{"id":21373,"date":"2020-11-23T07:40:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T13:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/?p=21373"},"modified":"2020-11-23T07:47:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T13:47:51","slug":"21373","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/2020\/11\/21373\/","title":{"rendered":"Find a New Angle"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″]What’s not to love about a giant inflatable healthcare robot that knows how to fist bump?  There are so many reasons I relate to the movie Big Hero 6, particularly my love of “cool tech” and majoring in robotics engineering in grad school.  Here are three reasons why I think you should watch Big Hero 6 with your kids.<\/p>\n

Cool Tech<\/b> – While this movie is set in fictional San Fransokyo and much of the technology is futuristic, the concepts are based in real science, and some of the tech isn’t too far away from reality.  Some of the robotic features of Baymax were already being explored and prototyped by robotics engineers at the time the film was created.  Magnetic levitation (or “maglev”) technology is already a reality in high speed trains – GoGo’s bike wheels may be in our future.  Plasma cutting technology, similar to Wasabi’s, has been around for decades, and while it’s mainly used in factories for automation, there are also applications like surgery scalpels.  Honey Lemon’s purse is a bit far fetched, but her science is real chemistry.<\/p>\n

Embracing a Love of STEM<\/b> – This is a superhero story, inspired by a Marvel comic.  But these are not your everyday superheroes.  \u201cTheir superpowers are their intelligence, and that\u2019s a great message,\u201d producer Roy Conli told Gizmodo<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s really a celebration of the nerd.\u201d  Early in the movie, young Hiro scorns his older brother’s “nerd school”, but once he sets foot inside the lab, it’s love at first sight and he realizes that’s where he wants to be.  Does your child love to design and build, hypothesise and prototype?  If you inspire that passion, you may encourage your child to follow a path in STEM.    Help your child find role models who share a passion for learning, exploring and tinkering.<\/p>\n

“Look for a New Angle”<\/b> – My favorite theme of the movie is creative problem solving.  When Hiro gets stuck trying to dream up a new robotic project, his brother encourages him to “look for a new angle” (while holding him upside down!).  Even though you may not want to take the phrase so literally, it reminds us to encourage our child to use problem solving to work through a challenging situation.  Each time he faces a challenge, your child has an opportunity to grow!  By practicing creative problem solving your child will become more resilient and enhance their flexible thinking.  So next time your child is struggling, encourage them to “look for a new angle”.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking for a STEM movie to watch with your kids over the holidays? You’ll find cool “tech” and a great message in Big Hero 6!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nb-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21373"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21380,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21373\/revisions\/21380"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nogginbuilders.com\/NBwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}