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Today’s Challenge: Create a new kind of cereal and its box. Using a piece of poster board, you and your team need to create your own box, with the goal of having the largest possible volume.

Teamwork Rubric Focus (Participation):

My goal for participation today within my team is…

To let others share their ideas

My Individual Plan <insert photo of sketch and/or type out plan>

Why I think my plan will be successful:

It’s very efficient and it’s the coolest design and the best way to make a box.

Our Group’s Plan <insert photo or sketch and/or type out plan>

We are going to make off-brand “Ninja Puffs” and we will fold the box from the lines and  then we tape it together

We chose this plan because…

It used all of our plans

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

Box not being sturdy enough

Each team member will be responsible for…

Drawing and then folding and then taping.

After the Build

<insert photo of completed cereal box>

Our design worked well because…

We designed and decorated it well

This activity was challenging because…

It took a long time to finish

This activity was comfortable because….

we got it done and we got it done well

I met my teamwork participation goal by…

Letting people do some work?

A strength of my team was….

Our beautiful box, Ours was the best. 

An area of growth for my team is…

To worry less about looks and worry more about having fun?

For our next challenge, my new teamwork participation goal for myself is….

Have fun?

Today’s Challenge: Using only an index card and a scissors find a way to cut your index card so you can fit your entire body through it.

Teamwork Rubric Focus (Organization/Planning):

My goal for organization/planning today within my team is…

My goal for organization and planning is to do a good job and get it done.

My Individual Plan <insert photo of sketch and/or type out plan>

My individual plan is to cut something big enough to get my whole body through it

Why I think my plan will be successful:

I don’t know if it will be successful but I will hope and pray.

Our Group’s Plan <insert photo or sketch and/or type out plan>

We will cut slits in paper to fit a body through it.

We chose this plan because…

It was the only plan we had.

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

Each team member will be responsible for…

After the Build

<insert photo of group member fitting through the index card>

Our design worked well because…

Well it didn’t because it broke.

This activity was challenging because…

It was challenging because everything always broke.

This activity was comfortable because….

Well it wasn’t

I met my teamwork organization/planning goal by…

I didn’t really…

A strength of my team was….

Working until the end.

An area of growth for my team is…

Think of better plans.

For our next challenge, my new teamwork organization/planning goal for myself is….

The same as this time.

What do Midterm Elections decide in the government?

They decide the governor, Senate and I don’t remember what else for the state.

How are citizens impacted by Midterm Elections?

The citizens get to choose who gets to win the elections by voting for their favorite person and that’s a big deal.

What can citizens do to get people they want to be elected?

They can vote for their favorite person.

Why do Midterm Elections exist?

The Midterm elections exist for people to choose again for elections so that if they made the mistake last election they can fix it?

Why is it important for different groups of people to run for government positions?

It is important for groups to run for government positions because it gives the person they want more support.