Unleash your students’ creativity with the Invent Like Nature STEM Project! In these NGSS-aligned lessons, first graders use what they’ve learned about plant and animal adaptations to invent, build, and share their own nature-inspired solutions to real-world problems. Students follow the engineering design process—planning, building, testing, and improving their inventions—then present and reflect on their work in a supportive, celebratory environment. What’s Included:Step-by-step, easy-to-foll