These projects were different from previous ones because we did not get much instruction on what to do. We were left to determine how the cube was made by simply looking at the example ahead of us. The only instructions given for the drawing paper sculpture were that four lines needed to be cut, but we were allowed to interrupt that on our own. For the cube, I could have used different colors to get a new look or I could have made the pieces thicker or longer to have a different shaped cube. For the drawing sculpture, I could have made the cuts with wiggly lines instead of straight to possibly get the paper to bend in separate ways or I could have just simply put the paperclips in different spots. If I were to teach this to elementary students, I would be teaching the concept of design thinking. This gives students a chance at solution-based thinking which causes them to start with the goal instead of a problem. I believe this is important for students to learn because it teaches them how to research something and teaches them to pay attention to detail in order to try and achieve the same outcome. |