They even started planning an ambitious monorail system. Moreover, the equipment can easily go to other classrooms and the software can expand with the kids through many grade levels. The students were excited and dedicated to the elective. A conflict that forced Green to cancel a morning session was met with moans and groans. You feel like you are on the cutting edge of technology.
Students begin the year by building their own simple vehicles.
As the year progresses, students build more complicated vehicles and study more advanced ideas like friction and how to incorporate sensors into their creations. As they gain experience, they can move to more advanced Pilot levels and then to Inventor. Moreover, she feels that this software and materials help students actually learn. Often traditional science classes, children are doing experimentation by simply following directions carefully. From such tinkering comes real understanding.