Getting them early: teaching engineering design in middle schools

• Autores: L. G. Richards, A. K. Hallock, C. G. Schnittka
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 23, no. 5, 2007, págs. 874-883
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • At the University of Virginia, we have undertaken a major project to design, implement, test and distribute Engineering Teaching Kits (ETKs). These kits introduce engineering concepts and methods into existing middle school science and maths classes. Students learn about essential engineering functions such as how to design, build, analyse, test and redesign. ETKs promote awareness of the nature of engineering and stimulate excitement about its practice. Twenty-two ETKs have been field tested in local middle schools.