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Bringing Engineering to Elementary School

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Incorporating engineering in the elementary school curriculum provides students with ways of connecting, applying, and reinforcing knowledge in math, science, and design. To bring what is essentially a new discipline to K-12 education means developing and supporting new tools for the classroom, additional curriculum, teacher training, and support resources. Using LEGO materials and the ROBOLAB software as the toolset, Tufts University?s Center For Engineering Educational Outreach has had significant success with our efforts to bring engineering into a number of schools and classrooms. Examining the classroom results these efforts have yielded highlights the problems and obstacles, a significant potential for expansion, as well as a number of effective practices and strategies.

Source: Journal of STEM Education Innovations and Research

Authors: Chris Rogers, Merredith Portsmore

Language: English

Topic: Educational Robotics and Engineering

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, James S. McDonnell Foundation

Awards: LEGO-based Engineering Modules for Adult Learning, Teaching Through Touching: Using Research to Motivate Education

OpenAlex ID: W2185404009

FWCI: 14.47

Cites: 18

Cited by: 309

Related to: 10