Experience collaborating, ideating, designing, prototyping and testing.

1. Julie Mori, Design39Campus
Tashvi, Naomi, Serena, Makena, Daniele
Internet Access- Username: Internet Password:
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Welcome…please sit in groups of 3 or 4

2. Employers/Jobs are interested in:
1) Communication Skills
2) Team Players; Collaboration
3) Creative Thinkers
4) Looking at things from different
Perspectives
5) Providing Evidence – Research
6) Influence
7) How do you respond when you
don’t know the answer?

3. Tinkering, Integration and
Collaboration in Education –
Involves the Learner
1. Authentic
2. Academically Challenging
3. Formative Assessment
4. Beyond School Walls
5. Solving Problems and Creating Solutions
6. Connecting with Experts
7. Communication
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/
Emphasis is on the process of learning

4. “Personalized” Learning

5. “Whole Game” Learning

6. Why might it be important to
communicate well in a
group?

7. 1. Keep Team Organized
2. Encourage participation
3. Help with Design & Construction
1. Ask questions for the group
2. Communicate Results
3. Help with Design & Construction
1.Purchases Supplies
2.Help with Design & Construction
1. Document Evidence of Process, Budget, Analysis
2. Start Timer: http://timer.onlineclock.net/
3. Help with Design & Construction
20 minutes to design and test Prototype

8. 1. TEAMWORK, CREATIVITY and
DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE of EFFORT.
2.How do we respond when we DON’T
know the answer?
“In order to succeed,
Your DESIRE for SUCCESS
should be GREATER than your
FEAR of FAILURE.” AE

9. To design and build a
“platform” within given
parameters and a specific
budget.

10. 1.Has support legs
2.Has an OPEN middle
3.Possible cross beams to support the deck
4.Free Standing
5.Stable
6.Able to support weight

11. 1. You may only use the supplies provided.
(craft sticks, glue gun sticks and your budget)
2. You will need to purchase your supplies
and stay within your budget ($10).
3. Platform must be elevated to at least
15cm.
4. Platform must hold at least 300 grams.
5. Structure must resemble a platform, be
free standing, stable, have support legs
and have an open middle.

12. How might we design and build a “platform” using given
supplies and staying within our budget?

13. How Might we Solve this Problem?
1. What Prior Knowledge can we access?
2. What shapes best support weight?
(research)
3. How do we stay within budget?

16. 1. Keep Team Organized
2. Encourage participation
3. Help with Design & Construction
1. Ask questions for the group
2. Communicate Results
3. Help with Design & Construction
1.Purchases Supplies
2.Help with Design & Construction
1. Document Evidence of Process, Budget, Analysis
2. Start Timer: http://timer.onlineclock.net/
3. Help with Design & Construction
20 minutes to design and test Prototype

18. 1) There are no wrong answers….just
structures that are not there YET
2) Results
1)What’s working?
2)What still needs to be improved?

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22. 1) What’s the tallest structure you
can build with 25 ft of Aluminum
Foil?
2) How might we build a stable
“beanstalk” out of pipe
cleaners?
3) Alka Seltzer Rockets – What might
be the best ratio of water, air and
A.S. to create the most thrust?

23. Follow Your CURIOSITY
PERSEVERENCE is priceless
Focus on the PRESENT/REAL-WORLD
The IMAGINATION is Powerful
Make MISTAKES
CREATE VALUE
Expect Different Results
Knowledge Comes from EXPERIENCE
Thrively.com
Find your Passion; Explore Possibilities;
Learning Beyond School Walls

24. Follow Your CURIOSITY
PERSEVERENCE is priceless
Focus on the PRESENT/REAL-WORLD
The IMAGINATION is Powerful
Make MISTAKES
CREATE VALUE
Expect Different Results
Knowledge Comes from EXPERIENCE
Quirky.com Invent, Influence and Shop
Real-world example of collaboration to
solve a problem

25. “The meaning of “knowing” has shifted
from being able to remember and
repeat information to being able to find
information, analyze, synthesize,
collaborate, evaluate and use it!”jmori2015

26. 1) How might an activity like this
stimulate curiosity in learners?
2) What strategies/skills might a
learner need in order to produce
a solution in a cooperative
group?
3) What connections might learners
make doing this type of activity in a
real world application?