Playlist: Bookmarks

Ferrofluid: A Magnetized Liquid

Tournament of Not-So-Famous Inventors

Which inventor and invention will win the tournament?

Van Gogh Self-Portrait Tournament

Who will win the tournament of Van Gogh self-portraits!?

A Lunar Survival Mission

A favorite of mine! This task is delightfully complex and ambiguous, forcing students to make choices without enough information and with no right answer. How will they survive on the moon for three days?

Not Like The Others: Planets

Which of these planets is not like others? Well, it sure looks simple at first. But each option could be the one that doesn’t fit in.

More Specific than “Smart”

When students are told that they’re “smart”, what does this word actually mean to them? (Psst. It isn’t what we intended.)