Yellow Submarine SMASH Reflection

Today, in science class, we had to something. We were treasure hunters with a problem. The treasure was on an island with 10 foot brick walls all around. We had to confirm that the treasure was there before being able to send in our men, due to the fact that our enemies could appear from out of nowhere. Our mission was to construct a periscope capable of reflected images from the other side of the wall. We were sailors on a submerged yellow submarine. Given that the ocean was the table top and the island was a cardboard box in the center of it we had limited supplies for constructing such a thing. We had with us some cardboard, 10 sheets of paper, 4 mirrors, and an unlimited supply of tape. So, we got to work, and in the end none of us were able to verify the location or that it was even there at all. In the end, we all went home to our loved ones with nothing.
My group consisted of Kevin Chi, Connie Chiou, and myself, Jordan Willis. We used the supplies given to us so that every piece played a role in holding the periscope together. We never really changed our design, we never really planned a design. However, when we did modify our beautiful creation it only made it better. My team communicated both verbally and physically. If someone noticed it needed more tape they would point to where they saw it was needed and say,"Tape?", and the other two would say,"Yes" or "Sure" or "Whatever". We were very communicative, just not about the assignment. If I was helping someone make a periscope for the first time I would tell them to just build it. I faced the difficulty of critical thinking and problem solving, so should they. But, if I had to give a hint, I would tell them to just build it, it's easier than planning, and if you face a problem you can change it easily.

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