Help young engineers explore sunlight, shade, and the engineering design process with this hands-on Build a Shade Shelter STEM Design Journal for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade. In this playful summer challenge, students design a small shelter to make shade for an ice-pop test spot, then build, test, observe, and improve their structure. This resource is designed as a focused STEM challenge rather than a repetitive worksheet packet. Students begin with a real-world problem, choose classr