Hannah Jones

TX

First-Grade Engineers

Sat, Nov 10, 2018 7:04 PM
Wonderful Example of First Grade Engineers

This article is a great resource to use in the classroom for first grade students. Students are able to use what they know from stories (The three little pigs) and apply that to science. I love how the author wrote out each step that they took to build on their research while working on the project. The author also gives examples of alternate ways to gain information (for example if a student does not have a computer at home). Throughout the article, the author explained each stem of the engineering design process in the house project. I would have liked to read about how the students used the engineering design process. I would have given the students extra time to fix their houses if they did not hold up to the wind, rain and earthquake and ask the students why they are using the new materials that they decide to use. Overall, this article is a great way to integrate technology, math and engineering into the classroom.