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Making and tinkering with STEM : solving design challenges with young children / Cate Heroman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: NAEYC (Series) ; #1130.Publisher: Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, ©2017Description: 139 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1938113284
  • 9781938113284
Other title:
  • Making & tinkering with STEM [Cover title]
Subject(s):
Contents:
What you need to know about tinkering, making, and engineering. Design challenges : where story characters' problems meet the real world ; Is it tinkering, making, or engineering? ; Developing skills for design challenges ; Tinkering and making experiences ; Engineering experiences ; The learning environment ; Introducing design challenges ; Using high-tech materials and equipment ; Involving families ; Observing and assessing children's learning -- Design challenges. Baby bear's chair ; Beautiful buildings ; Box it! ; Bug city ; Build a bridge ; Crazy catapults ; Float your boat ; Gizmos galore ; Help! it's stuck! ; A house for The Three Little Pigs ; If the shoe fits ; Juice it! ; Move like and animal ; Paper airplanes ; Pet carrier ; Repurpose it! ; Roller coaster ; Squirrel-proof birdfeeder ; Strike up the band ; A sturdy nest ; Tower power ; Trouble with bubbles ; What a car! ; Wind wonders ; Yarn magic -- Appendix. Design challenge planning template ; Books and materials for design challenges -- Book list.
Summary: "Teaching and learning STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is more accessible than ever before! Children will be inspired, delighted, and challenged as they use everyday materials and STEM concepts to design and build solutions to problems faced by characters in their favorite books"--Page iv of cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 372.21 H561 Available 33111009279502
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tinker, make, engineer--solving problems from picture books Can you build a sturdy house that is safe from the big, bad wolf? Imagine your dream car. What special features does it have? What can you use to create it? Teaching and learning STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is more accessible than ever before! Children will be inspired, delighted, and challenged as they use everyday materials and STEM concepts to design and build solutions to problems faced by characters in their favorite books. This practical, hands-on resource includes * 25 engineering design challenges appropriate for children ages 3-8 * Suggestions for creating a makerspace environment where children can tinker with materials, use tools to make creations, and improve on their ideas* A list of 100 picture books that encourage STEM-rich exploration and learning * Questions and ideas for expanding children's understanding of STEM concepts* A planning template so you can create your own design challenges Use engaging children's books together with the guidance and ideas in this book to extend children's problem-solving skills and creative thinking.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Teaching and learning STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is more accessible than ever before! Children will be inspired, delighted, and challenged as they use everyday materials and STEM concepts to design and build solutions to problems faced by characters in their favorite books"--Page iv of cover.

What you need to know about tinkering, making, and engineering. Design challenges : where story characters' problems meet the real world ; Is it tinkering, making, or engineering? ; Developing skills for design challenges ; Tinkering and making experiences ; Engineering experiences ; The learning environment ; Introducing design challenges ; Using high-tech materials and equipment ; Involving families ; Observing and assessing children's learning -- Design challenges. Baby bear's chair ; Beautiful buildings ; Box it! ; Bug city ; Build a bridge ; Crazy catapults ; Float your boat ; Gizmos galore ; Help! it's stuck! ; A house for The Three Little Pigs ; If the shoe fits ; Juice it! ; Move like and animal ; Paper airplanes ; Pet carrier ; Repurpose it! ; Roller coaster ; Squirrel-proof birdfeeder ; Strike up the band ; A sturdy nest ; Tower power ; Trouble with bubbles ; What a car! ; Wind wonders ; Yarn magic -- Appendix. Design challenge planning template ; Books and materials for design challenges -- Book list.

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