At the end of last week and the beginning of this one the class was engaged in our final STEM project of the year. This time some of the standard procedures changed.
First, the class decided the criteria, or rules, for the project.
Second, all materials were given out in bags to each group. In the past a material manager has been able to come get any materials I have available to build their projects. Although the materials were preselected they could barter with other groups for things they needed. Since we learned about bartering in economics this was fun to see them put a new concept into action.
The class had a great time building their "umbrellas" and testing them on my own kids' stuffed animals. All but one "umbrella" kept the animal dry.
Good news, my son Alex forgave us :)
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