This project jumpstarted the new school year by engaging students in a fun, hands-on project that included creative play and engineering design principles. It was inspired by “Caine’s Arcade”, a documentary of a 9 year old boy who created an arcade out of cardboard. Students explored the simplicity and limitless uses of a cardboard box and then built arcade games out of cardboard and other recycled materials.
The process was the most significant part of this project, because the project introduced students to project-based learning and the importance of process and collaboration. This project was designed to uncover the attributes of project-based learning in an authentic and explicit manner: student collaboration, critique, drafting, reflection, academic mindsets (belonging, self-efficacy, growth, and purpose), and exhibition.
The process was the most significant part of this project, because the project introduced students to project-based learning and the importance of process and collaboration. This project was designed to uncover the attributes of project-based learning in an authentic and explicit manner: student collaboration, critique, drafting, reflection, academic mindsets (belonging, self-efficacy, growth, and purpose), and exhibition.
The following slide show reveals all of the work that the 3rd graders completed to open the Low Tech Arcade on November 6th. At High Tech we work hard to integrate the various disciplines into our projects in an authentic manner. In this particular project, students learned concepts and skills in math, engineering, writing and communication:
Common Core State Writing Standards
3.4 Produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
3.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
Common Core State Language Standards
3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Common Core State Mathematics Standards
Represent and interpret data
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.
Geometric measurement: perimeter.
Thinking skills:
· Designing and executing a plan.
· Spatial reasoning.
· Collaborating with peers.
· Communicating ideas with peers, teachers and community members.
· Persevering through trial and error.
· Problem solving.
Common Core State Writing Standards
3.4 Produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
3.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
Common Core State Language Standards
3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Common Core State Mathematics Standards
Represent and interpret data
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.
Geometric measurement: perimeter.
Thinking skills:
· Designing and executing a plan.
· Spatial reasoning.
· Collaborating with peers.
· Communicating ideas with peers, teachers and community members.
· Persevering through trial and error.
· Problem solving.
We met Caine this week.
Caine inspired us to learn more, We've been designing and building our own creations, but now we have a more focused, collaborative direction to follow.