Last night was our school's third annual Family Engineering Night. I am able to run the event all on my own thanks to the fantastic kits by Family Engineering (
http://www.familyengineering.org/). The kits come with activities prepped and ready to go. It is important to remember to purchase the guide which comes separate from the kits. Even in the third year of holding the event, I am able to add fun new activities to the ones that came prepared in the initial kit.
The main activity last night was having families create an artistic robot out of craft materials, a small motor, and a AA battery. I waited to offer help until it was needed, and we had a variety of creative ideas. Caution: Some ideas did involve ink from the washable markers creating a splatter effect.
