I think the unique problem is the strongest as a different activity from day to day experiments can help keep students engaged in the project.

I can provide better scaffolding and success criteria for students so that students are working towards a clear goal. This helps to focus on the STEM aspects of the project instead of doing a lot of clarifying.

I would refine by adding more engaging teaching moments to help students relate better to the problem and show them a potential prototype. This helps them be clear of the success criteria.

I would like to incorporate aspects of heat transfer such as convection and radiation in the lesson to stretch students' learning in this project. I may want to find a safe way for students to experience cooking without major safety risks. Could experiment with doneness of egg.

The strongest aspect is that the problem statement presents a very real problem that Singapore faces, and recycling is relatable to the students who have seen recycling bins in their housing estates, as well as have it in school.

The topic may be quite difficult for LA students since it spans

across different topics, and students will need to use their knowledge from different topics to come up with the prototypes.

I can provide some examples of successful prototypes so that students have ideas they can adapt from

If given the time and resources to do anything, I would bring my students on a learning journey to a Materials recovery facility or to pulau semakau so that they can better understand the problem. I will also invite government agencies like NEA to look at the students' projects

I think incorporating the aspect of elderly makes the idea generation process more humanistic rather than just creation of a pure idea that works.

Could have made the problem introduction more relatable to the students

For example asking them if they have seen their grandparents struggling with actions that require height/ issue with space constraints in SG

I feel that LA students would need more scaffolding to build a functional prototype. I would want to also incorporate the break down of how the data collected is integrated and interlinked.