So as you may have read in our previous post, we've been STREAMing a lot lately... I mean A LOT! As in constantly, all day, everyday...
So the second I finished the STREAM Lab tour with the kids, my son jumped right in and began inventing.
The only rule for the tinker box is that you MUST create a plan and record all changes in your Engineering Design Notebook (something I use with my STEM students ALL the time).
When your little ones are done inventing, have them share their invention with you and ask them these great questions from A Mom With A Lesson Plan.
- What did you design?
- How does it work?
- What parts were harder than you expected to design / draw / build / make?
- Does this look and work like what you thought it would when you started? Why or why not?
- What would you do differently next time?
Here's our working prototype:
So what are you waiting for? Go out and build a tinker station of your own!! Happy Tinkering with your little engineers!
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