• What did you notice or observe during the challenge?  It was difficult because we only did the work on 1 computer.

• What kind of questions did you ask yourself (meta)? I did not ask any questions to myself except why are we doing this.

• When did you first begin drawing connections between the different puzzles and pictures?

When we clicked on the word lock link.

• What were those connections?

That the word lock was going to be very difficult.

• What were your biggest clues?

There were abnormally sized spaces for letters.

• What was the most challenging?

Finding the word lock.

• What was your biggest ah-ha moment? Why?

When I found out how to decipher the word lock.

What materials did you choose for your build and why?

We used all of the materials that were on the packet.

Here is a picture of my plan:

Here is a picture of my first attempt at the building process:

it was our plan except without a top.

While you test:

What are you noticing?

We have to work everything. There is nothing she can do by herself.

What things are working?

The tower is standing up and sturdy.

What things are not working?

The rope is coming off and the slime is hard as a rock.

How will you tweak this? Make this better? (Be specific and detailed!)

I would make something else that isn’t made out of the slime.

Do you need any new materials? If so, WHY?

Yes, I need any materials that would make the other thing because I don’t want to make anything out of the slime.

What is your new plan? My new plan is to make a tower out of wood, make Rapunzel out of tin foil, braid our rope for Rapunzel to make thicker, make a slide out of our old tower.

Why will this new design work better than your first attempt? What is your evidence?

It is more sturdy and it is more realistic.