Cracking the STEM Thinking Design Process for Young and Future Engineers
In this 8-week course, students, ages 10-12, will discover the engineering design process's role and how it impacts our everyday lives.
Bright & Smart ~ Engineering Skills for Kids
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(212)
What's included
8 live meetings
8 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Students will be allowed to continue to improve their projects in between meetings. At the beginning of every class, students may present their projects and their improvements in the process.Class Experience
Each session is full of projects based on Passion, Collaboration with Peers, and a Playful Spirit. It is full of hands-on Memorable, Meaningful, and Motivating activities, specially designed for girls and boys, 10 to 12 years old. This is a discovery class whose only academic requirement is a passion for learning and creating. In this live course, each student will: - Participate in a class with other children in their age group (10 - 12), discovering how engineering is a part of their everyday life. - Enjoy eight hours of personalized project-based instruction and interest-based projects. - Learn to design, build, and create models that will require an engineer's eye using everyday household materials. - Collaborate with small groups (6 learners maximum per session) with one adult certified live instructor. Syllabus/Topics covered: Week 1 (Civil Engineering) - Engineering & Engineers - Civil Engineering - Design a Platform using Weak Materials Week 2 (Aerospace Engineering) - Share update Bridge Design - Aerospace Engineering - Design an airplane and an airplane launcher Week Day 3 (Mechanical Engineering) - Share update airplane and airplane launcher - Mechanical Engineering - Design a Mechanical arm Week Day4 (Environmental Engineering) - Share updated Mechanical Arm - Environmental Engineering - Design a Sorting Machine model to aid in recycling Week 5 (Transportation Engineering) - Share your Sorting Machine model - Force and Motion - Transportation Engineering - Design a Balloon Car Model Week 6 (Wind Engineering) - Share the updated Balloon Car model - Wind Power - Wind Engineering - Design Sail Car model Week 7 (Electrical Engineering) - Share the updated Sail Car model - Electric and Magnetic fields - Electrical Engineering - Design an Electromagnet model Week 8 (Wrap up/Energy Engineering) - Share the updated Electromagnet model - Energy and Energy Conservation - Energy Engineering - Design a Roller Coaster model The 60 minutes classes are incredibly interactive: 10-minute lecture using videos and slides. 40-minute self-paced creation. 10-minute discussion of achievements.
Learning Goals
Engineers play an essential role in our everyday lives; in this course, we will learn the basics of engineering and how engineering impacts our daily lives.
Students will learn about the engineering design process in our engineering class and how that contributes to everyday life.
In this course, students will put on their engineering caps and test their abilities by creating different projects related to the engineering field discussed for the day.
Students will learn that being an engineer starts as a model and will create model designs using materials easily found at home to complete projects.
With the instructor's guide, students will learn that they, too, can be a part of the engineering process if they are willing to try.
Syllabus
8 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
Week 1 (Civil Engineering)
- Engineering & Engineers
- Civil Engineering
- Design a structure using Weak Materials 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Week 2 (Aerospace Engineering)
- Share an updated structure
- Aerospace Engineering
- Design a flying transport and its launcher 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Week Day 3 (Mechanical Engineering)
- Share an updated flying model
- Mechanical Engineering
- Design a machine model 60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Week Day4 (Environmental Engineering)
- Share an updated machine model
- Environmental Engineering
- Design a Sorting mechanism model to aid in recycling 60 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Supply List
Suggested materials to have available during the classes: Scissors Tape (strong) Glue Colored pencils/markers Copy/construction paper Construction bricks Hot glue gun (optional) Small compass (optional) Cardboard Toilet or kitchen paper roll Paper towels Aluminum foil Nail (3in longer) D battery Balloons Insulated copper wire Bottle caps Popsicle sticks Rubber bands (wide) Coffee stirrers or wood skewers Straws Paper clips
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
4.8
212reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bright & Smart was founded in 2005. We have been teaching and developing our programs for the past 15 years. We create our programs with students' learning experiences in mind; we want them to learn to love STEM. To develop their higher cognitive skills and natural abilities, we help them see themselves as technology creators. Reviews
Live Group Course
$18
weekly or $144 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
60 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-12
3-6 learners per class
