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Team-Building Activity: Building Awareness and Creating Effective Research and Engineering Teams

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

This activity will ask teams of five to six to construct structures using LEGOs. Each structure will have a specific intent or purpose and time to complete them will be limited. After each build teams will reflect and present on their working strategies.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

21st Century Skills1. Communication Skills:

Listen actively, observe critically2. Interpersonal Skills:

Cooperate with others, resolve conflict and negotiate,advocate and influence

3. Decision Making Skills: Plan, solve problems and make decisions

Next Generation Science Standards1. Scientific and Engineering Practices:

Engaging in argument from evidenceObtaining, evaluating and communicating information

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Constructor4-5 students Observer

1 student

Team Roles:

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Task 1Build a LEGO tower as tall

as possible.

No talking among team members is allowed.

Teams have 6 minutes to complete the build.

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Measure the towers!Testing

This LEGO tower was constructed at LEGOland Windsor, in the United

Kingdom. It was an impressive 105 feet tall and needed a crane to assist

completion at the very top. 2012

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Deconstruct/Reconstruct

Michael Jantzen, Collage Artist

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Task 2: Re-design

Build a LEGO tower as tall as possible.

Talking among team members is allowed.

Teams have 6 minutes to complete the build.

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New Goal!

LEGO Blob character

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

New Goal! Build the biggest and strongest LEGO blob possible.

LEGO Blob character

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

New Goal! Build the biggest and strongest LEGO blob possible.

(Build a LEGO blob capable of withstanding a drop at hips height.)

LEGO Blob character

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

New Goal! Build the biggest and strongest LEGO blob possible.

(Build a LEGO blob capable of withstanding a drop at hips height.)

LEGO Blob character

Teams have an additional 6 minutes to complete the build.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

New Goal! Build the biggest and strongest LEGO blob possible.

(Build a LEGO blob capable of withstanding a drop at hips height.)

LEGO Blob character

Talking among team members is allowed.

Teams have an additional 6 minutes to complete the build.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

New Goal! Build the biggest and strongest LEGO blob possible.

(Build a LEGO blob capable of withstanding a drop at hips height.)

LEGO Blob character

Talking among team members is allowed.

Teams have an additional 6 minutes to complete the build.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

TestingTest the blobs!

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Facilitators will move throughout the room and test the LEGO

blobs. Winners will be announced.

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ReflectionTeam observers will be asked up to the front of the room. They will share notes

made during the LEGO constructions.

The facilitating note taker will record the reflections. These will be made available to students later on.

Each observer will be given 90 seconds.

“The Color of Thought”National Geographic 2014

Pink and orange bundles transmit signals critical for

language.

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As a team, choose a build of your own.Anything goes!

Task 3

Teams have 8-10 minutes to complete the build.

Nathan SawayaA New York corporate attorney turned LEGO

artist.

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Reflection 2

Each observer will be given 90 seconds.

“The Color of Thought”National Geographic 2014

Pink and orange bundles transmit signals critical for language.

Team observers will be asked up to the front of the room. They will share notes made during the LEGO constructions.

The facilitating note taker will record the reflections. These will be made available to students later on.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Team-Building Activity: Building Awareness and Creating Effective Research and Engineering Teams

Tuesday, February 18, 2014