Students building with blocks

Students learn collaboration, communication and critical thinking skills at Indian Peaks.  They were able to apply their skills in two activities.  The first ctivity was building with a something giant legos in a team.  They brainstormed what to build and how to start. Next, students gathered some giant legos and they began to create.  During the building stage a varierty of structures were designed- a bed, a castle a chair and a giant triangle.

The second acticity students were involved in was creating a maze to drive sphero through. Students gathered in teams again and ideated their maze.  As a team, they built a maze for partners to drive through.  Students then worked together to learn how to drive the sphero through the maze they designed.  Students were learning how to navigate a new tool and how to communicate directions.  Between these activites, students applied their skills and became master builders and designers. 

Indian Peaks Elementary School