Description: Use your imagination to transform an object into something else. Example, “This is not a roll of tape, this is an apple pie.”
Suggested by: Scott Family Amazeum
Category: Setting Context
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Grabber Activity
Description: Design your own grabber and see what you can reach.
Reflect and Discuss:
- During this activity, why did you experience failure (e.g., materials, prototype, unclear task or instructions)?
- How did you feel when you experienced a failure?
- What were approaches you took when you experienced frustration or experienced a failure?
Created by: The Tech Interactive
This activity was created as part of the CoBuild19 project where we created engineering and maker activities that could be done at home during the pandemic.
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Marvin’s Swamp
Description: This is a game that requires individuals to work as a team and learn from other’s mistakes to help accomplish a common goal. The trick is that you can only use non-verbal actions to communicate with one another. The Bakken Museum uses this with their youth to talk about failure, which may become a part of your plans. We also include a video of us engaging in the Marvin’s Swamp activity. The video includes the directions as presented to us.
Created by: The Bakken Museum
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Duct Tape Draw
Description: A group of educators work together to draw a picture (e.g., frustrated face) or a word (e.g., fail) on a poster board using only a marker and duct tape. In a team of 3-4 educators, draw an image (e.g., smiley face) using one marker controlled by each member of the team.
Suggested by: Thinkery