[This is the first post in a series about Engineering Practices — why they matter and how teachers can bring them into the classroom. Stay tuned for the series!]
“Ohh… oh. Oh no.”
”What is it?” the teacher asks. The students peer closely at their design. No water is making it through the membrane models they constructed.
”We definitely have to improve it.”
When the students in this clip test their ideas and revise their plans, they’re doing more than completing an activity. They’re engaging in authentic Engineering Practices.
