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https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/stem-k-8-engineering/

This article talks about k-8 engineering. it talks about how we can’t properly implement these things without proper materials. The struggle of implementing engineering into the early curriculum makes a lot of sense in a business driven world. I personally don’t like this. Introducing young children into career opportunities seems like a bad idea to me. Forcing stuff that will direct these kids into a specific job is not something I agree with. Engineering is not the end all be all.

Lesson: Physics of Roller Coasters

https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/duk_rollercoaster_music_less

This lesson plan is rather fascinating.  The entire site looks like it could be really useful for teachers when planning lessons to introduce kids to engineering.  From the lessons I’ve seen so far, they include elements like engineering connection, prerequisite knowledge, motivation, educational standards that apply to the lesson, and assessment ideas.

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/teaching-kids-to-think-like-engineers

Kids want to learn about the world around them. They are drawn to understanding the how and why of anything and everything they can imagine, and that is what engineering can teach them. Mathematics and science can teach kids why things happen in the natural world, but the range of those disciplines stops where the man made world  begins. Engineering teaches kids why and how people actually create things, from floor lamps to rocket ships. Engineering teaches kids the ability to see a problem and the creativity necessary to create a solution.

https://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/online_courses/NGSS2.aspx

This is a link to a course called “Moving Toward NGSS: Visualizing K-8 Engineering Education”. There are two instructors for this course and they focused on how to incorporate engineering into elementary and middle school courses through web seminars and asynchronous discussions. There were three web seminars and discussions between those seminars. This was a course that took place in 2013, so it isn’t currently going on. I did explore the site further and found another link https://ngss.nsta.org/classroom-resources-results.aspx?CoreIdea=12that provides resources to incorporate engineering into the K-8 classroom. The first link is an important idea because it gives instructions from an actual person that you can see, hear, and respond to; this is an important concept that teachers never stop learning  how to teach better and learn themselves. The second link is important because it provides the tools for teachers to incorporate new information into their curriculum.

https://www.teachengineering.org/

https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_simple_lesson01

I’ve included the entire website and a specific lesson plan.  This is a really great website for all STEM subjects AND includes A LOT about engineering in K-8.  I think this resource is very important in education because I think many times teachers need just as much help with engineering as the students do.

It’s hard for teachers to plan lessons and activities that allow students enough time and experience with designing and building things.  This website helps teachers with basic and entry level lesson plans so that students will gain the most experience and get the most out of the activities.

https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/duk_rollercoaster_music_act 

I found this topic interesting because it ties up what kids like, such as this link talking about building roller coasters. STEM learning is a great way to introduce kids to interesting topics such as engineering and give them an inssight of a potential future career. This link also sets up a class for a teacher including a materials list, worksheets, and learning objectives.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/stem-k-8-engineering/

This article was discussing the need for proper resources to teach. they talk about their failures and where to start implementing new resources. They discusses starting at the basics and reaching out to help boost what they have to offer. Its good to have kids be able to see where certain careers will take them and start dipping their toes into the water.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/stem-k-8-engineering/

This site seems to be summarizing the way in which k-8 engineering operates, and thus how it is evolving as it grows as  a style of education. This is important as this style is becoming more popular, and a proper definition of how it works will be necessary for those who want to implement it in their classrooms/schools.

K8 Engineering:

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/stem-k-8-engineering/

I had never heard of K-8 programs, but they sound like a great opportunity for all kids. This article elaborated that even though these programs are quite expensive to start up they have long-lasting effects on the development of children.

https://www.diversityinsteam.com/2018/04/stem-k-8-engineering/

Technology plays a very huge roll for the children who were born in the 21st century.  They grew up with nothing but the newest technology to “babysit” them in their adolescence years. With STEM education, it will influence the younger minds to have the curiosity to how their technology was made and how it functions than to just use it without a care in the world.  We need more younger minds to be curious of the science behind their everyday technology so they can improve on it when they grow older.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/164170348893315764/?lp=true

This is a pinterest board of multiple activities for “little engineers” that provides a variety of activities that help stimulate these particular interests in these young children’s minds. I think it is important for children to be given the opportunity to build and develop solutions to a problem, because even if this does not develop every cild into an engineer, it still stimulates critical thinking, and the necessity to understand all angles of any particular issue ignorer to develop a well rounded solution.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/stem-k-8-engineering/

This article is about the STEM k-8 engineering system, and it helps to create learning opportunities. I think it is a good thing for people to try out new teaching strategies instead of just following the old-way of teaching as usual. We should try and see if it works or not, and we can even improve it to make it a better teaching strategy.

https://www.diversityinsteam.com/2018/04/stem-k-8-engineering/

As more K-8 programs focus on science, technology, engineering, and math, teachers are finding that chaos creates learning opportunities. STEM has been a hot topic lately, as politicians and business leaders worry over the lack of qualified workers in the sciences and engineering. Though much public discussion focuses on higher education and high school curriculum, educators and others are realizing that for students to really get hooked on the sciences, STEM instruction has to start early. That’s where Richfield STEM and other newly minted K–8 programs come into play. Elementary educators need not fear the shift in emphasis. In fact, as generalists, they are uniquely qualified to lead inquiry-based STEM lessons.