We are claiming 7 achievements
Design stage:
Visualize It! Create a sketch of a design and label key features.
Visualize It! Create a sketch of a design and label key features.
Build stage:
Build It
build your design, document it with a photo
build your design, document it with a photo
Test Compete stage:
"Competitor - Compete in the mouse trap racecar challenge
We competed in second annual mouse trap racecar and we placed in last place
We competed in second annual mouse trap racecar and we placed in last place
Feedback Collect feedback (at least one each of +, change, ? and !) from yourself or your classmates.
Change: Max says We should have asked more questions about how to build it
!: owen built the race car by himself
?: a lingering question we have is "How does the string accelerate the mousetrap?"
+: Positive, we were all genuinely interested in this challenge.
Change: Max says We should have asked more questions about how to build it
!: owen built the race car by himself
?: a lingering question we have is "How does the string accelerate the mousetrap?"
+: Positive, we were all genuinely interested in this challenge.
Iterate stage :
Game Changer Develop a new rule or change to the game that you feel would make the event better. Explain your concept.
"No sticks":There should be no sticks to attach to the mouse trapper to create more leverage with the accelerator. This means that instead of the mouse trap clapper being its usual length of about 4 inches, people were attaching a long pole to the mouse trap and then putting their string at the end of that pole so that the mouse trap would act as if it were far greater than four inches, which would then create an advantage as the car would travel faster and further.
"No sticks":There should be no sticks to attach to the mouse trapper to create more leverage with the accelerator. This means that instead of the mouse trap clapper being its usual length of about 4 inches, people were attaching a long pole to the mouse trap and then putting their string at the end of that pole so that the mouse trap would act as if it were far greater than four inches, which would then create an advantage as the car would travel faster and further.
Name it - Invent a name for an achievement that you think is better than what we have currently.
The achievement that is named "The Price of Glory" should be named "Graft" because in politics a graft is the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain ie. bribing people for votes.
The person is buying things that give them an advantage in the race, therefore they are a Graft. This name will also provoke questions related to this word which will hopefully encourage them to learn more.
The achievement that is named "The Price of Glory" should be named "Graft" because in politics a graft is the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain ie. bribing people for votes.
The person is buying things that give them an advantage in the race, therefore they are a Graft. This name will also provoke questions related to this word which will hopefully encourage them to learn more.
Reflection stage:
Build/Design
What is a "Design/Build" process? How did your experience with this challenge relate to that? Why might you experience this in a career related to technical innovation?
A design/build process is more than just a physical design and build but it is also a test of perseverance and social orginization skills. It is also a test of motivation and willingness to work hard to achieve a goal. Our experience with this challenge demonstrated that our group unfortunately lacked the collective motivation and willingness to achieve our goal which was to win the Mousetrap racecar. I will experience this in a career related to technical innovation because plenty of communication and clarity is required to pull-off any feat in innovation.
A design/build process is more than just a physical design and build but it is also a test of perseverance and social orginization skills. It is also a test of motivation and willingness to work hard to achieve a goal. Our experience with this challenge demonstrated that our group unfortunately lacked the collective motivation and willingness to achieve our goal which was to win the Mousetrap racecar. I will experience this in a career related to technical innovation because plenty of communication and clarity is required to pull-off any feat in innovation.
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