First Official Team Meeting

This evening was a success! The Super Dragons, as they decided to call themselves, are ready to start conquering their DI Challenge. They chose the Engineering Challenge which has them constructing free standing structures and crafting a story involving two real nations and an issue between the two. It will be exciting to see how it all plays out.

They were introduced to the idea of an Instant Challenge. None of them  have ever tried one before. I gave them 25 pieces of spaghetti and 9 mailing labels. Then they were tasked with creating the tallest structure they could. There was no timer since this was the first time they have ever been presented with such a task. As expected, there was disagreement and lots of questions. What an opportunity for learning!

Next week we'll talk about what they liked and were not fond of with an Instant Challenge. Then they'll do another one. We will also have to break down the Engineering Challenge so the kids understand what is being asked of them. Considering I am still trying to unpack it myself, it will be interesting seeing how the kids interpret the challenge.