.4

Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes using informal language to describe their similarities, differences and attributes.

Toyineer places flat blueprint shapes beside folded and assembled three-dimensional components, allowing learners to compare faces, edges, corners, orientation and overall form.

Grade 44.G.2

Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines, or angles of a specified size.

Toyineer blueprint parts contain visible parallel and perpendicular edges and clear angular relationships that educators can identify directly during normal construction.

Official standards sources: Wyoming Content and Performance Standards, 2023 Wyoming Science Content and Performance Standards and 2023 Wyoming Mathematics Content and Performance Standards.

Hands-on evidence for standards-aligned learning.

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.

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