从创新概念到伟大发明，五年级学生如何了解前沿科技背后的秘密？Design Thinking in HD

From Leonardo da Vinci to Thomas Edison, inventing has always been about problem-solving and continuous improvement.

从达芬奇到托马斯·爱迪生，人类发明一直都着眼于解决当前的社会难题，并在这个过程中不断改进现有技术。

However, introducing these concepts to young Primary Students who have access to advanced technology in the form of computers, Ipads and Smart Phones on a daily basis was an interesting challenge! It was because of this challenge that we decided to focus on inventions that did not involve handheld communication technology during our recent Grade 5 Design Thinking project.

与以前的孩子们相比，现在的孩子们十分幸运，他们每天都可以通过手机、电脑和iPad了解社会前沿科技。那么，如何让他们了解这些科技背后的创新概念呢？赫德的老师们决定在五年级的设计思维课程中，与学生们一起，探索这些科技发明。

接下来，让我们一起看看赫德师生是如何开展这个项目的吧！

设计思维在赫德

The Key Objectives:

To create a non-functional model (of a transport-themed invention) from a plan. 

To empathise with the life of an inventor.

通过设计思维课程的这个项目，我希望孩子们可以：

根据计划创建一个运输型模型。

体验发明家的生活。

The students had to choose from 3 different options at the start of the project: 

1.Choose a plan which the DT team will provide; 

2.Choose a plan which you need to source yourself;

3.Choose a real-world problem and propose a solution;

在项目开始时，老师给学生们提供了三个选择，学生可以从中任选一个作为自己的研究主题：

1. 选择设计思维老师提供的主题

2. 自己提出并设计研究主题；

3. 选择当今社会存在的问题并提出解决方案；

At the end of the project, each team would need to present their experiences to the class in a short presentation in either Chinese or English. Four teams chose to find their own plans and the rest were provided for by the Design Thinking teacher. 

在项目结束时，每个小组都需要用中文或英文简短地向全班介绍他们的设计思路和研究方法。最终，有四个小组选择了自己制定主题，其余小组的主题则由设计思维老师提供。

We were excited to get the project underway!

五年级的孩子们信心满满地开始了他们的项目！

The life of an inventor is filled with failure and it is through learning from failure that most of the great inventions of the past were developed. This is true even of Elon Musk! Creating something original can be a frustrating and disappointing process but by developing resilience, inventors learn to persevere. It is through perseverance that success can be achieved! By the end of Day 1, three of the projects failed and the teams had to adapt their plans and evaluate their initial mistakes. 

与电影中的高潮迭起不同，发明家的生活中充满了日复一日的调试与无数次失败。但只有经过失败的洗礼，从中吸取经验，才能创造出伟大的发明，即使是埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）也是如此。在第一天的设计思维课程结束时，有3个小组的项目都失败了。学生们在不断调整思路中提高了应变能力，通过评估初始的错误，重新审视设计思路。

As the students began working through their plans they began to be confronted with several small problems. When they came rushing to me to ask for advice, I simply presented their options back to them: “What are your options? Which option do you think is best given the time you have left?” The students needed to learn to depend on their ingenuity to solve the challenges they had created for themselves.

学生们开始动手制作模型后，不断有新的问题出现。当他们向老师求助时，我会启发他们：“想一想你选择的主题是什么？考虑到剩下的时间有限，你认为哪种选择能带来最好的结果？”在设计思维课程中，学生们需要学会依靠自己的思考来解决实际操作中遇到的困难与挑战。

During the project, there were many personal breakthroughs for the students that were celebrated along the way.

在项目进行的过程中，许多学生都突破了自己，最终出色地完成了项目。

The model bi-plane group demonstrated real precision and accuracy in their planning. One team, led by a very quiet student who was still building her self-confidence, was able to draw up and cut accurate and detailed pieces before assembling the model carefully. 

双翼飞机小组按照他们的计划有条不紊地进行制作，表现出了超常的准确度和精确性。在正式组装模型之前，他们先构建了模型图，根据模型图进行了精准的裁剪，最后对照模型图完成组装。

The team was delighted with their results thanks in no small part to their quiet but determined leader. 

整个过程流畅顺利，这在很大程度上归功于他们的组长，带领组员们安静专注地完成了项目。

One of the helicopter teams was in the depths of despair at the end of Day 2 and was considering starting again. Nothing was working and pieces didn’t fit but by persevering, sharing ideas, and collaborating they found a way forward and completed a finely balanced model helicopter.

第二天的课程结束时，一个直升机小组的零件和结构都出现了问题，学生们开始考虑重做模型。最终，通过不断思考、分享想法和合作讨论，他们找到了正确的方向，顺利完成了直升机模型。

The key lesson learned during this project was that to experience real success in life you need resilience and perseverance to overcome the challenges. It was wonderful to see our students work together and support each other to create their models. We hope that the students will apply the lessons learned during this project to their wider lives so that they can develop their levels of resilience.

通过这次的项目，我希望五年级的孩子们体会到：要想取得真正的成功，一定要有韧性和毅力去克服生活中的各种挑战。看到学生们在课堂上相互讨论，通力合作来搭建他们的模型，我感到非常欣慰。希望学生们将在项目中学到的知识应用到更广泛的生活中，提高全方位的适应能力。

最后，让我们通过一段五分钟的视频，走进青岛赫德小学部的设计思维课程吧～