My students will use these materials to complete basic engineering tasks that correlate to each of our Ancient Civilizations. Students will use the jellybeans, toothpicks and magnetic marbles to create Egyptian Pyramids during Ancient Egypt. They will use newspaper, masking tape and Invisible tape to engineer and build a shoe during our Early Man unit. Students will use the tennis balls, pipe cleaners and magnetic marbles for an Aqueduct challenge during Ancient Rome Unit. They will use the clay to create Cuneiform Tablets during the Ancient Mesopotamia Unit. Lastly, they will use the balloons, play dough, masking tape and clear invisible tape for an Architectural race challenge during our Ancient Greece Unit.
This generation needs a safe push towards real life (and not just virtual) creating. It鈥檚 scary to not have a step by step plan. I notice many students have very little practice simply creating or engineering an actual real-life product. Let鈥檚 give them these resources so they can make something! Let鈥檚 give them challenges that require groups to implement ideas and use materials to build structures! Sure they may fail, but I will help them know it鈥檚 always ok to 鈥渇ail forward鈥! Learn from each attempt and make it better the next time! I am passionate as their teacher to provide them with a safe place to create and TRY. They will never forget what they learn from these activities. They fail, adjust and succeed! History proves humans created amazing things from only their minds! Today these students solve engineering mimicry tasks with toothpicks and tape. Today students will use these resources to solve imaginary problems. But it鈥檚 so that tomorrow they can solve real problems!
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My students will use these materials to complete basic engineering tasks that correlate to each of our Ancient Civilizations. Students will use the jellybeans, toothpicks and magnetic marbles to create Egyptian Pyramids during Ancient Egypt. They will use newspaper, masking tape and Invisible tape to engineer and build a shoe during our Early Man unit. Students will use the tennis balls, pipe cleaners and magnetic marbles for an Aqueduct challenge during Ancient Rome Unit. They will use the clay to create Cuneiform Tablets during the Ancient Mesopotamia Unit. Lastly, they will use the balloons, play dough, masking tape and clear invisible tape for an Architectural race challenge during our Ancient Greece Unit.
This generation needs a safe push towards real life (and not just virtual) creating. It鈥檚 scary to not have a step by step plan. I notice many students have very little practice simply creating or engineering an actual real-life product. Let鈥檚 give them these resources so they can make something! Let鈥檚 give them challenges that require groups to implement ideas and use materials to build structures! Sure they may fail, but I will help them know it鈥檚 always ok to 鈥渇ail forward鈥! Learn from each attempt and make it better the next time! I am passionate as their teacher to provide them with a safe place to create and TRY. They will never forget what they learn from these activities. They fail, adjust and succeed! History proves humans created amazing things from only their minds! Today these students solve engineering mimicry tasks with toothpicks and tape. Today students will use these resources to solve imaginary problems. But it鈥檚 so that tomorrow they can solve real problems!