1. Engineering is Elementary Museum of Science, Boston

2. Engineers…. build buildings.

3. Engineers…. build bridges and roads.

4. Engineers…. fix cars, engines, and machines.

5. Engineers…. use or fix computers.

6. Engineers…. drive trains.

7. Why Elementary Engineering? Technological literacy is a basic 21 st century literacy Makes math and science relevant, integrates other disciplines Builds and reinforces skills Increases students’ awareness of and access to engineering and science careers

8. Engineering is Elementary (EiE) Lessons that integrate engineering and technology concepts into elementary science. Goal 1. Increase children’s technological literacy. Goal 2. Increase elementary educators ability to teach engineering and technology. Goal 3. Increase the number of schools in the U.S. that include engineering at the elementary level. Goal 4. Conduct research and assessment to further the first three goals and contribute knowledge about engineering teaching and learning at the elementary level.

9. EiE Units Science TopicEng FieldTechnology Country WaterEnvironmentalWater Filters India Insects/PlantsAgriculturalPollinators Dominican Rep Wind & WeatherMechanicalWindmills Denmark Simple MachinesIndustrialChip Factory Design USA (Af Am) Earth MaterialsMaterialsWalls China Balance & ForcesCivilBridges USA (Hisp) SoundAcousticalSound Representation Ghana OrganismsBioengineeringModel Membranes El Salvador ElectricityElectricalAlarm Circuits Australia Solids & LiquidsChemicalPlaydough Process Canada Landforms GeotechnicalBridge Siting Nepal PlantsPackagePlant Package Jordan MagnetismTransportationMaglev Vehicle Japan Energy SustainableSolar Cooker Botswana Solar SystemAerospaceParachute Brazil Rocks & MineralsMaterialsReplicate an Artifact Russia Floating & SinkingOceansSubmersible Greece EcosystemsEnvironmentalOil Spill Remediation USA (Nat Am) LightOpticalLighting System Egypt Human BodyBiomedicalKnee Brace Germany

10. EiE Storybooks

11. EiE Teacher Guide Structure Lesson 1: Engineering Story Lesson 2: A Broader View of an Engineering Field Lesson 3: Scientific Data Inform Engineering Design Lesson 4: Engineering Design Challenge

12. Teacher Guides Include Teacher lesson plans Student duplication masters –Basic –Advanced Assessment materials Background resources

13. Skill Building Problem Solving Analysis and data-driven decisions Variables and optimization Teamwork Communication Creativity

14. Curriculum Development Process Standards-Based, Research-Driven, Classroom-Tested Initial Unit Development Regional Pilot Testing (MA) Unit Revisions National Field Testing (MA, MN, CO, NC, CA) Unit Revisions Final Unit Released It takes about 3000 hours to develop a unit that is 8-10 hours of classroom time.

15. Educator Resources Content Connections –Mathematics –Social Studies –Language Arts –Science –Fine Arts Multimedia Resources –How-To Videos

16. EiE Use EiE National Use (as of June 2011) Students1,833,755 Teachers26,744 States50 + D.C.

17. Contact Information Engineering is Elementary: EiE@mos.org www.mos.org/EiE National Center for Technological Literacy: www.nctl.org