Wondering About Wobbling

As the world becomes increasingly complex, students will be faced with problems that require outside-of-the-box thinking. The complexity of these problems is compounded when considering the needs of people and their impacts on the environment. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) incorporate...

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Published in:Science and children 2022-01, Vol.59 (3), p.25-29
Main Authors: Muller, Alexandra, Connolly, Tarah, Galisky, John, Skinner, Ron, Christman, Devon M., Harlow, Danielle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
Class Activities
Classroom Environment
Classrooms
Complexity
Construction
Design engineering
Design optimization
Design thinking
Earthquakes
Elementary school students
Engineering
Engineering education
Field Trips
Grade 5
Inferences
Laboratory Equipment
Learning Activities
Resonant frequencies
Seismic activity
Seismic engineering
Skill Development
Student Participation
Students
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Summary:As the world becomes increasingly complex, students will be faced with problems that require outside-of-the-box thinking. The complexity of these problems is compounded when considering the needs of people and their impacts on the environment. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) incorporate engineering design to develop students' skills at defining and delimiting problems, designing solutions to problems, and optimizing the design solutions--all while maximizing benefit and minimizing risk. Design thinking furthers the engineering design process by acknowledging that solutions to engineering design problems may differ depending on the community the solution serves and the environment for which the solution is designed. Here, a four-part module that centers earthquakes as a common phenomenon that students experience and introduces the idea of a resonant frequency are offered.
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812
DOI:10.1080/00368148.2022.12291748