Session #8 brings this Big Time chapter to an end…for now…Today’s goal was to wrap everything up; to reflect on the last seven sessions and to dream up what could be for possible future sessions, whether they would be in the Spring, one year from now, or in a decade.
Here’s the shared google doc with our ideas:
https://docs.google.com/a/lrei.org/document/d/1ljmb5FkI-IABTiUiq_-n8H1GQU3LmSWbuL2f5H67Rmo/edit
Among other things…
Olivia discovered that there was once a frappuccino invented that was 128 ounces, and $54.75 with 60 shots of espresso. We’re not sure who would want something that that could send you to the hospital with an extremely elevated heart rate, while breaking the bank, but at least we know that the sky’s the limit, even for frappuccinos.
Gwen thinks that weather.weatherbug.com is the best website and app out there. In her opinion, it has more practical and accurate info.
Luke actually has a personal connection to the owner of the Ferrari company! Over our time, Jack and Luke have started with separate ideas, then they joined forces, and now they’ve started to swap ideas. It’s not stealing when you’re inspired by a friend!
Our Chromebooks have turned out to be an excellent resource for these kinds of student driven projects!
It has been great to gather all of our ideas: hard copies, digital resources, info from adventurous outings and experiments, and our imaginations and then lay everything out for review.
Sophie, Olivia, Alexa, and Caroline have been blow away at some of possible frappuccino flavors. Their next step is to invent and experiment with their own flavors and then take things to the next level by thinking about how small business run.
All in all, this has been an absolutely fantastic experience. This ground breaking, student driven work has been enormously helpful and inspiring for the future of work and life in the LREI Middle School.
Thank you, Caroline, Jack, Luke, Alexa, Gwen, Sophie, and Olivia!