I think the most exciting part of building our mousetrap car was when Andrea and I stayed after school one day, and completely rebuilt the model...it went from an unstable cardboard car to a successful sturdy car! We were both very excited and happy because we had put a lot of hard work into building the new model as well as formulating the idea together. There is no photographic evidence of this but I assure you it was very exciting.
In terms of teamwork, I felt our team collaborated together very well. We listened to each others' ideas, while staying on track, and were able to get work done productively. Personally, I feel I helped the group stay positive and on track (I was dubbed captain at some point, but it's no big deal). When our group was really depressed after our car broke for the second time, everyone was sad, including myself, but I turned our frowns upside down and said there was nothing hard work couldn't fix. However, I feel as though I could have helped a little more in terms of learning how to set the mouse trap. That confused me, so usually I was the video recorder, but I think it would've been helpful if I could have set the mousetrap to test it every now and then.
Overall, I think this project really helped me become a great team member as well as learning to listen to other peoples' ideas and opinions as well as contributing my own.
Maddie
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