Week 4 Students will share completed 45 Minutes ELAGSE6SL1. Engage homework chart from Week 3. Completion of Discovering Your effectively in a range Teacher will lead a discussion Design Chart homework from of collaborative to evaluate ideas. Teacher will Week 3. discussions introduce Invention Decision in groups, and Matrix and new vocabulary. Did the chart show: teacher-led) with Students will complete a new diverse partners, Discovering Your Design Chart Effort building on others’ emphasizing empathy and Thoughtfulness ideas and expressing considering the needs of Detailed Description their own clearly. others. Original Ideas Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication InVenture Challenge – Discovering Your Design Challenge Part III Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: It is important to reflect honestly on personal How do various strengths of team members strengths prior to engaging in a collaborative effort. contribute to a productive collaboration? Collaborative efforts require a variety of strengths to complete a multi-faceted project. Estimated Standard for Supporting activity Assessment of standard Pacing instruction Week 5 Students will complete a ELAGSE6SL1. Engage second Invention Decision Realistic completion of 1 Hour effectively in a range Matrix to evaluate their second of collaborative round of ideas when discussions considering the needs of Completion of Discovering Your in groups, and others. Design Chart homework from teacher-led) with Students will complete a Week 4. diverse partners, checklist to identify building on others’ personal strengths and Did the chart show: ideas and expressing weaknesses that could affect their own clearly. their ability to contribute Effort productively as part of an Thoughtfulness engineering team. Detailed Description Share episodes of “Shark Tank” Original Ideas and/or past Inventure Empathy Challenge competitions on GPBS. Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration
Week 4 45 Minutes ELAGSE6SL1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. Students will share completed homework chart from Week 3. Teacher will lead a discussion to evaluate ideas. Teacher will introduce Invention Decision Matrix and new vocabulary. Students will complete a new Discovering Your Design Chart emphasizing empathy and considering the needs of others. Completion of Discovering Your Design Chart homework from Week 3. Did the chart show: Effort Thoughtfulness Detailed Description Original Ideas Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication InVenture Challenge – Discovering Your Design Challenge Part III Enduring Understandings: It is important to reflect honestly on personal strengths prior to engaging in a collaborative effort. Collaborative efforts require a variety of strengths to complete a multi-faceted project. Essential Questions: How do various strengths of team members contribute to a productive collaboration? Estimated Pacing Standard for instruction Supporting activity Assessment of standard Week 5 1 Hour ELAGSE6SL1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. Students will complete a second Invention Decision Matrix to evaluate their second round of ideas when considering the needs of others. Students will complete a checklist to identify personal strengths and weaknesses that could affect their ability to contribute productively as part of an engineering team. Share episodes of “Shark Tank” and/or past Inventure Challenge competitions on GPBS. Realistic completion of Completion of Discovering Your Design Chart homework from Week 4. Did the chart show: Effort Thoughtfulness Detailed Description Original Ideas Empathy Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration
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