ERIC Number: EJ1252150
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0269-2465
EISSN: N/A
Little Inventors: Imagining Futures through Creative Science, Art and Design
Mengardon, Katherine
Primary Science, n157 p19-23 Apr 2019
Ken Robinson (2006) once suggested that schools kill creativity and it is argued that in England, since the introduction of the most recent iteration of the National Curriculum (2013), creative subjects are in danger of being marginalised in favour of spending time preparing for high-stakes testing in maths and English. Meet Little Inventors! It is a simple idea: Teachers invite children to think about and draw invention ideas, with no limits. The most ingenious and thought-provoking ideas are then brought to life with the help of artists, makers and designers. This is for all teachers looking for novel ways of bringing creativity and the 'wow' factor into children's science lessons. This article describes the Little Inventors approach and shares some of the student inventions that have resulted.
Descriptors: Creativity, Science Instruction, National Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Freehand Drawing, Elementary School Students, Artists, Entrepreneurship, Design, Creative Thinking, Foreign Countries
Association for Science Education. College Lane Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AA, UK. Tel: +44-1-707-283000; Fax: +44-1-707-266532; e-mail: info@ase.org.uk; Web site: http://www.ase.org.uk
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A