Engineers
…
build buildings.
Engineers
…
build bridges and roads.
Engineers
…
fix cars, engines, and machines.
Engineers
…
use or fix computers.
Engineers
drive trains!
…
Why Elementary Engineering?
Why EiE?
Technological literacy is a basic 21st century literacy.
Engineering makes math and science relevant and
integrates other disciplines.
Engineering practices build and reinforce
21st-century skills.
EiE increases students’ awareness of and access to
engineering and science careers
EiE is consistent with the Framework for K-12 Science
Education.
Engineering is Elementary
Lessons that integrate engineering and technology
concepts into elementary science
Goal 1. Increase children’s technological literacy.
Goal 2. Increase elementary educators’ abilities to
teach engineering and technology to their students.
Goal 3. Increase the number of schools in the U.S. that
include engineering at the elementary level.
Goal 4. Conduct research and assessment about
engineering teaching and learning at the
elementary level.
EiE
Units
EiE Unit Structure
Prep Lesson: Technology in a Bag
Lesson 1: Engineering Story
Lesson 2: A Broader View of an Engineering Field
Lesson 3: Scientific Data Inform Engineering Design
Lesson 4: Engineering Design Challenge
EiE
Storybooks
Lesson 1: Engineering
Storybook
Lesson 2: A Broader View
of an Engineering Field
The Engineering Design Process
Lesson 3: Science Connection
Activate prior scientific knowledge
Test and gather data about:
• Materials and their properties
• Efficacy of materials for a
particular purpose
Gain understanding about:
• Related scientific phenomena
• Conducting tests, making
predictions, drawing
conclusions
Lesson 4: Design Challenge
Guiding Question:
How can we use what we know about
materials and their properties, our
creativity, and the
Engineering Design Process to design and
improve a technology?
Curriculum Development Process
Standards-Based, Research-Driven, Classroom-Tested
Initial Unit Development
Regional Pilot Testing (MA)
Unit Revisions
National Field Testing (CA,CO, MA, MN, NC)
Unit Revisions
Final Unit Released
21st-Century Skill Building
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Communication
Creativity
Engineering Practices
Problem Solving
Analysis and
data- driven
decisions
Variables and
optimization
EiE Educator Resources
Educator Resources
Content
Connections
Lesson plans that
connect EiE units
to other subject
areas
Mathematics
Science
Language Arts
Multimedia
Resources
How-To Videos
Classroom
Videos (by unit)
Supporting
Documents
Storybook
Illustration
PDF Files
Family Letter
Spanish
Translations
High-Resolution
EDP Image
Fine Arts
Social Studies
Research and
Evaluation
Resources
Student
Assessments
General
Engineering,
Technology, and
EDP
Assessments
(multiple choice &
open-ended)
Unit-Specific
Assessments
(multiple choice
& open-ended)
Engineering is Elementary:
EiE@mos.org
www.eie.org
National Center for
Technological Literacy:
www.nctl.org
Engineering Adventures
Engineering for Kids in Out-of-School Time
Designed for 3rd through 5th
grade kids
Fun, engaging, and hands-on
Current EA Units
Visit EA on the web at
engineeringadventures.org
or send us an email
engineeringadventures@mos.org