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Elementary students are like sponges when it comes to learning. They are also our first point of contact for creating engineering habits of mind. These papers will talk about the results of "doing" engineering with elementary school age kids.

Moderated by

1. Ms. Elizabeth Anne Parry

Papers Presented

1. Developing Elementary Engineering Schools: From Planning to Practice and Results [view paper]
   Elizabeth A. Parry (North Carolina State University), Mrs. Emily George Hardee (Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering), and Mrs. Lizette D. Day (Rachel Freeman School of Engineering)
2. Term Analysis of an Elementary Engineering Design Approach [view paper]
   Dr. Jeremy V. Ernst (Virginia Tech), Dr. Laura Bottomley (North Carolina State University), and Elizabeth A. Parry (North Carolina State University)
3. Elementary Students’ Engineering Design Process Knowledge: Instrument Development and Pilot Test [view paper]
   Ming-Chien Hsu (Purdue University, West Lafayette), Dr. Monica E. Cardella (Purdue University, West Lafayette), and Dr. Senay Purzer (Purdue University, West Lafayette)
4. Measuring the Impact of an Elementary School Outreach Program on Students' Attitudes Toward Mathematics and Science [view paper]
   Kelly L. Lundstrom (Colorado School of Mines) and Dr. Barbara M. Moskal (Colorado School of Mines)