HOME : About DITC : Movie List : Links : Bibliography : Movie Comparison : Site Map : Search Getting Started Select Design Task Learn About Design Design Curricula :: Model Parachute : Cardboard Chair : Shopping Bag : Paper Bridge Crane : Electromagnet : Baking Soda : Simple Machines :: Other Tasks :: Chooser Chart How Parachutes Work : Parachute Variables & Effects : Design Rules of Thumb : Key Design Criteria Science Video Timeline : Tech Ed Video Timeline : Designing Your Lessons : Student Work Students Working Together : Compare Drops : Parachute Collections Student Interim Reports : Student Final Reports   Report 1       Report 2 Report 3   Report 4   Report 5   Student Final Reports Click on the picture to view or print out each tech ed student's final parachute report. Read especially for students' descriptions of their design process. Developing your ear for how students talk about their own designing can help when it comes time to coach and guide their future work. Also review students' Design Test Records, based on the LBD Design Diary template pages. As you review the reports, don't be surprised to find that students described their design experiences in writing differently than when interviewed on camera. You might find some especially interesting discrepancies in reports 2 and 5 with the following movie interviews:  • Student Interview: Reflections on Group Work  • Student Interview: Reasons Behind the Winning Design Return To Top 2-2-8-5 Design In The Classroom © 2004 Georgia Tech Research Corporation