User:Vtaylor/That's Engineering

Engineering – making 'things' that work and making 'things' work better

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The key to engaging kids in engineering projects is to start simple to keep them from getting bored or discouraged, choose projects with a big Wow factor to capture their imaginations, and to be directly involved as a parent or teacher to provide guided learning and keep them focused. --Teach Kids Engineering

2023.4 . activities projects todo - gr3-8 . that's engineering k-8 engineering - explore observe questions imagine plan explain research test . engineering design process . news newsletters . educators - teaching lessons resources . big ideas - built designed engineered . little kids e3 - littles up to k-2 . w4kids writing 4 kids . plastic textile water . people

. xx create build make improve inspect evaluate energy elaborate measure ask makeit maker

making things / making things better ?

ELC engineering learning cycle model empathy engage explore1 explain explare2 elaborate

2023.4 e4k > lists, resources, comments

. That's Engineering - more general than teaching k-8 engineering . rework as necessary . publish

. WOW diigo links vt wikieducator . life skills critical thinking asking questions problem solving collaboration cooperation negotiation leadership = engineering

? age / grade level ? parents teachers

review sites / activities / books . lets do engineering . imagination soup books

2022.12.26 . overview . outline . background . introduction

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life skills critical thinking asking questions problem solving collaboration cooperation negotiation leadership = engineering

Explore – Find out more. – Who needs help and why? – Explore ideas and materials. . asking questions curiosity . examples stories

Create – Try your ideas. – Test your creation – how well does it work? . critical thinking . problem solving leadership creativity . examples stories

Improve – How can you make it better? – Remember to keep trying – it often takes engineers many tries to get something right. . collaboration negotiation life skills . examples stories

Background

curiosity, questions, discovery, wonder
critical thinking, problem / inquiry based learning ? stuff and how it came to be
benefiting society - The Tech Awards, Engineers Without Borders * Engineering challenges - starting point * 100 innovations - list, why these

what is engineering - applied science
STEAM, STEM, Art and K-8
Art - design, creativity, contribution to engineering
Applied - what for who to ...
engineering is everywhere
Who cares? why?
traditional engineering education - curriculum, foundation * Olin - more relevant
K-8 teaching and learning
NASA - engineering and science

smartphone - there's an app for that. teaching, learning, media, consume, curate, create
lights, camera, action - light, waves, sensors, illumination, recording

21st century skills, lifelong learning, digital / learning literacy

engineered goods and services - relevance - engineering 4 kids (e4k)
arts and sciences - opportunities for museums - MOAS, The Tech Museum, Boston Museum of Science Engineering Everywhere
organizations, outreach - SWE WOW That's Engineering, Introducing Girls to Engineering Workshop (IGEW), college engineering - Embry Riddle, professional organizations - GE Volunteers, NASA KSC, ARC Aerospace Encounter
engineering basics - concepts, simple machines, circuits, vocabulary, measurement - Apollo 13 28/60 > x

products - smartphone, wheel barrow, ice cream https://soundcloud.com/piuswong/ice-cream-engineering
processes - manufacturing - Tesla, ancient still used
services - internet, water, electrical grid, waste

tools

engineering curriculum, resources - Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
competition - US FIRST

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write everyday - something about engineering

swe next * e4k * k-8

for teachers - ideas for including something about engineering everyday

short - less than 5 minutes, little or no prep
fits into other subjects, lessons
observation, curiosity, exploration, discovery
what for who
The Way Things Work
projects - hands-on, look it up

artifactory

artifact / engineering / link > e4k / next * words * quiz 3 questions * activities
map - science math topics : stuff
http://wonderopolis.org/

Energy - thermal / heat

http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/h/Heat.htm

Geothermal energy

turbine, energy, reservoir, radioactive, heat, thermal
What is Geothermal energy?
Geothermal steam plant model

Energy - solar

http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/s/Solar_energy.htm

Energy - internal

http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/h/Heat.htm -

Heat transfer

http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/h/Heat.htm
convection - fan
radiation - fireplace, electric heater
conduction - stove

Balloon animals

balloon, twist, inflate, compress, compressed gas
octopus balloon animal
Who invented balloon animals?
How to Make Balloon Animals
Balloon Animals - instructions (video)
10 Fun Activities to Do with Balloons!

Kite

ascend, estimate, lift, compound, experimentation,thermometer, measure, temperature, photograph, tethered, airflow, tension
kites
Who invented the kite?
Tiny Straw Kite

2017.1 - information for kids grades 5-8 * previous focus on teaching engineering

Younger kids - balloon animals

Now thinking about something for younger kids and their parents, teachers, ... Start with a thing.

Wonderopolis has some good information, just not engineering focus but looks like these can be remixed

balloon animals

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-balloon-animals/
engineering words / ideas - balloon, twist, inflate, compress, compressed gas

other balloons * http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/h/Hot_air_balloon.htm hot air balloon
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/10-activities-do-with-balloons/ 10 Fun Activities to Do with Balloons!
http://handsonaswegrow.com/28-ways-to-play-with-balloons/ 30 Ways to Play with Balloons

Thing could be something in nature - bird's wing, grasshopper leg with only known naturally occurring ratchet

Great engineering stories - video of young women engineer who describes the computation for the heroine's hair animation in the animated movie Brave.

getting started, background thinking

Just do it - interesting things that serve as example for all the basic concepts of engineering. Pick something, examine it for some engineering concepts, vocabulary and look at some related applications, especially those that are imaginative and / or elegant. http://engineering4kids.wikispaces.com 800+ entries. Design Process Reference? Discovery? - to connect objects with the "engineering" that goes into identifying needs and making an object or process to address that need.

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