The goal of this activity is to instill a growth mindset in STEM students and help them to mitigate problems such as stereotype threat. 

There are two different writing assignments included in the activity instructions (see the Links section in this tool), as well as two short videos for participants to watch before completing the assignments. The facilitator can choose which one they prefer, and students can complete the assignments on their own time and then turn them online. There is also a version of this activity for middle school students in Links.