By Cindy Altendahl & Lauren Knutson
We attended the session titled "Kids Gotta Build" facilitated by Dr. Jane Snell Copes. It focused on the importance of kids physically building things in school. Some of the essential questions addressed in the session were: What do we learn from building? Why is it so urgent that kids physically build things at school? and How can we modify classrooms to allow this important work? Below are some of the examples that could be made out of simple materials in our classrooms. We thought that some of these were great science extensions or wonderful ideas for exploration or after school projects.
Dr. Cope is available for school visits and also has resources at her website: www.scienceoutsidethebox.com
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| Cranky Box |
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| Toppers |
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| Marble Maze |
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