Today we practiced the scientific tool of drawing conclusions from the observations we make. We begin by reading Imaginative Inventions. We talked about what are some other inventions they have used? Each team of two or three students were provided with a household object that isn’t often used today. The task was to come up with as many possible suggestions for what the object was used for in the time provided. They had to take a picture and record their ideas in Educreations. I reminded student that in an activity like this, there is no wrong answer they are just using their observations to draw conclusions. The students then presented their objects to the class and provide what they thought it was used for. Then we talked about each items real use. We talked about in the past these objects were considered good inventions at that time. We also talked about that all inventions have a life span during which they serve a specific purpose and then they are modified or something new is invented that will serve the same purpose in a better way. It is redesigned.
One final thing for today I promise. A parent found this great resource if anyone is interested.
Parents,
I received this invitation from the Engineering Dept. at UTA. Just fyi....
We hope your year has started off well! We
wanted to remind you about the free family
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) event, Engineering
Saturday, at the University of Texas at Arlington this weekend. Please
let your students know that they can go to www.uta.edu/engineering/saturday
for more information and to register for the Saturday event. Parents are
also welcome to attend and learn more about UT Arlington and our
engineering programs. Thank you!
Dr. Carter Tiernan
Assistant Dean, College of Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
Beth R. Isbell
Director,
Engineering Student Services Center
Nedderman Hall, Room 242
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