After a lot of planning, troubleshooting, and flexible working, the 4th graders have finished their hero's journey crankie projects! All students (apart from those that have missed one or both of the last two weeks) should have their project reflections posted on their Book Creator portfolios. Today, as a few students finished up their crankie projects and reflections, the other students received a lesson in giving productive feedback. They practiced giving crankie project feedback that was kind, specific, and that sandwiched criticism with positives. 

We then filled the rest of the day with an engineering challenge as the last couple students finished their projects. We started with a brainstorming activity called "This looks like a ...., but it's actually a...." where the students were given a random object nd had to imagine it as something new. Then we reviewed the Engineering Design Process. The students were given the challenge to create something awesome using toilet paper tubes as the main material. They went through the process and documented their experience on their portfolios if they had time.

Next week, we will start our final unit of the year!