Where Are You Stuck?
As you watch the skill video below, think about these questions:
- Notice how often Pete asks questions or gives an answer. Which does he do more often?
- How do learners benefit from explaining what they are doing? Is this an effective strategy?
- What other nudges can help learners solve their own problems when they are coding?
Now that you’ve watched the video, reflect on what you saw and post your responses.
- Why does asking questions support learning better than giving answers?
- What is your best strategy for encouraging independent problem solving?
Explore Engineering Practices
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Affirming Youth During Retesting
Watch as staff encourage youth to investigate how they designed their package, what did or didn’t work with their design, and how they might adapt for re-testing. Staff support youth’s abilities and encourage youth to work with their team and develop their own solutions for re-testing their designs.
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Using Museum Experiences to Inform Marble Ramp Design
Youth explore hands-on museum exhibits to learn about force and motion and then apply their scientific knowledge as they engineer their own marble ramps.
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Real-World Application Of Skills
Providing real-world application of the skills of an engineer is an important strategy when developing a STEM identity in youth. Watch and listen for the challenges youth are given to think deeper and try to solve problems using redesign.