Protect the Cone!
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Innovative Mindsets
Mindsets of Successful Innovators
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Innovation Design Process
Ensuring that every team member contributes to the design and share out
Creating a safe space for risk-taking
Creating a safe space to fail, recognizing failure as part of the learning process
Using active listening strategies, consider the challenges and needs of others
Risk Taking
Every team member contributes to the design and share out
Recognizing failure as part of the learning process.
Being an active listener, considering the challenges and needs of others.
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Agreements
of Innovators
Don’t be a
dream crusher
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A Design Challenge is...
Design challenges use real-world problems to engage learners in an iterative design process.
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Expected Outcomes…
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Your Makerspace Challenge:
Save your ice cream cone from DOOM with nothing
but paper!
Design and build a strong and stable structure out of 2 bundles of newspaper & 1 yard of tape.
Must be able to fit your �Ice cream cone inside and strong enough to hold at least tray #1
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Stability is the capacity of a structure to remain upright and not tip over. Its center of gravity must be centered over its base.
If the center of gravity is centered in the object and close to the ground, the structure will be more stable.
Stable
Strong / Rigid
The shape of a structure determines its rigidity or how much force it can withstand. A good design can prevent deformation and improve the performance of the structure.
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b
c
Which of the shapes above is most stable?
(a, b or c)
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Can you identify qualities in these structures that make them strong and sturdy?
�Can you find any strong/sturdy objects in your classroom?
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Sturdy &
Stable
How can we make newspaper stronger to withstand the force of a book?
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Design and build a strong and stable structure out of 8 pieces of newspaper.
Must be able to fit your �Ice cream cone inside and strong enough to hold at least one heavy book!
REQUIREMENTS:
CHALLENGE:
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Brainstorm & Design
How can you assemble the tubes to make a strong, stable structure?
How can you support the structure to keep them from tilting or twisting when you’ve placed a heavy book on it?
How can you use the cardboard as a platform for the books?
Sketch your ideas!
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YOu have
30ish minutes
Build your structure Make sure it can fit your cone.
Test the structure at the testing station.
Observe what happens - are there areas of weakness?
Redesign/Rebuild the structure
Continue to add books to find out how many your structure can hold!
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Tilting & Twisting
Find a way to stabilize and support them like attaching tubes in between them.
Structure Collapsed
Make its base as sturdy as possible
A Tube Buckles When Weight is Added
See if the tube is loosely rolled. If so, reroll it tighter and tape it securely. Also, dents, creases, and wrinkles can put add stress to those areas making the material weaker
It Wobbles
Remember, triangles are a good way to increase a structure’s strength and stability. Turn squares into triangles by adding supports that go from one corner of the square to the other.
Tips for problem solving
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Share your discoveries!
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Share your discoveries
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Innovation Design Process
Mindsets of Successful Innovators
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Supporting Mindsets
Ensuring that every team member contributes to the design and share out
Creating a safe space for risk-taking
Creating a safe space to fail, recognizing failure as part of the learning process
Using active listening strategies, consider the challenges and needs of others
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Thank you!
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