Use an Engineering Design Process
Learn how engineers use a systematic, iterative process, called the engineering design process, to generate solutions.
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Learning Blast: Use a Systematic Engineering Design Process
Learn how engineers use a systematic, iterative process, called the engineering design process, to generate solutions.
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Like A Real Engineer!
What happens when youth challenge a group of engineers to complete the STEM activity they did in their program? Listen as the engineers go through the same problem solving steps and align real-world engineering strategies to the challenge they have in building and designing vehicles.
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Easy as a Pickle Sandwich
Participants will design a sandwich “protector” to learn how engineers use multiple practices to design solutions.
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Real-World Modeling of the Engineering Process
Youth are guided through an engineering challenge with real engineers, modeling the engineering process. Watch as the lead engineer encourages the youth to work through the challenge by using engineering practices.
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Presenting a Challenge
Watch as staff engage youth in an engineering design challenge to build their own roller coaster. Notice how staff connect the challenge to youth’s feelings and experiences with roller coasters.
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Making Learning Fun
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.
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Assessing Youth using Graphic Organizers
Participants will watch the Assessing Youth Using Sticky Notes video-based learning module and identify ways to use a stick note chart during STEM activities.
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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.
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