Search Results - "MITCHELL, APRIL"

Cookie-Jar Alarms: An Analysis of First-Grade Students' Gendered Conceptions of Engineers Following a Programming Design Task

Authors: Mitchell, April Lott, Kimberly H. Tofel-Grehl, Colby

Source: Education Sciences. 2022 12.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Learning Activities, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Gender Differences, Engineering Education, Student Attitudes, Disproportionate Representation

10 QUESTIONS WITH SCOTT PUTNAM: INVENTOR, COACH DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCE VENTURING ON HIS OWN, AS WELL AS LICENSIN.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL

Source: Inventors' Digest. Jan2026, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p30-33. 4p.

Subjects: License agreements, Prototypes, Rapid prototyping, New product development, Mentoring, Change agents, Businesspeople, Toymakers

A Toy Inventing Journey's Unique WOW: HOW 2 INVENTORS FROM ISRAEL CREATED A NEW KIDS' COOKING PLAY SET.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL¹

Source: Inventors' Digest. Oct2025, Vol. 41 Issue 10, p32-35. 4p.

Subjects: Toy making, Inventors, Games, Change agents, Technological innovations

Supporting Three-Dimensional Learning on Ecosystems Using an Agent-Based Computer Model

Authors: Xiang, Lin Goodpaster, Sagan Mitchell, April

Source: Journal of Science Education and Technology. Aug 2022 31(4):473-489.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Ecology, Scientific Concepts, Models, Computer Simulation, Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, Science Instruction

Game Design Tutorial: AWARDED PRO PROVIDES STEP-BY-STEP PROCESSES AND STRATEGIES FOR INVENTING A GAME.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL¹

Source: Inventors' Digest. Jul2025, Vol. 41 Issue 7, p34-37. 4p.

Subjects: Strategy games, Design awards, Games

Launch Timing Tips.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL¹

Source: Inventors' Digest. Jun2026, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p28-28. 1p.

Mission: Goals of Control: When you plan your 2026 objectives, focus on these 12 areas not dependent on anyone else.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL

Source: Inventors' Digest. Feb2026, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p30-31. 2p.

Making It Bounce: Investigating Properties of Materials by Observing Balls

Authors: Mitchell, April Lott, Kimberly

Source: Science and Children. Nov-Dec 2020 58(2):58-63.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 6

Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Grade 2, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Play, Teaching Methods, Discovery Learning, Logical Thinking, Elementary School Students

Access URL: https://www.nsta.org/science-and-children/science-and-children-novemberdecember-2020/making-it-bounce

Engineering Encounters: Cookie Jar Alarms

Authors: Lott, Kimberly Urbanek-Carney, Sara Mitchell, April

Source: Science and Children. Oct 2019 57(3):66-72.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 7

Descriptors: Robotics, STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Programming, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Experiential Learning, Hands on Science, Coding

Access URL: https://www.nsta.org/publications/browse_journals.aspx?action=issue&id=119442

Maxing Out Your Gift: Creative people stay energized by knowing why they do what they do, and making it fit into their lives.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL

Source: Inventors' Digest. Apr2026, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p34-34. 1p.

My Journey of Self-Publishing.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL

Source: Inventors' Digest. Nov2025, Vol. 41 Issue 11, p30-31. 2p.

THE BEST-LAID FLIGHT PLANS.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL¹

Source: Inventors' Digest. Sep2024, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p29-33. 5p.

Subjects: Model airplanes, Videoconferencing, Air pressure, Computer-aided design software, Businesspeople, LEGO toys

Stress Check: POINTS TO PONDER WHEN INVENTORS HIT MENTAL, EMOTIONAL ROADBLOCKS IN THEIR JOURNEY.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL

Source: Inventors' Digest. May2025, Vol. 41 Issue 5, p28-29. 2p.

How Plants Gain Weight: Integrating modeling into a 5E learning cycle.

Authors: Mitchell, April Olsen, Cayme Lott, Kimberly

Source: Science & Children. Sep/Oct2022, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p71-76. 6p.

Subject Terms: *Scientific knowledge, *Concept learning, Weight gain

Start at the Finish.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL¹

Source: Inventors' Digest. Mar2025, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p32-33. 2p.

Are You Game to Self-Publish? CONSIDER THESE VARIABLES WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO LICENSE OR GO SOLO WITH YOUR INVENTION.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL

Source: Inventors' Digest. Jan2025, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p32-33. 2p.

Special-needs Eureka: COUPLE'S CAREFULLY TESTED EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS SHOW PROMISE FOR AUTISTIC AND OTHER CHILDREN.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL¹

Source: Inventors' Digest. Mar2023, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p20-22. 3p.

Subjects: Autistic children, Commercial product testing, Children with disabilities

Mistakes in Building Relationships.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL¹

Source: Inventors' Digest. Aug2024, Vol. 40 Issue 8, p36-37. 2p.

Let’s Make a Deal.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL

Source: Inventors' Digest. Jun2024, Vol. 40 Issue 6, p36-37. 2p.

What's in Your Control? MAKING 2 LISTS CAN HELP DETERMINE FACTORS IN THE INVENTION PROCESS THAT MAY BE IN YOUR WAY.

Authors: MITCHELL, APRIL¹

Source: Inventors' Digest. Nov2024, Vol. 40 Issue 11, p33-33. 1p.