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Engineering Resources

Engineering is part of the requirements of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). 

Here are our favorite resources.

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Engineering Resources

  • Engineering Process Graphics – this graphic shows the process involved while doing the practice of engineering.
  • Science Practices and Language Connections Packet
  • CRS list of ​Engineering Websites – for activity ideas and background information
  • CRS list of local engineering field trips or in class programs
  • FOSS K-5 Engineering Connections and Grade 6-8 Engineering Connections
  • Engineering is Elementary – This program from the Museum of Science Boston provides professional development and lesson plans for engineering at the Elementary and Middle School level. Their Engineering Adventures curriculum for Afterschool programs is free and easily adaptable to the classroom.
  • (Engineering is Elementary) EiE Families offers free, hands-on, research-based activities designed for families with children ages 4–11 and are available in both English and Spanish. The activities help both adults and children build their confidence, collaborative problem-solving skills, and understanding of STEM disciplines.
  • TeachEngineering.org is a site that has lots of great background information and lesson plans for teaching K-12 engineering.
  • The Tech Interactive has several sets of maker and engineering challenges for both the home and school settings.
  • STEM Ecosystems has a STEM Activity Guide for families that is available in both English and Spanish
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    Engineering Activities

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    K-2 Engineering Literature

    • Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale
    • Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering! by Ruth Spiro
    • Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams
    • Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
    • Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
    • Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin,  Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
    • The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
    • Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming, Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
    • Engineering Books – from historical to technical to those for the layman
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    3-5 Engineering Literature

    • The Soda Bottle School by Laura Kutner
    • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
    • Calling all Minds by Temple Grandin
    • How We Got To Now by Steven Johnson
    • Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty
    • Ada Twist's Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists
    • Iggy Peck's Big Project Book for Amazing Architects
    • Rosie Revere's Big Project Book for Bold Engineers
    • Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin,  Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
    • The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
    • Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming, Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
    • Engineering Books – from historical to technical to those for the layman

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