STEM Education and Outreach Activity Book - Early Learner Edition - Updated: Fall 2020

Aug 27, 2026

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STEM Education and Outreach Activity Book for early learners, updated for Fall 2020, builds road-construction awareness through hands-on activities. Children practice number-based coloring, hidden-object discovery, and street sign scavenger hunts, then decode a travel message using an alphabet key. Additional puzzles include matching tools by shape and a maze connecting projects to job sites. Safety learning is reinforced by identifying unsafe practices and using key construction-site safety checks tied to protective gear, signage, attention, and safe handling.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

Color by Numbers

Find the Hidden Objects

Complete a Street Sign Scavenger Hunt

Decode a Message

Find Similar Objects

Complete the Maze

Check for Safety

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STEM
Education and Outreach
ACTIVITY BOOK
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Early Learner Edition
UPDATED: FALL 2020
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| | | | | | | | | | | Color by Numbers What type of equipment is used to clear the path of a snowy road? Use the color key to fill the image below. Color Key: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ❓ DID YOU KNOW? The piece of construction equipment shown above is a snow plow! Find the Hidden Objects After the area is cleared of debris, construction workers can begin building the road. Find 10 small shovels hidden in the scene below. Hidden Object: | |
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| | | Complete a Street Sign Scavenger Hunt Look for different street signs the next time you are traveling and cross off each of the signs that you see. ❓ NEED SOME HELP? Do you know what all of these different signs mean? Ask an adult to help you with any you do not recognize. Decode a Message How does your family travel around town? Use the alphabet key to decode the answer message below. | ALPHABET KEY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | |
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| | | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | _ _ _ _ , ____ ___ _____ ____ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ____ . ❓WHAT DO YOU THINK? Where are some places you have traveled to by bike, car or bus? Write or draw them below. Coloring Page ❓ DID YOU KNOW? People in Minnesota travel in many different ways. What’s your favorite way to get from place to place? Coloring Page ❓ DID YOU KNOW? MnDOT uses equipment like the machines shown here to build and maintain roads and bridges. Front End Loader Find Similar Objects Engineers, architects and construction workers use all types of tools. Find five objects from Group 1 that match perfectly to Group 2. Group 1: Group 2: ❓WHAT DO YOU THINK? What types of tools do you see or use at school? Write or draw them below. Complete the Maze MnDOT works on many different types of projects. Help a construction worker get all the way through the maze to their job site below. Start ❓ DID YOU KNOW? There are many types of skills and careers that go into completing a project. Careers: • Mapping • Planning • Construction Inspector • Engineering Focus Areas: • Water Quality • Land Management • Historic Bridges • Aeronautics Finish Check for Safety Safety is a core value! The Minnesota Department of Transportation works hard to keep employees and the public safe during construction. Can you spot five different unsafe practices in this construction site? ❓ NEED SOME HELP? Safety is essential for all construction projects. Common safety checks include: • All workerswearing a hard hat or other protective gear • All pedestrians obeying the posted safety signs and barricades • All people paying attention and keeping a distraction-free construction zone • Removing any standing water to avoid slips and accidents • Avoiding standing in the path of any heavy equipment • Boards or loose materials that could be tripped on • Using safe bridges and guardrails

FAQs

What activity uses a color key to complete an image?

“Color by Numbers” asks learners to use the color key (1–8) to fill in the picture.

How do learners decode the message in the book?

“Decode a Message” uses an alphabet key so children can translate the answer message about how families travel around town.

What is the goal of the construction-site safety activity?

“Check for Safety” asks learners to spot unsafe practices at a construction site and review common safety checks.

Aug 27, 2026

Upload by Miles