Deconstruction involves systematically taking apart an object to examine its components, structure, and function. It allows students to gain insights into how the object is made and how it works. Reverse engineering is the process of analyzing a product to understand its design, function, and components. It involves working backward from the final product to discover the design and construction methods.
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Tinkering plays a transformative role in children's development, fostering a range of skills essential for their future success. By engaging in hands-on exploration and problem-solving, kids enhance their creativity and critical thinking and develop resilience and a positive attitude toward challenges.
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This How-To Guide provides information on taking everyday items and utilizing them to support creative instruction. There are many different ways to reuse materials in such a way to engage, inspire, enrich, and design solutions to problems in everyday life.
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This How-To guide provides steps to consider and reflection questions to guide an educator through the process of planning a makerspace. The process of creating a makerspace environment is driven through understanding the needs of the students and the vision for what the students will experience as they tinker and explore.
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