Marble Runs

The Marble Run Challenge is such a great activity to start the year.  I learn so much about each student by observing them in this initial group setting.  We discussed the necessary qualities, such as communication, collaboration, and compromise, that exist in successful teams.  This activity also helps the students to learn about a "maker" mindset.  They were constantly finding problems and fixing them.  It's important that students know how to rebound from situations that do not go as planned.  I snapped a few pictures and you can also click on the links below to watch the marble runs.  The winning team's marble run took 68 seconds for the marble to run all the way down--impressive!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhXdp0iJ4S8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV06ye6kt70 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0f2cfAQ78k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbOIG1LR5mE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg0feF5uRt0