Book One
Sofia's Discovery
Sofia · Science
Why are the plants in the community garden dying in perfect circles? Sofia calls in the squad to find out.
Teaches: The power of careful observation
Ages 5–10 · A picture book series
The STEM Squad
Four friends. Real problems in their own neighborhood. Solved with science, technology, engineering and math.
Season One
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Book Two
Tariq's Code
Tariq · Technology
Tariq's grandparents have a problem: their little dog Biscuit keeps escaping! So Tariq has an idea.
Teaches: How coding loops work, and what to do when code goes wrong
Book Three
Elena Builds
Elena · Engineering
Mrs. Martinez almost falls reaching for her abuela's mixing bowl. Elena knows just what to do: think like an engineer.
Teaches: The five steps real engineers use: identify, brainstorm, prototype, test and improve
Book Four
Maya's Patterns
Maya · Math
Some garden beds are bursting with vegetables while others barely grow. Maya knows that numbers tell stories.
Teaches: The five steps of a Data Detective: ask, collect, organize, find the pattern and predict
Book Five
The Water Crisis
Sofia · Science
The creek is turning cloudy and the frogs have stopped singing. Sofia knows every mystery starts with a question.
Teaches: The five steps of the Scientific Method: question, hypothesis, experiment, analyze and share
Book Six
The Energy Blackout
Tariq · Technology
On the first freezing night of the year, every light in the neighborhood goes dark. Tariq knows big problems are just small problems stacked together.
Teaches: The four steps of Computational Thinking: decompose, find patterns, abstract and write an algorithm
Book Seven
Building for Everyone
Elena · Engineering
Leo rolls up to the community center to visit his grandmother, but the only way in is up a tall flight of stairs. Elena learns that great designers start by listening.
Teaches: The five steps of Design Thinking: empathize, define, ideate, prototype and test
Book Eight
The Food Waste Crisis
Maya · Math
After the community center's big party, Maya finds a trash bin full of food nobody touched. Then she learns the school cafeteria bins look like that every single day.
Teaches: The five steps of a Data Detective: ask, collect, organize, find the pattern and predict
Book Nine
The Recess Alert
Tariq · Technology
Tariq's cousin Layla has a brand-new sensor that checks her blood sugar all day. But when it beeps at school, will anyone know what to do?
Teaches: The four steps of Computational Thinking: decompose, find patterns, abstract and write an algorithm
Book Ten
The Big Solution
The whole Squad · STEM
The city of Springfield is building a whole new neighborhood, and the planner needs the Squad's help. Each kid brings their own superpower, but nothing fits until they find out how the pieces work together.
Teaches: How the four Squad methods fit together: the Scientific Method, Computational Thinking, the Engineering Design Process and the Data Detective steps
Four kids, four ways of solving a problem
Meet the Squad
Sofia
Science
Notices what everyone else walks past. Never without her magnifying glass and field notebook.
Meet Sofia
Tariq
Technology
Codes it, measures it and makes it smart. His tablet is always within reach.
Meet Tariq
Elena
Engineering
Designs it, builds it, tests it, then makes it better. Overalls on, tools ready.
Meet Elena
Maya
Math
Finds the pattern hiding in the numbers and sketches it out for everyone to see.
Meet MayaFor parents and teachers
What your child learns
Observe first
Look closely, ask good questions, and understand a problem before trying to fix it.
Think in steps
Technology runs on logic, not magic. When something breaks, debug it one step at a time.
Build, test, improve
The engineering design process: a first try that fails is how the better one gets built.
Find the pattern
Shapes, numbers and data reveal what is really going on.