Failure is an option

 

We all make mistakes or fail, but we can learn from thos experiences and become better people as a result. These online activities help you benefit from those failures – and help you not do define yourself as a failure.

 

CONNECT:

• Learn from failure by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fld9I8WOong
• Explore the museum of failure at https://museumoffailure.com/. What would you add to it?
• Watch about 10 famous people who failed – and ended up succeeding in life: at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaLanU3oMQU
• Scientists use a design process to solve problems, and learn from their failures. Watch how anyone can do that at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAhpfFt_mWM

 

CREATE:

• What do you do when science experiments fail? Here are some good tips: https://blog.sonlight.com/science-experiment-fails.html
• Try this marshmallow experiment – and learn even if you fail: https://connectedprincipals.com/archives/3224
• Scientists use failure to solve problems, as seen in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcUX6eNT2j4&t=52s   Apply what you learned by redoing the marshmallow experiment.
• Try more ideas to test your design processing skills, and go from failure to success: https://stemgeek.com/engineering-design-process-for-kids/

 

CARE:

• Watch this inspiring commercial about failing – and succeeding: https://youtu.be/zsZ5yOImHQQ
• You’re not alone. Here are tips from kids about failure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDzgfwgacMc. Try some of these tips to help your friend recover from failure.
• Here are ways to create games that help kids deal with failure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyAzumTnLh8
• For parents: your children may feel bad when they fail; here are a few tips for helping your children develop resilience: https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/teaching-children-it-s-ok-to-fail

 

CAREERS:

Failing can actually help you in your life’s careers. Here are some tips for everyone in the family:

• https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/failing-to-success
• https://youtu.be/MQx39z99_Js
• https://career.uconn.edu/blog/2015/07/01/why-experiencing-failure-is-as-important-as-experiencing-success/

AND if all else fails, you can become a failure analysis engineer: https://www.zippia.com/failure-analysis-engineer-jobs/

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