Use the Word

Use the Word

The aim is to produce ideas and solutions for the challenge.

1. The teacher demonstrates the task to the students and shows them how to use the word cards.
2. Each of the students picks one of the word cards.
3. The teacher encourages the students to read the words on the card and asks students to think about the following question:  Do you have any ideas for the development of the solution for the challenge in the core of the model?

• If yes – the students put down the ideas.
• If no – the students pick another word from the card.

4. The teacher concludes the activity and stresses that all ideas must be retained as they may prove useful for the challenge.

If the students do not have word cards – they can either use the words from the board game "Draw and guess". They could also make a list of 40 random words and give them numbers. The students could then pick a random number and read the word that corresponds to that number.
Words to ideate from can be found from this link: https://randomwordgenerator.com/
This activity allows the students to perceive the challenge from a different perspective. It urges students to employ lateral thinking – similar to divergent thinking - which involves them stepping away from the logical and linear forms of reasoning to search for original and creative solutions to problems.
The activity could be done using online tools such as Padlet, virtual whiteboard and breakout rooms in Teams/Zoom.