The boys and girls of Portpatrick Primary donned their engineering hats today to take on construction challenges.<\/p>\n
Primary 1 and 2 worked collaboratively to design and make\u00a0objects from Lego component parts.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
P3 – 7 used their soft skills to design geodesic domes using just paper straws, tape and scissors.\u00a0 The teams approached the challenge in different ways, but were all successful in creating the overall hemisphere structure.<\/p>\n
We then discussed and shared our experiences of learning from practical activities.\u00a0 The children were able to explain how trial and error led to\u00a0design modifications and an\u00a0improved understanding of design challenges.<\/p>\n\n
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