Real-World Modeling of the Engineering Process
Video-Based Learning Module
As you watch the skill video below, think about these questions:
- How does the engineer model using the engineering design process to solve a problem?
- What do you notice about youth when interacting with the engineers regarding their designs?
- How does an experience like this give youth a realistic picture of what engineers do?
Now that you’ve watched the video, reflect on what you saw.
- Although you might not have access to real engineers, what other ways could you introduce youth to real-world applications of the engineering design process?
- What practices in the engineering design process are modeled in this video?
Explore Engineering Practices
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I Can Do STEM
“Watch experienced frontline staff members, Leslie and Shelly, use an engineering design challenge to help youth make a personal connection to Engineering.”
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Using Museum Experiences to Inform Marble Ramp Design
Youth explore hands-on museum exhibits to learn about force and motion and then apply their scientific knowledge as they engineer their own marble ramps.
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Youth look to you as an example of what they should do and how they should look at the world. Do you use the engineering practices and share your thought processes and reflections? Not sure how? Learn ways to model the engineering processes in your daily work.