BBC NEWS ONLINE: 'Tinkering' children make robots, planes and catapults

Lynne Bianchi

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Primary pupils in Manchester have been building robots, planes, vehicles and catapults, using their creativity and problem solving skills under a teaching approach dubbed "tinkering".

The Royal Academy of Engineering and University of Manchester have been working in schools for the past three years and have devised a curriculum which they say capitalises on children's natural engineering skills.

The latest EngineeringUK data indicates that the UK is facing an annual shortfall of up to 59,000 engineering graduates and technicians at level 3 or above to fill core engineering roles.

Period	13 Nov 2018

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Title	'Tinkering' children make robots, planes and catapults
Media name/outlet	BBC News Online
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	13/11/18
Description	Primary pupils in Manchester have been building robots, planes, vehicles and catapults, using their creativity and problem solving skills under a teaching approach dubbed "tinkering". The Royal Academy of Engineering and University of Manchester have been working in schools for the past three years and have devised a curriculum which they say capitalises on children's natural engineering skills. The latest EngineeringUK data indicates that the UK is facing an annual shortfall of up to 59,000 engineering graduates and technicians at level 3 or above to fill core engineering roles.
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/education-46185623/tinkering-children-make-robots-planes-and-catapults
Persons	Lynne Bianchi

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STEM
science education
engineering skills