ACTIVITY-BASED RESOURCES FOR teachING enterprise + STEM skills in your classroom. All activities are mapped to the victorian curriculum.
ACTIVITY SHEETS
MARSHMALLOW CHALLENGE
Who can build the tallest structure using only 20 sticks of spaghetti, some tape and string, and one marshmallow? This Activity Sheet includes instructions for running the challenge, suggested discussion points, and an explanation of how the activity maps to the Victorian curriculum.
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AIRPLANE CONTEST
If you could design a paper plane capable of carrying $1 worth of coins across the sky, what would it look like? In this activity, students work in teams to design, create, and pitch their ideas for the perfect plane design to the class.
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TOO COOLS
What’s the ‘coolest’ product you can think of? What special expertise was needed to build it? Where did the technology come from?
In this activity you’ll be blending technology and curiosity to get students exploring the latest products in the marketplace.
PERSONA IDEATION AND 3 IDEAS
Help your students develop interviewing skills, and imaginative and creative thinking. This activity assists students in exploring interests (beyond their own!) and to design entrepreneurial ideas based on information gathering.
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INNOVATING A PRODUCT
This activity gets students exploring potential issues related to product improvement and to develop their communication skills by practicing and pitching their ideas.
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