The girls had a dis-assembly today. It was really fun to see the girls so excited about using tools and taking apart things. We had an old stereo receiver, a VCR cam-corder, an electronic key board, other electronics and a couple of battery operated toys. I heard a lot of the girls wondering if they had to put their piece back together. They are always thinking. We had a lot of laughs at seeing Elmo and Cookie Monster dissembled yet still moving!
Taking things apart and demystifying the inner workings
of objects we interact with on a daily basis is a profound way to get to know how the world works.
Dis-assembling toys and old electronics is a playful platform to explore the mechanical and electrical “guts” of the items while
gaining practice using many different tools.
Thanks to all the staff who came to see the girls at work. I envision building an art robot with all of the scrap.
