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Innovation and Exploration
Innovation and Exploration
Mrs. Kristin Riley
Mrs. Kristin Riley
E-Mail: RileKr@Centennialsd.org Room: 31A Phone: 215-441-6000 ext 11613
E-Mail: RileKr@Centennialsd.org Room: 31A Phone: 215-441-6000 ext 11613
Welcome to Innovation and Exploration! I hope that you are all as excited as I am for the beginning of this new school year! The following information will offer you a general idea of what to expect from this class; however, I reserve the right to mold this class around the individual needs of the students, which means that our focus may shift in various and unnamed directions at times...and that's usually when we have the most fun, and the best learning occurs! I hope you are prepared to be challenged through a variety of opportunities this year in Innovation and Exploration!
Welcome to Innovation and Exploration! I hope that you are all as excited as I am for the beginning of this new school year! The following information will offer you a general idea of what to expect from this class; however, I reserve the right to mold this class around the individual needs of the students, which means that our focus may shift in various and unnamed directions at times...and that's usually when we have the most fun, and the best learning occurs! I hope you are prepared to be challenged through a variety of opportunities this year in Innovation and Exploration!
Course Essential Questions:
Course Essential Questions:
Why do we use the design process to solve design challenges?
Why do we use the design process to solve design challenges?
How can the design process benefit us in solving problems in our daily lives?
How can the design process benefit us in solving problems in our daily lives?
How do we use materials to solve problems?
How do we use materials to solve problems?
What is the importance of innovation?
What is the importance of innovation?
What roles to collaboration, communication, and problem solving play when innovating?
What roles to collaboration, communication, and problem solving play when innovating?
What steps are involved in design and problem solving when creating inventions and innovations?
What steps are involved in design and problem solving when creating inventions and innovations?
What methods do people employ to create, use, and modify?
What methods do people employ to create, use, and modify?
How would you apply technological design and problem solving methods in the development of inventions and innovations?
How would you apply technological design and problem solving methods in the development of inventions and innovations?
Major Class Components:
Major Class Components:
Invention vs. Innovation: During this unit, students will investigate the difference between an invention and innovation. This will provide students the building blocks that are necessary in order to being innovating in our classroom!
Invention vs. Innovation: During this unit, students will investigate the difference between an invention and innovation. This will provide students the building blocks that are necessary in order to being innovating in our classroom!
The Design Process: During this unit, students will explore the design process in order to begin preparing for their self-paced innovation and exploration journey!
The Design Process: During this unit, students will explore the design process in order to begin preparing for their self-paced innovation and exploration journey!
Innovation and Exploration Portfolio: Students will independently chose and explore an area of intense interest. Let the innovation and exploration begin!
Innovation and Exploration Portfolio: Students will independently chose and explore an area of intense interest. Let the innovation and exploration begin!
Classroom Rules & Management:
Classroom Rules & Management:
Everyone has the right to learn.
Everyone has the right to learn.
Everyone should work and play safely.
Everyone should work and play safely.
Everyone should respect their own property, school property and the property of others.
Everyone should respect their own property, school property and the property of others.
I'm excited to be on this journey with you!
I'm excited to be on this journey with you!
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