Warm Up Answer the following in complete sentences: Describe in your own word what teamwork is. Why do we use it? What are some positive and negative aspects of teamwork?

Decoding Cubes Activity

Ultimate Question What methods does your team use to solve the puzzle on each cube?

Social Skill: Use Quiet Voices What does it look like What does it sound like

Rules! Each person should be able to see one side of the cube. NO ONE can touch the cube once I place it on the table! As you are working, record the answers to the worksheet questions. When you think you have the answer, let me know. When you get it right, you can begin another cube. There are three total.

What makes a good observation?

Set up your groups! Designate a “runner”

Discussion What evidence did you gather for each cube? Observations Patterns Methods What would happen if you added more people to work on the challenge cube? What were some difficulties/positives you would encounter? How does this activity resemble science in the real world? How is this activity different from science in the real world? How would a time limit have changed the outcome of this activity if at all?

Final Question Discuss with your group of four the following question: If you had to summarize what you did in the Decoding Cubes activity into a list of steps, how would you list those steps? Create a list a tell why you included each step.

Answers? Yes, No, Maybe So

Number Cube

Name Cube

Challenge Cube

Your Challenge! With your original group of four create your own Decoding Cube!