A recent trend has been hosting sessions of modified versions of the ABC TV show, “Shark Tank” in the classroom. I am a huge fan of the TV show and have written blog posts and shared in presentations about holding “Shark Tank” sessions in the classroom. I love sharing the innovative spirit and creativity utilized in developing prototypes and bringing an idea to fruition. If you haven’t seen the show, there are five sharks who hear proposals of inventions or services and decide if they are going to make an offer to fund the idea presented to the team of sharks. ABC offers the show and you can view past episodes on the ABC website.
I was presenting at the San Antonio DENapalooza event on May 2nd and a teacher shared how they held a modified version of the “Shark Tank” TV show. The students created a prototype and were asked how and why they designed their invention. Inventions were funded and not funded based on the answers and issues surrounding the student created prototypes.
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