





STEAM Starter Kit
This is an introductory toolbox designed for educators in learning environments and young makers at home who are looking for a STEM solution.
This kit is a great introduction to the world of STEM education and offers a fun and engaging way to learn about science, technology, engineering, art, and math.


The STEAM Starter kit is a personal-sized building set with 230 pieces to build a mechanical crane and arm. The building set comes with 5 different precut straw sizes and 4 color-coded connectors organized in the box. Includes a colorful and inspirational poster!
Creative Thinking, Imaginative Inventing
Build creative thinking skills and invent anything you can imagine:
- Play = Learning – extend learning at home for young makers and build creative thinking skills to invent anything you can imagine.
- Self-Oriented Learning – an introduction for teachers, librarians, and STEAM educators to follow along with resources on Strawbees Classroom and professional development experiences.
- All materials are custom-made, durable, and reusable – finish building, disassemble, and begin a new project.



Students and Group Dynamics
Use a STEAM Starter Kit for a single or a pair of students at a time. We recommend pairing students together when creating any project made from a lesson or activity resource in the Classroom.
Use it as a personal teacher demo kit for building projects along with your students. This kit is also an excellent size for following along in Strawbees professional development sessions.




Teacher Support
We recognize every learning space is unique and that is why we offer a range of equally excellent materials and resources, balancing personalization and structure without compromising quality.
We strive to reach a large variety of learning ecosystems globally and designed this kit for a wide variety of audience members. Listed below are suggestions of how to implement this kit in different environments to be mix-and-matched depending on the space and conditions.




What's Included
- Connectors – 1-leg Blue × 37
- Connectors – 2-leg Yellow × 18
- Connectors – 3-leg Green × 25
- Connectors – 5-leg Red × 13
- Building straws – 240mm Blue × 25
- Building straws – 205mm Green × 12
- Building straws – 112mm Pink × 30
- Building straws – 80mm Orange × 36
- Building straws – 48mm Yellow × 34
- Poster × 1

Hear directly from teachers about why their students love Strawbees and how it benefits them.



Curriculum Aligned Resources
You will have access to a full range of lessons, activities and explorations as well as different ways to navigate through it, highlighting different learning strategies and expected outcomes you can directly distribute to students via Strawbees Classroom.

Geometry to Engineering Design
Explore the merger of geometric design into functional prototypes

Intro: Temperate Forest Biome
Craft a critter living in an area experiencing many seasons throughout the year.

Make a Mechanical Arm
Try this collapsible grabber made from scissor linkages.
Want Something More Creative?
Check our Imagination Kit!
Use a STEAM Starter Kit for a single or a pair of students at a time. We recommend pairing students together when creating any project made from a lesson or activity resource in the Classroom.
Use it as a personal teacher demo kit for building projects along with your students. This kit is also an excellent size for following along in Strawbees professional development sessions.


Bring Strawbees Classroom Kit to Your Classroom!
You can speak to our sales team if you'd like to bring Strawbees into your entire school or district, or you can purchase one directly from our shop.