Instant Challenge #10 ~ Sounds Mechanical
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Challenge: Present a PERFORMANCE in which your team is a mechanical device.
For the purposes of this challenge, a “mechanical device” is a machine with different parts that work together to do a task.
Time: You will have up to 3 minutes to use your IMAGINATION to plan your PERFORMANCE. You then will have up to 1 minute to present your PERFORMANCE.
The Scene: Your team is a mechanical device. What task do you carry out?
Part One (3 minutes): Create a PERFORMANCE where your team is a mechanical device. You will be given two copies of a sheet on which to write the task your mechanical device does. Write this task on both copies of the sheet. You may not talk to other team members during Part One. Give one copy of the sheet to the appraisers (parent) at the end of part one.
Part Two (1 minute): Present your PERFORMANCE to the appraisers. You may not talk to other team members during Part Two. Each team member should make a repeated sound and do a repeated action that helps to do the task of the mechanical device.
Jordan is warming up by making plopping sounds.
Materials:
You will be given two copies of the sheet on which to write the task that your mechanical device does in Part One. All props should be imaginary. A piece of paper and a pencil will be available for your team to use as you plan and present your PERFORMANCE.
Scoring: You will receive:
- 10 points if each team member makes a repeated sound and does a repeated action.
- Up to 20 points for the creativity of the repeated sounds.
- Up to 20 points for the creativity of the repeated actions.
- Up to 10 points for the creativity of the task.
- Up to 20 points for the creativity of how the mechanical device does the task.
- Up to 20 points for how well your team works together
(Click the link above to download a PDF document of this week’s challenge).
I thought this one was hard since they could not talk to each other! I had to remind them not to talk quite a few times. I helped them by suggesting that one boy start a movement and make a sound. Then I encouraged each of the other boys to join in. Then they took off from there.
Their final “mechanical device” generates energy. (I thought that was very creative!) Their performance is pretty silly!
I love how their device went full circle. They remind me of the Three Stooges {ha ha} It cracked me up that Dylan was flinching before he was smacked. I think they could have been more creative with their sounds, but each had a different task and all worked together.
If you would like to participate in this weeks challenge, just leave a link to your challenge in the comments. =)
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Just stopping by to say hi! :-) We have a 14 yr old friend staying with us right now, and I just handed him an instant challenge bag and sent him upstairs with our 7 yr old. ;-) Thanks Michelle!
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