Lesson 1 marshmallow challenge

Notebook Setup

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Warm Up:

What makes a good teammate?

Exit:

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Lesson 1: Marshmallow Challenge

Date: September 14th, 2011

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0 - Unit 1: Plants (Coverpage) 7 1 - Marshmallow Challenge 8-9

Lesson OverviewWarmup (10 min)Part 1: David’s Groupwork Spiel (10 min)Part 2: Marshmallow Challenge (22 min)Part 3: Gallery Walk (10 min)Part 4: Debrief (10 min)Exit (5 min)

David’s Groupwork Spiel

The MarshmallowChallenge

In teams of 4 you will build the tallest freestanding structure with the materials provided.  

Marshmallow has to be on top.

The MarshmallowChallenge

In teams of 4 you will build the tallest freestanding structure with the materials provided.  

Marshmallow has to be on top.

Gallery WalkNotebook documentation should go here… illustrate

your team’s tower (labeled diagram)… summarize what you did today in words (“Today in science, my team…”)

DebriefWhat stood out to you in this activity?  How come some teams were more

successful than others?  What did you notice about yourself as

a collaborator? As Life Studies Students what is our

marshmallow?

Exit Reflection

What would you do differently next time? How come?

Sentence Starter: “Next time I would… because…”