• Sutton & Trusty TUESDAY 2:00

• Howard & Spradling THURSDAY 1:30

• Thu September 24 - Lunchtime: Buy a new beanie hat

• Fri September 25 - 6pm: Go rollerblading

Substitute:

·       What materials or resources can you substitute or swap?

·       Can you use this object somewhere else, or as a substitute for something? 

Combine:

·       What would happen if you combined this object with something else to create something new?

Adapt or Alter:

·       How could you adapt or readjust this object to serve another purpose or use?

·       In what ways can this object be altered or changed?

·       Can you change its function?

Modify, Magnify, Minify:

·       What can be larger or smaller?

·       What can I do to exaggerate it?

Put to Another Use:

·       Can you use this object somewhere else? 

·       What else can you use this object for?

·       How can this object be used in an unusual way?

Eliminate:

·       How could you simplify this object?

·       What features, parts, or rules could you eliminate.

·       What would happen if you took away some part of this object? What would you put in its place?

Rearrange, Reverse:

·       Can the object be turned around?

·       Can you make something go up instead of down?

·       Can you rearrange one of the object’s parts?

Standard(s):

L4:      Determine or clarify the meaningof unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues,analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specializedreference materials, as appropriate.

SL1:  Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations andcollaborations with diverse partners, building on others ideas and expressingtheir own clearly and persuasively. 

SL2: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media andformats, including visually, quantitatively and orally.

SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such thatlisteners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,and style appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Eliminate - omit; take away; get rid of. Sometimes a problem is a problem simply because there is a clutter of extra stuff. So... what could you get rid of to make something better?

Elaborate - add details; make something new by adding on to something already created.

Describe - give a picture in words or help others better understand words by drawing an illustration. Some problems are made easier by simply describing them. Expressing a problem in words or through a drawing often leads to insights that make things plainer and help you figure out a solution.

Combine - join or put things together to create something completely new. Erasers at first were not on pencils!

Rearrange - move things around; place parts in a different order. Sometimes we already have everything we need to solve a problem, but the parts of the solution aren't arranged properly. Rearranging often makes things work better.

Classify - group, sort, or categorize objects, ideas, or people. Grouping things can help solve problems. 

Substitute - put one thing in place of another. This helps you see other options that may actually be better than what you started with!

Reduce - decrease; lessen; make smaller; miniaturize. Think small. Oftentimes, something smaller is easier to handle!

Exaggerate - make outrageous, stretch the idea; make bigger; to magnify.  This gives a new look that calls attention!

Compare - contrast one thing with another, who what's different and alike. This helps us see the key parts of a thing or idea that we might have missed and helps us come up with new solutions.

Associate - pair up; relate one thing to another; form a mental connection between things. This gets ideas flowing and sparks new ideas that help us get past a creative block.

Hypothesize - assume, suppose; make a good guess based on your knowledge. Sometimes when a problem is hard to solve, you can make it easier by standing back from the problem and making a good guess. The guess is a starting point as you work to solve the problem. Your guess may be wrong, but it helps you begin to think.

Symbolize - represent; stand for, what a thing represents or suggests. Symbolism is a way of solving problems. Symbols convey a wealth of information and ideas without using any words! Symbols encourage us to think about many aspects of ideas.

Separate - divide; take apart; break into component parts. This helps you get a new perspective on a problem.

Reverse - make opposite; turn backwards; reflect as if in a mirror. Reversing makes things look different and often solve problems. Some call this working backwards.

Visualization - imagining in the mind's eye what a thing could be or could accomplish.  To imagine.

Divergent Thinking - brainstorming. Thinking up many ideas and not judging any of them for value. Sometimes ideas that might seem stupid at first turn out to be pretty great!

Convergent Thinking - thinking about all the possibilities and all the facts and then coming up with a solution.

Put to Other Uses - thinking of many ways one object or idea can be used in other settings.

Turn Things Around

Imagine What Others Need or Would Like

Shake things up!

• Alphabet

• Numbers 1-100

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Days of the Week

• Color Words

• Manners

• Family Signs

• Duolingo

• Breakout EDU

• GIMKIT

Outstanding Engineer:

• Exceeds Expectations

• Prepared to participate

• Consistent participation

• Consistent respectful collaboration and cooperation  with others

• Consistently stays focus and on topic

Satisfactory Engineer:

• Meets expectations

• Prepared to participate

• Participates most of the time

• Respectfully collaborates and cooperates most of the time

• Stays focus and on topic most of the time

Needs Improvement Engineer:

• Does not meet expectations

• Not prepared to participate

• Unreliable or somewhat unreliable

• Does not participate

• Shows disrespect while collaborating and cooperating with others

• Does not stay focus or on topic