Nous saluons le retour to Blog-Mania. French! This week on Blog-Mania Emily to talking to us about PBL. Take. It. Away!
Thanks Blog-Mania dude! This term our Project Based Learning (PBL) has been about design and the big question was; How can we use a Steam approach to make a marketable product?
First we learned what STEAM stood for.
S for Science
T for Technology
E for Engineering
A for the Arts
and M for Maths
Then we were given challenges. The first to make a chair using newspaper, string and straws that was able to hold a figure made out of multi-link blocks.
Then; make a table that was able to balance MnMs for the team. We were much better at the second challenge because we listened to each others ideas are tried them all.
In Literacy we learned to write up science experiments and to write a technology report using the design process of ask, imagine, plan, create, improve and share.
Our next step was to form teams and ask ourselves the big question again.
How can we use a Steam approach to make a marketable product? Our aim was to create enough products or experiences and sell it to raise money for charity.
My team made this:
A christmas card with designs like snowman and Christmas Trees. We got the colour on the card by dipping paper into a marble milk and food colouring experiment.
Reflection:
My highlight from this PBL was making all the Christmas Cards. It was really fun because I got to use food colouring and watching all the colours mix.
Next time I would listen to my team members more and try not to be so bossy.
Thanks for watching this episode. Byeeeeeeeee.
