Carlos Gonzalez Curriculum Specialist MESA CA Statewide Office Director UCR MESA Programs CarlosGonzalezucopedu 9518272746 What are the 5Es What is the Engineering Design Process Engineering Design Process EDP ID: 796455
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Engineering, the 5Es and MESA Curriculum
Carlos Gonzalez
Curriculum Specialist, MESA CA Statewide Office
Director, UCR MESA Programs
Carlos.Gonzalez@ucop.edu
951.827.2746
Slide2What are the 5Es?
Slide3What is the Engineering
Design Process?
Slide4Engineering Design Process (EDP)
In your table…
What is the Engineering Design Process?
Without referencing anything, write down the steps…
You have
5-10
minutes!!!
Slide5Slide6Slide7THE
MESA
CURRICULUM
Slide8Major
Curriculum Paths
Engr A-G approved curriculum
First
-
HIgh school level
A-G approved
courses...
-More prescribed, connected rigidly to standards…
5E/Model of Instruction based units
First
-Current to competition projects…
(
good
for Middle School level)
-More open ended
, flexible and accessible
…
Curriculum content and units can by contextualized into a full year MESA Classroom...
Slide9Putting it all together...
What about “Introductory Activities?”
Slide10“
Introductory” CHALLENGE
THE BIG LET DOWN
Build a device that will launch a table tennis ball into the air to stay airborne as long as possible, using only the materials below
Materials (per group):
Scissors
1 ping-pong ball
4 straws
Scotch tape
4 Popsicle sticks
2 rubber bands
2 manila folders
6 sheets of copy paper
You have 20 minutes!!!
Slide11TESTING TIME!!!
Slide12Planning your MESA class
Slide13Assessing students…
Slide14Your MESA Classroom
A
A place of community and belonging…
A place where creativity and failure is encouraged…
A place where students are allowed to fail,,,
A place where students are at the center, and organized “chaos” is expected…
A place where learning is organic but still rich and substantial…
Our hope is that our program and curriculum help make this space attainable…
Slide15Questions? Comments?
Carlos Gonzalez
Curriculum Specialist, MESA CA Statewide Office
Director, UCR MESA Programs
Carlos.Gonzalez@ucop.edu
951.827.2746