Lesson One: Quiz Board

Learning Objectives

B&T dimensions and types covered

Dimensions

  • Social Responsability
  • Technology can be learned
  • Practical Orientation

Types


Creative Maker –
Emphasize that the quizz boards are made from recycled material; Working on issues related to sustainability

Innovator – Using laser cutter;

social Implementer- Connect with reality

Doer – Assemble the quiz; make the questionnaires by hand

Explorer – Make different questionnaires with different techniques

Grade Level

  • Elementary school
  • Intermediate school
  • Middle school

Subjects

Any school subject

Materials ( per 2 students- some of the tools can be shared)

  • 1 Laser cutted board
  • Printer
  • Felt Pens
  • 7 electric Crocodiles – 5 different colors + 2 (one black and one red)
  • 3v Battery
  • Quiz printing template A5

  • Attaches

For the teachers or for the older students

Duration

90 minutes

Lesson Plan

Introduction

 

Distribute different subject topics to different pairs of students so that they can create a quiz on the subject for their classmates.

Step-by-step development

For the older students start here (12 to 15)

 

Download the quiz board file for laser cutter

 

Laser cut and assemble the board

 

Download the 3D printing file

 

3D Print and assemble circuit

For the younger students start here (8 to 11)

 

Assemble the laser cutted board

 

Mount the electronics and the attaches on the  board

 

In pairs create a quiz using one of the templates on Canva.com ( older ones) or print the  template and let the kids draw/write their quiz. Make the corresponding electrical connections on their quiz board using the electric Crocodiles wires for the correct answers.

 

The question answer relations are identified with letters and numbers.

 

Test to verify if every answer is correctly connected.

 

Swap quiz boards with another pair so they can answer. The quiz boards can be rotated by all the pairs so that they can explore the different quizzes created.

Wrap-up & reflection

Did you feel a difference in learning the subject when you used this resource? Was it easier? More interesting? More difficult?

 

Did you enjoy using a laser cutter?

 

Does using this tool give you ideas for new activities?

 

What other resources would you like to use in this subject?

Extension activities

You can make quiz boards with the microbit instead of the electronic circuit. With Microbit, students will be able to explore simple programming to close the circuit.They can make their own programme or download an existing one from the microbit website ( microbit.com).

 

Once the class has assembled the quiz boards, replicate the activity by creating new quizzes.

 

Lend the quiz boards with the created quizzes to other classes.

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