Future Engineers

Wednesday marked my first experience teaching a fourth grade class with a Lego kit per group of two. I learned many things and was amazed on how accessible and engaging the lesson became. Seeing students discover truths about gears and collaborate in building a described machine that needed to accomplish a certain task was inspirational. Yes, it did take longer than the typical 30-45 minute lesson, but I truly believe that it is a future investment. The students transferred their work with gears to fractions at the end of the lesson and this helped create a clear connection to mathematics. I hope that the photos will speak a thousand words and inspire more to make these kinds of opportunities common place in the classroom.