How can we learn more about an object and the choices that went into how it was made and what it was made from? How can we closely examine simple objects in order to understand their underlying complexity?How might this process help us build our own objects in the future?
Disassemble and reassemble an everyday object. Can you carefully use hand tools (screw drivers, pliers, etc.) to take the object apart? When you put it back together, will it still work?
Learn to use the Size Up app on the HP Sprout to measure something. How could this help you with this project?
Create a “museum exhibit” that reveals the hidden complexity of an everyday object. Define, document, and display the object in a way that helps other people understand how even simple things are sophisticated when you look closely enough.
This project is adapted from Agency by Design Educator Resources – Thinking Routines.
Produced by Digital Promise Global, with thanks to the Open Educational Resources listed throughout this guide. Distributed to Learning Studios schools as part of HP, Inc. and Microsoft’s Reinvent the Classroom.
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