💡 Introduction to Engineering
Access a video tutorial that gives an introduction to engineering in primary education using the link here.
This video presentation looks at what engineering is, introduces the concept of engineering habits of mind, explores the engineering design process, explores opportunities to develop engineering knowledge and skills across the curriculum and it includes a demonstration of the Engineering Habits of Mind toolkit.
🔻 Additional Resources:
- Rosie Revere Engineer Project (Early to Second Level) – A stimulus and context for exploring aspects of Health and Wellbeing (resilience, Growth Mindset, self-esteem, perseverance) and promotes the themes of creative thinking, problem finding and solving, improving and adapting.
- Teacher Resources from LEGO Education – Explore LEGO’s suite of comprehensive teacher resources and 400+ lessons using LEGO kits for education.
- F1 in Schools Primary STEM Project – Explore resources and units of work building real-life applications of STEM, encouraging creativity, problem-solving, communication, confidence and teamwork.
🧠 Engineering Habits of Mind
Engineering Habits of Mind have been developed my The Royal Academy of Engineering to outline the skills and attributes employed by Engineers across disciplines. When used along side the design process, they can be used to develop pupils’ STEM skills and skills that can be used across the curriculum. This toolkit provides some simple examples of how the attributes of each habit can be developed across the curriculum.
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✂ Makedo Tools for Engineering
Throughout some setting in EDC, practitioners have been trained in using Makedo tools for engineering. Makedo is a series of safe cardboard construction tools purposely designed for children to imagine and build the world they want to see.
The video below gives an introduction to ways you can use Makedo tools to deliver learning and teaching of sustainable engineering.
