I Can Do STEM
Watch the activity overview video. This video shows staff facilitating the activity featured in the skill video.
As you watch the skill video below, think about these questions:
- How do the facilitator’s questions get youth thinking about their own connections to engineering?
- How do career roles help youth explore their own identity related to science and engineering?
- How did the facilitator encourage youth to think about the role of engineering in their everyday lives?
Now that you’ve watched the video, reflect on what you saw and post your responses.
- The facilitators used career roles as a method for building STEM identity. What else could they have done?
- What is the value of having youth explore different roles in STEM?
Explore Engineering Practices
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Teamwork in Cookie Design Packaging
Youth work in small teams to develop cookie packaging during an engineering activity in an afterschool program. See how the educator supports youth in working together as a team.
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Building Relationships for STEM Learning
Watch as Jennifer uses strategies to support and encourage youth when working on an engineering design challenge. Listen as Jennifer shares an important element to group management involving building relationships around STEM learning based on mutual respect and support.
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Learning To Fail
See how staff help youth learn from their failed attempts to build a grape smasher and help them revise and improve the designs.