Total Recall -- Day 5

The team continued to work on designs of the robot.  Teams worked in small groups.  Each team worked on the entire robot.  Supper was donated by Chipotle for the entire team.  Student leaders left around 5:15 to pick up supper.  They did not return until nearly 6:30 due to problems with the order not being ready.  This left team to work within their small groups without much direct instruction and/or redirection by student leadership.  The design groups seemed to have lost focus on the purpose of the activity.  After the meal, teams presented their designs.  Many of the designs were vague in many aspects while focusing very much on one or two aspects.

Lessons learned included

• Student leadership must be present to help with direction of the team
• The entire team should not be involved in the design of the robot
• Students are struggling with the concept of designing the robot to meet all the criteria in the scoring strategy
• I should work more on student leadership skills and expectations
• The numbers of the program will require restructuring in the future
• Student leadership structure should already be in place with subteams identified
• In addition, students should know what subteam they are working under

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