inspiration – EDUC 342: Child Development & New Technologies https://ed342.gse.stanford.edu Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:58:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.1 Assignment 1: Curiosity Machine https://ed342.gse.stanford.edu/assignment-1-curiosity-machine/ https://ed342.gse.stanford.edu/assignment-1-curiosity-machine/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:54:49 +0000 http://ed342.gse.stanford.edu/?p=1286 Curiosity Machine

A site that exposes students to the design process and design challenges, while providing access to advice from real engineers.

URL: https://www.curiositymachine.org/

Focus: “We support parents, STEM mentors and educators to inspire children to build their curiosity, creativity and persistence, one design challenge at a time.”

Target Age: K-12 (Seems to be a primary focus on K-8)

PDF : Assignment1_Hardson-Hurley

 

 

 

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