{"id":17659,"date":"2010-07-20T08:10:22","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T12:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=17659"},"modified":"2010-07-20T08:17:13","modified_gmt":"2010-07-20T12:17:13","slug":"learning-to-think-like-an-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/07\/learning-to-think-like-an-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Think Like an Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17559\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a014_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17559   img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Participants in the Kids Are Scientists Too Junior Engineers session create industrial engineering subsystems using simple machines.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a014_lg.jpg\" alt=\"junior100714a014_lg\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a014_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a014_lg-300x201.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/470;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants in the Kids Are Scientists Too Junior Engineers session create industrial engineering subsystems using simple machines. Photos by Sean Flynn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17560\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a019_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17560 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"junior100714a019_lg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a019_lg.jpg\" alt=\"junior100714a019_lg\" width=\"589\" height=\"395\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a019_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a019_lg-300x201.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 589px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 589\/395;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17558\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a005_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17558 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"junior100714a005_lg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a005_lg.jpg\" alt=\"junior100714a005_lg\" width=\"281\" height=\"186\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 281px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 281\/186;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Junior Engineers session, held July 12-16, was a hands-on module that encouraged kids to think like engineers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17557\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a002_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17557 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"junior100714a002_lg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a002_lg.jpg\" alt=\"junior100714a002_lg\" width=\"280\" height=\"188\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a002_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/junior100714a002_lg-300x201.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/188;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants in the Junior Engineers session explored different materials and how they work, in addition to designing and building their own creations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Participants in the Kids Are Scientists Too Junior Engineers session create simple machines. 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