Description: These slides were used to frame a discussion around the following question: How do we prepare for failure?
Created by: Scott Family Amazeum
Tag: Plan for Failure
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Sticky Note Brainstorm
Prompt: Write down examples of effective and non-effective language that could be used to help a guest who is dealing with a failure moment.
Adapted by: The Tech Interactive
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The Big List of Ideas of How to Work With Failure in Making
Description: This list of strategies and ideas was generated by kids and educators in a previous project. These strategies focus on preparing for failure before the making activity and how to handle failure within the making activity.
Created by: The AAA Research Team
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Hodge Podge of Strategies
Description: This document includes a range of pedagogical strategies to use with informal educators and youth.
Created by: The AAA Research Team
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Failure in Making Flowchart
Description: How do you respond to a student when they express a fear of failure or fear of messing something up? This flowchart provides educators with possible pedagogical moves to support youth through their fears. Use this flowchart as a basis to create your own.
Created by: The Bakken Museum
Adapted by: The Museum of Science, Boston
Description: We did this activity as a sticky note brainstorm based on four learner worries from the exhibit we were using in this project.
