Crew Assembly Training
Your Mission: Assemble a puzzle quickly and correctly to understand the importance of dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
- Assemble a puzzle quickly and correctly to demonstrate the importance of dexterity and hand eye coordination while also improving communication and problem-solving skills
- Record observations about improvements in dexterity and hand-eye coordination during this skill based experience in the Mission Journal
- Containers large enough to hold at least 25 labeled pieces of one floor puzzle
- Two pairs of gloves per team member: tight fitting children’s gloves and adult size working gloves. Note: gloves can also be shared.
- Two pieces of cardboard large enough to cover the completed puzzles
- Marker
- Watch or stopwatch for each team, or a clock viewable in the room
- For students: Mission Journal and pencil
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