Friday, September 1, 2017

Saving Fred

Saving Fred is a creative problem-solving activity using a gummy worm, life saver, a cup, and some paperclips. 

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In Your Science Journal Work with your partner to record in your science notebook exactly what you did to save Fred. You m...

We paired up with students from 3rd and 4th grades to test our life-saving skills.


The great news was that we came up with loads of different methods to save Fred.


Remarkably, some of the groups came up with a process within minutes. 


The goal was to find a few ways to do so. Everyone was able to find at least two ways.
Which means, lots of Freds got to carrying on with their boating excursions. 


- Mr. B
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