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Columbus debate reflection

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Explain how your group worked together before the debate (during research). Did you work well together?

We didn’t fight about who would get what argument.

Explain how your group worked together during the debate. Did you work well together?

We went to all of the same sights and got the same info.

What can you do differently next time? Why will this help you and your group improve?

We could get more time to do our work.

Explain how this debate influenced your opinion on Columbus.

It didn’t since 5th grade I have always hated Columbus.

Where Do Living Things Get the Food They Need Lab

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Today in science we tested a bean seed and a potato for starch to answer the question, “Do plants contain the food that organisms need?” Below, is my scientific explanation that explains what we learned and discovered from our lab today.

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Claim: Potatoes are food.

Evidence: It turned black when I put iodine on it which means that it has starch in it which also means that it’s food.

Reasoning: I know that potatoes are food because potatoes have starch in them which is a nutrient and food needs to have nutrients to be food if it doesn’t it’s not food.

Marble Run

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Essential Question: Can my group successfully plan, design and build a paper plate pinball/marble run using only the provided materials?

 

Goal: Move the marble from one end of the plate to the other, having the marble travel through at least three obstacles.

 

 

My teamwork/communication goal for this challenge: Make sure that everyone’s voice is heard. 

 

Step 1: Brainstorm

Look at the supplies table. You may NOT take anything from the table yet.  

You may only take ONE plate and ONE marble. There are no other requirements. You will have 15 minutes to build.

What ideas do you have? Make a toilet paper roll and make it a tunnel. Make a pipe cleaner maze.

Your group has shared all of your ideas. Before you can start building, what is your actual plan?

  • What will your marble run look like? (draw a sketch & insert photo here)
  • How will you make sure all members of the group are included in the building process? Ask them if they want to help.

Build and test

  • Insert a few photos of the building process hereIMG_20181008_095400.jpgIMG_20181008_093609.jpg

Share

  • Insert a photo of your final product here

Reflect

What was comfortable about the challenge/teamwork? Everyone cooperated.

What was difficult about the challenge/teamwork? not everyone participated.

How did the teamwork rubric help your group today? It didn’t.

Is there anything you would change about the teamwork rubric after going through this challenge? No.

How did you support your team today? I cut some popsicle sticks and taped a bunch of stuff.

What might you do differently during our next team challenge? Nothing