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Rosie Revere, Engineer
by Andrea Beaty
Rosie Revere dreams to become a great engineer, however is fearful of what others think of her gizmos. With the help of a great-great-aunt she will get the confidence to show her gizmos.
Resources for Rosie Revere Engineer:
Full Book Review (English)
Brief Book Review (English)
**Spanish versions coming soon!
Activities for Rosie Revere Engineer:
Paper Airplane Engineer (English)
Paper Airplane Engineer Samples (English)
**Spanish versions coming soon!
With a little inspiration Rosie can build endless gizmos, what will happen when Rosie has a perfect failure?
Topics: engineering, construction, measuring, shape
Activities To Do Together:
- Introduce who an engineer is and what their job is.
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Introduce construction and how to build. Discuss the steps to build an object: think of an idea, plan, design, and testing of the invention.
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Make or build something with the items you collected, like a collage, sculpture, model, or machine.
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Build a hat for a friend or family member that has a specific purpose. Are there other ways to build it?
Vocabulary for Building Math Concepts:
engineer, half, one
Extension Questions:
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What did Rosie make her gizmos and gadgets out of?
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Have you ever built something? How did you put the items together?
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When the plane failed, what did Rosie do? What did her Great-Great-Aunt Rose do?
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Design and build your own flying machine for Rosie’s Great-Great-Aunt Rose. How would you build it? What materials would you use? How would Great-Great-Aunt Rose fly it?
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Have you created something that didn’t work how you expected? What did you do?
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Why do you think it is important to have support while creating new inventions?
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