To explore engineering and science in everyday life and engaging activities
Approach:
To use everyday objects as a comfortable environment to begin exploring and designing .
To use age-appropriate exciting situations to engage the children's interest .
To use age-appropriate inquiry for science .
To use a range of senses the all five senses .
To design, test, and redesign while understanding that there is no single solution .
To have children communicate on their learning.
Design Challenges:
Each session will have a different "Design Challenge" over a 7 week period to build a future community or investigate engineering technologies
Sample Future Communities:
Atlantis - develop security, transportation, and shelter for underwater
Mission to the Arctic - develop vehicles and housing
Underground City - develop a network of tunnels and transportation
Sample Technology Investigations:
Wind Power - how to build a better sail and windmill
Environmental Engineering - how to filter water and grow plants
Bridges - how to make different bridge designs
Boats and Planes - how to make moving vehicles
Each day is broken up into seven time blocks.
Schedule:
Snack, Circle Time
Explore Science Phenomena
Centers
Break
Design Challenge
Test Design
Clean up
from "Wind Power" Project
from "Mission to the Artic" Porject