Design and Test
Staff Development Guide
Coaching Situation: Coaching (one-on-one)
Length: 15 minutes
Objectives: Participants will use “What-If” cards in order to help youth engage in engineering design practices like using criteria and constraints, facing a failed test, and redesign.
Agenda:
- What-If’s – 15 minutes
- What-If Cards: Engineering Practices
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Using Models
Participants will demonstrate the importance of models when trying to answer questions, draw conclusions and develop solutions in engineering.
Training Guide
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Discussing Testing in the Design Process
Participants will do a chalk talk around engineering design and testing in order to incorporate thoughtful testing and local resources.
Training Guide
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Developing Skills Needed for Active STEM Learning
Participants learn how to engage youth in active STEM learning by providing opportunities to investigate and explore the properties of materials.