K - 2 Engineering Design

Engineering Design Standards to be implemented throughout UOI’s

Engineering Design Standards to be implemented throughout UOI’s

Engineering Design Domain Details

NGSS Engineering Performance Expectations for K-2 Band

Resources in the iCommons

Book Resources in the iCommons:

1. Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming How Does Your Garden Grow. This resource will guide students to design gardens (Fiction)
2. Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty ; illustrated by David Roberts. Summary: A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure. (Fiction)
3. Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen; Summary: Young Violet's only friend is her dog, Orville, until one of her homemade flying machines takes her to the rescue of a Boy Scout troop in trouble. (Fiction)
4. The Little House by Virginal Lee Burton, Summary: A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her. (Fiction) Designing a city landscape
5. If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen; Summary: Imaginative Jack describes the kind of house he would build--one with a racetrack, a flying room, and a gigantic slide. (Fiction - Designing and Purpose)
6. If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen; Summary: Jack describes the kind of car he would build--one with amazing accessories and with the capability of traveling on land, in the air, and on and under the sea. (Fiction)
7. Sky High by Germano Zullo Summary: Two neighbors become caught up in a race to build the most extravagant house, but as each building grows sky-high, both owners find their actions have consequence (Fiction)
8. Weslandia by Fleischman Summary: Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life. (Fiction - ideas & Gardening)
9. The Flower Man by Mark Ludy Summary: Presents a story of an old man who loves to garden, and when he steps into a colorless world he brings the stories out of all of his neighbors (Fiction)
10. Science Tools: Using Machines and Instruments by Chris Eboch; Summary: Describes the tools which scientists use in observations and experiments. (Nonfiction)
11. Wackest Machines Ever by Paul Mason; Summary: Presents a short study of various forms of energy through a study of some of history's wackiest machines such as the steam-powered car, the rocket pack, ornthopter, and others. (Nonfiction)
12. The Usborne Book of Big Machines by Minna Lacey; Summary: Simple text and illustrations on gatefold pages describe a number of big machines, including tractors, airplanes, trucks, and more. (Nonfiction)
13. Scoop Seesaw and Raise : a book about Levers by Michael Dahl; Summary: Presents a children's book for early readers that describes a lever and the various jobs it does such as lifting heavy loads, opening bottle tops, and more. (Nonfiction)
14. Twig Dig and Drill by Michael Dahl; Summary: Presents a children's book for early readers that describes the various types of screws and the jobs they do includes small screws and augers, which are used for digging large holes. (Nonfiction)
15. Motion by Darlene Stille; Summary: Provides information about how and why things move, and includes fun facts, a related experiment, and a glossary. (Nonfiction)
16. Sound Heat and LIght: Energy at Work’ by Melvin Berger Summary: Easy-to-grasp explanation of three forms of energy: sound, heat, and light. (Light- Nonfiction)
17. Daylight and Night Light: Where does light come from by Franklyn Branley Summary: Discusses the properties of light, particularly its source in heat. (Nonfiction)
18. What is the world made of: Solids, Liquids and Gas by Kathleen Zoehfeld; Summary: In simple text, presents the three states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas, and describes their attributes. (Nonfiction)