by Meredith Martin | Jun 18, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, STEM
Ms. Martin did a “Design Challenge” for all the students in JMT. I enjoyed it, especially the posters because I love drawing. It was nice to use different materials, such and styrofoam and clay, to build different machines. You got to work with other classmates, maybe...
by Meredith Martin | Jun 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
My extraordinaire project was a flying- recliner chair for a wizard. Though I was the only girl, I had fun because everyone pitched in and agreed on almost everything. The recliner chair turned out great. This is what how it turned out. This project was the funnest...
by Meredith Martin | Jun 17, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, STEM
I asked several of my students to write up short posts about the Extraordinaires project if they were so inclined, and here is the first one from Michael. All the classes in JMT did the create your own invention to help someone. There was challenges like clothing...
by Meredith Martin | Jun 17, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, STEM
We have finally completed our Design Challenges. I cannot believe how much fun we all had with this project. In my end of the school year survey, the huge majority of students voted the Extraordinaires Design Challenge as their favorite STEM Lab project. I was...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 29, 2016 | MakerEd, STEM
My kids have been working like crazy on their Extraordinaires Design Challenges. After meeting with other teams to get feedback on their designs, they had a chance to make final modifications to their designs. Next, it was time to start making their final design...
