Engineering Encounters: The Cat in the Hat Builds Satellites. A Unit Promoting Scientific Literacy and the Engineering Design Process

Autor/inn/en	Rehmat, Abeera P.; Owens, Marissa C.
Titel	Engineering Encounters: The Cat in the Hat Builds Satellites. A Unit Promoting Scientific Literacy and the Engineering Design Process
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 53 (2016) 7, S.81-86 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Science Instruction; Scientific Literacy; Engineering Technology; Integrated Activities; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Units of Study; Design; Childrens Literature; Language Arts; Mathematics Activities; Creativity; Hands on Science; Problem Solving; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Maschinenbautechnik; Integrierender Unterricht; Lerneinheit; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Sprachkultur; Kreativität; Problemlösen
Abstract	This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue shares information about a unit promoting scientific literacy and the engineering design process. The integration of engineering with scientific practices in K-12 education can promote creativity, hands-on learning, and an improvement in students' problem-solving skills. These practices can be enhanced if aligned with mathematics and English language arts standards. Combining math, literacy, and engineering makes learning more inclusive, exposing students to real-world problems while supporting learning through the engineering design process (EDP). The integration of children's literature can model and scaffold engineering practices, which allows teachers to reframe the practices and problems and help students understand real-world issues. The unit presented in this article incorporates five children's books that model and scaffold the EDP for students in grades 3-5: (1) The Cat in the Hat; (2) Harold and the Purple Crayon; (3) What! Cried Granny; (4) Papa's Mechanical Fish; and (5) The Ten Birds. By providing students with real-world problems that pique their interest while they learn, these books can provide teachers with a way to connect abstract science concepts to everyday ideas. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01