Making and Tinkering With STEM (eBook)

Solving Design Challenges With Young Children

Cate Heroman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
National Association for the Education of Young Children (Verlag)
978-1-938113-47-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Tinker, make, engineersolving problems from picture books!Can you build a sturdy house that is safe from the big, bad wolf?Imagine your dream car. What special features does it have? What can you use to create it?Teaching and learning STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is more accessible than ever before! Children will be inspired, delighted, and challenged as they use everyday materials and STEM concepts to design and build solutions to problems faced by characters in their favorite books. This practical, hands-on resource includes:25 engineering design challenges appropriate for children ages 38Suggestions for creating a makerspace environment where children can tinker with materials, use tools to make creations, and improve on their ideasA list of 100 picture books that encourage STEM-rich exploration and learningQuestions and ideas for expanding childrens understanding of STEM conceptsA planning template so you can create your own design challengesUse engaging childrens books together with the guidance and ideas in this book to extend childrens problem-solving skills and creative thinking.

Inhalt

What You Need to Know About Tinkering, Making, and Engineering
Design Challenges: Where Story Characters’
Problems Meet the Real World
Is It Tinkering, Making, or Engineering?
Developing Skills for Design Challenges
Tinkering and Making Experiences
Engineering Experiences
The Learning Environment
Gathering Materials
Organizing and Displaying Materials
Safety
Introducing Design Challenges
Using High-Tech Materials and Equipment
Involving Families
Observing and Assessing Children’s Learning
Design Challenges
Baby Bear’s Chair
Beautiful Buildings
Box It!
Bug City
Build a Bridge
Crazy Catapults
Float Your Boat
Gizmos Galore
Help! It’s Stuck!
A House for the Three Little Pigs
If the Shoe Fits
Juice It!
Move Like an Animal
Paper Airplanes
Pet Carrier
Repurpose It!
Roller Coaster
Squirrel-Proof Birdfeeder
Strike Up the Band
A Sturdy Nest
Tower Power
Trouble With Bubbles
What a Car!
Wind Wonders
Yarn Magic
Appendix
Design Challenge Planning Template
Books and Materials for Design Challenges
Book List
About the Author
Acknowledgments

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.3.2019
• Verlagsort: Washington
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Vorschule / Kita
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
• Schlagworte: Academic Choice Award winner • Academic Choice Award winner,Academic Choice Award,making, tinkering, STEM, science, technology, engineering, math, naeyc, national association for the education of young children, design challenges, makerspace, fairy tales, children's literature, cate heroman, preschool, science center in preschool, science materials for preschool, preschool science activities, preschool science lessons, preschool STEM lessons, STEM learning, preschool literacy, early childhood education, ece, ece educators, teach, teachin • ages 3 to 8 • Center • Children's literature • dap • design challenges • developmentally appropriate practice • Early childhood education • ece educators • Engineering • Fairy tales • lessons • Literacy • Makerspace • Making • making, tinkering, STEM, science, technology, engineering, math, naeyc, national association for the education of young children, design challenges, makerspace, fairy tales, children's literature, cate heroman, preschool, science center in preschool, science materials for preschool, preschool science activities, preschool science lessons, preschool STEM lessons, STEM learning, preschool literacy, early childhood education, ece, ece educators, teach, teaching, teachers, dap, developmentally appropriate pract • Materials • Math • planning template • preschool science activities • Science • STEM learning • Teach • Teachers • Teaching • Technology • tinkering
• ISBN-10: 1-938113-47-0 / 1938113470
• ISBN-13: 978-1-938113-47-5 / 9781938113475