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1 online resource : colour illustrations Part of the PBS kids website Website catalogued: 17 Mar. 2016 Summary: The Design Squad Global website is an online community that grew out of the American Design Squad television series. The goal of Design Squad is to give kids a stronger understanding of the design process, and the connection between engineering and everyday life. Targeting students from Stage 2 onwards, the site features creative activities, engaging video, interactive games, and exciting contests. The site is pleasantly easy to navigate through, with a helpful Parents and Educators section that has resources listed by topic. Although these don't align directly with NSW syllabuses, given it is an American site, it is still simple to discover resources linked to content from the Science and Technology K-6 and Mathematics K-10 syllabus. Perhaps the most enticing area of the site is the Global Challenge section, whereby open-ended design tasks have been set for students to contribute their solutions to. Free to join, the site allows students to contribute to a global conversation about real world issues, which are easily adapted to engaging students in STEM in the classroom. (A. Lee)