Kennedi and Milo were partners for our Unit 1: Toys & Play S.T.E.A.M. project.  They both did an amazing job interviewing one another on each students toy preference! Milo's toy preference was a yellow, medium-sized, smooth race car that had a back & forth motion! ! His additionally requests included using materials: Pipe cleaner, cardboard roll, and pipe cleaners! Kennedi, creatively, gave Milo the toy he described through their interview process! {I love the wheels!} Kennedi's toy preference was a tiny, blue, fluffy-textured butterfly.  Her additional requests was that her toy be made of pipe cleaners.  Milo did a create job creating her toy preference.  Way to go to you both!

Carrick & Noah were partners for our Unit 1: Toys & Play S.T.E.A.M. project.  Noah interviewed Carrick to discover his toy preference(s).  Carrick wanted a medium-sized, green dinosaur. Carrick articulated to Noah that he wanted his dinosaur to created out of materials such as cardboard and paint, with a hard-texture, that could be moved in a straight-motion.  When interviewed by Carrick, Noah stated that his toy preference was a butterfly.  Noah stated he preferred a medium-sized, soft, pink butterfly with an up & down motion! Their toy projects turned out OUTSTANDING! 

Nola and Ellis were partners for our Unit 1: Toys & Play S.T.E.A.M. project.  They had an AMAZING time working together to understand each other's toy preferences!  Nola interviewed Ellis to discover her toy preference(s).  Ellis wanted a medium-sized doll.  Ellis articulated to Nola that she wanted her doll to be pink and yellow, with fluffy-texture, that could be moved in a straight-motion.  She specified that she wanted paint and recycled materials to be used in the creation of her doll.  When interviewed by Ellis, Nola stated that her toy preference was an airplane.  Nola stated she preferred a medium-sized/blue & pink toy.  Nola described the texture of her plain to be "smooth" and wanted the plane to have an up & down motion.  

Zara and Sage were partners during our Unit 1: Toys and Play PBL project.  These 2 did an AMAZING job communicating throughout the entire Design Toy Process-from interview, to blueprint, to prototypes, down to the final project! Sage wanted a "gummy toy", which she described to Zara as fluffy, pink, medium-sized, & smooth/soft/squishy.  Zara's amazing creativity gave Sage her perfect "gummy toy" that includes bubble wrap and glitter on the inside! Zara requested a "dog" toy from Sage which she stated she wanted medium-sized and pink (she emphasized pink!).  Zara wanted her dog to roll for the motion. Sage creatively created a dog using recycled materials such as a tin coffee canister and cardboard.  Great Job, girls! 

What a Great Pair! Kuddos to Copeland and Tillman for great interview questions/clarity to understand eachother's toy preferences! Copeland requested a small-sized, pink, fluffy snake; made out of cardboard, paper towel rolls and paint.  Tillman did a great job considering each of the attributes Copeland discussed in their interview process! Tillman request a robot, medium in size, with a blueish/greenish color.  He requested recycled materials such as cardboard boxes, paper towel rolls, and of course, paint! Great job, guys! 

Kuddos to Bruce and Adam for creativity, and using all elements of S.T.E.A.M. in our first project! During the interview, Adam requested a red/yellow, big in size, and smooth rocket ship! He wanted cardboard, paper towels, and paint used for his AWESOME rocket ship.  Bruce requested a robot, red in color, and small to medium in size.  He suggested using materials such as cardboard boxes, tissue paper, feathers, and a papertowel roll.  They both did AWESOME in creating toys that fit each other's preferences.  

Wow! These two did awesome working together in our first S.T.E.A.M. project: Toys and Play.  Kabir requested a medium to larger in size, pink/red chicken.  He suggested use a cardboard for his recycled project.  Emmett got creative and used a paper plate & construction paper (along with googly eyes).  Emmett requested a red and blue, medium sized rocket ship. He stated he wanted it smooth with incorporation of recycled materials such as cardboard, paper towel rolls, tissue paper/cotton balls.  Great job in listening and interviewing! 

Kora and Nasi did a wonderful job in our Unit 1: Toys and Play PBL design process! Their interviews were very detailed, and each student respected one another's talking/listening time! It definitely shows in their AMAZING toys! Kora requested a doll.  She wanted the colors to be pink & white, with a smooth texture, and medium in size.  Additionally she requested that paper and cardboard be used to create her doll.  Nasi did a great job fulfilling Kora's toy preference! Nasi requested a dog.  She wanted her dog to be pink with yellow, small in size, with cardboard and paint used.  Great job, girls! 

This trio did AWESOME! John, Remi, and Colin worked together for Unit 1: Toys and Play. 

 John requested a salamander.  Remi requested a rocket ship toy. Colin requested a dog.  

 John requested his salamander toy to be green, blue, and red in color.  John wanted the texture of his toy to be smooth.  Additionally, John asked for his toy creation to be made from cardboard and tape-but the boys decided to go with popsicle sticks and googly eyes during the selection of materials.  

Remi said that he preferred a red and blue rocket medium to big in size and hard.  He requested that the recycled materials used to construct his toy included: tape, paint, boxes, and a plastic bottle.  Colin and John did a great job in fulfilling Remi's toy preferences! 

Colin stated that he preferred that his dog be large in size, red, orange, and green in color, and smooth in texture.  Colin also stated that he wanted his toy to be made of recycled objects such as cardboard, as well as paint! 

The boys did a great job working together to create each other's toys!

Amani and Tori were partners for our first Unit of PBL: Toys and Play! The girls did a great job throughout the entire design process! Amani requested a doll for her toy preference.  Tori requested a unicorn for her toy preference.  She originally stated she wanted blue, however, while working on the blueprint and discussing details further, Tori decided she wanted a pink unicorn with rainbow colors.  She stated that she wanted her toy to be medium in size with the use of feathers.  Amani did a GREAT JOB making Tori's toy match her preferences! Amani requested a doll.  Amani stated that she wanted her toy created from recycled materials such as tissue paper, construction paper, and googly eyes.  Tori did an AWESOME JOB at matching Amani's description in her toy preferences! Good Job, Ladies!