Understanding Your Audience Needs
As you watch the skill video below, think about these questions:
- How does Jean and her staff “set the children up for success?”
- Why is it important to try out the activity and materials before hand?
- How might selecting appropriate materials impact youth learning?
Now that you’ve watched the video, reflect on what you saw and post your responses.
- Why do you think it’s important to select appropriate materials when doing STEM?
- What examples of types of materials did you see were especially successful with youth? How could you tell?
Explore Engineering Practices
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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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Keeping the Group Focused
Watch as Denise and Jaimie use affirming statements with youth to reinforce positive behavior during the STEM activity. You will hear staff using attention-grabbing call-response phrases that require youth interaction, in order to keep the group working together.
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Linking My Experiences to Societal Needs
Watch as Gauri, the frontline staff member, helps the youth connect the activity to prior knowledge, experiences and societal needs and strategize how you might do this as well.