EDUCATION PROGRAM
What’s an Engineer?
Grade Range: Preschool – 1st grade, Ages 3 – 6
Duration: 45 minutes – 1 hour
We will begin by reading, “Rosie Revere, Engineer.” Then we will learn about what it takes to be an engineer, while exploring different simple machines around the museum.
$5 per student.
Enduring Understanding
Engineers imagine, design, and create things that can solve a problem. Engineers use simple machines to help them create things.
Essential Question
What is an Engineer and how could I become one?
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Identify simple machines with prompting and guidance
- Observe Simple Machines in Action
- Understand the role of an Engineer in basic terms
- Create a basic complex machine in response to a simple design challenge
Curriculum Connections
EEC Learning Standards and Curriculum Guidelines (MA DOE) – Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences by the Early Childhood Advisory Council
English Language Arts
Reading & Literature
- Listen to a wide variety of age appropriate literature read aloud.
Science and Technology/Engineering
Technology and Engineering
- Explore and identify simple machines such as ramps, gears, wheels, pulleys, and levers through play experiences.
Health Education
Physical Development
- Strengthen hand grasp and flexibility
- Use a variety of tools and materials to build grasp-and-release skill.
Art
Visual Art
- Explore a variety of age-appropriate materials and media to create two and three-dimensional artwork.
Next Generation Science Standards
Kindergarten
K-2-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Upcoming Events
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