CAREER EDUCATION BIG IDEA 3: Leadership requires listening to and respecting the ideas of others. Competencies Learning Opportunities Portfolio Activity Curricular In groups, have students complete a Reflection critical challenge. Using only the Defining Discuss your experience working supplies provided (pipe insulation, with a team to build a product painter’s tape, marble etc.), have the Ideating Was it hard to hear groups work together to create a Prototyping roller coaster having a everyone’s ideas? “Moana” Testing minimum of 2 hills, a loop and a Did you use everyone’s banked curve that a marble can Making ideas? travel the entire distance. How did you select which Sharing ideas to use? Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe Have students brainstorm before How many different ideas manner, and with an awareness of the safety of they select any supplies. Have them did you draw out? draw different options and select the others, in both physical and digital environments Did your first idea work? one they want to try. Then have How did you have to Use familiar tools and technologies to extend them choose their materials and adjust your creation after their capabilities when completing a task start creating. trying it the first time? Choose appropriate technologies to use for What have you learned Prototypes will need to be tested, about creating things and specific tasks adjusted and tested until they the importance of a plan? Core can achieve the goal (or come Use the core competency reasonably close!). Communication to reflect on growth of Creative Thinking competencies Plan different critical challenges Critical Thinking throughout the year so that all Social Responsibility students have a chance to be the lead”. “project Cross-curricular integration: Students are expected to know properties of and their force effects; ADST; Sciences (Gr 5) simple machines Applying & Innovating curricular competency (cooperatively design projects; generate and introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving) ADST Creative Process
CAREER EDUCATION BIG IDEA 3: Leadership requires listening to and respecting the ideas of others. Competencies Learning Opportunities Portfolio Activity Curricular Defining Ideating Prototyping Testing Making Sharing Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe manner, and with an awareness of the safety of others, in both physical and digital environments Use familiar tools and technologies to extend their capabilities when completing a task Choose appropriate technologies to use for specific tasks Core Communication Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Social Responsibility In groups, have students complete a critical challenge. Using only the supplies provided (pipe insulation, painter’s tape, marble etc.), have the groups work together to create a “Moana” roller coaster having a minimum of 2 hills, a loop and a banked curve that a marble can travel the entire distance. Have students brainstorm before they select any supplies. Have them draw different options and select the one they want to try. Then have them choose their materials and start creating. Prototypes will need to be tested, adjusted and tested until they can achieve the goal (or come reasonably close!). Plan different critical challenges throughout the year so that all students have a chance to be the “project lead”. Reflection Discuss your experience working with a team to build a product Was it hard to hear everyone’s ideas? Did you use everyone’s ideas? How did you select which ideas to use? How many different ideas did you draw out? Did your first idea work? How did you have to adjust your creation after trying it the first time? What have you learned about creating things and the importance of a plan? Use the core competency to reflect on growth of competencies Cross-curricular integration: ADST; Sciences (Gr 5) Students are expected to know properties of simple machines and their force effects; Applying & Innovating curricular competency (cooperatively design projects; generate and introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving) ADST Creative Process
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