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Practical Action: Squashed Tomato Challenge
Challenge students to take on a real-life problem affecting people in Nepal. Many farmers living on the mountainside there grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living, they need to sell these at the local market. The...
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Pbs Learning Media: Young Inventors
In this stills collage adapted from the National Science Teachers Association/Craftsman Young Inventors Awards, see several inventions by students in grades 4-7 and read about some of the challenges they faced during the design process.
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4 Ways to Help Students Identify Needs and Opportunities and to Design Solutions
One of the key aspects of the design thinking process is to be able to identify needs and opportunities for design endeavors. Students need to investigate, explore and critique needs, opportunities, and information in order to define the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Georgia Tech's Invention Studio: Live Exploration
Take a special trip to Georgia Tech's Flowers Invention Studio with GPB Education! This interactive virtual exploration offers students an inside look at the world's largest student-run makerspace as they learn about the engineering...