Our magnificent market
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 learned in the first challenge that we were communicating very well so we tried to improve our communication and we did we were able to make a very strong chair it could hold all five m&ms and that was good because we could eat the M&Ms since our table didn’t fall over.
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.
Science tech
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 45 five stress balls and they sold out super fast probably in the first 30 mins. We made 56.50 c as a team to give to a charity.
Reflection
My highlight from this PBL was Sitting at the stand and going to other peoples stands. It was so fun
Next time I would Make some more stress balls so that we could sell more. I would also buy more bags of flour because we ran out really fast.
