Boundary Breaker: Explain this quote: "A design isn't finished until somebody is using it." -Brenda Laurel
Today we began looking at models and design in the development of the automobile. Students read the article " Early Autos" to learn the history of their development. They then began the design of their own free rolling go carts that they were able to revise and test for distance. We also did research on "What Makes Things Move?" and tried tweaking our designs to include a self-propelled factor.
Our Habit of Mind focus today was on thinking flexibly and figuring out some challenging riddles. Try this one: Put a coin in a bottle and then stop the opening with a cork. How can you get the coin out of the bottle without pulling out the cork or breaking the bottle?
For math, we took a look at the Chinese expanded notation system. This system brought us back to the mysterious writing on the Moli Stone that we were finally able to crack!
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