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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Connecting Real-World Skills to Career Roles
Dagen connects the skills youth use with the career role they selected during the challenge.
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Bringing in the Experts
Facilitators of STEM activities can help youth connect to STEM careers by providing opportunities to introduce STEM professionals to youth.
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Trying out Career Roles
Watch as staff members Katie and Molly make connections to a variety of STEM Careers throughout the selected activity and explore strategies for strengthening your own practice in this area.