TMI: THINK-MAKE-IMPROVE

 

THINK

Brainstorm

Talk it out with a classmate

Predict

Gather materials

Identify expertise

Decide who to work with or alone

Set Goals

Sketch

Outline

Make a flowchart or concept map

Research. Research. Research

Plan

MAKE

Play, build, Tinker

Create

Program

Experiment

Construct, Deconstruct

Test strategies/Materials

Observe others

Borrow code and edit

Document their process

Ask questions

Repair someone else’s invention

Iterate on someone’s else’s invention

IMPROVE:

After testing product

Product doesn’t work or your stuck or

Satisfied with what you created

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If it’s the first one:

Talk to peers

Conduct more research

Look at it from a different perspective

Use different materials

Change one variable at a time

Test it some more

Find something similar & analyze

Ask an expert