Scientix 7th SPNE and 7th SPWatFCL Brussels 19-21 June 2015: ENGINEER

breEaking New Ground IN the SciencE Education Realm

Duration: October 2011-September 2014Project Coordinator:Maya Halevy Bloomfield Science MuseumTel: +972 2 6544860Email: [email protected]

Presenter name: Omer GaistOrganization: Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem

BrEaking New Ground IN the SciencE Education Realm

Adding the missing “E” to STeM education

• Introducing Engineering to primary schools and science museums in 10 different countries

• Developing ten engineering challenges in ten different engineering fields, all connected to the science curriculum

• Using the five step engineering design process to teach and learn problem solving (based on the successful Engineering is Elementary (EiE model of the Museum of Science Boston)

BrEaking New Ground IN the SciencE Education Realm

Adding the missing “E” to STeM education

• Support teachers with teachers’ guides and training • Based on available and non expensive materials• Share for free - all available to download in ten

languages from ENGINEER website and Scientix

BrEaking New Ground IN the SciencE Education Realm

Builds Bridges

• A unique cooperation of formal & non-formal - 10 science museums and 10 schools working together.

• Co-Design of researchers, developers and practitioners.• Make science lessons relevant to the children's lives, boys

and girls.

• Give skills and knowledge - Critical thinking and problem solving; Creativity and Innovation; Communication and Collaboration;

• To have wide and deep impact we must work in collaboration with the Ministry of Education

BrEaking New Ground IN the SciencE Education Realm

Country Engineering field Science Field Unit name/focus

Israel Biomedical Human Body, Respiratory System

Huff and puff: Designing a device for measuring exhalation volume

Italy Geotechnical engineering

Earth Materials Knee deep: Designing and constructing a water pond

Netherlands Acoustic engineering

Sound Music to the ears: Designing and creating a sound generator

Sweden Electrical engineering

Electric Circuits Suck it up: Designing a contraption that sucks up debris

Czech Republic

Agricultural engineering

Plants Life support: Direct water flow to plants

Denmark Materials engineering

Insulation and Materials

Frisky feet: Winter-proof a pair of shoes

Greece Ocean/Marine engineering

Sinking and Floating High and dry: Protecting objects on a floating platform

France Mechanical engineering

Simple Machines, gears

Popular mechanics: Becoming a designer of machines

UK Aeronautic engineering

Forces High flyers: Building a glider with everyday materials

DE Mechanical Balance and Forces A fine balance: Building a hanging sculpture

The 10 Units

The Museum Units

• Each museum developed a 45-60 minutes Engineering workshop (each in its engineering field) to be operated at the museum. All units were based on the school ENGINEER unit developed.

• Developing the bio-medical ENGINEER workshop as an Engineer Design Process.

BrEaking New Ground IN the SciencE Education Realm

The Museum Units• The result…

We have 2 good different engineering workshops for families and classes that

visit in the museum that can also be operated simply in other museums.

BrEaking New Ground IN the SciencE Education Realm

workshop that focused on

the EDP

workshop that focused on

measurement and breathing