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…

work hard and get the job done

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

Why I think my plan will be successful:

because it looks good and it will stay together

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

my plan!!!!!! 🙂

We chose this plan because…

my group didn’t want to do their plan

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

we may run out of material

Each team member will be responsible for…

just helping put it together.

After the Build

<insert photo of completed cereal box>

Our design worked well because…

it stayed all together and it looks good!

This activity was challenging because…

sometimes it would fall apart

This activity was comfortable because….

we all worked together

I met my teamwork participation goal by…

getting the job done with my teammates

A strength of my team was….

we all worked together

An area of growth for my team is…

maybe not get distracted

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

to remember that other people may have better ideas

Today’s Challenge: Using only an index card and 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…

to think of a great plan and get it done

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

Why I think my plan will be successful:

because that is all I could come up with

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

we’re just gonna wing it

We chose this plan because…

we could not come up with anything

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

we may not be able to do

Each team member will be responsible for…

just winging it

After the Build

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

Our design worked well because…

we just were just cutting it until the solution hit both of us

This activity was challenging because…

it took a really long time to figure out

This activity was comfortable because….

it was fun and it turned out to be easy in the end

I met my teamwork organization/planning goal by…

thinking of a good plan?

A strength of my team was….

we both just sorta got the job done

An area of growth for my team is…

find a better solution

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

get an accurate plan

Today’s Challenge: Using only newspaper, 24 inches of tape, and one scissors, you and your partner need to create one shoe that fits either you or your partner’s foot. The shoe must be able to come on and off without falling apart.

Teamwork Rubric Focus (Communication):

My goal for communication today within my team is…

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

Why I think my plan will be successful:

it will be secure and easy to slip on and off

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

my plan!!!!!

We chose this plan because…

it is secure and easy to slip on and off

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

maybe we will change the style a bit.

Each partner will be responsible for…

we both are just gonna wrap the paper around my foot.

After the Build

<insert photo of completed shoe>

Our design worked well because…

it all stayed together and we added a shoelace!

This activity was challenging because…

we had to gently wrap the foot or else it would break

This activity was comfortable because….

it was easy to do and we ended up making two!

I met my teamwork communication goal by…

i was able to comfortably speak to sean and share my ideas.

A strength of my partnership was….

we both worked great together and got the job done.

An area of growth for my partnership is…

maybe we could merge our ideas instead of doing just mine.

For our next challenge, my new teamwork communication goal for myself is…
to keep up the great work!

How have you changed as a group member this year in ETC?

I feel a little bit more confident in myself because I’m able to speak up more to my group

How has working in ETC made you a better student in other classes? (Social Studies, ELA, Jewish Studies, Hebrew, Math, Science)

I’m able to reflect on my work and tell myself I can do this

Thinking about my blog posts, I have improved by….

reflecting on my work and doing better in school

In the future, I plan to improve my blog posts by…. 

thinking about my work more

Today’s Challenge: Using only provided materials ( 6 straws, 1 piece of paper, a piece of tinfoil, 12 inches of masking tape, 2 paperclips, 2 pieces of string, 1 envelope, and 2 pipe cleaners)  create a structure that holds two cups as high as possible and as far apart as possible.

Teamwork Rubric Focus:

My goal for participation today while working in my group is…

to stand up a bit and participate more

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

Why I think my plan will be successful:

because everything will be stable and we can use the leftover materials for more support

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

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We chose this plan because…

we wanted to and i just sorta agreed with everything we did

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

it will definitely fall apart!

Each group member will be responsible for…

making the cup holder

After the Build

<insert photo of completed chain>

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Our design worked well because…

it stayed up for a little while, but then totally collapsed!!!

This activity was challenging because…

everything kept falling apart and it just didn’t work.

This activity was comfortable because….

i got to wind up the pipe cleaners!!!

I met my participation goal by…

well, i did communicate more but didn’t really stand up.

A strength of my team was….

we all sorta worked with what we had

An area of growth for my team is…

maybe work together a little better?

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

stand up more!!!

Today’s Challenge: Using only provided materials (two pieces of construction paper, 1 pair of scissors, 1 ruler and one 12-inch strip of masking tape) create the longest paper chain possible.

Teamwork Rubric Focus:

My goal for teamwork today is…

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

one person cuts out strips and everyone else connects the rings together

Why I think my plan will be successful: because then it will go more efficiently 

My Groups Plan <insert photo or sketch and/or type out a plan>

it’s a mix of me and Stella’s plan

We chose this plan because… 

it will go more efficiently and everyone has a certain role so we can all finish one part.

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

sharing materials 

Each group member will be responsible for…

I am cutting the strips,  is tapping and connecting, Stella and  Yosef are helping    

After the Build

<insert photo of completed chain>

Our design worked well because…

everything stayed together

This activity was challenging because…

sometimes connecting the chains together was confusing 

This activity was comfortable because….

I got to cut paper :p (i like cutting paper.)

I met my teamwork goal by…

 working together really well

A strength of my team was….

divide and concurring 

An area of growth for my team is…

 maybe work a little better together?

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

work harder for my team

<insert photo of puzzle piece>

In August, I thought the following about myself as a learner:

I would listen to instructions and try to get the best grades.

Today, I would add the following to my puzzle piece… because…

I would add try to get the best grades because that’s what I’m really trying to do

Today, I would tweak or modify my puzzle piece by….because…

i would probably tweak one of my things because people who read it might not get it

I think I’ve already grown this year as a learner by….

participating a little more

Thinking about working in teams in ETC, my classmates can best support my learning needs by….

answering my questions