Engineering for Families Try Engineering as a Family! Whether you’re a family looking for fun activities to do at home or an educator organizing a STEM event for families in your community, EiE Families has you covered! These free, hands-on, research-based activities are designed for families with children ages 4–11 and are available in both English and Spanish. The activities help both adults and children build their confidence, collaborative problem-solving skills, and understanding of STEM disciplines. Looking for a fun activity to do at home? Try these design challenges as a family to learn about how engineers solve problems. EXPLORE ENGINEERING AT HOME Have a few minutes while travelling or waiting in line? Use these quick activities to start conversations about technology and the human-made world! EXPLORE ENGINEERING ON-THE-GO Organizing a family STEM event? Promote creative problem solving with these research-based activities designed for a group setting. EXPLORE ENGINEERING AT STEM EVENTS Careers for Engineers Designed for children ages 7-12, Careers for Engineers offers a personality-style quiz that shows kids how their interests connect to a career in an engineering field. What kind of engineer are you? TAKE THE QUIZ Families Video Collection Want to learn more about family engineering? Check out these short videos to hear from families, teachers, and real-life engineers about creative ways to solve problems and the benefits of engineering as a family. FEATURED VIDEO: CAN FAMILIES ENGINEER AT HOME? (3:42) Explore Additional Free STEM Activities! Download this list to learn about more resources and activities for families and educators. DOWNLOAD LIST OF FREE STEM RESOURCES Want to learn more about engineering with EiE at home? Sign up for email content just for families. Subscribe Thank you to our National Advisory Committee for their guidance and expertise throughout the development of these family resources: Brian Carter, PhD, is a member of the science faculty at The Walker School in Marietta, GA. David Heil, President. David Heil & Associates, Inc. Gina Navoa Svarovsky, PhD Associate Professor, Center for STEM Education, University of Notre Dame Co-PI, Head Start on Engineering (NSF Award Numbers 1515628 and 1906409) Lori Takeuchi, PhD is Deputy Director and Head of Research at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop Scott Pattison, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist at TERC and Director of the Head Start on Engineering initiative https://external-wiki.terc.edu/display/HSE Seán Arthurs, Ed.L.D., builds learner-centered education programs and other fun stuff at Arthurs & Associates. Shannon McManus, Educator and Founder, Explore Today Thank you to our pilot sites from across the country: King Elementary School, Framingham, MAEducationWorks, Philadelphia, PA Wakefield Public Schools, Wakefield, MA St. Peter Central Catholic, Worcester, MA North Brookfield Public Schools, North Brookfield, MA Rocky Point Charter School, Redding, CA Horace Mann School for the Deaf, Allston, MA St. John Paul II Catholic School, Houston, TX Woodland Elementary School, Milford, MA River Valley Elementary, Spring Green, WI Brookfield School, Brockton, MA Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center, Columbus, GA Girls Inc. of Lynn, Lynn, MA Mesa Union, Somis, CA Northeast Elementary School, Waltham, MA Warren Community Elementary School, Warren, MA Cambridge Public Library - O'Neill Branch, Cambridge, MA Silver Creek Elementary in Kentucky, Berea, KY Joseph A. McAvinnue School, Lowell, MA St. John the Apostle School, Clark, NJ South Boston Catholic Academy, Boston, MA Thank you to our external contractors whose contributions improved the quality of these resources: STEM Education Insights - http://www.stemedinsights.com/ Briney Burley, curriculum developer https://www.linkedin.com/in/briney-burley-a749218/ This project is generously supported by
