BEAR Facts of Engineering
BFOE is built with its readers, not just for them. Some of the ideas in these books started as a question from a child or a note from a teacher. Join free and follow the series, or step inside The BFOE Den, the workshop behind every book, and help build it.
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A powerful STEM adventure that shows young readers what engineering really means when the world is unpredictable… teamwork, responsibility, and the courage to act with incomplete information.”
An artfully created story reflecting realistic and practical challenges… From start to finish, the reader is immersed in this journey. The importance of the engineering profession is woven subtly through the book. I believe that this book can reach audiences of most if not all ages.”
The Parent membership is the workshop behind the books for one household: companion packs, guided builds, printables, early access, the Kitchen Table meetings and the member discount. The Teacher membership includes all of that, plus full classroom packs per chapter and subject, curriculum alignment for seven systems, TEDDIES framework materials, the Staffroom meetings and the termly class-visit draw. If you're both a parent and a teacher, the Teacher membership covers everything.
The BFOE Glossary, the Reading Companion, the BEAR Engineering Challenge in every book's back matter, the Chapter 1 read-together guides, and the teacher evaluation sets. The free tier is how you check we're worth it before you spend anything, so it will never be hollowed out.
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A small, capped group of families and teachers who help make BFOE: reading beta manuscripts, giving structured feedback, and shaping resources and ideas before release. It's by application, it's free, and it isn't a subscription: Den materials are not included. It's a role for people who want to help build the thing, with the kudos that comes with that.
Every Kitchen Table and Staffroom session is recorded and added to the members' replay vault, so the library grows every month and time zones are never a reason to miss out.
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Engineering is the superpower.