e3

e3 - e for engineering everything everywhere * raising awareness that "engineering is everywhere" * engineering - loosely defined as man-made, designed world and/or examples from nature of purpose-built.

2018.1.7 tweet topic link * not used k5engr k3engineering k6engineering * vt k8engineering * used thatsengineering k5engineering kidengineer

2018.1.1 Teaching K-6 Engineering - teaching e3 * ? openlearncreate > futureLearn * 4 weeks x 10-14 activities article video plan hands-on project discussion self-check quiz * engineering design process * measurement * material * Newton * simple machines

Engineering Today - frequent items - articles with pictures - to use in K-8 classroom in 5 minutes or less with no teacher prep. Display the picture when the kids come in. When everyone is settled, 3-5 minutes talking about the "engineering" there. Some discussion questions - What's the problem? What is the engineering - how was the problem solved? How could the solution be improved?


 * k-3 * readWorks easy reading 100-600L * engineering * vocabulary
 * e4k * questions * design process templates * designed man-made * engineering * what does it look like * how did it get like that
 * Wonderopolis has items daily. Not all are about engineering http://mattbgomez.com/top-50-wonderopolis/

[|reading passages] * vocabulary * lexile * questions * B257X6 1-4
 * Ticktock, Meet This Clock * clock wake wheel * 120L
 * No Problem! * ask guess scientist * 130L * solving problems through engineering design process
 * Ben Franklin's Idea * library tool * 170L
 * Wow, Water! * cook drink wash * 180L
 * How Plastic is Recycled * factory heat plastic * 200L


 * When Will We Have Flying Cars? * design develop solution * 3 680L 530L 430L
 * Building a Better Bicycle * 560L
 * What Does an Engineer Do? * 650L
 * Seat Belts Mean Safety * design develop process * 730L