WELCOME TO FAMILY ENGINEERING… EXPLORE OUR OPENERS

FAMILY ENGINEERING GOALS-ONGOING  To validate parents as their child’s first and best teacher and to realize that parents know a lot about engineering and engage in engineering at home and work.  To help parents become informed about the next generation science standards.  To empower parents to take a leadership role in developing STEM related activities in their district.  To participate in a Family Engineering program and to think about how this could be replicated back in your child’s district.

OPENER REFLECTION: What did you notice at the openers? How could this be used back in your district?

ICE BREAKER BINGO  Have you ever done some engineering?  Read through the “Bingo Sheet” to see the kinds of engineering you may have done.  Find other people who have done some of the activities on the bingo card.  Share your experiences with each other.  Have them write their name on the box that they have done in the past.  When the music stops-head on back to your seat.

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES  Agree or Disagree…

ENGAGING THE FAMILY…  Get into teams of 5-6  Give one ballpoint pen to each person  Give one paper plate to each person  Individually take your pen apart.

PUTTING THE PENS BACK TOGETHER-ENGINEERING CHALLENGE  Reverse Engineering  Optimization

NEXT STEPS… Ask Imagine Plan Create Improve

SHARING YOUR BRIGHT IDEAS What questions would you want to know more about if you were going to do a Family Engineering Night? What are some possible times and place that you could host a Family Engineering Night? Who would you need with you to plan your plan?

FAMILY ENGINEERING GOALS  To validate parents as their child’s first and best teacher and to realize that parents know a lot about engineering and engage in engineering at home and work.  To help parents become informed about the next generation science standards.  To empower parents to take a leadership role in developing STEM related activities in their district.  To participate in a Family Engineering program and to think about how this could be replicated back in your child’s district.

THANK YOU!  Thom Romero  Dawn Sparks  Regional Math Coordinator ESD 105