Engineering Design Process
The Works has created a kid-friendly version of the engineering design process for elementary school students and teachers.
You can download the diagram here.
There are many other versions of the engineering design process. You may also want to look at these:
- Design Squad engineering design process
http://www-tc.pbskids.org/designsquad/pdf/parentseducators/DS_Invent_DesignProcess_Poster_ENG.pdf
- Engineering is Elementary engineering design process http://www.mos.org/eie/engineering_design.php
- NASA engineering design processes: one for K-4 and one for Grades 5-12. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/plantgrowth/reference/index.html
Remember, it is important for kids to DO engineering, not just talk about the steps of the process.
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