Cup Stacking and Mindset 2 - SCANLON SCIENCE · 2018-09-08 · 2 Growth Mindset “Quiz” •This...

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AIM• What is effective

teamwork?• Are you in the right

mindset for class?

YOYO• Solve the 5 puzzles.

HOMEWORK• Sign syllabus sheet due

9/7

AGENDA• YOYO• Challenge #2• Mindset Quiz

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September

2018

Thursday Challenge #2

Welcome you your second challenge!The Task: • In groups of 4, build the tallest

tower of mini plastic cups in 5 minutes (you will have 1 minute to brainstorm as a team)

The Catch: • You can only use the supplies

given (12 cups, 4 pieces of string, 1 rubber band)

• You can only use one hand, and it CANNOT touch the cup

There will be

a prize for

the winning

team!

Cup Stacking Debrief

• Thoughts?• What did your team do?• What went well?• Would you have changed anything?

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Growth Mindset “Quiz”

• This “quiz” consists of 20 statements• For each question, you will determine whether you ___ with

each statement• Strongly agree• Agree• Disagree• Strongly disagree

• Each answer choice has a point value assigned to it• Keep track of your points

Statement 1: Your intelligence is

something very basic about you that you can’t

change very much.

Strongly Agree (+0)Agree (+1)

Disagree (+2)Strongly Disagree (+3)

Statement 2: No matter how much

intelligence you have, you can always change

quite a bit.



Statement 3: You can always

substantially change how intelligent you are.



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Statement 4: You are a certain kind pf person, and there is not

much that can be done to really change that.



Statement 5: You can always change basic things about the kind of person you are.



Statement 6: Music talent can be learned by anyone.



Statement 7: Only a few people will

be truly good at sports –you have to be “born

with it.”



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Statement 8: Math is much easier to learn if you are male or

maybe come from a culture who values math.



Statement 9: The harder you work at

something, the better you will be at it.



Statement 10: No matter what kind of person you are, you can

always change substantially.



Statement 11: Trying new things is stressful for me and I

avoid it.



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Statement 12: Some people are good and kind, and some are not – it’s not often that

people change.



Statement 13: I appreciate when parents, coaches, teachers give me

feedback about my performance.



Statement 14: I often get angry when I get feedback about my

performance.



Statement 15: All human beings

without a brain injury or birth defect are capable

of the same about of learning.



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Statement 16: You can learn new things,

but you can’t really change how intelligent

you are.



Statement 17: You can do things differently, but the

important parts of who you are can’t really be

changed.



Statement 18: Human beings are basically good, but

sometimes make terrible decisions.



Statement 19: An important reason why

I do my school work is that I like to learn new

things.



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Statement 20: Truly smart people don’t

need to try hard.



Tally Your Results

• 45 – 60 Points: Strong Growth Mindset• 34 – 44 Points: Growth Mindset with some Fixed Ideas• 21 – 33 Points: Fixed Mindset with some Growth Ideas• 0 – 20 Points: Strong Fixed Mindset

So What Does This Mean?

• Fixed Mindset: Belief that people have an innate, fixed ability in a given area• Growth Mindset: Belief that people are capable of continually

developing their abilities through persistence and effort. Focus on learning and effort; are resilient to challenges. * Doesn’t mean you are great in everything

Getting in the Growth Mindset

Instead of…• I’m not good at this• I give up• It’s good enough• It is too hard• I made a mistake• I can’t do it• They are better at doing it• That way didn’t work• I can’t make this any better• I avoid challenges

Try thinking…• What am I missing?• I will use a different strategy• Is this the best I can do?• I need more time and effort• I can learn from my mistakes• I will learn how to do it• What can I learn from them?• I will try a different way• I can always improve• I will embrace challenges

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