Wider Walls for Robotics Mitchel Resnick MIT Media Lab

Think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering, like science festivals, robotics competitions, and fairs that encourage young people to create, build, and invent – to be makers of things, not just consumers of things. (Speech to National Academy of Sciences: April 27, 2009)

Think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering, like science festivals, robotics competitions, and fairs that encourage young people to create, build, and invent – to be makers of things, not just consumers of things. (Speech to National Academy of Sciences: April 27, 2009)

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Broaden the themes for robotics activities Castles and pets as well as bulldozers and monsters Support and encourage storytelling projects All children, from all backgrounds, love to tell stories Integrate art with engineering Build on childrens interests in music, art, crafts Integrate the physical and the virtual Encourage mixing multiple media Widening the Walls for Robotics