AES GATE students used creativity, problem solving, and planning to create unique cardboard games. Thanks to Malanta Knowles of Paragon, Inc. in Boaz for donating LOTS and LOTS of cardboard for our challenge. Our classroom has been filled with cardboard boxes, cardboard tubes, and other "good junk" necessary for constructing our very own arcade.
Students used productive thinking to think of many, varied, and unusual ideas for their games then plotted their top 5 ideas on a decision making matrix to rank their alternatives. After choosing their best alternative, students divided
Days of creating, cutting, and gluing were well worth the end products. Students have enjoyed presenting their games to other GATE classes and playing each others' games. I love seeing these great minds at work with creative ideas and strategic problem solving!
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