This week begins our Annual Rocket Week Design Challenge. Students are given a different client each day of the week and one hour to design according to the prompts. During the hour, students are challenged with other obstacles such as having to search for a riddle in the building and solve it before returning to designing, or students might have to 'go pick up their kids from daycare' represented by students having to go to another teacher's classroom to pick up a stuffed animal. Time ticks away as the students attempt to finish the challenge. A winner is crowned each day and given awards donated by the community. It keeps students engaged and incentivized at the end or the year. Plus, they get the opportunity to show off their year-long developed skillset.
