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Methods and Strategies: A Focus on Function
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Garcia, Marisa; Gentry, Christine; Jordan, Elissa; Nolan, Bekka; Cunningham, Christine M. – Science and Children, 2019
In engineering, teachers can push even the youngest learners to think critically and create something that reflects the function of the real thing. When children create, they often make a representation of something--a crayon-drawn stick-figure family or a butterfly life cycle represented with pasta--that is based on appearance. Their questions…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Learning Activities
In Flight with Paper Airplanes: An Exploration with Elementary Engineering
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Katchmark, Laura; McCabe, Elisabeth; Matthews, Kristen; Koomen, Michele – Science and Children, 2020
What better way to engage fifth-grade students in science and engineering practices than to use paper airplanes to encourage them to question, explore, create, and test designs! This multi-day unit draws from a fourth-grade curriculum (Pearson 2012) aligned with the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States 2013) used in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 5, Elementary School Science, Engineering Education
Engineering Encounters: An Engineering Design Process for Early Childhood
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Lottero-Perdue, Pamela; Bowditch, Michelle; Kagan, Michelle; Robinson-Cheek, Linda; Webb, Tedra; Meller, Megan; Nosek, Theresa – Science and Children, 2016
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue shares information about trying (again) to engineer an egg package. Engineering is an essential part of science education, as emphasized in the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States 2013). Engineering practices and performance…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Engineering Education, Kindergarten, Teaching Methods
Thinking Engineering
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Martin, Stu; Sharp, Janet; Zachary, Loren – Science and Children, 2004
Most people think that engineering and mathematics go hand in hand. To many, being an engineer means manipulating equations and calculating measurements to design and build structures of all kinds. And they are right. Engineering does involve a great deal of mathematics. But, building structures to withstand certain environmental conditions or…
Descriptors: Engineering, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Experiments