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LIFE HACK
Lesson Ideas and Activities
A fun way for students to practice prototyping and testing by making and testing a paper plane
PAPER PLANES
LIFE HACK
New Zealanders are great at solving problems to meet a need. Use the Life Hack lessons here to take students through the design thinking process so they can be the innovators of tomorrow
CURIOUS CONTRAPTIONS
Students design and test a whacky machine to be able to complete a particular task
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INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS
Use these lessons to explore a range of inventions and innovations through time
RUBBER BAND CARS
A fun and exciting way for students to practice prototyping and testing making and testing a rubber band powered car
MOTAT COLLECTIONS ONLINE LIFE HACK HIGHLIGHT
New Zealanders are known for inventing things. Take inspiration from these objects created by Kiwi innovators through the design thinking process.
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Elevator Pitches:
Examples of elevator pitches for real products designed and made by New Zealander’s.
Solve for Tomorrow competition:
Solve for Tomorrow is a nationwide competition challenging New Zealand’s next generation of innovators to unleash their creativity and use STEAM to help improve their communities. The competition runs throughout term 3, entries are open for year 7-10 students.
Life hacks for kids:
Useful life hacks kids can make for themselves
Empathy map worksheet:
A useful worksheet for working through the empathy phase of the design thinking process
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