The boys and girls of Portpatrick Primary donned their engineering hats today to take on construction challenges.
Primary 1 and 2 worked collaboratively to design and make objects from Lego component parts. They had to plan out and build structures such as bridges and boats. They had to use imagination and creativity to come up with their ideas.
P3 – 7 used their soft skills to design geodesic domes using just paper straws, tape and scissors. The teams approached the challenge in different ways, but were all successful in creating the overall hemisphere structure.
We then discussed and shared our experiences of learning from practical activities. The children were able to explain how trial and error led to design modifications and an improved understanding of design challenges.
