Project Specifications

 Like all projects in the Challenge Centre, clear objectives are set out from the beginning; there is always structure amongst freedom and open ended learning.

 For this project, the students were to envision designing, finding, or colonizing their own planet, in this universe, or in another galaxy.  They had to create inhabitants, human or otherwise.

 They had to create a government structure, and have goals for the society. This student below, really thought about and planned the goals.  Other students found this challenging, as some said they had no goals.  As the facilitator/teacher and only being with the students for four days, I encourage them as much as possible, but I do not force them; I present and model the ideas as possibilities.  Some students naturally go to this level, others don't.

 I also want them to think about the types of technology that may be present.

Some students were thematic in their approach; one student loves dragons, so he organized a planet around the concept of dragons.  His project was very sophisticated and well thought out.

On the last day, students shared their work.  They created passports, and they visited each others projects and got a stamp or drawn symbol from each person's project.
While visiting projects, they were to ask questions, and the students were to explain main ideas and concepts of their work.