This week the Kindergarten class reviewed the Engineering Design Process.
They asked a question. How do you get rid of an itch on your back?
The answer is make a back-scratcher.
What supplies will we use?
We will use Zometools.
They imagined solutions and planned their designs.
They created their designs from Zometools.
Some designs had short handles; some had long handles.
Some designs had many points for scratching; some only had one.
Each design was unique.
Then they tested their designs and made improvements. In the end their back-scratchers were just the right length to reach their backs and stayed together when being used.
They successfully implemented the Engineering Design Process and will be on to bigger and more complex designs next time.
