{"id":311,"date":"2019-05-29T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T13:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/?p=311"},"modified":"2019-05-29T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T13:45:59","slug":"young-5s-full-steam-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/2019\/05\/29\/young-5s-full-steam-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Young 5s- Full STEAM Ahead!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was invited to visit Kandi Mehrhof&#8217;s Young 5s classroom at Oakman to see how she gets her students engaged in the engineering process at a young age.\u00a0 Each morning, students choose a tub of materials with which to design and build a structure.\u00a0 The only goal is for them to work together.\u00a0 There is only one project allowed per table, so students must collaborate to build their structure.\u00a0 Excellent job, Mrs. Mehrhof!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-313 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-6-e1559137007653-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"students build with nuts and bolts\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-6-e1559137007653-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-6-e1559137007653-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-6-e1559137007653-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-6-e1559137007653.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"kids assembling\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-321\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/dearbornsteam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2937\/2019\/05\/Oakman-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"girls build a tower with colorful blocks\" 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