This is a problem that many students and adults have in our school, but specifically in our class this year.
This was a skill builder. We had a bag of materials and a challenge to solve.
Rainsticks
When given a challenge and a set of materials, how can they make a working rainstick.
Groups were given a folder to move their rockets along through the process.
Students used several sessions at the Maker Space to build and test their prototypes.
The Big Book of Maker Space Projects by Collleen Graves and Aaron Graves