Tin Foil Challenge

Tin Foil Challenge- 5th Grade

Each grade has started their year in art with a creativity challenge and discussion of creativity.  5th graders were given challenges such as "Design a new communication device" or "Imagine a zoo on Mars."  Students worked with only 10 minutes, tin foil, tape, scissors, straws and a partner.  Constraints are a great fuel for creativity because they can help us narrow down ideas and find a place at which to begin working.  Students did an excellent job jumping into this challenge and thinking in many different ways!

Article of clothing for both a desert and a blizzard:  Backpack to  drink water out of.  

Imagine something you would need if the whole world was underwater. 

Imagine a way to take pictures without a camera:  " I'm making a mind because you can create pictures in your mind without a camera.

Imagine a way to reverse a bad haircut:  "This pushes all your hair down.  It's an infinity hat.  It can hide your long hair."

Create a way to make a painting come to life:  "We used the bendy straws as people.   We bent them so it looks like they are coming out."

Wifi for the whole world:  Giant, solar powered tower.  Probably in space.

Imagine an ice age water park:  This group made slides all out of ice.

Imagine a device that will replace computers:  Flexible computer, it can fold into any device like a phone or tablet.

At the end of class, we reflected on the thinking of ourselves and others. Students wrote examples of how they thought like artists, or generated creative ideas.