The Discovery Lab at
McDougle Elementary School
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
McDougle Elementary School
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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The Discovery Lab at McDougle Elementary School Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
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Design Technology
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Introductory Activity: Paper Problems
Sample Activities
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Discovering Gravity and Movement |
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Problem Solving Through Fairy Tales |
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Exploring Problems Related to Coastal |
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Discovering Heat Concepts |
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The Classic Design Challenge |
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Problem-Solving with Invented Tools |
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Inventing Weather Instruments |
Literature Resources
These are just a few suggestions. There are so many books it is impossible to list even a representative sample. Even very young learners enjoy and appreciate hearing stories about people who tackled problems with creativity and wit. Explore the books you already have. You probably have more than a few that can act as a jumping off spot for design technology projects.
| PreK- 2nd grade |
The Giant Jam Sandwich John Lord, Janet Burroway |
| Early Elementary School |
June 29, 1999 David Weisner |
| Middle to Late Elementary School |
Grimm's Fairy Tales Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm |
| Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing |
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| Late Elementary to Middle School |
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell |
| Frozen Fire James M. Houston |
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| Hatchet Gary Paulsen |
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| Middle School |
Robinson Crusoe Daniel Dafoe |
| Swiss Family Robinson Eliza Gatewood Warren |
Constructions for Children: Projects in Design Technology Barbara Eichelberger and Connie Larson ©1993, Dale Seymour Publications, Palo Alto, CA.
Designing Everyday Things: Integrated Projects for the Elementary Classroom Helen Clayfield, et. al. ©1994, Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH.
Design Technology: Children's Engineering Susan Dunn and Rob Larson ©1990, The Falmer Press, New York, NY.
Kid Tech: Hands-On Problem Solving with Design Technology for Grades 5-8 Lucy Miller ©1998, Dale Seymour Publications, Menol Park, CA.
Mind Stretching Thinking Activities Martha Hayes ©1992, Troll Associates, USA
Mind Treks: Creative Hands-On Problem Solving Les Landin and Linda Hagelin © 1996, Fearon Teacher Aids, Frank Schaffer Publications, Torrence, CA.
More Mind Treks: Creative Hands-On Problem Solving Les Landin and Linda Hagelin © 1996, Fearon Teacher Aids, Frank Schaffer Publications, Torrence, CA.
Understanding By Design Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe © 1998, ASCD Merrill Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ
The Great Technology Adventure: Technology Learning Activities Guide Technology Student Association, © 2001, Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD.
Design and Problem Solving in Technology John Hutchinson and John Karsnitz, ©1994, Delmar Publishers, Inc., Albany, NY
Web Resources
