Learning To Fail
As you watch the video:
- Notice how the facilitators respond when the machines don’t work.
- Listen for strategies you can use to help youth learn from failure.
- Look for strategies that encourage perseverance.
Now that you’ve watched the video, reflect on what you saw.
- What strategies would you like to use to encourage youth learn failure?
- What strategies would you like to use to encourage perseverance?
Explore Engineering Practices
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Creating Learning Environments for Computer Science
Notice how the facilitators change the room they are using to create a computer science Learning Environment.
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Group Collaboration
Collaboration is an effective strategy to increase STEM learning especially when it happens during group work. Watch an experienced frontline staff member lead groups in the re-design process using group collaboration.
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Balance Criteria and Constraints that Require Trade-offs
Engineers make trade-offs to balance competing factors as they solve problems. As youth create enrichment toys for zoo animals, they balance the animals’ safety with keeping them engaged.