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myp5. Team work. TEAM WORK. The Straw Challenge. is a fun and instructive design exercise that encourages teams to experience simple but profound lessons in collaboration, innovation and creativity.
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The Straw Challenge • is a fun and instructive design exercise that encourages teams to experience simple but profound lessons in collaboration, innovation and creativity. • Objective: in eighteen minutes, teams must build the tallest free-standing structure out of straws and lots of creativity.
Instructions: • Build the tallest freestanding structure measured from the table top surface to the top of the structure. • Use as many or as few of the straws; nothing else • The Challenge lasts 18 minutes: Those touching or supporting the structure at the end of the time will be disqualified.
STUDENT REFLECTION • Did we achieve the objective? Yes/no? Why? • How was my individual performance? • How was the performance of the whole team? • How can we be better? • What was the biggest challenge? • What does team work mean? • Why team work is important? • What are the attitudes and behaviors I need to maintain to be successful working with my team? • Did you apply the design cycle? Explain • What would you do to improve the challenge?
REFLECTION • Team work will be key for the success in our projects • When working with a project we need to: • Put our passion and knowledge to work with that of the rest of the team • Identify real customer needs • Consider the resources we have : time, skills, materials • Apply properly the design cycle : Investigate, Design, Plan, Create and Evaluate
The Puzzle Challenge • Is a fun and instructive design exercise that encourages teams to experience simple but profound lessons in collaboration • Objective: in 15 minutes, teams must build the definition of “Team work” with the different pieces of the puzzle provided by the teacher
Considerations: • It needs to make sense • You need to use all the pieces • The Challenge Lasts 15 minutes: Those working with the puzzle after the time defined will be disqualified.
Teamwork is the capability to comprehend and recognize the diverse strengths and abilities in a group setting and then applying them to one final solution. Dr. Gregatti and Dr. Siros from the Oxford university of Belarus). ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teamwork
STUDENT REFLECTION • How did I feel working in my group? • Did I act proactive ? Did I help to solve the problem? • It was any conflicts when working as a team? What happen, How did we solve it? • How can I work with others? how can they work with me? • Did you apply the design cycle? Explain
REFLECTION • Team work will be key for the success in our projects • When working in a group we need to: • Put our passion and knowledge to work together • Collaborate equally • Be kind , supportive and empathetic
REFLECTION • When working with a project we need to: • Focus on covering the real need • Consider the resources we have (time, skills, materials) • Apply properly the design cycle : Investigate, Design, Plan, Create and Evaluate
Follow the leader! • Is a fun and instructive design exercise that encourages teams to experience simple but profound lessons in collaboration and coordination. • Goal: in 15 minutes or less, teams try to put a hoop around a tower of plastic cups without touching it.
Instructions: • Choose a leader • The rest of the team leave the room • Leader receive instructions • Rest of the team are blindfolded • Leader builds a tower with two plastics cups and one more with water on the top • Leader brings rest of the group inside • Leader gives instructions to achieve the goal • First team achieving the goal is the winner!
STUDENT REFLECTION • Did we achieve the objective? Yes/no? Why? • How was my individual performance? How was the performance as a team? How was the leader’s performance? • What was the most challenging part? • What means working in teams? Why is team work important? • What are the attitudes and behaviors I need to maintain to be successful working with my team?
“Design is a contact sport: It demands that we bring all of our senses to the task and applying the very best of our thinking, feeling and doing to the challenge” Tom Wujec, http://marshmallowchallenge.com/Welcome.html, Sept. 20th, 2010