ABSTRACT
Thinking Like an Engineer focuses on high-interest, career-related topics in the elementary curriculum related to engineering. Students will explore interdisciplinary content, foster creativity, and develop higher order thinking skills with activities aligned to relevant content area standards. Students will complete design challenges, visit with an engineer, and investigate real-world problems to plan feasible engineering solutions. Thinking Like an Engineer reflects key emphases of curricula from the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary, including the development of process skills in various content areas and the enhancement of discipline-specific thinking and habits of mind through hands-on activities.
Grade 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Unit 1|17 pages
What Is an Engineer?
part Unit 2|18 pages
Who Can Be an Engineer?
part Unit 3|23 pages
Design Cities Like an Engineer
part Unit 4|16 pages
Care for Your World Like an Engineer
part Unit 5|10 pages
Explore Beyond Your World Like an Engineer
part Unit 6|13 pages
You Can Be an Engineer