WHAT WE ARE DOING

WHY WE ARE DOING IT

writing down, drawing, and sharing as many ReNu Bots as possible on the whiteboard 

to select the robot concept that you and a partner will develop through prototyping

MIX AND MATCH ROBOTS

Focus on the goal ad methods of the robot saviors of the future

Environmental Solution

Energy Source

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Ideas can come from your future fictional worlds, from natural inspiration or some of your favorite activities. 

BRAINSTORMING STEPS

20 MINS

Individual silent thinking 

Working individually, take three combinations of environmental solutions and energy sources of interest to you.

These ideas should come from the research results of the Energy Sources and Environmental Problems assignments.

From these combinations, generate three robot ideas for each combination, for a total of nine ideas.

Draw a sketch of each idea and a short sentence to describe the intent.

BRAINSTORMING STEPS

20 MINS

15 MINS

20 MINS

Partnering up

Preparing writing + drawing

Group idea jam pinup 

With a partner, share your ideas, and discuss to develop more ideas or the best ideas. Coaches will roam to support your brainstorming effort.

For the three ideas that are the most intriguing, refine previous or create three new sketches and descriptive sentences.

Post these sketches up on the wall. All students will talk about the ideas and sketches that they posted. Perhaps new ideas come out of this discussion; they should be added to the list on the board as well.

GROUP BRAINSTORMING RULES

Come up with many ideas, do not stop at 1 or 2. This is not a time to decide what your project will be, it is a time to share as many possibilities of what it could be. 

Do not put down other's ideas when they share. Critiquing ideas too soon could cause people to be self-conscious and not want to speak. We want to be judgement free when brainstorming.

Share ideas that you can build & test, not fantasy.  Wild ideas are good, but if the wild idea cannot be tested in our studio, it is not the right choice. We cannot build jetpacks, shoot lasers, or time travel. What could you build a testable prototype of?

TIME TO BRAINSTORM!

At the end of the brainstorming session, each student should take 2 post it notes and write their name on them. The student should place these notes next to two project ideas that interest them and they would like to pursue.

WHAT WE ARE DOING

WHY WE ARE DOING IT

collaboratively writing a project thesis statement and developing a project name 

as the first activity with your new partner, this will unify your concepts and direct your future work

When writing an essay, a thesis statement is a sentence that states the topic and purpose of your writing. A good thesis statement will direct the structure of your essay and will allow your reader to understand the ideas you will discuss within your paper.

A thesis statement for a creative project serves a similar purpose. This statement will guide your research and prototyping throughout the creative process.

EXAMPLE PROJECT THESIS

The Ascendoskeleton is an exohand that assists users in the climbing of vertical surfaces such as cliffs and trees through the use of velco-like metal claws. The Ascendoskeleton is inspired by the climbing abilities of spider legs.  

Ascendoskeleton

EXAMPLE PROJECT THESIS

WaterWear is a rain collection and storage device that is designed for a future of extreme water scarcity due to climate change. The device is worn on the body at all times so water can always be collected when available and used when needed. 

WaterWear

CYBORG THESIS QUESTIONS

What is it?

How does it work?

What inspired the design?

Why is it needed?

Answer the most important of these questions for your specific project. 

Speak in the "third person". Do not use the words "I" or "you" in your thesis statement. 

As the first time working with your new partner, you will need to compromise and negotiate. 

PROJECT NAME GENERATOR

It is easier to write a thesis statement for your project once you have chosen a project name. 

Here is one technique for coming up with many name options to choose from. 

Project Theme 1

Project Theme 2

Possible Project Names

Water 

Hydro

Liquid

Rain

Dry 

Pack

Collector 

Wear

Camel

 

Suit

Water Pack

Water Wear 

Water Suit

Hydro Wear 

Hydro Pack 

Rain Collector 

Rain Camel 

Rain Wear 

Defining the thesis of your project is an important step. It may take multiple drafts to get it right. This thesis can evolve over the course of the design process. Ask others to critique your words. 

The Climbclaw is an attachment that helps users in climbing things like spiderman. It is made out of cardboard and has spikes. 

exohand

what

things?

what would the final materials be?

WHAT WE ARE MAKING

WHY WE ARE MAKING IT

a collage of a fictional future way to save earth's environment

to explore the possibilities of alternative futures and put ourselves in a position to save the planet

LEARNING GOAL

CREATIVE CONFIDENCE

In creating imagery of a fictional world, students will begin to take ownership of the direction of their creative exploration. The use of a fiction futures places the expertise of the context in the hands of the author of that fiction, the student. 

ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Photoshop, 

Photopea.com,

or other photo editing software

Images from the Internet to collage

Background Image

Transparent PNG

1920 x 1080 Canvas

Add layers to construct your future world montage 

TELL A STORY

Use your collage to construct a narrative of what the future could be like, either good or bad, and why.

In the distant future, after centuries of reckless exploitation of the planet, the environment has reached a critical tipping point. In a desperate effort to save what remains, daring crews embark on perilous rescue missions, equipped with advanced technology and wielding incredible powers, battling fierce adversaries and overcoming unimaginable obstacles to restore balance to the world.

WILL THE FUTURE BE A UTOPIA?

WILL THE FUTURE BE A DYSTOPIA?

CAN OR BE REALISTIC OR ARTISTIC

CAN OR BE CLOSE UP OR FAR OUT

Start with a blank canvas with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 or greater. 

Place each element on a separate Photoshop Layer

Use high resolutions (large pixel count) images to build your montage

Consider perspective, color, brightness, and scale

Try multiple different options to determine which best tells your story

HOW TO MONTAGE

EXAMPLE STUDENT MONTAGES

PIN UP

We will all share the collages that we create and tell the stories of our fictional future worlds.