https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd Chapter 7: K-3 GAME Plan: The community has an empty lot towards the southside of the school. The community would like to build something there that would benefit students; This could be anything! Whether it be a park, a restaurant, a gym, a hangout building, or whatever the students want, make it be exceptional! en-us 2020-03-22 19:49:34 UTC 2020-03-22 20:33:56 UTC hello@padlet.com al_brown https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470018847 set GOALS.
take ACTION.
MONITOR progress toward achieving goals.
EVALUATE whether the goals were achieved and EXTEND your learning to new situations.]]> 2020-03-22 20:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470018847 al_brown https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470021556 The goal is to choose what should be built in the lot near the school. It must improve the lives of the students.
Your goals as an educator is that your students develop engineering skills, problem-solving skills, and improve their knowledge on empathy and cooperation with other students.
This may be a whole class project or your students may work in small groups. You as an educator may decide this or your class may decide how groups should be split up. To give this a larger real life feel, they should present their final projects to the community to discuss.]]> 2020-03-22 20:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470021556 al_brown https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470030199 Making a lesson plan to go with this project is the first step. Making a trip to the lot and taking measurements is one way to get students excited. 
Having access to the Internet can also give students a whole world of ideas. They can look up what other schools have done and minimally involve financial thinking. 
You as a teacher will also need to be in contact with the community on how and when the class's project will be presented and open for questions.
Having a prototype of their project for the lot can be done with technology. They could made a 3-D model with a program online or they could build their own as a craft to showcase their artistic talents. If the students are up for it, why not split up the class and have them do both!]]> 2020-03-22 20:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470030199 al_brown https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470031817 You must be prepared to shoot down some of their ideas. Your students must be reminded often about their projects being too costly or unrealistic. An amusement park would not fit onto the lot and a swimming pool may be too costly or unrealistic to have if the school is in a cooler weather town. Consistently pointing out the flaws or asking the question, "Is this realistic?" can give students a much more down-to-Earth idea.
While thinking about how much is going to be needed to put the new project in the lot, it is also important for students to think about what comes after the project is built. If it is a building, who is going to work there, who is going to clean it, and will it cost money to go there.
Going through the project yourself and thinking what would go best there gives a great perspective on what the students might ask about this.]]> 2020-03-22 20:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470031817 al_brown https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470038567 To evaluate the project, ask your students to take a survey and fill out what they liked and disliked about the project. You will receive a variety of answers that you will need to pick through.
You should do a reflection before reading their surveys and after reading their surveys so you may see what changed in your way of thinking after hearing their opinions. 
This is already applied to real-life which is what makes it so interesting for the students to be a part of. If their idea goes through, then they can also see that it does not matter how young they are when it comes to doing something for the people around you!]]> 2020-03-22 20:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/al_brown/nqf2aguhirsd/wish/470038567