Abstract
What began as a life partnership has evolved into an early learning STEAM team. Artist, David Thompson, uses science, technology, engineering and math, on a daily basis, to create robots and much more. Teresa Day Walker is an assistant professor of early childhood education. Through necessity they discovered their combined talents could be used to promote STEAM in early childhood. David and Teri teamed up to provide a nearly impromptu robot making demonstration for 100 kindergarten students. After reading their co-authored book, Robot Hide and Seek, both, clay based and 3-D modeled images were used to generate interest and discussion. Ultimately, Boom, a resin robot, took center stage during the engaging hands-on casting demonstration as he evolved from two separate chemicals, into his combined liquid state, and finally his solid self.
DOI
10.5642/steam.20150201.10
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Walker, Teresa and Thompson, David
(2015)
"Putting the Team in STEAM: The Art of Robot Making,"
The STEAM Journal:
Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
DOI: 10.5642/steam.20150201.10
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/vol2/iss1/10
Boom: Resin Robot
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Author/Artist Bio
Teresa Day Walker, Ed.D. is an assistant professor at Central Washington University and has spent much of her professional career working with young children and families through Head Start and Washington State's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program.