Monthly Archives: October 2011

Generalization of Rules

Those of us who are teachers or parents have seen the phenomenon where children figure out rules and have trouble with the exceptions to the rules, which is quite understandable.  As adults, we should remember this, and correct them but … Continue reading

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PK to Grade 6 Elementary Engineering Curriculum Maps Available!

I have finished the first drafts of Curriculum Maps, based on an Understanding By Design model,  for a PK to Grade 6 robotics curriculum called the Elementary Engineering Curriculum based on BeeBots (PK-K), Lego Education WeDo (Grade 1-4), and Lego … Continue reading

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What Kids Do At Indoor Recess

This week, in a small first grade class, I noticed that 8 kid were building out of some paper leaves the teacher left out, 3 kids were doing Legos, and 1 kid was reading.  I’m not saying we should not … Continue reading

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Awesome Art

This is not related directly to Kids Engineering but I had to share this example of second grade art created on the computer using HyperStudio 5.  We do a session where kids explore the tools and techniques to use them.  … Continue reading

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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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Understanding Children’s Work

  What do you see in the image above?  When I do a “free explore” exercise with students, I walk around and see what they are drawing.  Sometimes, it is apparent what they are drawing, whether it be a more … Continue reading

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