engineering in the elementary
DESCRIPTION
Participants will be exposed to the impact of introducing engineering through problem-based learning in the elementary school classroom. Strategies for integrating engineering and the engineering design process will be addressed, followed by an opportunity for participants to experience the engineering design process hands-on. Participants will debrief the activity and discuss strategies for addressing the Common Core State Standards and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. They will also focus on strategies for integrating curriculum from other academic disciplines.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Engineering in theElementaryJohn J. Gaines and RogelioVillasano Jr.
2. Objectives Instructional Design and Method Application of the CCSS and the NGSS Participation in a Problem-Based Learning Activity Debrief 3. Common ThemesNGSS21st Century LearningSkillsCCSS-ELACCSS-Math 4. 21st Century Learning SkillsLearningandInnovation SkillsCriticalThinkingCommunicationCollaborationCreativity 5. Three Dimensions of EachStandardPracticesThe practices describe behaviors thatscientists engage in as they investigateand build models and theories about thenatural world and the key set ofengineering practices that engineers useas they design and build models andsystems. 6. Three Dimensions of EachStandardContentFour domains: the physicalsciences; the life sciences; theearth and space sciences; andengineering, technology andapplications of science. 7. Three Dimensions of EachStandardCrosscuttingSeven crosscutting concepts that are meant to give students anorganizational structure to understand the world and helps students makesense of and connect core ideas across disciplines and grade bands.(Patterns; Cause and Effect; Scale, Proportion, and Quantity; Systems andSystem Models; Energy and Matter in Systems; Structure and Function;Stability and Change of Systems) 8. NGSS Engineering Design 9. Project- vs. Problem-BasedLearningCollaboration CommunicationFormativeAssessmentProblem-BasedLearningProject-BasedLearningEmphasis onthe ProcessEmphasis onthe Solution 10. Problem-Based LearningModelIn a problem-based learning (PBL)model, students engage complex,challenging problems andcollaboratively work toward theirresolution. PBL is about studentsconnecting disciplinary knowledge toreal-world problemsthe motivationto solve a problem becomes themotivation to learn.-- University of Delaware 11. Lesson SequencePresentChallengeBrainstormDifferentDesignsSelectGroupDesignBuild aPrototypeEngineeringDesignProcessTest andEvaluate 12. Tower Example 13. Tower ExampleCan you build atower that cansupport a tennis ballat least 18 inches offthe ground whilewithstanding thewind from a fan?Challenge 14. Critical Thinking andCreativity 15. Collaboration 16. Communication 17. Communication 18. Paper Table 19. Paper TableCan you build a tableat least 8 inches highthat can hold up theweight of a textbookusing only 8 sheets ofnewspaper and tape?Challenge 20. Debrief Questions How could you apply the Common Core StateStandards to this activity? What challenges would you expect implementing anactivity like this? What are some challenges that EL students wouldface during this activity? How would you addressthese challenges? How would you make this activity more challenging? 21. ResourcesNext Generation Science Standardshttp://www.nextgenscience.org/A Framework for K-12 Science Educationhttp://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165PBS Kids Design Squad Nationhttp://pbskids.org/designsquad/ 22. Contact InformationJohn J. [email protected] Villasano [email protected]