Engineering Encounters: Where Have the Birds Gone?

Autor/inn/en	Easter, Jaclyn; Hollister, Erin; Wilcox, Jesse
Titel	Engineering Encounters: Where Have the Birds Gone?
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 57 (2019) 4, S.62-69 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Problem Solving; Elementary School Students; Grade 3; Standards; Engineering Education; Teaching Methods; Animals; Educational Benefits; Instructional Design; Program Descriptions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Problemlösen; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Standard; Ingenieurausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Bildungsertrag; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	Although science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives have received increased attention in recent years (Bybee 2011), the focus is often on science and mathematics (Thornburg 2009). Yet, engineering has been referred to as "the glue that holds the other STEM subjects together" (Thornburg 2009). With the release of the "Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)," teachers have an opportunity to include engineering in STEM and address the complementary relationship between science and engineering (Kruse et al. 2017; Bybee 2011; NGSS Lead States 2013). Incorporating engineering in the elementary classroom has numerous benefits for students, including: learning to define problems and asking questions more effectively, creatively solving and evaluating problems, and expressing ideas through engineering artifacts (Bybee 2011; Thornburg 2009). Yet, sometimes including these sorts of projects can be challenging for elementary teachers. This article seeks to describe one elementary teacher's journey in incorporating engineering into a third-grade classroom. Additionally, the authors created some strategies elementary teachers can use to guide their design and implementation of projects more broadly. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01