• Question: How can you get children interested in engineering?

    Asked by Nellie to Andrew, Lizzie, Nick, Sonia on 16 Jun 2015. This question was also asked by 477artc24, 779artc52, beth.
    • Photo: Elizabeth Kapasa

      Elizabeth Kapasa answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      That’s a great question! I’m curious to know what do you think?
      I’m hoping that through this children book I want to publish nationally (see my profile for further info) that it will inspire children to study engineering by telling them about it and seeing how cool it is!

    • Photo: anon

      anon answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      Interest in the objects around them. Construction toys such as Lego lets their imagination run wild, don’t just follow the instructions use the bricks to build thing from their own imaginations.

      For old children toys like Mechano (if it still exist). For software and IT the raspberry pill is a good start.

    • Photo: Andrew Phillips

      Andrew Phillips answered on 19 Jun 2015:

      I think engineering is interesting – we just need to tell everyone about it! I think we need to give children more opportunities to find out about engineering – initiatives like IAEGMOOH and STEMnet are a really good start. I also think we need to give children opportunities to do engineering – so workshops like the Engineering Masterclasses that the Royal Institution run are great, as well as online resources that allow children and teachers to do workshops themselves.

      I also think coding is a great way to get into engineering, so things like Lego mindstorms are really good, as well as technology like 3D printing becoming cheap enough that it will get into classrooms and people’s homes.

      Making things, taking things apart, understanding how things work – anything that allows you to do that is great.

Comments