Edutainment

Estimated Time: Eight 45-minute class periods

Project Summary: Students work in pairs or small groups using the engineering design process to research, design, and create a toy or web-based game/app that teaches age-appropriate skills or factual information for either individual small groups of young children in addition to providing age-appropriate play.

Driving Question (Teacher Guided, Student Constructed): How can we design an educational toy or game for young children?

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