Field Experience Site: Engineering For Kids (EFK) The field I chose to observe was a summer camp for students grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. In this camp they taught the students what it means to be an engineer. Each day they had a lesson on what an engineer does and how they can be one. They had a project each day as well and had to make something and they also taught …show more content…
With the older group I watched the whole time with Group 1 and 2. If a student came up to me and asked for help I helped them out. Most of the older students are independent and like to figure the projects out on their own. With the younger groups, I watched during the lesson, but then helped out when it came to hands on time. With Group 1, I assisted the teacher by passing items out and helped to keep the students on target. We watched as the students made their boats and helped out when they couldn’t quite get it. Then when it came time for the repairs to their boats, the students came to me and I would help each one individually. With Group 2, I walked around and assisted the students in making their robots. Some of these students had a hard time figuring this process out, so they needed more help than others. I worked with two little girls to build a couple different robots. You could tell that they genuinely enjoyed the attention and help. At the end of the week, one of the girls gave me and the other teachers numerous hugs. She was sincerely sad to have to week come to an end and you could tell she greatly enjoyed it. With Group 2, the class was more appreciated than with Group