December 7, 2016

Engineering Curriculum and Value Added Projects

Here you will find information on how we implement our engineering curriculum

Engineering is Elementary Curriculum

Tatanka utilizes the Engineering is Elementary curriculum. Each kit offers a variety of engineering activities that scaffold on one another and offer hands on learning experiences for our students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

Please see the chart below to see what our students are learning from year to year!

Grade Level	Engineering is Elementary Unit
K	Now You're Cooking: Designing Solar Ovens
1	Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills The Best of Bugs: Designing Hand Pollinators A Sticky Situation: Designing Walls
2	Thinking Inside the Box: Designing Plant Packages A Work in Process: Improving a Play Dough Process
3	Lighten Up: Designing Lighting Systems To Get to the Other Side: Designing Bridges
4	Sounds Like Fun: Seeing Animal Sounds An Alarming Idea: Designing Alarm Circuits
5	Water, Water Everywhere: Designing Water Filters Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier A Slick Situation: Cleaning an Oil Spill

Tatanka Value Added Projects

Our Value Added Projects Tie to Standards and 21st Century Skills

By engaging in value added projects students will:

Develop the 21st Century Skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity (also known as "The 4 C's)
Use information, media, and technology skills as a means of investigating a topic and communicating new understandings
Explore authentic community or real-world related topics through interdisciplinary integration
Develop proficiency in Minnesota State Academic standards and International Society for Technology in Education standards (also known as the ISTE standards)

*Please see the table for grade level specific value added projects currently in place at Tatanka Elementary.

Grade	Value Added Projects
Kindergarten	Engineer of the Week take home bags (STEM-Ville) STEM Institute Engineering Projects with 4th and 5th grade classrooms Engineering for capacity and to move a 3-D shape 10,000 Lakes Project Code.org offline and online lessons
1st Grade	Engineer of the Week take home bags (Fairy Tales) Engineering cup towers 10,ooo Lakes Project Code.org offline and online lessons
2nd Grade	Engineer of the Week take home bags (Types of Engineers) Weekly Technology Rotation 10,000 Lakes Project
3rd grade	Engineering marble mazes Weekly Technology Rotation 10,000 Lakes Project
4th Grade	Engineers of color and women in engineering research project 10,000 Lakes Project Sketchup Design Lessons
5th grade	Engineering marble runs 10,000 Lakes Project Sketchup Design Lessons Egg Drop

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Engineering Curriculum and Value Added Projects