Time to Test!

You may remember a few weeks ago 1V were working hard on a design challenge to create a device that could tell the time on the hour. This post explains the challenge and the design process of prototype #1.

Before we tested, 1V proudly showed off their first effort at creating their very own time device.

Shortly after, 1V went outside to test their time devices to see if they really could tell the time on the hour. Can you make a hypothesis about whether they were successful or not?

The students spent some time outside testing and then re-testing their devices. Some very interesting discoveries were made….including the fact that NO time devices were able to tell the time on the hour.

Was this a failure? Definitely not!

Just another learning experience.

1V then spent time investigating their peers’ time devices. They looked at some of the prototypes that had potential to tell the time on the hour and why this was so.

Hear some student reflections.

1V are keen to design their next prototypes. It sure will be intriguing to see what they come up with, given this newfound knowledge.