laurad1125 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 There have been several posts lately about resources for kids interested in engineering. My own ds12 is one of those kids and I've been putting together an introduction to engineering course for him for next year. I've been really excited to find a ton of resources that I'd like to share. We're going with these: Robotics Curriculum http://robomatter.com/Shop-By-Product-Type/Curriculum/Middle-School/NXT/Robotics-Engineering-Vol.-1-Introduction-To-Mobile-Robotics-Home-School-Edition'>http://robomatter.com/Shop-By-Product-Type/Curriculum/Middle-School/NXT/Robotics-Engineering-Vol.-1-Introduction-To-Mobile-Robotics-Home-School-Edition'>http://robomatter.com/Shop-By-Product-Type/Curriculum/Middle-School/NXT/Robotics-Engineering-Vol.-1-Introduction-To-Mobile-Robotics-Home-School-Edition'>http://robomatter.com/Shop-By-Product-Type/Curriculum/Middle-School/NXT/Robotics-Engineering-Vol.-1-Introduction-To-Mobile-Robotics-Home-School-Edition Types of Engineering http://www.amazon.com/Janice-VanCleaves-Engineering-Every-Kid/dp/0471471828/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303482010&sr=8-1 Engineering Curriculum http://educate.intel.com/en/DesignDiscovery/Curriculum/ and http://www.iteea.org/EbD/HE/he.htm Other Resources Below are other sites I've found that look good. I haven't fully explored them but I bookmarked them for later review Engineering is Elementary is for younger kids and uses story books http://www.mos.org/eie/ Engineering Education Center http://www.engineeringedu.com/ Engineering by Design has stuff for all levels http://www.iteea.org/EbD/ebd.htm JunkBoxWars looks fun http://sciencespot.net/Pages/junkbox.html Rainbow Resource has some books http://www.rainbowresource.com/prodlist.php?sid=1303481318-1735471&subject=10&category=6821 Robotics for all ages http://spark.irobot.com/educational_resources/ More robotice education http://robomatter.com/ Computer lessons http://www.technokids.com/ These sites are fun to explore http://www.discoverengineering.org/'>http://www.discoverengineering.org/'>http://www.discoverengineering.org/'>http://www.discoverengineering.org/ http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/theengineeringplace/index.php http://www.discoverengineering.org/ http://www.stem-works.com/ http://kidsahead.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripetetra Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thanks for posting these. I'm going to look at them further. I am going to do something like this with my kid's in the fall but haven't planned it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovrar Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Thanks, I've got a not quite 10 yr old that would love this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osaubi Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I found this book the other day. It is written for kids but I wanted to read it! It is called The Ultimate Building Book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Thank you! I've been thinking of doing something similar to this so this is very helpful! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) I found this book the other day. It is written for kids but I wanted to read it! It is called The Ultimate Building Book. I've read a bunch of reviews and it looks like a great book-I ordered it for $9 used. I also ordered this book: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Construction-Principles-Beginning-Architects/dp/1556520808/ref=pd_ybh_3?pf_rd_p=280800601&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=ybh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0PSXRYS8XSFHB02124E6 I also found this site: http://www.teachengineering.com/ Edited April 30, 2011 by Ann in IA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Very cool! My son is 7.5 but I'm already thinking of what I can provide for him to learn with! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) . Edited May 2, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 These look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MischiefManaged Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 YES! and 4-H is coming out w/ a fairly inexpensive hands-on, age-appropriate set of materials too.... just finished their pre-press sale. Lots of opportunities via 4-H too. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) YES! and 4-H is coming out w/ a fairly inexpensive hands-on, age-appropriate set of materials too.... just finished their pre-press sale. Lots of opportunities via 4-H too. :D Where do you find these? ETA Okay, I just looked at 4H's website. 2nd edit: You know, I had no idea 4H sold this sort of thing. Thank you so much for your post! I tried to find a group for my kids and haven't yet found an appropriate group, so it's nice to have some idea of other possibilities. Edited April 30, 2011 by stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MischiefManaged Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Where do you find these? You know, I had no idea 4H sold this sort of thing. Thank you so much for your post! I tried to find a group for my kids and haven't yet found an appropriate group, so it's nice to have some idea of other possibilities. you can do ANYTHING in 4-H !! there's some neat "make your own project" worksheets available too. If you can't find a club in your area, you can always start one... it's not as much paperwork as it would seem, and opens LOTS of doors for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 you can do ANYTHING in 4-H !! there's some neat "make your own project" worksheets available too. If you can't find a club in your area, you can always start one... it's not as much paperwork as it would seem, and opens LOTS of doors for us. Well, I talked to someone whose group was mostly composed of horse-crazy teenagers, but I'll keep looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SilverMoon Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 The Boy Scout's Engineering merit badge book would be a great help, too. They are specifically aimed at grades 6-12. It would have extra information and great activity ideas. Anyone can buy them from that site; no membership required. Most libraries carry the whole line, too. (They're a good 90 pages each, in spite of them being called pamphlets.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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