Engineering Framework Habits of Mind Posters
Updated: December 24, 2024
Type: STEM Resource
Grade Level: PreK - 12
Engineering habits of mind include optimism, persistence, collaboration, creativity, conscientiousness, and systems thinking. Habits are to be developed gradually through engineering experiences with the goal for students to effortlessly apply them to engineering-related activities. These are pulled from the 2020 Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning: read more about it here!
In our STEM program, we focus on these habits of mind during Stage 1 STEM challenges such as using a tower challenge to teach collaboration. Stage 1 activities are the focus at the start of every year, but we continue to refer back to these habits of mind throughout the year. The key is to provide ongoing and repetitive opportunities to develop and practice engineering habits of mind. Select activities that will model and allow for practicing a specific habit of mind. These posters provide an easy point of reference for you (and your students) in your classroom.
Related Vivify Lessons
This packet contains 5 teamwork challenges that are great for back to school or as icebreakers for a new group of students. The sixth activity is a more in-depth engineering design challenge that uses the complete design process. This activity can be used to set the stage for more rigorous Stage 2 design challenges.
Grades: PreK - 12th
Teaching Duration: 3 hours
Towers are a great STEM activity to promote collaboration, teamwork, communication, and problem solving. This challenge lays a critical foundation for more intensive STEM challenges. Working as a team, they will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity that are central to the engineering process.
Grades: 2nd - 9th
Teaching Duration: 3 hours
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