youtube-nocookie.com and open.spotify.com, or use the options below.This week on TechCheck for grades K–2: seventeen students in Kazakhstan, with their teachers, built a satellite smaller than your fist, and a rocket carried it to space; a robot called Albatross spins down from the sky like a maple seed and then sails like a boat; a squishy robot copies a sea animal called a feather star to swim up, forward and around with only two moving parts; and a school got a trick email offering a job — so we practice: don't click, tell a grown-up! Kid-friendly, classroom-safe, and ready for circle time. IN THIS EPISODE
A reusable K–2 printable — print-first by design for early learners. Same template every week, so students learn the routine once.
4 quick polls, a story-of-the-week vote, and a 3-question quiz. Answers are anonymous and count toward your class on the grade-band leaderboard. This one has closed — results and answers are up.
Early Explorers
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