This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
This project seeks to empower elementary students through hands-on Maker education experiences that promote problem-solving, collaboration, creativity, and growth mindset.
By providing Bee-Bot robots, Magna tile sets, and LEGO sets, this grant aims to increase student engagement in coding, design activities, fostering a generation of innovative thinkers and lifelong learners.
Increase Student Participation: Implement Bee-Bot robots, Magna tile sets, and LEGO sets to captivate students' interest and participation in Maker education.
Foster Problem-Solving Skills: Engage students in activities that encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, and iterative design.
Promote Collaboration: Facilitate group work and collaborative projects to enhance teamwork and communication skills.
Develop Growth Mindset: Emphasize the value of effort, perseverance, and learning from failures to nurture a growth mindset.
Cultivate Creativity and Innovation: Provide tools and resources that inspire students to explore their imagination and develop innovative solutions.
Project Components:
Bee-Bot Explorations:
Integrate Bee-Bot robots into classroom activities, allowing students to program and navigate the robots through mazes and challenges.
Encourage students to work in pairs or groups, promoting collaboration and problem-solving as they design Bee-Bot routes.
Magna Tile Adventures:
Provide Magna tile sets for creative building exercises that encourage spatial thinking and imaginative construction.
Incorporate structured challenges and free-form exploration to develop creativity and innovation.
LEGO Innovators:
Distribute LEGO sets with diverse pieces, enabling students to build complex structures and mechanisms by working together.
Assign projects that encourage students to solve real-world problems using LEGO prototypes.
Our hope is that these materials will encourage students to have a lasting commitment and interest in maker activities that explore computational thinking and innovation.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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