Learning to Think Like an Engineer

Participants in the Kids Are Scientists Too Junior Engineers session create simple machines. KAST offers kids entering 5th-10th grade opportunities to explore science. Photo by Sean Flynn

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Participants in the Kids Are Scientists Too Junior Engineers session create industrial engineering subsystems using simple machines. Photos by Sean Flynn
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Kids Are Scientists Too is a program for students entering 5th through 10th grades that provides opportunities to explore areas of science they may not ordinarily study in the classroom.
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The Junior Engineers session, held July 12-16, was a hands-on module that encouraged kids to think like engineers.
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Participants in the Junior Engineers session explored different materials and how they work, in addition to designing and building their own creations.