Brief Description
An idea or way to fix a problem.
How to Talk About This Term with Young Children
For Computational Thinking: Encourage all children’s ideas and potential solutions. Support them in testing their ideas to determine if the ideas work or if children need to adjust before jumping to provide a correct answer or solution.
For Engineering: Encourage children to come up with solutions, or potential answers to problems, even if you think their solution won’t work, to build their capacity for brainstorming and iterating on their designs.