Blog Prompts
Kite Project
Blog Post #6
Creativity
10/22/18
Explain how your kite was creative/innovative in at least 5 sentences.
Consider the following:
Blog Post #6
Creativity
10/22/18
Explain how your kite was creative/innovative in at least 5 sentences.
Consider the following:
- Use of the elements of art
- Innovative engineering features
- Creative decorative features
- Original design
- Creative collaboration/combination of ideas
- Taking an existing design and modifying it to make it unique.
Kite Project
Blog Post #5
Reflect
10/22/18
Time to reflect on your experience in at least 10 sentences:
Blog Post #5
Reflect
10/22/18
Time to reflect on your experience in at least 10 sentences:
- Describe your final fly experience.
- Did your kite fly? Did it need any final adjustments? Explain.
- Overall, do you feel your group worked effectively during this project?
- What was most successful about your kite?
- Looking back, is there a design phase you could have improved upon or been more effective?
- If you had more time on this project, what would you do?
- What was your biggest contribution to this project?
Kite Project
Blog Post #4
Test/Feedback
10/18/18
Discuss how your group worked during the test phase by addressing the following points in at least 5 sentences:
Blog Post #4
Test/Feedback
10/18/18
Discuss how your group worked during the test phase by addressing the following points in at least 5 sentences:
- Describe your first test flight.
- What issues did your kite have?
- Did you get any feedback that was helpful to improve the kite?
- What research was helpful in making corrections?
- What still needs to be resolved before our final fly day?
Kite Project
Blog Post #3
Prototype
10/16/18
Discuss how your group worked during the prototype phase by addressing the following points in at least 5 sentences:
Blog Post #3
Prototype
10/16/18
Discuss how your group worked during the prototype phase by addressing the following points in at least 5 sentences:
- Did you make any smaller prototypes? If so, was this helpful in planning your design?
- Describe how your group went about constructing your kite.
- Have you had any obstacles so far in building the kite? If so, how have you resolved them?
- Is there anything else you need to do before your first test flight?
Kite Project
Blog Post #2
Ideate/Define
10/11/18
Discuss how your group gained understanding about the kite during the ideate/define phase by addressing the following points in at least 5 sentences:
Blog Post #2
Ideate/Define
10/11/18
Discuss how your group gained understanding about the kite during the ideate/define phase by addressing the following points in at least 5 sentences:
- What ideas did your group consider when you ideated (brainstormed)?
- What method worked well for you as far as how you communicated ideas?
- How did you decide on your final idea? (Define)
Kite Project
Blog Post #1: Empathy
10/9/18
Discuss how your group gained understanding about the kite during the empathy phase by addressing the following points in at least 5 sentences:
Blog Post #1: Empathy
10/9/18
Discuss how your group gained understanding about the kite during the empathy phase by addressing the following points in at least 5 sentences:
- What is the most critical piece of information you learned about kites during the empathy phase?
- How did you learn about this information?
- How do you think your group will use this information moving forward?
- Anything else you feel you need to research or explore further before building your kite?
MORNING ROUTINE REDESIGN
9/14/18
Discuss your first design thinking challenge!
9/14/18
Discuss your first design thinking challenge!
- Include at least one photo of your prototype
- Headline/title for your prototype
- Brief description
- New insights; lessons you learned from your first design thinking challenge.
- Anything else you would like to share?