Baylor, Hess Releases Fire Truck 2024 STEM Guide with Car and Motorcycle

Baylor College of Medicine and the Hess Toy Truck are inspiring students across the country with Ignite Learning, the ninth in a series of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum guides. Ignite Learning is designed to be used with the newest holiday release Hess Toy Truck, the 2024 Fire truck with car and motorcycle. The 3-in-1 toy celebrates 60 years of Hess Holiday Toy Trucks.

Free curriculum guide developed by Center for Education at Baylor is divided into eight lessons for elementary and middle school students and uses the Hess Car and Motorcycle Fire Truck as the primary tool to explore force and motion, basic fire science and fire safety, geometry, and other relevant critical elements for the important role of firefighters in protecting lives. The guide is available for free download from BioEd website.

“The Hess Toy Truck STEM collaboration is an exceptional initiative that brings the wonders of engineering, physical science and technology to life for students,” said Dr. Nancy Morenopresident of Huffington Department of Education, Innovation and Technology and director of Center for Education at Baylor. “Every year, it supercharges our mission to inspire the next generation of innovators, problem solvers and STEM professionals.”

Hess will also provide teachers with up to 1,000 free STEM kits to use in their classrooms. Each kit includes 12 fire trucks with car and motorcycle, along with the STEM on Patrol curriculum guide. Hess is accepting applications for STEM kits from teachers through December 31 at www.HessToyTruck.com/STEM. Selected applicants will be notified in January and toy trucks will be delivered in February.

“Hess is grateful for his ninth year of collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in an effort to encourage young minds to explore the field of STEM education and consider future careers in the worlds of medicine and energy,” said Justin Mayer, director general of the institution. Hess toy truck. “We encourage teachers across the country to apply to receive some of the thousands of toy trucks donated by Hess to classrooms across the country. The simple form only takes a minute to complete and results in lots of fun and active learning.”