Engineering is Elementary: Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children

“工程是基础：儿童工程和技术课程”项目正在编写课程，使1-5年级的学生参与与科学课程相结合的工程活动。 该项目解决了对工程师所做的工作以及他们所创造的技术的用途和影响的广泛理解的需要。 工程学的核心是对工程设计过程的理解--一种与科学探究过程平行的解决问题的灵活方法。该项目的目标是提高学生的技术素养水平，增加小学教师对技术和工程的了解，使他们能够向学生教授这些科目。 该项目正在开发16个单元，每个单元包括一本插图故事书、教师背景材料、教师指南、评估工具、学生复制大师、快速卡片、参考资料和资源。 通过项目网站、海报、教师专业发展材料以及为管理人员和其他利益攸关方提供的概览，加强了教学工作。 通过创建和测试与小学科学主题紧密结合并与流行和有效的科学计划相联系的课程，该项目加强了科学计划，同时引入关键的工程概念，并以包括来自各种种族和文化背景的女孩和男孩的方式培养对工程的积极态度。 该项目旨在扩大儿童对工程的印象，扩大他们的兴趣和对未来的期望。

The "Engineering is Elementary: Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children" project is developing lessons to engage students in grades 1-5 in engineering activities integrated with their science lessons. The project addresses the need to develop a broad understanding of what engineers do and the uses and implications of the technologies they create. At the heart of engineering is an understanding of the engineering design process -- a flexible method of solving problems that is parallel to the inquiry process in science. The goals of the project are to increase the level of technological literacy of the students and to increase the understanding of technology and engineering of elementary teachers in order to enable them to teach these subjects to their students. The project is developing 16 units, each of which includes an illustrated storybook, teacher background materials, teachers guide, assessment tools, student duplication masters, quick cards, references and resources. The instructional effort is strengthened by the project website, posters, teacher professional development materials and overviews for administrators and other stakeholders. By creating and testing lessons that are closely integrated with elementary science topics and linked to popular and effective science programs, the project strengthens the science program while introducing key engineering concepts and fostering positive attitudes toward engineering in ways that include girls and boys from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The project seeks to expand children's images of engineering and to broaden their interests and expectations for the future.