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This article describes the implementation of a program for hands on, technology and engineering education for elementary schools. A pilot program was started in a fourth grade classroom, the age that students have dexterity and hands on learning is important. At the first school the program visited, they challenged the students to come up with a solution to water shortages that often occur in their area. Students were given steps to help them brainstorm and create a solution. In following the model, students created a rainwater-harvesting machine model. Another class of fourth graders was asked to solve the problem of erosion. Overall both pilots were successful, and the technology education program will continue at other elementary schools. 

This article was interesting to me because it had hands-on learning at an elementary level, with technology. The technology in the article was more engineering than anything else, but I think it's important for students to try out engineering when they're young, especially among young girls who are usually geared in a different direction. It's important for all kids to see that they can help fix problems as well. 

McKnight, Sean. (October 2012). Introducing Technology Education at the Elementary Level. Tech Directions, 72,(3), 27–29.