Putting Engineering Mindsets in Action
Engaging in STEM: Putting Engineering Mindsets in Action So we’ve talked about the engineering mindsets, but let’s look at some ways you can bring them to life in your program.…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 10
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 9 – Team Work
Engineering Mindset 9: Children Work Effectively in Teams When you think teamwork skills as part of afterschool activities, I’m going to guess that science isn’t the first activity that comes…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 8 – Failure
Engineering Mindset 8: Children Persist and Learn from Failure Can you remember a time when you failed? Was it public--a moment when you get a pit in your stomach, your…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 6 or Math…Yuck!
Engineering Mindset 6: Children apply Science and Math Knowledge to Problem Solving Engineers use knowledge of math and science to solve problems. They combine that knowledge with their own creativity…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 4 or What to Watch on TV
Engineering Mindset #4: Children Consider Criteria and Constraints that Require Tradeoffs If you’ve tried to solve a problem, or teach problem solving skills in a blue sky sort of format…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 1
Engineering Mindset #1: Children Consider Problems in Context Considering and designing with the engineering design process In our last post about the properties and use of materials we talked about…
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
CT STEM OST Provider Feature Girl Scouts of Connecticut is part of the national organization Girl Scouts of America. As one of the best known out of school time providers,…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 3
Engineering Mindset #3: Children investigate the properties and uses of materials Exploring the Properties and Uses of Materials Our lives are filled with all sorts of lovely inventions that meet…