K-12
1.5 hours
Arithmetic Design & Technology Engineering General
1.1 Empowered Learner– Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
1.6 Creative Communicator– Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.
Reflection Active listening
Empower students to visualize their thinking. In this activity, students can explore complex concepts by creating a Hexagonal Thinking model. This activity allows students to visualize their thinking by linking elements together and creating a map of their thought processes. Make the pieces reusable by printing the shapes in acrylic and labeling them with dry erase markers!
Theme
Thematic Questions
Standards:
1.1 Empowered Learner– Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
1.6 Creative Communicator– Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.
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Production Time:
Print - 97 minutes (print times can vary based on materials)
Section 1 – Create:
Set up the print in the Glowforge App.ach set comes with 12 hexagons. You can delete or edit the design’s text in the Glowforge App. Create each Hexagonal Thinking set by following the steps of the Monthly Baby Milestone Decorative Signs (Set of 12) design project to print its parts. If choosing an optional material to print on, consider how students will write on the pieces so that they can be used again.
Sort the Hexagonal Thinking pieces into sets of 12 each.
Compile a list of ideas, people, events, and topics based on a current unit of study that students can use to create connections.
Section 2 - Use:
Have small groups...
Unpack their Hexagonal Thinking sets and accompanying list of terms.
Label their hexagons with terms from the list using dry or wet erase markers or other writing tools, depending on the print material chosen.
Arrange their labeled hexagons to demonstrate connections among the ideas, people, events, and topics. Encourage groups to communicate about why and how they are organizing their pieces. Prompt students to think about their organization using questions such as:
Reflection Questions:
Help students consider...
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