Plan It, Build It, Try It: Engineers at Work

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Date of Publication
July 7, 2021
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Children identify a problem, use stuff to make stuff that does stuff to solve the problem. Learn about research related to engineering design with preschoolers and ideas/activities to encourage and support children in becoming junior engineers. Planning, building, and testing out are the engineering skills of the future.

Course Information Children identify a problem then use stuff to make stuff that does stuff to solve the problem. Learn some of the research and trends related to engineering design with preschool-age children. Find ideas and activities you can use to encourage and support your children in becoming junior engineers. Planning, building, and testing out different designs and ideas, are the engineering skills of the future. Funding for this 2-hour training course was generously provided through a grant by The Boeing Company.

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