Questions / instructions:

You are going to make a flag that is strong. You can use all the supplies.
You have 15 minutes to do this task.

1. Make your flag look like this:

Shape matched picture

2. Now test your flag to see if it is strong.

First - Wave your flag.
Second - Pull the flag hard. Pull it like this:             

Was your flag strong? yes no

Student said flag was strong

4. Did it come apart? yes a little bit no

Student said flag did not come apart at all

Marker quality rating for construction very high
quite high
moderate
poor

83

0
5
40
55

5. What could you do to make your flag stronger?

Merit of ideas for making flag stronger

very high
quite high
moderate
poor

0
1
53
46

6. What other things could you do to make the flag better?

Merit of other ideas for improving the flag very high
quite high
moderate
poor

0
1
46
53

Commentary

Students had little success in producing a flag which was strong and also looked appropriate. Few students had very good ideas for improving their flags.