Collaboratory Corner

The Global Cardboard Challenge 2019

I am so excited to announce that our Collaboratory Cubs embarked on a new adventure this year!  Our students joined 1.9 million other students around the world in 80 different countries to participate in the Global Cardboard Challenge!

The Global Cardboard Challenge was inspired by a short film called "Caine's Arcade" that shares the story of a boy named Caine who built an entire arcade out of cardboard in his dad's store.  For the Global Cardboard Challenge, kids of all ages are encouraged to get creative and use their imaginations to build something amazing out of cardboard and recycled materials.  Check out these links to learn more about the challenge: http://imagination.org/our-projects/cardboard-challenge/ and 

https://cardboardchallenge.com/.

We kicked off the Global Cardboard Challenge with one of my favorite cardboard-themed books:

Then, we set up our Cardboard Control Center:

Each grade was given a special type of cardboard to start off with for the challenge, and from there, they could expand their creations with other types of cardboard and recycled materials.  

The kindergarten students used toilet paper rolls and egg cartons.  The first graders used toilet paper rolls and miniature boxes.  The second graders used shoe boxes and medium-sized boxes.  The third graders were given a random piece of cardboard that had an interesting shape, and the fourth graders were given an "industrial-sized" piece of cardboard.  One of the coolest parts about this project is that every material used for construction was donated by members of our Tabernacle family.  I am very thankful for all of the support that our incredible Tabernacle community has shown for our Collaboratory program since we started on this adventure three years ago.  I am proud and honored to work with such amazing people!

The students worked really hard for multiple class periods working through all of the steps of the Engineering Design Process for their creations.  

When the cardboard masterpieces were finally complete, we set up our own Cardboard Museum in the TES Library!  A big thank you to Mrs. Smith, our TES Media Specialist, for all of her help with our displays!

 

I am so proud of our students for their hard work, dedication, and creativity!  I think the Collaboratory has found a new annual tradition!  I'm already looking forward to next year's projects!