Confident Communicators

We have taken part in a STEM project called Dream Big for Engineering.  We carried out engineering projects, seeing us become a different kind of engineer each time:

We became:

• software engineers, creating a simple algorithm for someone else to follow;
• marine engineers, creating a boat that could hold the most passengers;
• aerospace engineers, constructing a balloon rocket that would travel along a string for at least a metre;
• civil engineers, constructing a bridge between supports to hold 50g;

We worked together in pairs and groups, developing our speaking and listening skills as we: shared ideas; discussed our choices; explained our decisions; questioned each other; summarised and reported.

We learnt about:

• making eye contact
• using gestures
• using appropriate vocabulary
• choosing the right language for different occasions
• organising our speech
• to present ideas clearly
• working with others
• respectfully agreeing and disagreeing
• taking turns
• developing confidence in speaking

Each engineering challenge came with a STEM themed book that introduced us to significant engineers of the future. Some of us were certainly inspired by the women who contributed greatly to developing airplanes and rockets.

Class 4 Dream Big