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Promise Neighborho ods National Network Conference July 9 th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Promise Neighborho ods National Network Conference July 9 th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Promise Neighborho ods National Network Conference July 9 th 2015 Agenda Warm-up Discussion What is Design Squad Global? Hands-on Engineering Activity Q&A with DSG Club Leaders - South Africa Wrap-up Questions for Thought What
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- What are some examples of how engineering has impacted
society and your own life?
- What are some problems or needs you see in your
community?
- How do you think engineering can be used to address these
issues? Design Squad was developed with the intention of getting kids to engage in engineering and problem solving in a fun and creative way.
Questions for Thought
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TV Show
- 46 Episodes
- 24 Engineer Career Profiles
- 62 Animations of STEM concepts
Website: pbskids.org/designsquad/
- Short Videos
- Interactive Online Games
- Hands-on Engineering Activities
- Design Challenges
- Space for Sharing and Collaboration
Outreach Campaign
- 100+ Partnerships
- Engineer and Informal Educator Training
- Events and Workshops
A Brief History
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A club that connects 10-13 year olds in out-of-school time programs in the U.S. to kids around the world to collaborate on solving real-world engineering problems and expand their cross-cultural understanding.
Features
- 10 Sessions
- Hands-on Engineering Activities + Design Process
- Global Partnership
- Community groups
- Promise Neighborhoods
What is Design Squad Global?
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The Design Process
DEFINE THE NEED BRAINSTORM DESIGN BUILD SHARE SOLUTION TEST & EVALUATE REDESIGN
Every session in Design Squad Global reinforces the design process to develop core skills:
- Creativity and innovation
- Critical thinking and problem
solving
- Communication and
collaboration
- The ability to learn from
mistakes
- Confidence to take action
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Hands-on Engineering Activity
Design and build a structure only
- ut of newspaper and tape that is
at least eight inches tall and strong enough to hold a heavy book. .
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The Design Process
DEFINE THE NEED BRAINSTORM DESIGN BUILD SHARE SOLUTION TEST & EVALUATE REDESIGN
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- What made your paper table especially strong?
- What problems did you run into, and how did you
solve them?
- How did you rely on your teammates for this
project? How challenging would it have been to design and build your table alone?
- What would you do differently next time to improve
your design?
Reflections
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Q&A with DSG Club Leaders South Africa
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Major funding is provided by the National Science Foundation. Project funding is provided by the Lemelson Foundation and PBS Kids.
Funding
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