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Category Archives: Technology
When Play Morphs Into Engineering
What do you see in this video clip? Here’s what I get out of it. In this video, we see a 5 year boy making a long bridge out of blocks. I thought for sure he had understood how … Continue reading
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Case Study Starts in Earnest
It rained yesterday so I had indoor recess duty with the kindergarten students. The current K class will be my case study class. I have 2 students, who are twins, as case study kids and will be looking for some … Continue reading
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Cool Example of Spontaneous Engineering
A first grade girl showed me a computer she had made out of paper yesterday. I am trying to keep an eye out for examples of spontaneous engineering that young children engage in. I asked her if I could copy … Continue reading
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Case Study Begins
I happened to have indoor recess duty and was up with my planned case study kindergarten classes. I have not had much time to observe them yet and have only had them once so far for computer lab. But I … Continue reading
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New Talk; New Methods
I spent about 3 hours yesterday working on a presentation explaining why we should teach engineering to young students. I am trying to make my presentations more like TED talks with big ideas and lots of visuals. It is still … Continue reading
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Effects of a Less Than Optimal Project
Sixth graders did an engineering challenge this year to create the fastest robot they could that could also go around an obstacle placed anywhere and continue along its path. For this year’s sixth grade students, it was their first year … Continue reading
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SimCity 2000 Tips For Kids
Build blocks of 6 by 6 squares in each one. Make the roads go with the squares. Put your first power plant near a neighbor. Power lines will only go straight across a road and won’t go across a double … Continue reading
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