Shining a Light on the “T” in STEM

Even though children interact with the natural and designed worlds daily, they don't often think and act like scientists and engineers. The Next Generation Science Standards call for engaging students in practices that scientists and engineers use, but it's also important to explicitly tea...

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Published inScience and children Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 60 - 64
Main Authors Nolting, Sarah, Wilcox, Jesse, Moore-Dilworth, Naryah, Grenko, Mackenzie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon National Science Teachers Association 01.05.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Algorithms
Automation
Children
Computer applications
Engineers
FEATURE ARTICLES
Grade 1
Learner Engagement
Light
Pattern recognition
Problem solving
Scientists
Students
Teacher Guidance
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Summary:Even though children interact with the natural and designed worlds daily, they don't often think and act like scientists and engineers. The Next Generation Science Standards call for engaging students in practices that scientists and engineers use, but it's also important to explicitly teach thinking approaches that scientists and engineers use. One way to help children think and act like scientists and engineers is to engage them with computational thinking (CT). CT is "a problem-solving methodology that can be automated and transferred and applied across subjects." This can involve breaking problems into smaller pieces, recognizing patterns, and making basic algorithms to solve problems.
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ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812
DOI:10.1080/19434812.2021.12291676