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Faculty and staff in Purdue University's College of Engineering have come up with a holiday gift guide that can help engage children in engineering concepts.
The "Engineering Gift Guide" was developed through the INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering, a part of the School of Engineering Education.
It features toys, games, books, movies and apps for mobile devices for a variety of ages. In addition to the selected items, the guide includes suggestions on finding other engineering-themed gifts.
"It's important to introduce engineering to children at a very young age – even before they reach kindergarten," says Monica Cardella, associate professor of engineering education and INSPIRE director. "One way to achieve this is simply putting a puzzle together or playing with building blocks and talking with the child about what they want to design, what ways they can accomplish that, and who or what could use their creation.
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-gift-parents.html
http://inspire-purdue.org/parent-materials
(Score: 2) by tibman on Monday December 01 2014, @04:04PM
It seems like a lot of cool stuff is that way. I love programming but the reward must exceed the effort. Too much frustration and i'll move on to something that looks more rewarding. Not suggesting to quit when things get hard though. You can usually tell what the payoff will be. Being stubborn and just finishing something i am no longer enjoying is something reserved for work : )
Hope your daughter has some rewarding lego builds! Maybe posting pictures of her builds or something like that will increase her reward?
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(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Monday December 01 2014, @04:35PM
> Maybe posting pictures of her builds or something like that will increase her reward?
Nice idea, I'll bear that in mind. Thanks.