Museum of Science and the Engineering is Elementary Series
Sponsored by
The Salem State Collaborative
Location: Lynnfield
High School, 275 Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940
Presenters: Museum of
Science EIE Staff
Audience: Grade 4
through 6 – EIE’s focus is up to grade 5 with adaptations for grade 6
PDP’s: 10 Hours
Dates: Tuesdays, November
6, 13, 27 and December 4
Time: 3:30 – 6 PM
Description: Description: “Everyone
Engineers!” is a favorite motto of a new Museum of Science program, Engineering
is Elementary. And we believe that “everyone” means you, too! Find out how you already have great
engineering instincts, and discover ways of bringing your students’ learning to
life, while addressing key content standards in the science frameworks. While
you learn for yourself about this content area (no prior formal engineering is
assumed), we’ll also explore how one resource, Engineering is Elementary,
can help you:
make connections to other fields,
including language arts, math, and social studies.
Session
1: A Gentle Start to Technology and
Engineering
What
can a candle, a piece of chalk, and a red orangutan help you learn about
technology and engineering? Tap into your prior knowledge, charge up your
creativity, and begin making new connections that will help you answer this
question. Find out about EiE units, resources for teachers to use with
their kids to get them started engineering. We’ll take a look at the
organization of the units, which revolve around storybooks specially written for
kids about kids who engineer.
Sessions 2, 3 and 4: These sessions will follow the introductory session
and focus on the Engineering is Elementary unit, Making Work Easier, which ties
into the science of Simple Machines.
Although the unit, Making
Work Easier, is designed for students up through grade 5, sixth grade teachers
can adapt the unit for their classes. Time will be spent on designing the
adaptations needed.
Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please either email (preferred) or call Jim at 781-771-4860.
Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session
DEADLINE to sign up for MOS Program is November 2nd .